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The document discusses St. Teresa's church and community. It talks about the upcoming 150th anniversary of St. Teresa's and asks members about their immigrant backgrounds. It notes that while development has improved the area materially, attendance at St. Teresa's has dwindled despite this. It shows pictures of the vibrant St. Teresa's community in past decades and expresses a desire to revive this sense of community. It invites people to commit to attending mass and participating in the church again.

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҂^ St. Teresa
Good morning. My name is Jos De Jess and Im here to help St. Teresas. ҽӑՓʥ δ
St. Teresas upcoming 150th Anniversary ʥ 150th
My homeland C D.R. ӹ͇
߀ӛÆ ? How many all of you are immigrants? What part of the world is everyone from?
߀ӛÆ ? 1960s (Kowloon, HK) Are your lives better now than they were 30 yrs? 20 yrs ago? 10? How so?
߀ӛÆ ? Do you ever miss home? Why did you come to America?
߀ӛÆ ? How do you measure progress? Wealth? Roads? Buildings? Financial security?
Lower East Side (Then and Now) Development has done wonderful things for the Lower East Side.
M ? But can progress be measured by just cosmetic changes?
Is this Progress? @ M ?
Why are Churches thriving in Hong Kong but not here?
In Hong Kong, churches, Christian and Catholic alike still stand despite development and gentrification. However, attendance in Churches, like St. Teresa, has dwindled despite the many positive changes in our community.
St. Teresa We may not have control or a huge influence of development. But we have an influence on our own family -> Community.
St. Teresas family 1970s We want our family to look this way again.
St. Teresas family 1980s We want our family to look this way again.
St. Teresas family 1980s We want our family to look this way again.
St. Teresas family 1990s
St. Teresas family 1990s
St. Teresas family We have lots of activities and events. Unfortunately, were in need of people. Were in need of ideas. We would love to see more of you.
St. Teresas family We have lots of activities and events. Unfortunately, were in need of people. Were in need of ideas. We would love to see more of you.
St. Teresas family
See you at the next mass?
Make a committment

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Editor's Notes

  1. I am an immigrant from the DR. My parents came here (__) years ago. My parents came here for.. And as a result of their sacrifice, I am where I am today. In an ideal world, my parents wouldve remained in the Dominican Republic. It is their homeland where they were born and raised. It was their home.
  2. St. Teresa will be celebrating its 150 th anniversary in June 2013. Were hoping to see everyones faces (old and new alike). You were part of the first 150 years and we hope youre part of the next 150 plus years. We wanna thank all the mothers and fathers for being the first pioneers of St. Teresas Chinese Community. Without you, your children and everyone else would not be here today.
  3. The country of my birth is a much different place from when it was 40 years ago. Society is progressing. The standard of living has changed. In other words, the DR is seeing progress.
  4. How many all of you are immigrants? What part of the world is everyone from?
  5. Tell me about your homeland. Why did you come to America? Did many of you want to leave?
  6. Do you ever miss home?
  7. There have been a lot of changes (then and now). How do you measure progress? Wealth? Roads? Buildings? Financial security? Health? Much has changed. Streets are paved. Structures are taller and modern. Wages are higher.
  8. Lower East Side has the same story. Development has done wonderful things for the Lower East Side.
  9. But can progress be measured by just cosmetic changes?
  10. But can progress be measured by just cosmetic changes?
  11. Why are Churches still around when everything around them has disappeared? Despite all the changes in Hong Kong, why are people still coming to service on Sundays?
  12. Churches, Christian and Catholic alike, still stand despite development and gentrification
  13. There have been changes around St. Teresa in the last 30 yrs. Crime is down. Real estate is up. But why is attendance down?
  14. We want our family to look this way again.
  15. We want our family to look this way again.
  16. We want our family to look this way again.
  17. We want our family to look this way again.
  18. We have lots of activities and events. Unfortunately, were in need of people. Were in need of ideas. We would love to see more of you.
  19. We have lots of activities and events. Unfortunately, were in need of people. Were in need of ideas. We would love to see more of you.
  20. We have lots of activities and events. Unfortunately, were in need of people. Were in need of ideas. We would love to see more of you.
  21. However, numbers have dwindled with those many positive changes. We may not have control or a huge influence of development. But we have an influence on our own family -> Community.
  22. Come by. Ideally Sunday. But if not, wed love to see more of you in our activities and events, and ParishPay. If not a financial pledge, make a pledge to encourage your families to visit more often.