Branches

Eleven men and nine boys drove out of Kingston on a Friday evening in early May for a weekend packed with games, singing, prayer, laughter and brotherhood in the lush foothills north of the city. Buildings gave way to banana plantations, cattle and dirt roads as the group approached their destination—River Edge, a camp and retreat center located in a vibrant green valley with a small river winding through it. These campouts started more than 20 years ago as father-son events, but this year six of the nine boys came through branch members’ friendship with the sisters of a local Missionaries of Charity outreach.

Eleven men and nine boys drove out of Kingston on a Friday evening in early May for a weekend packed with games, singing, prayer, laughter and brotherhood in the lush foothills north of the city. Buildings gave way to banana plantations, cattle and dirt roads as the group approached their destination—River Edge, a camp and retreat center located in a vibrant green valley with a small river winding through it. These campouts started more than 20 years ago as father-son events, but this year six of the nine boys came through branch members’ friendship with the sisters of a local Missionaries of Charity outreach.
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Jeanne Ireland (Cross) DeCelles passed away on April 17, 2015, after a prolonged illness, surrounded by her loving and compassionate husband, Paul, and many devoted family members and friends.

Jeanne Ireland (Cross) DeCelles passed away on April 17, 2015, after a prolonged illness, surrounded by her loving and compassionate husband, Paul, and many devoted family members and friends.
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Rockford branch leader Mark Doherty says that the tornadoes struck to the south of the areas where most branch members live. "We suffered no injury or major damage to property."

Rockford branch leader Mark Doherty says that the tornadoes struck to the south of the areas where most branch members live. "We suffered no injury or major damage to property."
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Dick Safranski, an 82-year-old widower from Portland, can't stop talking about the birthday gift his People of Praise neighbors gave him on January 26.

Dick Safranski, an 82-year-old widower from Portland, can't stop talking about the birthday gift his People of Praise neighbors gave him on January 26.
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