The spirit of giving knows no boundaries. Students in Canada are finding a special way to help children in need through the ‘Chalice in Schools’ Program and the Christmas gift catalogue. The students pictured holding our Christmas gift catalogue are from St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in Oakville, Ontario. This school has been actively involved […]
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Funding request: $3,221.15 CAD Critical Need: CN-KNN1124B Peter is a 58-year-old father of four who ran a small eatery for meat bites and soup, which was a vital source of income for his family. But Peter’s recent medical emergency forced him to stop working. His wife, Mercy, became the breadwinner with her roadside snack stand. […]
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Funding Request: $2,187.50 CAD Critical Need: CN-KNN1124 Recently, Ruth began having severe abdominal pain and abnormal bleeding. Initially, the symptoms seemed like typical menstrual discomfort; however, she started experiencing heavy bleeding with clots. However, in early 2024, Ruth’s condition worsened with chronic abdominal pain, back pain, headaches, fatigue, and bloating, leading her to […]
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Funding request: $4,002.40 CAD Critical Need: CN-KNK1124 Please note that any donations that exceed the request will be used to fund other critical need emergencies that may arise.
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Funding Request: $2,776.62 CAD Critical Need: CN-HHJ1124B Kervens is 13 years old and lives with his mother, grandmother, and several siblings and cousins in a countryside community in southern Haiti. His mother, Marie, does not have formal employment – she earns what she can from a small farm. In the country’s cost-of-living crisis, her farm’s […]
The following recipe was submitted by HI Cookery. Recipe (Adapted from Cooking With the Saints by Ernst Scheugraf) Ingredients ½ cup (1 stick) butter ¾ cup sugar (granulated white or brown) 2 eggs 3 ½ cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons cinnamon 2 teaspoons nutmeg ½ teaspoon ground cloves Directions In a large mixing bowl, cream […]
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! For all the gift givers—give more than presents that fade. A great gift meets a real need. Every year, Chalice creates a Christmas gift catalogue filled with the most essential items for you to decide among. Our local site staff carefully consider the items they deem ‘essential’ […]
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For incoming mail: For those who donate or sponsor with cheques – All cheques with the date on or before December 31, 2024, will be attributed to the 2024 tax year, even if they do not arrive until 2025. The cheques must be dated for this to apply. For those who wish to send a […]
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Pat packs a lot of talent into his basement. A horn section sits at the back, singers do vocal exercises up front, the keyboardist fiddles with settings. And this isn’t even the whole band. All twelve members of the God Squad can’t fit in his home studio – so when they gather for the sound-check […]
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The children in Chalice’s Haiti sponsor sites needed an extra sprinkle of Christmas magic this year. A crisis of fear, food insecurity, and instability have permeated every home. Br. Marcelin, our Haiti South site director, heard parents talking about last Christmas. What they all remembered: “Folks didn’t eat.” Unprecedented times call for an […]