Mission Honduras – 2012 Registration is now open   The HFCC Mission Honduras Advisory Board will be leading 3 teams to serve the poor of Honduras in 2012.  Team 1 will go from May 31-June 9th (10 days); Team 2 will go from June 9-16th (7 days); and Team 3 will go from June 16-23rd (7 days).   If you are interested in going on this life changing experience, please click here to register. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis. A $250 deposit is required to reserve your spot, and all required information can now be submitted online.  Seats will fill up fast, so please don’t wait!
Mission Honduras - Welcome At the heart of Christ’s great commission, we are all called to “Go, make disciples of all nations.” (Matthew 28:19) Christ follows this command with a great promise: “and surely I will be with you always….” (Matthew 28:20) We have partnered with a Catholic Priest (Fr. Donahue) who, over the years, has built OlanchoAid.org into an amazing vessel to serve the poor and needy. He started by building a special-needs school for Honduran children who suffer from mental retardation and autism. The ministry has since grown to include an elementary and high school for neighboring children. For without proper education, there is little hope for these kids to break the cycle of poverty. One of our main projects was to install a new roof on a school where learning is constantly interrupted each time it rains. In addition to installing the roof, repairing poor living conditions, adding a kitchen in a school so the kids have at least one solid meal a day, and providing basic supplies for daily living, our team also made crafts and other activities with the special-needs kids, who, for the most part, are "castaways" in such a poor country. For those of you who cannot “go with us,” please consider “going through us”— by the gift of your prayers and donations. Although we are all funding our own expenses for the trip ($1,400 each), we need to raise money to purchase the supplies that will be needed to help the kids, school, and teachers in the community. Any help will be greatly appreciated! CLICK HERE to make a donation or checks can be made out to “Holy Family Catholic Church,” with “Mission Honduras” in the memo line.   If you are interested in seeing pictures, click on the link below – and you will be able to see the impact of your prayers, donations and support. http://picasaweb.google.com/Honduras072007/Honduras2008 May God’s abundant blessings pour over you, your family, and your many efforts to “make disciples of all” through your work, school, family, and community!
NEWS & EVENTS
On January 27th, we will be hosting a fundraising breakfast.  The event will be held in the parish learning center from 7-9 AM. Click here for Letter from Rev. Richard T. Donahue
PAST EVENTS Mission Honduras Breakfast Fundraiser On January 21st, fellow parishioners of Holy Family, local business leaders and friends joined together at Holy Family's new Parish Hall for a breakfast fundraiser to support Mission Honduras. The event was a great success. Padre Richard Donahue (founder of Olancho Aid) spoke about the needs of the people of Honduras. The everyday struggles they encounter and the lacking of basic education and infrastructure. Padre was followed by Carlos Najera (Executive Director of Olancho Aid, native Honduran). Carlos shared his personal journey and the blessings that Padre's organization provides to the Honduran people. In this video, you can view the morning's presentations. Medical Mission Provides Care For Over 1,800 People In March of 2011, a medical team comprising of Holy Family parishioners as well as medical staff from Correct Care Solutions travelled to Honduras. Their mission was to provide medical care to remote villages in the Honduran State of Olancho. Over a one week period, care was provided to over 1,800 Hondurans. The team travelled daily for over an hour on rough roads to visit remote villages where locals have not had the opportunity to visit with neither doctors nor dentists for extended periods of time. The medical team provided treatment for a wide range of ailments, including but not limited to malaria, parasites, heart problems and malnutrition. The team also encountered a young man of eleven years old that is desperate need of heart surgery. Through the generosity of CCS, we are working on providing this young man and his family the funds and logistical support to make this happen. The team of twenty people from CCS and Holy Family experienced a week of rough roads, hard work, less than suitable accommodations, and given the challenges they faced, they were all excited and eager to plan a return trip to further assist the people of Honduras. Click here for additional photos from the medical mission. Click here for notes from one of the doctor's journal from the medical mission.
Mission Honduras Trip Information 2012 Team 1: May 31 - June 9, 2012         Team 2: June 9-16, 2012  Team 3: June 16-23, 2012 If you are interested in joining us for any of the mission trip teams in 2012, please send an email to steve@humancapitalgroupinc.com with your trip preference.  The mission trip is open to any willing participant. They must be a rising freshman in high school or older and have a valid passport or the ability to obtain one. Please check out the Olancho Aid Website to learn more about the Mission: www.OlanchoAid.org
Trip Costs: $1,400 airfare, rental vans, room and board (most meals) $35 exit fee from Honduras $150 spending money $120 - $160 passport fee (if you do not have one) The cost of vaccinations and medications (may vary) Passport:  Pursue as soon as possible – Here’s what you need to apply: 2 passport photos (get 3 – we want an extra just in case you lose your passport while we are in Honduras), birth certificate and driver’s license (if of age).  Go to www.travel.state.gov/passport for more information. Make the deposit checks ($250) to Holy Family (mark Mission Honduras in the memo line) to reserve your space on the trip. Deposits must be sent or given to Steve Hayes ASAP to reserve your spot. Spaces will be held based on deposits being received.
Vaccinations and Medications Information – talk with your doctor Hepatitis A Vaccinations Malaria Medication Typhoid Shot or pills Up to date Tetanus shot Go to www.GlobalOutreachClinic.org for more information.
Mission Honduras Advisory Board Chris Bove Michael Freesmeier Mike Hughes Janet Carmichael Dan Gilbert Don DiLucchio Kay Pfeiffer Matt Hayes Steve Hayes
Team Meeting Dates All meetings will take place in Room 111 from 4:00-5:30PM at Holy Family. January 15 January 27 - Breakfast fundraiser 7-9am January 27 - Pot Luck Dinner with Padre Donahue 6:30-8:30pm January 28-29 - Padre Donahue to speak at all Masses February 19  March 18 - * Remainder of trip fee due ($1,400 – 250 Deposit = $1,150) April 15 May 20 May 26-27 - Special collection at all masses May 30 - (Team Mass at 9am in the Chapel, for those who can make it)  Contact: Steve Hayes via email Steve@HumanCapitalGroupInc.com
How to Prepare (pdf forms) Mission Honduras 2012 Trip Information and Release Forms
How to Help If you would like to make a contribution towards the projects that Holy Family/Mission Honduras funds, please click the Pay Pal link below. Our projects assist in the education and spiritual growth of the students and the overall community in and around Olancho. You can also use the link below to help fund a friend or family member’s mission trip. Please select “in honor of” and include the person’s name. We appreciate your prayers and your financial support.
Mission Articles (pdf articles) Holy Family/Steve Hayes articles: Be prepared…for a life changing experience in Honduras Honduras trip’08 article APUFRAM Honduras article GO…and make disciples of all! Bulletin inserts 2009 & 2010 “When you go back to the U.S., you will take my heart with you." This was the last thing one of the Honduran children said to a member of the Holy Family Mission Honduras team.
Links Olancho Aid Foundation Global Outreach Clinic U.S Dept. of State - International/Honduras Padre Donahue's Blog