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FUND-RAISING: DREAMS CANNOT MATERIALIZE WITHOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF THOSE INVOLVED

 The poor state of the church necessitated expenditure to make it usable. Initially it was the choir – the internal chapel once used by the Carmelite sisters – that needed repair, and thereafter the church itself. The very first group … Continue reading

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FUND-RAISING: DREAMS NEED BENEFACTORS IN ORDER TO BECOME REALITY

 The foundation of the Missionaries involved considerable expense. A Prospectus for the Missions was produced in which an appeal was made for benefactors to participate financially in the evangelizing activities of the Missionaries by subscribing towards the expenses of setting … Continue reading

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WHAT IF THE CARMELITES WANT THEIR CHURCH BUILDING RETURNED TO THEM?

 The recent extracts from Eugene’s writings dealt with bringing together the missionaries necessary for his project. During this time he was being kept busy with the material concerns of the building that he had just bought. He was exhausted in … Continue reading

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FINANCE: WE MUST TRUST FULLY IN DIVINE PROVIDENCE

Eugene’s father was still in Palermo, and his son writes to inform him of his missionary project. He also asks his father to look for benefactors among the wealthy of Sicily. Eugene firmly believed in divine providence to make his … Continue reading

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FINANCE – AT THE SERVICE OF MISSION

Continuing our reading of Eugene’s chatty letter to his friend Forbin Janson, we come across the practical point that every dream has to have a down-to-earth foundation of the means with which to put it into practice. How to pay … Continue reading

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