After the great feedback following last year’s Lent and Advent Companions, we have prepared another booklet for 2026 to enrich your daily prayer and practice. Our Lent Companion: Waiting, Walking, Rising is a small booklet of short but profound daily reflections that supporters can pray with as they walk from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. […]
Category Archives: Philippines
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Dec
Dec
Your sponsorship can become the steady encouragement that helps them keep climbing.
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Dec
Dec
Sponsored children in Tondo experience the joy of a true Noche Buena Christmas Eve dinner, where gratitude and family come together in a feast of love. You can get a taste of it yourselves with a traditional Lumpiang Shangha spring rolls recipe.
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Nov
Nov
The student-artists reveal the message, symbols, and stories behind their Christmas Card artwork.
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Oct
Oct
Christmas is a season of intention, a time to reach out, send love, and reminding people how much they mean to us! Christmas cards are one of the sweetest traditions of the holiday season, it is a heartfelt way to spread joy and connection with the people we love most. In a world filled with […]
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Aug
Aug
Thanks to everyone who supports our Christmas WonderFund or gave the gift of a Christmas celebration through the gift catalogue, the sky was the limit. “They knew that they wanted to make these events extra special and unforgettable,” says Eunice, Tondo site director. They decided to throw two parties – one for sponsored children, and […]
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Aug
Aug
Teachers can tell when students arrive at school hungry. The children are listless, unfocused, and often fall sick. The Liceo de Bethlehem elementary school sits in a tropical island community of Laoang, the Philippines, where Chalice’s Samar site serves. Many families in the community live below the poverty line, and food insecurity is a growing […]
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Apr
Apr
When families receive the gift of house construction or repairs, it isn’t just wood, nails, or sheets of metal, it is hope and comfort. The Philippines faces powerful storms each year. The communities experience heavy rainfall and strong winds that cause damage to their homes. Three families in the Philippines were overjoyed to receive repairs […]
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Apr
Apr
Holy Week, or Semana Santa, is a deeply sacred week of the year for Catholics around the world. And Lyn, our Bulacan site director, believes that her community holds it closer to their hearts than anywhere else. Their week of traditions and devotions begins on Palm Sunday. Families go to church wearing their finest clothes, […]
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Feb
Feb
The Philippines celebrates National Nutrition Month every year. This year’s theme was ‘Sama-Sama sa Nutrisyong Sapat para sa lahat’ which means ‘Through PPAN [Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition], let’s collaborate on nutrition security for all.’ Their celebration focused on promoting balanced nutrition and raising awareness about reducing malnutrition. The Bulacan site celebrated nutrition […]