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Radio Interview with the Archdiocese of Chicago Mission Office

On November 26, 2015, Megan Mio, Director of the Mission Office of the Archdiocese of Chicago interviewed Fr. Alfred & Shalom for Uganda volunteer Juanita Martinez on Mission Matters LIVE!  Megan sat down with Fr. Alfred Tumwesigye, diocesan priest from southern Uganda, and Ms. Juanita Martinez, resident of Chicago and parishioner at St. Francis of Rome Parish in Cicero.  They discuss the community medical and volunteer center, Shalom for Uganda, in which they are both involved.  Shalom for Uganda, and the U.S. not-for-profit Friends of Shalom for Uganda, is primarily focused on meeting the medical and health-related needs, still, as the name suggests, there is a faith component to the work.  They discuss the twin Christian responsibilities of serving the poor and being on mission.

Listen to the full interview at the link below (there are several commercials before the interview begins):

http://files.archchicago.org/podcastfiles/podcastmission/20151126-MissionMatters.mp3

 

Yard Sale 6/11/16 @ 9a-4:30p

On June 11th, from 9am-4:30pm, St. Petronille Church in Glen Ellyn (420 Glenwood Ave) will be hosting an international yard sale benefiting 2 great international charities (Friends of Shalom for Uganda in Africa & The Poor Household of God in the Philippines).

 

THE NEEDY NEEDS YOUR STUFF:  CONVERT YOUR EXCESS INTO $$$ FOR TWO INTERNATIONAL 501(c) (3) CHARITIES

***DONATION RECEIPTS AVAILABLE***

·       Clothing, shoes and accessories for women, men and children

·       Kitchen/Dining: dishware, flatware, bake ware, tools, gadgets, small appliances

·       Home Décor: linens, decorative accents, artwork, mirrors, rugs, silk flowers, baskets

·       Furniture: Bedroom sets, living room, dining/family rooms, patio

Regretfully we CANNOT accept:

·       Baby car seats, cribs, strollers, baby bedding and accessories

·       Office furniture: desks, file cabinets

·       Computers, monitors, printers, scanners

·       Exercise Equipment: Stationary bikes, weights, treadmills

·       Large Appliances: Refrigerators, freezers, stoves, dishwashers, dryers

·       Luggage, garment or gym bags

·       Mattress or box springs: sleeper sofas, futons

·       Musical instruments: pianos, organs

·       Large riding and/or plastic toys

·       Stuffed animals and Toys

 

DROP OFF DONATED ITEMS

ST. PETRONILLE CHURCH NORTH PARKING LOT

ADDRESS:

420 Glenwood Avenue

Glen Ellyn, IL60137

 

DATES/TIMES:

 

JUNE 8TH   - 11:00AM To 8:00PM

JUNE 9TH - 11:00AM To 8:00PM

 

 

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:

TOM MAYER 312-617-1240OR  EMAIL: twmayer@yahoo.com

MARY JANE TRINKUS630-858-3758OR   EMAIL PoorHouseholdofGod@yahoo.com

KAREN O’BRIEN  630-469-0404 x2107OR  EMAIL obrienk@stpetschurch.org

Social Media Links

Friends of Shalom for Uganda is beginning a social media campaign to spread the news about the great work being done in Uganda.  Please click the links below to stay update via our blog, as well as follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Thanks in advance for your interest and please share these links with your friends an family.

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Our first fundraiser!

The below post was written by board president Tom Mayer.

I first met Fr. Alfred Tumwesigye at the 124th Men’s Cursillo weekend. He was a candidate and I was working my first weekend in the Palanca chapel. At that time in 2012, Father was completing a Master’s degree at DePaul in Chicago and planned to return to Uganda In August of that year.  After our friendship grew so did my call to help Father Alfred’s mission to build a Medical Center in his home village of Nyakyera and to service the surrounding Ntungamo District in Uganda – East Africa. After the Medical Center is completed this remote and rural area of Uganda will provide medical care for about 30,000 people.  

In August 2013, Father returned to the US with a specific need to raise funds for the roof of the medical center. After understanding and defining Father’s mission, Friends of Shalom for Uganda was formed as the US entity to support Father’s plan. In January of 2014 our group was incorporated in the State of Illinois and this August the IRS recognized us as a 501(c)(3) public charity.

On August 22nd our first fundraiser was held at St. Petronille in Glen Ellyn where over 200 people joined us for a delicious spaghetti dinner and fellowship. Father Alfred presented to the attendees the work he is doing in his village to provide health, spiritual, psychological, and hospice care to the local people. 

After the event, with the generous support of parishioners from St. Francis of Rome parish in Chicago where Father lived and served while in Chicago, and many other family and friends including many from the Joliet Cursillo Community, money was sent to Father to help execute his mission.

The money was used at the medical center to make a payment on the land and to pay for a new septic system, shutters for the doors, electrical and plumbing work to allow the medical center to start seeing patients this November.

A portion of the donations was used in a special way to support a local 20 year old 1st year midwife student by the name Ninsiima Christine. She had made a request of our board to pay for her school fees so she could “… achieve my desired goal and dream of becoming a midwife who will readily assist pregnant mothers to have safe deliveries, to promote life and generally to offer my dedicated service to God’s people professionally.”  Upon completion of her midwife degree Ninsiima will work at the medical center bringing her skills to the care and comfort to those in need.

To be a part of this work and be called to help raise funds that care for the poor and needy half way around the world is a truly awesome experience.  To provide an education to change a life that will help bring life to countless others is the work of the hand of God.

501(c)(3) Status is now official

Effective August 26, 2014, Friends of Shalom for Uganda has officially been recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) not for profit.  As a results, contributions made to Friends of Shalom for Uganda are now tax deductible as permitted by law.

If you would like to make a donation to help Friends of Shalom for Uganda to continue the great work being done, please visit the donate tab or click here.