
OUR WORK
- Help to build Catholic churches in areas of economic distress.
- Youth rosary workshops at Catholic schools, religious education classes and youth groups.
- Organization and sponsoring of Catholic retreats for men, women, youth and families, in the US.
- Weekly rosary prayer group and rosary making.
- Seminars and formation related to our Catholic faith.
- Fundraising events throughout the year.
PROJECTS
Current Project
St Peter’s Church. Ghana, Africa. April 2020 – Present
St. Peter’s Church in Keniago, Ghana, Africa! The Catholic community in Keniago is vibrant and is growing fast, despite the extreme poverty, the poor road conditions and the environmental devastation from deforestation created by illegal mining. Construction of a church has already begun thanks to the availability of local resources. So far the foundation, framing and roof have been completed, but the church does not have the funding necessary to complete the project. That’s where we come in! Build the Faith has agreed to help with the completion of the church.
Recently Inaugurated
Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesus y María. Diriamba, Carazo, Nicaragua. Inaugurated Feb 8th, 2020
The church was consecrated on Feb 8th, 2020 by Cardinal Brenes , to the sacred heart of Jesus and Mary. We give thanks to God, to our Donors, and to our volunteers. We could not have done it without your support.
Past
Pequeñas Madres de los Pobres. Jose C. Paz, Argentina. Inaugurated January 2019
Parish of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Garagoa, Colombia. Inaugurated Dec 2017
Retreats
Catholic Retreats
Upcoming Retreats:
- Damascus Women’s Retreat, Saint Techla Retreat House, Billerica MA, Oct 1-3, 2021
Build the Faith Teen and Community workshops
Upcoming Youth workshops
- St Bartholomew Parish, Needham MA. Dec 2021
- St Thomas Aquinas, Jamaica Plain, MA. TDB
- Sacred Heart school, Malden, MA. TBD
- Sacred Heart Parish, Newton, MA. TBD
Completed Youth workshops
- Saint John School. Wellesley, Ma. Feb 2021
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Jamaica Plain, MA. March 8, 2020.
- St Bartholomew Parish, Needham MA. Feb 10-11 and March 3, 2019, Jan 26-27, 2020
- Blessed Sacrament School. Walpole, MA. Dec 8, 2018, Dec 2, 2019, Jan 20, 2020,
- Our Lady of Fatima, Sudbury, Ma. November 17, 2019.
- Sacred heart school Malden, Ma. March 14. 2019.
- Sacred Heart Parish, Newton , MA. Jan 8, 15 and 20, 2019.
- Saint John School. Wellesley, Ma. Feb 2019.
- Wellesley Girl Scout Troop. Sunday Sept 30, 2018.
Upcoming Talks to the Community
- Sacred Heart school Malden, MA. TBD
- Lift Ministries, Needham MA. TBD
- Immaculate Conception, Asheville, NC. TBD
Completed Talks to the Community
- Grupo de oración camino de Maria, Barranquilla, Colombia. Feb 15, 2020.
- St Agustine Preparatoty School, Managua, Nicaragua. Feb 7, 2020.
- Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, El Doral, Fla. Jan 7, 2020.
- Damascus Women Retreat, Billerica, Ma. Oct 4, 2019.
- Lift Ministries, Needham, MA. March 20, 2019.
- Emaus Womens Retreat, Chia, Colombia. April 27, 2019.
- Emaus Women Retreat, Rome, Italy. April 13,2019.
- Emaus Women Retreat, Santiago de Chile, Chile. April 2018.
- Damascus Women Retreat, Billerica, Ma. Sept 29, 2017.
- Damascus Women Retreat, Billerica, Ma. June 24, 2016.
Fundraiser Events
Build the Faith 3rd Music Festival. Postponed DBD
Cooking Class Demonstrations and Fundraising
We held our first ever virtual cooking class. Over 100 people- parents and kids–were in attendance! It was truly a fun event for all involved and we were able to make some delicious food together! Here’s what some of the participants had to say about the class..
“Thank you to the Build the Faith cooking team. Great idea to spend the day with our kids and remember Christina”
“Excellent activity for parents and kids! We got our hands dirty cooking and loved it!