annual report - Rostro de Cristo

ROSTRO DE CRISTO
2008
annual
report
From the Chairman & Founder
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Board of Directors
Rev. James J. Ronan
Founder and CEO
Raymond J. Dunn IV
Vice President
Nancy Joyce
Amanda Pape Lenaghan
Former Volunteer
Randolph McGrorty
Jenny O’Brien
Parent of Former Volunteer
Joseph Reardon
Kevin Roberts
Secretary, Former In-Country Director
Patrick Rombalski
President, Executive Director
Evelyn Ronan, SND
Treasurer
Barbara Rosiello
o much has happened in our world in what seems such a short time. When our
volunteers left in August 2008, to begin their year of service in Guayaquil, the
presidential election was the top news story followed by the ominous signs of a
troubled economy. That was only nine months ago and the world seems to have faced
enormous issues around financial institutions, development, wars, economic collapse
of revered institutions, epidemics, new American leadership and more. Recently I
read an article that tried to put the response of the American people to all that is
happening into perspective. The author concluded that people have moved through
these times, from one crisis to another with remarkable grace and strength. I believe
that to be the truth.
One of the responses of members of the Rostro de Cristo family to the experience
of visiting and living in Durán, Ecuador is astonishment at how people with so
little, living amidst such grinding poverty, move through their days peacefully and
with quiet dignity. In years of living and visiting Latin America I have continually
witnessed this reality; mothers shopping in the market with so little money and so
many needs, fathers going to work long hours for so little pay and children playing
in desperate situations with scraps of junk for toys. In each circumstance one sees the
dignity of a people living with inhuman poverty. A natural question is “How do they
do this?”
Very close to the surface of the people of this land is a remarkable faith; quite simply
they believe that God provides and blesses us in our journey. The faith frees them to
see God as the beginning and the end of each day, literally the author and sustainer
of our lives. This is a benevolent God who is present and merciful. The closeness of
God to the poor is a fundamental tenet of our faith. We sing the psalm, “The Lord
hears the cry of the poor” and we celebrate its truth.
Rostro de Cristo means many things to many different people who have the experience of life in Durán and one of the most precious is to witness the faith of the
people. Most of us are humbled by this experience and all of us would assert that we
have received far more from these communities that we have given. Of course, this is
wonderfully ironic: they appear to have so little and we seem to have so much.
Economic troubles bring suffering to many and often most to those who have least.
In these times we are blessed beyond measure to have the gift of Rostro de Cristo –
this simple program that shows us, again and again, how Jesus Christ shows His face
most clearly to those who seek him, unencumbered by the stuff of their lives and free
to trust on His goodness and mercy.
Thank you for your ongoing support for our work and ministry – may what you
receive from God be far more than what you give.
Fr. Ronan
Founder
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I honestly believe, there will always be poverty and poor in the world.
But does that mean I can’t make change? No, I think I can. I know I
can. As Pat McTeague tells every retreat group that passes through
her doors at Nuevo Mundo, “You have no right to fail.”
~Nate Radomski, 2008 Volunteer
Church in Veintiocho de Agosto ©Diana Clock
From the Executive Director
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s we look ahead to the new year for Rostro de Cristo and the new volunteers arrive in August, we are prepared for yet another time of transition for
our program. Yet the purpose of Rostro de Cristo remains steadfast to Fr.
Ronan’s earliest instincts when he began inviting young people to Duran in the late
1980’s. Simply put, if students could experience Christ in the poor they would be
changed forever. But, in order for this to be possible, they had to be in their world,
build relationships, and then let the grace of God decide what was next.
We are immersed in a world of performa nce where we use words such as measure,
compare, assess, rank, excel, and achieve. Of course, these all have their place but we
cannot forget about the powerful transforming nature of an encounter. In order to
experience an encounter you have to be physically present, attentive to others, and
accepting of the gift before you. Rostro de Cristo is a program that invites young
people to authentically encounter the lives of other people and also to experience
their own faith and the faith of others.
