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Friends build schools in Jamaica
February 22, 2012: By Amy Kotlarz/Catholic Courier; Members of the local charity Eight 4 Third World Hope have just returned from a trip to Jamaica, where they celebrated the openings of their first two projects: a new school and a bathroom facility.
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Agency helps women makeover their lives

February 13, 2012

By Amy Kotlarz/Catholic Courier

The bevy of volunteers with the local nonprofit Angels of Mercy have dressed more than 20,000 girls around the world in simple handmade dresses.

And since June they also have been focusing attention on women in need in the Rochester area.

School opens doors to international students

February 3, 2012

By Amy Kotlarz/Catholic Courier

BRIGHTON -- Written in Mandarin Chinese characters, the poster hanging over the hallway at the main entrance to Our Lady of Mercy High School reads, "Welcome."

It's one indication of how the school has extended a welcome during the 2011-12 school year to more than two dozen international students, including many from China

City parish works toward growth

February 3, 2012

By Amy Kotlarz/Catholic Courier

After months of transition, Rochester’s St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Parish is now working toward growth, especially among its youths and ministries, officials say.

Since it was formed in December 2010 from seven worship sites in the northeast part of the city, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini has transitioned over the past several months into a single parish with three worship sites: Annunciation Church, 1754 Norton St.; Our Lady of the Americas, 864 E. Main St.; and St. Michael Church, 869 Clinton Ave.

Fatima message to be shared
February 3, 2012: By Amy Kotlarz/Catholic Courier; Anne Reyner of Parma said she has been touched by the message of Our Lady of Fatima, and it's a message she wants to share with others.
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Learning center now reaching out to adults
January 23, 2012: By Amy Kotlarz/Catholic Courier; ROCHESTER -- Barbara Wright tapped her fingers together, counting, as she went over multiplication tables at Notre Dame Learning Center with School Sister of Notre Dame Evelyn Breslin. Wright worked her way through a list of numbers multiplied by four and by six. When she skipped ahead to the 10s, Sister Breslin showed her how she could add a zero to any number to quickly multiply it by 10.
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