Anyone who’s made Christmas deliveries for My Brother’s Keeper understands how special this experience can be. The gratitude and faith of the families we serve is positively inspiring. I met one such family making deliveries in Fall River with two volunteers, Ellie from Norwood and Brian of Abington. Down a back alley and up a set of stairs above a …
"Hallmark Couldn't Have Made a Movie Better Than This!"
One of this year’s most poignant Christmas requests came from “Sam,” a mom from Charlestown who made her envelope out of loose leaf paper underscoring her tight budget. Here’s what she wrote: “I’m a single mother of a 5 year-old daughter who never gets what she wants… she only gets what she needs. This year she begged me for a …
2012 Spirit of the Holy Cross Award
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 …