It may be difficult to pinpoint what particular set of experiences led to what particular change in the hundreds of high school and college students who visited our
program this past year. But I sincerely believe that God has worked through these
thousands of encounters, and because of that, our program continues to thrive and be
a serious formative experience for both our participants and our friends in Ecuador.
All of this is made possible through your generosity. I am deeply grateful for your
contribution to Rostro de Cristo and support for our programs.
Patrick Rombalski
Staff
Patrick Rombalski
Executive Director
Helen Rombalski
Program Director
Megan Radek
In-Country Director
Jessie Hallerman
Assistant Director
Executive Director
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From the In-Country Director
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little over a year ago, I walked out of my first Mass in the Arbolito chapel. It
seemed like there were dozens of people eager to meet “la nueva directora.” As I
tried my best to learn all the new names and faces, I heard a familiar voice.
“Señorita Megan? Señorita Megan!!! Señorita Megan...que hace aqui???”
Megan Radek, In-Country Director ©Diana Clock
2008 Volunteers
January-August 2008
Frank Bujanda
Santiago Bunce
Patrick Cashio
Victoria DeMaria
Eric Dent
Christine Donovan
Daniel Flynn
Jessica Hallerman
Marie Miano
Nate Radomski
Andrea Readhimer
Scott Winkelmann
August-December 2008
Danny Carlin
Andrew DoRosario
Tracy Kemme
Colie Krueger
Gina Lubonovic
Carolyn Lynch
Lauren Mackey
Kasia Mlynski
Karen Parkinson
Amy Piepiora
Elyse Raby
Melissa Viaenne
What are you doing here? The question came from my former student and new neighbor, Ricardo, perplexed at seeing me show up outside the classroom at his home parish.
He wasn’t the first to ask that question. I’d heard it from friends and colleagues back in
the States, seen it in the faces of my graduate school classmates. I was supposed to be
applying for an academic job, something tenure-track, or back providing family therapy
to immigrants in Chicago. Why would I leave family and friends behind and come to
Ecuador?
It’s a question many of our volunteers have to answer at home as they make the choice
to come to Duran for a year. What are we doing here? This year, I have been blessed to
accompany a wonderful group of volunteers as they struggle with those questions. How
are we living out our mission? What does it mean to be with the people of Duran? How
do we learn to let go of our desire to solve problems, to fix things, and instead listen and
accompany our friends? What does it mean to be community here? I think one of the
hardest struggles for people coming to Duran for the first time is that feeling of being
lost, of not being sure what we’re doing or how to do it.
And yet, for me, that struggle is where I have seen real growth this year, in retreatants,
in volunteers, and in myself. The challenges of living in community and the reality of
poverty around us make us question our basic assumptions about fairness, about the world
and our role in it. How do we find our way when our understanding of ourselves and our
world is undergoing this transformation? For me, this year has pushed and tested me in
many ways, given me confidence in some areas and revealed my brokenness in others. Yet
throughout the year, my main feeling has been one of gratitude. Each time I drive over
that bridge between Guayaquil and Duran, and see the Ecuadorian sun shining on the
River Guayas, I remember how very lucky I am to be here. It has given me great joy to
continue to develop the friendships I have built during my prior years in Ecuador, but also
to learn from our neighbors, staff, volunteers and retreatants. As Rostro looks forward to
our new house in Monte Sinai, I am incredibly excited about the relationships that are
waiting for us there, the face of Christ that is waiting, longing to be seen and known in
that community.
Yesterday, as I left our friend Jenny’s house, she motioned for me to wait as her youngest son whispered something to her. Then she called me over, and as she held him in her
arms, little Nico touched my forehead, heart and each of my cheeks. He was giving me
his blessing before I left, something Ecuadorian parents commonly do with their children.
Jenny looked at me solemnly and said, “You know, he doesn’t do that for everyone.”
Again, I felt a deep sense of gratitude for the friendship that this family and so many others offer us here.
