…and another big

‘THANK YOU’to all our individual

private donors who

gave €8,402

and 20 Parishes that

gave €6,627

64 Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6. Ph: 01 497 2035 Web: www.wmi.ie

Vol. 32 No. 3 2015/16

Achonry

€190

Ardagh & Clonmacnois

€1187

Armagh

€1,168

Cashel & Emly

€330

Clogher

€1,545

Clonfert

€100

Cloyne

€200

Cork & Ross

€157

Derry

€1,220

Down

&

Connor

€68

Dromore

€673

Dublin

€5,597

Elphin

€2,488

Ferns

€157

Galway

Kerry

€1,172

Kildare &

Leighlin

€5,083

Killala

€643

Killaloe €520

Kilmore

€953

Limerick

€1,014

Meath

€365

Ossory

€254

Raphoe

€160

Tuam

€500

Waterford

& Lismore

€1,348

A big ‘THANK

YOU’ to the

113 schools that

gave €27,096

That’s a GRAND TOTAL OF €42,125

A BIG thank you to all the

wonderful PUPILS, TEACHERS,

PARISHIONERS & FAMILY

MASS GROUPS that helped to

make such a difference!

You helped children in St Monica Pre-school to

fix their playground, which needed much care

and attention so it became a great place for

them to play again!

You also helped the children at their Primary

School. They needed new toilets in their school

and you helped build those too!

Music is such a good way to learn don’t you

think? So, your money helped provide musical

CDs for the children at St Paul’s Mission so they

could learn hymns and songs and other great

stuff through music!

With your help, we were also able to help

children, especially orphans, in Lesotho who

have been given the chance to feel part of a

huge family that is caring for them, the

Worldwide Church!

AA BBIIGG HHEELLLLOO!! IInn yyoouurr llaasstt nneewwsslleetttteerr,, JJaacckkiiee bbiidd yyoouu aallll aa

ffoonndd ffaarreewweellll.. II aamm ddeelliigghhtteedd ttoo iinnttrroodduuccee

mmyysseellff ttoo yyoouu aallll aanndd II llooookk ffoorrwwaarrdd ttoo

mmeeeettiinngg aass mmaannyy ooff yyoouu aass ppoossssiibbllee.. II’’mm

JJuulliieeaannnn MMoorraann ((bbuutt yyoouu ccaann ccaallll mmee JJuulliiee))

aanndd II’’mm tthhee NNeeww NNaattiioonnaall SSeeccrreettaarryy hheerree aatt

MMiissssiioonnaarryy CChhiillddrreenn.. II kknnooww tthhaatt yyoouu wwiillll aallll

ccoonnttiinnuuee ttoo bbee aass ssuuppppoorrttiivvee ttoo tthhee ssoocciieettyy aass

yyoouu wweerree wwiitthh JJaacckkiiee aatt tthhee hheellmm,, ssoo pplleeaassee

ddoo ggeett iinn ttoouucchh aanndd ssaayy hheelllloo ttoo mmee aatt

jjuulliieeaannnn@@wwmmii..iiee

II’’dd lloovvee ttoo hheeaarr ffrroomm yyoouu!!

The local priest and principal of St

Raphael’s School in Freetown sent us a

letter. It said: We thank the children of

Ireland very much for their generous

donations, which are going to help us build

our much needed new school. So, well done

you!!!

Did you know that you are also helping to

renovate a health centre for so many

children and their families? The Catholic

Community of the Sacred Heart wrote to us

too to say “We wish to express our sincere

gratitude for the charitable gift from the

children of Ireland. We promise to work

hard that we too may be able to assist other

children of the world.” How great is that!!

REMEMBER: You don’t have to donate to participate, thank you to everyone who supports our work by praying for the

children in our projects. This is just as important as donating, please send us photos/stories of how you support our

work spiritually…we’d love to have your photos here too!

YYYooouuu RRRaaaiiissseeeddd €€€111,,,222888888!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you remember last year when Jackie, Sally,

and Charlie Bird from RTE, went to the

Philippines? They visited the children who live in

Pagatay Cemetery in Manila. Well, Jackie asked

you all to get creative on Mad Hair Day and

thanks to each and every one of you, you raised

€1,288. Sr. Julie and Sr. Bella will use this money

to restore the old Church building near the

graveyard and use it as a school for all the

children.

CCCoooffffffeeeeee MMMooorrrnnniiinnnggg RRRaaaiiissseeeddd €€€333888222

We’d like to offer a big thank you to the former

Mayor of Naas, who is now a TD in the Dáil.

James Lawless held a coffee morning in his offices

and invited Sally and Jackie to talk about the

missionaries in Manila and to show the DVD of

Charlie Bird’s report from there. Well done

everyone!!

Easter Colouring Competition 2016 – Winning Entries

Chloe Martin

St Fergus NS, Glin, Co. Limerick Abbie McGowan

Scoil Ursula, Strandhill Rd, Sligo

Keelyn Friedrichs

Scoil Mhuire na Trócaire, Buttevant,

Co. Cork

Cormac Kelly

St Paul’s Primary School, Newry,

Co. Down

Conor Walsh

St Michael’s NS, Clifferna,

Co. Cavan

Emillia Chromy

Our Lady of Mount Carmel NS,

Rooskey, Co. Roscommon