Category Archives: Franciscan Boys Home

Today we want to say not goodbye, but until we meet again to our wonderful sister Marie, spiritual mother for more than 140 boys in our home in 15 years of service in our home. Today we thanked her and our Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (white sisters) for 113 years of serving in our cityContinue reading “Thank you sister Marie!”

In occassion of 15 years of our home, father Marwan Daedes (previous director of the home) together with the presence of father Rami (also previous director of the home) and deacon George and father Sandro, the current director of our home celebrated the mass thanking the Lord for all the years of His presence inContinue reading “15 years of Franciscan Boys Home”

Yesterday, 1st of September our home celebrated the mass which was presided over by fra Sandro, director of the House of the Franciscan Boys in Bethlehem, for the boys of the House and their families, on the occasion of the beginning of the new school year 2022/2023 in Milk Grotto church. In addition to honoringContinue reading “Mass for the opening of the school year”

The Franciscan Boys Home concluded the annual summer camp of 2022 which was called Discover your country. There were several activities. The first one was reading the bible and praying together before starting the daily programme. Moreover, there were several outdoor visits such as visiting Saint George’s Church in Al Khader village, Saint Nicholas ChurchContinue reading “The conclusion of the Summer Camp – Discover your country”

10th of May in SIRA school in Bethlehem (Swedish International Relief Association) one of our boys, Aram Ghawali just graduated and he will continue his education in Terra Santa school in Bethlehem. We wish to Aram blessings on his continuance of education in our family of Franciscan Boys Home.

The family of the Franciscan Boys Home in Bethlehem organized a special trip for the children and for their families in the Al-Shefa area in Al-Saras Farm. Moreover, they were introduced to the area and to the crops that the farm contained. For instance, some of the products were shown to them such as honey,Continue reading “A special trip in the nature”

The family of the Franciscan Boys Home in Bethlehem in cooperation and coordination with the Palestinian Bible Society organized a special religious, historical and recreational visit to the family of the home, as part of the activities of the fortieth period and approaching the Holy Week. They went to the Mountain of Experience and readContinue reading “A special religious, historical and recreational visit”

The family of the Franciscan Boys Home held a special mass for the end of the fortieth period of Easter for the parents, the workers, and for the residents which was chaired by Father Antonios Habib and Father Sandro. Moreover, the mass was held too on the conclusion of the indicative program “How parents dealContinue reading “Special Mass”

The family of the Franciscan Boys Home participated in the Egg Hunting activity which was organized by the Sabil Centre 1st of April at Mary Doty Garden in Bethlehem. Thanks for everyone who participated in this event.

The family of the Franciscan Boys Home in Bethlehem organized a religious, historical and recreational trip to the north of Palestine 18th of March, 2022. We began our trip with prayer and blessing with Father Sandro. The first destination was to Nazareth, the city of the Annunciation. We visited the Church of Annunciation and theContinue reading “Pilgrimage to Nazareth and Haifa”