What are we doing here? We are being blessed.
Megan Radek, PhD candidate from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Clinical and
Community Psychology, began her work as in-country director in May, 2008. Megan came
to Ecuador ten years ago as a Salesian Lay Missioner to work with street kids. She has spent
much of the past ten years in Guayaquil working with the Proyecto Salesiano “Chicos de la
Calle”, which has two shelters in Guayaquil and one in Duran. It is with great enthusiasm that
we congratulate Megan on her first year with Rostro de Cristo.
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“I can’t help but be moved in the deepest corner of my being by
the faith and love of the Ecuadorians we have become friends
with
this week.”
~Villanova, 2008 Retreat Participant
A retreat group from Villanova University ©Villanova University
Retreat Program
Rostro de Cristo hosted 25 Retreat Groups in the 2008 calendar year. RdC is able to provide young people from North
America an immersion experience like no other: of living in
the presence of Christ in the reality of the lives of the people
of Latin America. It is a true and total engagement for those
who choose to live, eat, work, play and pray with the people of
Duran. The goal of the program is a simple one: to BE with
the people. So many people travel to a place like Duran to assist the poor in some concrete way such as building a house or
planting a tree. This program has not been set up for that purpose. We believe that truly seeing the Face of Christ in those
you meet in Duran requires that you be with them, not do for
them. You may very well end up painting a wall or providing
some needed assistance, but this is not an end in itself. The end
is to get to know the people as they truly are, and this will, in
time, allow you to better know yourself, and your sisters and
brothers in Christ.
“I feel like this trip has shown me so much that I
can’t even put into words. To see the poverty hereit really gives a face to the name and I feel called
to try to work with people on all levels to build
solidarity. This trip has 100% changed my life and
view on the world and I can’t wait to do more.”
~University of Scranton, 2008 Retreat Participant
2008 Retreat Groups
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
Cabrini College, Philadelphia, PA
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Dominican Academy, New York, NY
Emmanuel College, Boston, MA
Fairfield Prep, Fairfield, CT
Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
Fordham Prep, Bronx, NY
Fordham University, Bronx, NY
Holy Family University, Philadelphia, PA
Jesuit High School, Portland, OR
John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH
Magnificat High School, Cleveland, OH
Manhattan College, Bronx, NY
Mt. St. Joseph’s Academy, Brighton, MA
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
Seattle University, Seattle, WA
St. Ignatius High School, Cleveland, OH
St. Johns Prep, Danvers, MA
St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA
St. Xavier High School, Cincinnati, OH
University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
Villanova University, Philadelphia, PA
Walsh Jesuit, Cleveland, OH
Xaverian Brothers, Westwood, MA
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Retreat Coordinator, Aide Cuenca, hands out vitamins ©Diana Clock
Volunteer, Danny Carlin playing soccer during rec time at Manos ©Diana Clock
Volunteer Programs & Partners
After School Programs
Rostro de Cristo’s after school programs are as strong as ever
running year round by RdC volunteers in three neighborhoods
across Duran: Valdivia - located in Antonio Jose de Sucre,
Semillas de Mostaza - located in El Arbolito and Manos
Abiertas - located in 28 de Agosto. Each program has its
unique attributes, and all continue to be based on their founding principles, giving children a safe and positive place to do
homework and learn life skills.
To supplement and strengthen daily activities, Valdivia,
Semillas and Manos all implemented PAI, an educational
curriculum aimed at teaching creative and critical thinking
skills. All three programs also hired a permanent Ecuadorian
staff member filled by past program participants, volunteers,
or by current retreat coordinators. These staff members play an
important role working alongside other Ecuadorian volunteers
and the RdC volunteers to plan and run the programs. In August, Valdivia found a new home, moving to the Porciuncula
Church in Antonio Jose de Sucre while Manos and Semillas
remain strong at the growing Alan Lynch School and the John
Drury Wilson Technical School.
