“Let us pray with and for one another for the grace of faithfulness and perseverance in doing good until the end.” Saint Katharina Kasper, January 2, 1882 The end of this month marks the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic’s...
Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ
Donor Profile: Jean Perrin – Inspired Giving
“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us,” wrote noted author Joseph Campbell. This quote resonates with Jean Perrin as she reflects upon the loss of her husband, Don Perrin, and...
PHJC Volunteers Serve Marshall County Homeless
As we currently live in a time in history where uncertainty is the name of the game and quarantining and staying home are the rules, what do you do when you haven’t all the resources required to play? For many in Plymouth and the surrounding area...
Team Captain Training Event for Annual Walk to End Homelessness
Sojourner Truth House (STH), a day center for women and children experiencing homelessness and poverty with a community pantry and other related services, will hold Team Captain Training through Facebook Live on Thursday, April 29, at 6:00 pm on the...
Ministry Minutes
Closing of the Teresa Morales Soup Kitchen The soup kitchen in the neighborhood of Teresa Morales, Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, opened on October 2, 1996. In the beginning we occupied part of the Holy Family chapel to provide meals for the children and...
St. Joseph Community Health Foundation Seeks to Understand the Plight of Immigrants
As a Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ ministry, we listen attentively to the needs of the most vulnerable. Increasingly, we are hearing of the fears and challenges of the immigrants amongst us. This is an important voice as we recognize Christ’s call...
Stangers become part of us
There are currently more than 400,000 migrants in Mexico and another 12,000 have passed through Coatzacoalcos in the past year. The role the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ play is small but very important. These migrants are being forced to end their...
PHJC Co-Workers Return from Volunteer Trip to United States – Mexico Border
It’s rare for a week to be so life-changing, but that’s exactly what happened to the four PHJC co-workers who used the Volunteer Time Off (VTO) program to serve with Sister Connie Bach in December at the Humanitarian Respite Center of McAllen,...
#1studentNWI: Bishop Noll Institute celebrates Catholic Schools Week and Graduates with Distinction
Due to hazardous weather conditions not once, but twice this winter, Catholic Schools Week took place February 22 - 26. Monday through Wednesday, Bishop Noll Institute (BNI) students were remote learning, but still had fun activities to do. Two...