Mary's Pence News
Support from Faith Communities - Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Recently several supporters have shared the news of Mary's Pence with their faith community and sponsored collections to support our work. We're very grateful to the following faith communities: Des Moines Intentional Eucharistic Community - Des Moines, IA
St. Dominic's Catholic Church - San Francisco, CA
Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Charlotte, VT
St. Jude Catholic Church - Hinesburg, VT
St. Bernadette Parish - Severn, MD
St. Giles Parish - Oak Park, IL
Newman Hall / Holy Spirit Parish - Berkeley, CA We also thank faith communities that have recently given to us from their tithe or granting fund:
Church of the Epiphany - Louisville, KY
St. Michael Parish - Sterling Heights, MI
St. Andrew Catholic Church - Rochester, MI
St. Joseph Worker - Maple Grove, MN
St. Therese of Lisieux - Shelby Township, MI
We're happy to send you materials and support you in involving your faith community, for more information contact Rebecca at rebecca@maryspence.org or 651-788-9869. Mary's Pence at Call to Action in November Mary's Pence is excited to be presenting a workshop at the Call to Action Conference: The New Dynamics of Solidarity: Stories and Strategies of Women in Latin America. The panelists will be Gilda Larios, who coordinates our ESPERA program in Latin America; Eva Martinez Menjivar of Suchitoto, El Salvador who served as the local coordinator of the ESPERA Fund in Suchitoto; and Sr. Peggy O'Neill of Centro Arte por La Paz in Suchitoto. Join us in Louisville, KY on November 9-11. To learn more, please click here.
Founder Maureen Gallagher Tells the Story of Our Founding at Mary's Pence 25th Anniversary Hear the story of the founding of Mary's Pence from Maureen Gallagher herself! Watch the video here. Notes from Nicaragua - Mary's Pence Blog by Kitty Madden The Mary's Pence blog has wonderful stories from founders, supporters and women's groups we've had the privilege of supporting. In this story, Kitty Madden tells of her first introduction to Mary's Pence and of the important work of Casa Materna in Nicaragua. Kitty is a former grantee and former Mary's Pence board member. To read Kitty's story, click here. Top of page |