Semillas
de
Mostaza
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Proyecto Salesiano “Chicos de la Calle”
The Salesian Program for Street Boys operates three shelters
and several prevention-based programs for street children in
Guayaquil and Duran. The shelter in Duran is home to about
60 former street boys, and hosts a trade school where shelter
residents, as well as day students from impoverished areas of
Guayaquil and Duran, can learn carpentry or metalworking
and are able to complete their basic education. This new partnership in 2008 was realized after many years of collaboration
with the new in-country director, Megan Radek. Volunteers
teach English classes, assist the social worker, and help in the
trade school workshops. Centro de Solidaridad Santiago de Apóstol
Directed by the Christian Life Movement, the city of Guayaquil gave a building and some materials to the Centro, which
provides classes, recreation time and feeds around 60 children
who work on the streets. Their families are also given classes
on the weekends in hopes that the children and their parents
cease street working, start a micro-empresa - small business,
and allow the children to go to school. Volunteers work as
teachers’ aides, building relationships with children and their
families and spend a few days a week working in the communications department.
“One of the Rostro volunteers said a profound
point—‘the poor have a voice, they are not
voiceless- you have to work with them you
cannot speak for them.’ I will never forget that
quote. It changed my life.”
~John Carroll, 2008 Retreat Participant
Volunteer, Colie Krueger working on PAI exercises with a student at Semillas De Mostaza ©Diana Clock
Nuevo Mundo
Rostro de Cristo continued its deep relationship with Nuevo
Mundo this year, teaching at one of the most prestigious
private schools in Ecuador. Through this partnership volunteers spend their afternoons teaching in the “fundación” school
which serves the disadvantaged of Duran and Guayaquil. In
the mornings volunteers also continue to work with Nuevo
Mundo’s day-care centers in Duran.
Padre Damien Foundation
Another longstanding partnership continues with Sister Annie,
a religious sister originally from Brooklyn, who runs a hospital
and ‘house of dignity’ for Ecuadorians suffering from Hanson’s
disease. Volunteers spend time with patients listening, talking,
playing games, doing crafts, organizing events, and being a
companion and friend.
Hospital del Niño
A new partnership started this year, Hospital del Niño is a
government funded public children’s hospital in Guayaquil.
Volunteers work within the Infectious Disease Ward of the
hospital and spend time with the patients and their families,
assist the hospital staff in administering medicine, work with
the staff psychologists and social workers to gather family
histories and accompany staff on home visits.
Hogar de Cristo
Hogar de Cristo is an international Jesuit organization that
provides affordable housing and various social services to the
poorest of the poor. In the greater Guayaquil area, they have
a number of centers providing micro-financing programs, affordable housing, schooling, medical care, technical training,
and various other social services.
Redima
In its second year of partnership with RdC, Redima is a health
clinic owned by the Archdiocese of Guayaquil. Catholic
Relief Services heads the HIV/AIDS project which offers
education and counseling to those who are at risk or infected
with the virus. Rostro de Cristo volunteers make house visits
to patients and their families, help plan workshops and assist
Redima counselors and medical staff.
“Our job as Rostro de Cristo volunteers running
our after-school programs is to reinforce what is
taught in school, as well as provide the one-on-one
attention that public schools cannot give in their
crowded classes...to see our students with that kind
of pride and care for their own learning, to be a witness for that kind of dedication and excitement is a
true success for our program.”
