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    Author: Walter F. Doyle

    A Thank You Note!

    We would like to thank you for your Christmas donation of time, talent and treasure. Every year when we send out our Christmas appeal, we say a… Read more “A Thank You Note!”
    January 28, 2023July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    What Urban Missionaries Do

    This story started with a phone call. The voice on the other end of the phone sounded desperate. “You got to help me,” she said. “I just… Read more “What Urban Missionaries Do”
    December 31, 2022July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    Robert McMahon Day

    Most of you don’t know one of our volunteers, Robert “Bob” McMahon. When Bob retired from the phone company some 20+ years ago, he came to volunteer… Read more “Robert McMahon Day”
    December 7, 2022July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    Saying Goodbye

    It’s never easy saying goodbye, but when Walter, Brian and I visited Pat Campbell at Notre Dame Educational Bridge Center at the end of January, it was… Read more “Saying Goodbye”
    May 17, 2021July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    Winter Thank Yous – Janurary 2021

    Your Continued Assistance throughout the Year Enables Us to Carry Out Our Mission – Thank You M/M Stephen MacLean of Athol; M/M Robert McMahon, Ms. Debra Marchand, Ms.… Read more “Winter Thank Yous – Janurary 2021”
    January 19, 2021July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    A Christmas Moment – December 2020

    This is a story that happened while I was doing Christmas entry. I had a mother of three quietly approach me about signing up her children. When… Read more “A Christmas Moment – December 2020”
    January 7, 2021July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    What Urban Missionaries Do – December 2020

    On October 20, 2020 we will be celebrating the forty-first anniversary of service to the “least, the last, and the left out.” It is with mixed emotions… Read more “What Urban Missionaries Do – December 2020”
    December 1, 2020July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    Our Need For Volunteers – November 2020

    We have a dilemma of the worst kind because there seems to be no way to resolve it, but we really do need to resolve this one.… Read more “Our Need For Volunteers – November 2020”
    November 17, 2020July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    From the Director – October 2020

    The beat rolls on! We are still spending a fair amount of time worrying about Covid-19 concerns. Every program has been impacted, as well as every person… Read more “From the Director – October 2020”
    October 20, 2020July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    Merry Christmas! – October 2020

    Christmas in the midst of a pandemic. I never thought I would ever utter those words, but here I am right in the middle of it all.… Read more “Merry Christmas! – October 2020”
    October 6, 2020July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    What Urban Missionaries Do – September 2020

    As they say, “These are interesting times we live in.” No truer words have ever been spoken in my humble opinion. I don’t remember anything like this… Read more “What Urban Missionaries Do – September 2020”
    September 29, 2020July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    From the Director – September 2020

    Well, the COVID – 19 pandemic still rages, although it seems to be slowly dying out. The numbers in Massachusetts are still declining, but until they reach… Read more “From the Director – September 2020”
    September 15, 2020July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    Summer Thank Yous – July 2020

    Your Continued Assistance throughout the Year Enables Us to Carry Out Our Mission – Thank You M/M Stephen MacLean of Athol; M/M Robert McMahon of Auburn; M/M Theodore Twarog… Read more “Summer Thank Yous – July 2020”
    July 21, 2020July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    Sandwich Service – June 2020

    The needs do not stop coming in just because the Governor says, stop.  On March 19, 2020, I received a call from Mike Boover, a Catholic Worker… Read more “Sandwich Service – June 2020”
    June 9, 2020July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    What Urban Missionaries Do – May 2020

    In this time of calamity! Like everyone else, we are staying in place with as little physical contact with others as possible. It was kind of surreal… Read more “What Urban Missionaries Do – May 2020”
    May 26, 2020July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    From the Director – May 2020

    Well as you all know, we are in very difficult times. We are trying to work our way through as best we can. We have closed the… Read more “From the Director – May 2020”
    May 18, 2020July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    Christmas Thank Yous – April 2020

    Your Continued Assistance throughout the Year Enables Us to Carry Out Our Mission – Thank You M/M Stephen MacLean of Athol;  M/M Robert McMahon, Christian Klaucle, M/M… Read more “Christmas Thank Yous – April 2020”
    April 1, 2020July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    What Urban Missionaries Do – March 2020

    Here we were neck deep in Christmas, working every day from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. from Saturday, December 7 to Monday, December 23. With volunteers working… Read more “What Urban Missionaries Do – March 2020”
    March 14, 2020July 21, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    Christmas 2019 Recap – March 2020

    Christmas 2019 has come and gone like a thief in the night! Like all of its sister Christmases past, it had its high moments and its low… Read more “Christmas 2019 Recap – March 2020”
    March 6, 2020July 22, 2025 by Walter F. Doyle

    From the Director – February 2020

    As we start the year 2020, we have many issues to face, ideas to weigh, and people to meet. In 2019, we started our housing and student… Read more “From the Director – February 2020”
    February 18, 2020January 25, 2021 by Walter F. Doyle

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