Walter Doyle, Co-Director First let me say “Happy Easter” to you and yours from all of us here at 242. As I am writing this to you… Read more “The Director’s Chair”
Honorarium Honorariums can be given in the name of any person or event by sending a donation to the Urban Missionaries of Our Lady of Hope. A… Read more “Memorials & Honorarium:”
They initially answered a plea for help, much like the plea we’ve issued with this issue of Streetlights. They came and looked around, and we put them… Read more “Two Unsung Volunteers”
Goes out to Margarita Perez for becoming a U.S. Citizen! For Margarita, it was a long journey that began in June 2019 when she started to study… Read more “A Big Congratulations!”
You know, when you have been doing something as long as Kathy and I have been doing this ministry work, you get to a point where you… Read more “What Urban Missionaries Do”
It’s another one for the books. We had 704 families sign up for gifts this year, down about 110 families from last year, a trend that we… Read more “Christmas 2022”
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!”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
Around a year ago, Walter and Kathy asked if I would be interested in attending a day-long workshop on management. Considering I was going to get what… Read more “Christmas Prep – November 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”
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”
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”