~Amy Piepiora, 2008 Volunteer
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Financial Overview
Statement of Income and Expenses
Total Income
Total Expenses
In-Kind Contributions
2006
2007
2008
$337,000
$405, 176
$370,676
$359,000
Surplust / (Shortfall)
90% Programs($22,000)
8%
$408,678
$380,939
($3,502)
($10 ,263)
35%
Program
Fees
57% Donations
Balance Sheet
Current Assets (Cash & Other)
Fixed Assets (Land, Buildings & Equipment)
Total Assets
$142,797
$253,858
2008 Income
$396,655
Liablilities (Loan & Program Fee Deposits)
$116,052
Fund Balance
$280,603
Total Liabilities & Fund Balance
Statement of Cash Flow, December 31, 2008
$396,655
Net Cash Flow Provided by Operations
$33,525
(Properties & Equipment, Notes Payable)
($21,018)
Net Increase in Cash & Cash Equivalents
$12,507
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End
$140,859
Net Cash Used in Financing & Investing Activities
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning
$128,352
1% Fundraising
& Outreach
Administrative
9%
90% Program Expenses
2008 Expenses
Our Supporters
We would like to take this opportunity to give thanks to all of you who have supported Rostro de Cristo in 2008. Your gifts allow
our volunteers to live, work, pray and be with the people of Ecuador, as well as allow for transforming experiences of our retreat
group participants. For any donors we have failed to acknowledge, please accept our deepest apologies. We thank you for your
generous spirit and pray that you will continue to support our work.
$25,000 +
The Dunn Family Foundation
The Houlihan-Parnes Foundation
Laurie Kruppa
$10,000 +
$1,000 +
AHS Foundation
Jacqueline Barbiere
Catholic Relief Services - USCCB
Jim and Eva Conniff
The Barber Family Foundation
Ena and Colum Carr
G. Thomas Cator
First Presbyterian Church of
Granada Hills, CA
Mary and Collins Fitzpatrick
Elizabeth Gardner
Holy Family Church, OH
John Carroll University,
Student Affairs Staff
$5,000 +
Arnold and Marcia DoRosario
Fairfield Prep High School
Fordham Prep High School
John Houlihan
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Suzanne La Belle
Steven and Blandine Lewine
Magnificat High School
Michael Manzi
Thomas and Maria McDermott
Francis and Maura McDonald
Jean and Michael Mlynski
Mt. St. Mary’s University
Tom and Jenny O’Brien
Patrick and Amanda Lenaghan
Edward and Marie Piepiora
Merlyn and Karen Rauh
St. John’s Prep High School
Ken and Patricia Viaene
David and Corinne Walentik
Fredrick and Rita Weaver
Richard Zielinski
$1- $999
Shawn Ahern
Kate Albrecht
Debra and Andrew Alcusky
Altar Society
Jeffrey and Rana Altenburg
Marie Alvir
Terry and Sally Aman
Jeff Aman
Gertrude Anderson
Tom Anderson
Randall Ankeny
Anna Northeast Inc-Keystone
Beth and Carl Apter
Melissa Armelin
Paschal and Elena Aufiero
Adam Austin
Ray Bailey
Maya Baalbaki
Thomas Bambrick
Bishop Robert Banks
Patricia and George Beauchene
Franco and Mary Becchi
Jenny and Dean Behrens
James and Kim Belgeri
Christine Bendish
Joan Benjamin
Mary Ellen and Nicholas Bertini
Joseph and Helen Best
Billys Malawi Project, Inc.
Birchland Park Middle School
Mary Bissmeyer
Joe Blackwell
Thomas and Marianne Bladek
Ernest and Patricia Bogusch
John Boland
Christopher Boreyko
Boston Foundation
Margaret and Robert Box
David and Mary Brand
Greg Braner
Genevieve Brechtl
Susan Brennan
Fr. Terry Brennan, SJ
Roselie and Maurice Brodeur
Dorothy K. Bromenshenkel
Ramona and J.T. Browning
John Brunalli
Eileen and Roger Burava
Bartley and Nancy Dunham Burke
James Burns
John F. Burns, Jr.
