Joy to the world! That heartwarming Christmas feeling is all around us. There is less than a week left until we celebrate the birth of baby Jesus. The holiday spirit is increasing as we slowly get closer. Parents around the world, and at our Mombasa site in Kenya, wish to make Christmas special for their …
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To: Ukraine, From: Our Generous Donors at Chalice
-“Christmas is the time to celebrate the love of God.” The holiday season looks different this year for Ukraine. Hope is more present than ever. Ternopil site director Luba was aware that it was going to be a challenge to get through. This would be the second Christmas since the outbreak of conflict with Russia, …
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Full Arms and Full Hearts for Issahaika’s Family
The true ‘essence’ of Christmas, according to Tanusri
Sparkling with Christmas Joy in Paraguay
When Christmas comes, it seems that the whole world has a birthday,” writes the staff at our CMAVIL sponsor site in Paraguay. “In every house children and adults prepare the party: some set up a manger with a small child, others also decorate a tree with lights and stars. The streets and houses sparkle with …
A special Christmas hamper full of solidarity
At our PINIFE sponsor site in Peru, “Christmas is an important day for families, as they celebrate the birth of Jesus and have the Holy Family of Nazareth as their model,” describes the site staff. 2021’s celebrations centred around St. Joseph, as we came to the end of the special year dedicated to our universal …
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Children got an exciting field trip during Christmas
Our Konta sponsor site in northern Ghana is a Catholic organization which supports children from low-income families and children with special needs. At Christmastime, the community loves to have a special Mass, where they can offer prayers for “the Chalice family, the generous donors, the beneficiaries, the new converts at Kpongu and the community as …
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Gifts of special money
It feels like it snuck up on us, but we have reached the middle of October already! It may feel too early to think about Christmas, but at Chalice, now is the time to do a little planning ahead. Sponsors inquire with us about sending a gift of ‘special money’ to their children for a …
Photo Friday: Our top 5 ‘Christmas Season’ photos!
Welcome to Photo Friday! Each Friday, we share photo collections of our favourite shots from our sponsor sites around the world. It’s Christmas Eve, and here at Chalice, we couldn’t celebrate Photo Friday with anything other than our top 5 ‘Christmas Season’ photos! P.S. Our 2021 gift catalogue is here! #5: Christmas together Before COVID-19, our site …
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A Different Kind of Christmas
If we asked you to associate one word with Christmas, what would it be? Maybe light, togetherness, or food. Whatever it is, it likely wouldn’t be ‘loneliness’. Yet that’s the prospect parents at our Chiclayo sponsor site in Peru were faced with last year, when COVID-19 restrictions ruled out in-person gatherings. Parents at the site, however, were …