When I reported to My Brother’s Keeper on a Wednesday in June, I saw many new young faces: a dozen students from BC High and the University of Notre Dame, two summer interns, and two Holy Cross seminarians joining the assortment of regulars.
"All stand in awe in the presence of a new born child."
“Board Volunteer Day” is an important day on the My Brother’s Keeper calendar. Every year, members of our Board of Directors and Development Board put on their jeans and sneakers. Along with other volunteers, they climb aboard our trucks and head into the neighborhoods to deliver furniture and food to those who reach out to My Brother’s Keeper for Help.
"Thanks for being the hands and feet of Jesus"
This past Christmas, My Brother’s Keeper acted as “the hands and feet of Jesus” by delivering gifts and food to 3,006 families living in 92 communities all over eastern Massachusetts — a record 12,192 children and adults. What a privilege to serve so many people in Christ’s name in such a short period of time. None of this would be …
A Mother’s Plea for Christmas Help
My Brother’s Keeper will again serve 3,000 struggling families this Christmas living throughout eastern Massachusetts—more than 11,000 children and parents! To join us in this wonderful effort, please return the enclosed cards for our Adopt-A-Family Gift Program and Loaves & Fishes Food Program
Sacred Moments
The Providence College Campus Ministry staff recently came to My Brother’s Keeper for an afternoon of service. We split into two crews and Fr. James Cuddy, Fr.Peter Martyr Yungwirth, Kelly Hughes, and PC summer interns, Maodo Lo and Shannon Grady, joined DaveO’Connor and me on some furniture deliveries.
God at Work
At My Brother’s Keeper, God frequently gives volunteers and staff a great privilege: the opportunity to use our special gifts and talents to serve others in His name. Recently, we made a delivery to Marie in Brockton and I was joined by six students from Cardinal Spellman High School as part of their Sophomore Class service project.
Glory to God in the Highest!
Glorious! is the best way to describe the last couple of months at My Brother’s Keeper. We started by serving 300 families at Thanksgiving… each family receiving a wonderful, overflowing bounty of food meant for the long holiday weekend, not just one special meal.
A Mother's Plea for Christmas Help
This heartfelt letter from Gloria says it all about the importance of the My Brother’s Keeper Christmas Program. Gloria is fighting for her life but the most important thing to her is her children’s happiness: that they might have a little something to make them smile on Christmas morning.
Amongst the Dry Bones, You Have Brought Me to Life!
Fifteen years ago, summer was a quiet time at My Brother’s Keeper as many of our volunteers took time off to go to the Cape or spend more time with family. Today, summer is one of our very busiest times. Student volunteer numbers rise dramatically from May to August, we offer ministry internships to seminarians and we also run two …
2013 was Historic… 2014 will be even better!
2013 was a historic year for My Brother’s Keeper. We made headlines several times as we celebrated our 25th anniversary, opened our Dartmouth facility, made our 100,000th delivery (see inside) and ended with a record setting Christmas program.