John Byrne
Molly Byrnes-Daly
Owen Cahillane
Mary Cahillane
Michelina Cahillane
J.P. Cameron
Nellie and Roy Campbell
Matthew Cannady
Annie Caraccio
Charles and Pat Carlin
Patrick and Jane Carlin
Timothy Carlin
Alexander Carlson
Yvette and Anthony Cashio
Patricia Cassady
Elaine and Gerard Cassidy
Cathedral High School
Catholic Relief Services International Development Fellows
Elizabeth and Michael Cellucci
Cheveron Matching Gift
Vincent and Corine Chiarucci
Church of St. Clare
Jacqueline Cima
Jason Citarella
Eileen Claffey
Michael and Victoria Clagett
Tom Cloherty
Mark Coletti
Patricia and Jay Condon
Noreen Conley
CT Heart and Vascular Center, PC
Eileen Connor
Charles and June Contant
Sam Conway
James and Sally Cook
Peter and Sharon Coppola
Judith and David Coronis
Marta Costas Net
Charles and Joanne Crawley
Margaret Ann Croarkin
Lori and Douglas Cropper
Daniel and Catherine Crowley
Michael Csorba
B. Cunningham
Chris Cunningham
Jennifer and Kevin Cunningham
Ashley Cureton
John and Anne Curran
Alphonse D’Angelo
Anne and James D’Angelo
Dorothy and Carmelo D’Angelo
Nancy and Jose Dager
Marie Daly
Kathleen Damm
Anne Daniels
Terianne Darragh
Lauren Davidow
Christopher and Dawn Davidson
Genevieve De Maio
Romaldo and Regina DeSouza
JoAnn Dean
Janis Deckert
Erin Delaney
Victoria DeMaria
Jospeh and Carol Dermody
Brian and Laurie Derynioski
Marilyn Descoteaux
Julian and Alice Diaz
Mark and Catherine Dienhart
Jean Donnelly
Jason Doroga
Paul Doroga
Donna and Dennis Doroga
Kenneth DoRosario
Christine Doty
Janice and Alan Drew
Thomas and Yvonne Dugan
Julie Dunn
James and Catherine Ebone
Elena Ebrahimian
Mary and Peter Effler
Bonnie Elliott
Barry and Rosemary Ervin
Edward and Denise Fagan
Robert and Jane Fath
Maura and Thomas Faughnan
Laszlo and Katalin Ferenczi
J.M. Fernandes
Mary Louise and Richard Feron
Erin and Frankie Ferraro
Donna and Thomas Finn
Thomas and Margaret Finucane
Fire Office Park Holdings
Carolyn Fitzgerald
Michael Fitzpatrick
Kevin Fitzpatrick
Morghan Fitzsimons
James Flanagan
Dan Flynn
Helen Sheimo and Thomas Flynn
Aaron Foege
Shirley Foley
Elizabeth Ford
Brian and Suzanne Forsgren
Mary Ann and Ahmad Fotovat
Four Star Cleaning Company
Maureen Fox
Anthony Fragala
Theresa and Luke Frangione
R. Mark and Deborah Frederick
Friends of Tracy Kemme
Barbara and Thomas Fritz
Isabella Fusco
Bernadette Gabrielle-Willard
Joseph and Terri Gaffney
Emily Garr
Lois and John Gatto
Adeline and Wilbur Gess
Thomas and Patricia Gleason
Kathleen Goodwin
Valerie Gray-Holmes
Raymond and Eileen Guertin
Kathleen and John Harmeyer
Jeanne Hickey
Catherine and Brooks Holmes
James G. Houlihan Family
Linda Hrycko
Church of Immaculate Conception
Kristen and Daniel Jamsa
Katharine Johnson
Volunteer Karen Parkinson visits with Leon at the Padre Damien Foundation in Guayaquil ©Diana Clock.
