Saint James Vicariate For Hebrew Speaking Catholics in Israel
Saint Rachel Center
Easter bells
A beautiful gift of the Poor Clare Sisters to the Saint Rachel Center
Thanks Gontran
Magic moments in the Saint Rachel Center
A little sign from Heaven
The gift of an unknown “angel” to the Saint Rachel Center’s children
Christmas Party in the Saint Rachel Center
Small and big children, babies, parents, teachers and guests joined the party animated by the children of the center, for Christmas and New Year
Inauguration of the Guardian Angel House and of the Sts Martha and Mary’s House for Volunteers
Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa visits the two houses and blesses them
A world of thanksgiving!
Thanks to the 30 volunteers who served in Saint Rachel Center, from the beginning of June to the end of August 2018. Sr Claudia reports:
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A project to manufacture masks
Little Joys of Easter in the Saint Rachel Center
Sr Claudia reports
Purim Vacation
Sr Claudia reports
Christmas celebration in Saint Rachel’s Center
On Friday afternoon, December 23, 2017, the children and their parents gathered for an early Christmas celebration in Saint Rachel’s center in Jerusalem.
Hanukkah trips for the kids of Saint Rachel in Jerusalem
Daniel and Maroun report on a day of trips for the children of the Saint Rachel Center on Sunday, December 17, 2017.
Hanukkah at Saint Rachel Center
On Thursday, December 14, 2017, the first day of the Hanukkah school holidays, about fifty children came to Saint Rachel Center in Jerusalem for a full day of activities.
Larissa continues her work at Saint Rachel
Larissa, one of the faithful of the Haifa kehilla, spent a weekend at the Saint James Vicariate and continued her art work at Saint Rachel’s Center.
Day trips during the Tabernacles vacation
Sister Claudia and Father Rafic report on the children's trips from the Saint Rachel Center on Tuesday, October 10, 2017.
Saint Rachel children get to know Saint Francis
On Sunday, October 8, 2017, a group of children from the Saint Rachel Center in Jerusalem visited the exhibition of paintings on the life of Saint Francis at the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land. French seminarian and volunteer, Grégoire, reports:
The women who look after our babies – Jerusalem
The Saint Rachel Day Care welcomes twenty-eight babies each day, allowing the migrant and asylum seeker mothers to look for work. There are seven strong women who look after these little ones.
Children in Italy for children in the Holy Land
A group of children in Italy, in catechism class with Sister Sara of the Little Family of the Annunciation, friend of the kehillot, worked hard in order to collect money for the children in the Holy Land. They tell of their project:
Suzanne, volunteer with babies at Saint Rachel Center
Suzanne, a young French woman sent by the Oeuvre d'Orient association, spent one month during the summer of 2017 with the children who attend the Saint Rachel Center in Jerusalem.
End of summer activities at Saint Rachel Center
The summer activities for migrant children on school holiday began at Saint Rachel in mid July and came to a close on Thursday, August 31, 2017.
Farewell to Claudia at Saint Rachel
On Thursday, August 24, 2017, children, parents, staff and friends gathered at the Saint Rachel Center to bid farewell to Claudia Graziano, who has been working with the babies and the children since the beginning of the day care and after-school.
