On December 5th at Stonehill College, co-founders Jim and Terry Orcutt received the prestigious Spirit of Holy Cross Award in recognition of their exemplary lives of service at My Brother’s Keeper and the Holy Cross Retreat House. “It’s an annual award that’s given by the U.S. Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross which encompasses the entire United States,” said …
“You Make God So Proud for Doing His Work”
God was truly present at my Brother’s Keeper this December as we celebrated the birth of His son by serving our more humble brothers and sisters. As always, we kicked off our Christmas Program in prayer. A record crowd of 750 attended our 22nd annual Gratitude mass with one of our own volunteers delivering the homily, recently-ordained Deacon Brian Kean …
Christmas 2012
My Brother’s Keeper started accepting Christmas requests in mid-September and we’ve already promised our help to 1,500 families. We expect this number to grow to 2,700 families in the coming weeks—more than 10,000 children and parents! So who are the families who reach out to My Brother’s Keeper for help? What are their lives like? Their stories are as different …
Christmas 2012
“When I experience the joy of giving to my children, help me remember the agony of those who must watch their children go without.” Jim & Terry Orcutt, My Brother’s Keeper Prayer My Brother’s Keeper started accepting Christmas requests in mid-September and we’ve already promised our help to 1,500 families. We expect this number to grow to 2,700 families in …
Focusing on Christ
As a staff member at My Brother’s Keeper, I have the tremendous privilege of delivering God’s love and hope to families in need every day. Amidst our busy schedule, it can be easy to lose sight of this blessing, though, even for our staff. One recent delivery in Fall River’s Flint neighborhood put this privilege into sharp focus. As I …
Updates on Our Fall River Expansion
In every endeavor, our leadership asks the question, “Are we following God’s will?” It’s a difficult question… how can we know with certainty? The late Father Richard Sullivan CSC, a founding board member, gave us wise yet practical advice: “If you’re prayerfully working towards a goal and things move forward relatively smoothly, you can be confident your actions are in …
1st Anniversary – New Website
Last November, My Brother’s Keeper launched our new website designed by ICON Advertising & Design. Supporter Denis Concannon owns the company and generously discounts his work more than 75% to help us put our best foot forward as a ministry. We’ve gotten many compliments over the year and traffic at www.MyBrothersKeeper.org has been strong: 35,000 unique visitors in the past …