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Rosemary Rotuno-Johnson
Rose Marie Junker
A.H. and Elizabeth Karabinis
Kathleen and Lawrence Kelly
Sr. Maria Rose Kelly
Christine Kenneally
Maureen Kiers
Barbara and Bob Kingsbury
Martha and Ralph Klusman
Knights of Columbus
Robert and Cheryl Kozub
Nicole Krueger
Anne and Richard Kunkle
Peter Laivins
John and Mary Latenser
Janice Lautier
Anne and David Lee
Harry and Debra Lennard
Sheryl and Anthony Leone
John and Barbara Lessor
Jeanne and Frank Levanti
Patricia and Lynn Lilienthal
Karin Lilly
Jeremy Lim
Gregory and Sandra Lobo-Jost
Anne Longley
Ann Loveall
Gina Lubonovic
Carolyn Lynch
James Lynch
Michael Lynch
Patricia and Daniel Lynch
Mark and Christine Lyon
June and Guy Maccarone
Christopher Madden
Marissa Madden
Nathaniel Maddux
Stanley and Nancy Maigarie
Katerina Maiman
Main Construction and Carpentry
Mary and Richard Maiocco
Maxine and Kenneth Maiocco
Jane Malone
David and Kathy Martin
Earl and Pamela Martin
Mary and James Martinelli
Danielle Maselli
Dennis and Kathryn McCarthy
Kathryn and William McGloin
Thomas McKeown
Christopher McLeod
Betty McMahon
Katherine McMahon
Scott and Molly McVey
Daniel Mecca
Owen Meegan
Patrick Mehen
Nicholas Melo
Jerome and Barbara Menke
Thomas and Mary Miano
Courtney and Thomas Micatrotto
Mary and Michael Michael
Carolyn and Thomas Milbourn
Bridget Miller
Lola Miller
Nancy and John Miller
Colleen and Christopher Miltenberg
D.J. and Jeannine Mlynski
Thomas and Rebecca Mohan
E.R. Monahan
Debra and Jesus Montano
John Moore
Thomas Morrison
Elizabeth and Walter Morse
Kevin and Margaret Mosher
James and Susan Mulhern
Mark and Patricia Murphy
Sr. Mary Murphy, SND
Thomas and Maria Murphy
Michael and Nancy Murray
Robert and Laura Napoletano
James and Janet Neal
Catharine Nelson
Barbara and Francis Nichols
Marta and Robert Niconchuk
James and Elizabeth Niehaus
Steve Noga
Mark and Cecilia Nolan
Ken Nori
Marcia and Donald Nowicki
Mary and Dennis Nutini
Christine O’Brien
Christine and Edward O’Connor
Clare O’Grady
Josephine O’Hara
George and Sharon O’Loughlin
Philip Pacheco
Ina and Jerome Pape
Martin and Barbara Pape
Ramona and Oran Pape
Paul and Amy Parkinson
Pauline Pelletier
Yvonne Pesce
Bonnie Peterson
Nick Petrosino
Special thanks to Diana Clock for her photography.
The Rostro de Cristo retreat house in Antonio Jose de Sucre©Diana Clock.
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Paul and Virginia Piepiora
Maxine Plourde
Melvin and Patricia Podwysocki
Marie and Anthony Ponzillo
Peter Pound
Matthew Price
Susan and Charles Pulaski
Tim Quakenbush
James and Ann Quinn
John and Faith Quinn
Elyse Raby
Barbara and Vincent Raby
Gerald Raby
Robert and Cecile Raby
Michael and Shirley Radomski
Jean Radomski
Joseph Randall
Kathleen and Michael Rauh
Joseph Reardon
Peter Regan
Lynette and James Reinart
Religious Teachers of Filippini
Province of St. Lucy
Francis and Yvonne Ressa
Kathleen and Howard Reynolds
Cheryl and Robert Ribando
J. Walter Richard
Thomas and Rebecca Richardson
Dianne Richter
Kenneth and Mary Ripple
Becky and Jared Roach
Joseph and Shirley Robarge
William and Challon Roberts
Patrice Robinson
Marie Robinson
Eddie and Cheryl Rodriguez
Lorraine and Ed Rohlik
Helen and Patrick Rombalski
Fr. Jim Ronan
Ann Rutherford
Lawrence and Bridget Ryan
Patricia and John Ryan
Paul and Audrey Ryder
Henry Sabatella
Dorothy and George Salvatierra
Thomas Samson, Jr.
Paul and Mary Jane Sandonato
Sal and Marilyn Santella
Beverly Santilli
John Sardella
Linda Savio and William Hallerman
Joan Savio
Dorothy and John Scanlon
Teresa and Thomas Scherer
Rev. Edward Scott
Margaret and Michael Seminack
Skip and Peggy Shaeffer
Alexander and Catherine Shapleigh
Suzanne and Thomas Shea
Kathryn H. Shelava
Troy and Julie Sifford
Betty and Jim Sitton
Danny Carlin works with with students learning carpentry at Proyecto Salesiano ©Diana Clock.
Kevin and Carrie Skelly
Eugene Slason
Edward and Barbara Smith
Betsy Sokol
Dennis and Rita Sparrow
Barbara Spencer
Albert Spicer
St. Joseph’s University
St. Thomas Ladies Guild
Ann Stack
Patricia and William Stanton
Chris Steel
Craig Steel
Anthony and Therese Stellato
Tim and Barbara Still
Christina Still
Suzanne and Brad Stoecklein
Mary and Allen Stratton
Kimberly Suarez
Jacinto and Cecilia Suarez
Eugene and Mary Jane Sullivan
Janice and Harold Sullivan
Shannon Sullivan
Superior Cleaners
Stuart Swetland
Mary and John Tassini
Lauren Tolin
William and Mary Toller
Terra and Joseph Tortorello
Douglas and Sheila Townsend
Debra Azarian Tramonti
Salvatore and Norma Triano
Irene and Ray Trisko
Evan and Susan Tschirhart
Mary and Randy Vanderhoof
Grace Viel
Victor Voegele
Martha and Michael Waid
Deirdre Waldon
Charles and Nancy Wallace
Peter and Jeanne Walsh
Walsh Jesuit High School
Michael and Monica Warren
Waterbury Counseling
Susan Coon Howard
Jane Marie and Timothy Watts
Jason Weaver
The Wegrzynek Family
William Welch, III, D.D.S.
Alyson Werner
William and Deborah Westermeyer
Rosemary Wetzel
Bruce and Gayle Wieberg
Sandra Wieczorek
Rose Anne and Donald Wilhelm
Doug Funke and Wendy Willenbring
Mary Willenbring
Carolyn and James Wilson
Regina and James Wingard
Lynne and Thomas Winkelmann
Justin and Allison Wolosz
Jane and Brad Young
Janet Zemliauskas
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Mission Statement
Rostro de Cristo is a Catholic program whose mission is to
provide spiritual and educational opportunities for young
people from the United States to live out the Gospel of
Jesus Christ together with the people of Ecuador. The
program invites participants to:
• Lead a simple lifestyle.
• Build an intentional Christian community.
• Be in relationship with the Ecuadorian people and
reflect on the face of Christ in their joys and struggles
• Work with the Ecuadorian people to find long term
solutions to the problems of poverty and together seek
opportunities to improve the lives of the people.
Rostro de Cristo participants are thus witnesses to the
Gospel and a source of hope and light in the community.
These experiences inspire life-long commitments to
service, social justice, and solidarity with the people of
Ecuador and the world.
Vision Statement
The Rosto de Cristo program brings together the people
of Ecuador and the United States in order to:
• Foster mutual evangelization in the Catholic tradition
through a shared discovery of faith.
• Transform the world based on the Gospel by promoting
understanding, justice, and appropriate development.
• Inspire life-long commitments to service, social justice,
and solidarity in the Global community.
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Faces of Christ
(Front to Back, Right to Left, Top to Bottom) Abrahan, Nalleli,
Jose, Tom McDermott, Marie, Jesus, Juliedy & Julisa, Cristian,
Owen Cahillane, Pat McTeague, Julisa, Aide, Scott, Francisca,
Gabriel, Leon, Diego ©Nate Radomski; ©Johnathan Carlson
(Owen) ©Friends of Tom McDermott (Tom).
Rostro de Cristo
P.O. Box 920433
Needham, MA 02492
(617)-552-2281
www.rostrodecristo.org