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  • Events and Fundraising,  In The News

    2020 Annual Charity Wine Tasting & Dinner

    June 19, 2020 /

    Please Save the Date, Wednesday, October 7, 2020 or Thursday, October 8, 2020, for our annual charity wine tasting and dinner in support of John Paul Secondary School The event will once again be held at the beautiful Silver Spoon Ristorante in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Mark your calendars now! An email invitation from Paul Berrigan to follow.

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    Successful Giving Tuesday/Holiday Campaign Sets 2021 Expansion

    February 1, 2021

    2021 FOJPS 5K Wrap-up

    October 28, 2021

    2022 FOJPS 5K Results and Winners

    June 22, 2022
  • How To Help,  In The News

    Father’s Day 2020

    June 13, 2020 /

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    2022 FOJPS 5K Results and Winners

    June 22, 2022

    A Friendship Transformed into Hope: The Story of John Mataya

    August 19, 2026

    The Hungerford Scholarship:  Changing the Future for Rural Uganda

    March 25, 2025
  • Events and Fundraising,  In The News

    Support for our teachers during the pandemic

    May 18, 2020 /

    A message to our donors and to those who have expressed an interest in John Paul Secondary School   Uncertainty and apprehension have invaded our daily lives – it is a distressing time for all of us.   Yet, our faith in the American spirit remains unchanged.   There is renewed hope for a return to better days . . . a resurgence of genuine concern for each other . . . and increased gratitude for those who support us.  The Board of Directors joins the students and faculty of John Paul Secondary School to assure you that you are often in our thoughts and daily in our prayers.  We are ever grateful…

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    Annual Wine Tasting Fast Approaching

    August 5, 2020

    A Fun Evening and Successful Fundraiser!

    November 2, 2023

    2021 FOJPS 5K Wrap-up

    October 28, 2021
  • In The News

    Covid-19 Update

    March 25, 2020 /

    Dear Friends of John Paul School, Just a brief update on what’s happening in Uganda right now concerning the Coronavirus. Up until a few days ago, Uganda had not had any cases of the Coronavirus but unfortunately, as of yesterday, they have 9 cases. The government has closed all schools for one month and people are asked to stay home. JPSS closed one week ago and the students were all sent home to their families. With so much change and unpredictability going on in the world right now, we want you to know that some things remain constant. The Board of Friends of John Paul School and the entire faculty, students…

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    Giving Tuesday 2022

    October 23, 2022

    A Stark Reality: Ugandan Poverty and the Need for Education

    September 22, 2021

    Friends of John Paul School Earns a 2023 Gold Seal of Transparency

    January 31, 2023
  • How To Help,  In The News

    Send love to Uganda this Valentine’s Day!

    February 6, 2020 /

    Celebrate the loves in your life by shopping on Smile.Amazon for Valentine’s Day!! At the same time you will donate to your favorite charity!! Your loved ones will love you & your gift even more with your charitable act! Choose Friends of John Paul School to donate to the students of JPSS!! 💕💕

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    Join us at the 9th Annual FOJPS Wine Tasting

    August 8, 2023

    2023 FOJPS 5K Results and Winners

    June 13, 2023

    A Wonderful Evening, A Wonderful Cause

    November 8, 2021
  • Events and Fundraising,  In The News

    #GivingTuesday 2019

    December 2, 2019 /

    #GivingTuesday is upon us! After the wonderful indulgence of Thanksgiving and shopping opportunities of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday is an global movement to give back, to use our blessings to enrich the lives of others. On this #GivingTuesday, please consider giving to help Friends of John Paul School further our work to provide a quality Catholic education for children in rural Uganda. Please click through the link below to learn more about our work and the kids it’s benefiting. www.johnpaulschool.com https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/fojps2019

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    2022 FOJPS 5K Results and Winners

    June 22, 2022

    Virtual 5K Year 2 – Let’s Go!

    March 22, 2022

    Support for our teachers during the pandemic

    May 18, 2020
  • JPSS Visit

    2018 School Visit

    August 4, 2018 /

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    My Trip to JPSS – by Emma Carrier

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  • Events and Fundraising

    #GivingTuesday 2017

    November 19, 2017 /

    What is #GivingTuesday??  #GivingTuesday is the international day of giving that kicks off the charitable end of the year giving season. After the busiest shopping days of the year (Black Friday and Cyber Monday) we will all be talking about how much money we spent on Christmas gifts.  #GivingTuesday gives us an opportunity to balance our collective conscience by “giving back” to organizations we LOVE! We ask that Friends of John Paul School will be one of the charities you LOVE and support our project – details below – when you chose to support us this year on #GivingTuesday, November 28, 2017                                     When you choose to support Friends of John Paul School on #GivingTuesday this year, your donation will be used to help build a new 160 bed girl’s dormitory.  Construction began last month and is expected to be completed in…

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    Support for our teachers during the pandemic

    May 18, 2020

    Join us at the 2022 Annual FOJPS Wine Tasting

    August 1, 2022

    A Wonderful Evening, A Wonderful Cause

    November 8, 2021
  • In The News

    JPSS Featured In The Michigan Catholic

    October 20, 2017 /

    John Paul Secondary School and our founders, Paul and Nancy, are featured this week in The Michigan Catholic.  Enjoy reading how they decided to start John Paul School Secondary School.

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    A Stark Reality: Ugandan Poverty and the Need for Education

    September 22, 2021

    5K 2022 Video Summary and Wrap-up

    August 1, 2022

    Beating the Odds: The JPSS Difference

    January 26, 2026
  • Updates from JPSS

    John Paul Secondary School Celebrates its 10th Anniversary!

    August 24, 2017 /

      Paul and I recently returned from our annual visit to the school.  It was wonderful seeing all the students again and to witness, first hand all the progress that occurred over the past year!               This year has been a very busy one at JPSS! The campus was expanded to include a beautiful new Teacher Housing unit.  This structure contains four apartments, each with its own kitchen. Two of the units are 2-bedroom and the other two units are 1-bedroom.  This building is a very important addition to the school as it will allow us to attract better qualified teachers to this very…

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    Welcome to Our New Pastor!

    September 29, 2020

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    September 29, 2020

    Bridging the Gap . . . A Plan

    May 1, 2021
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Contact Us

Friends of John Paul School
P.O. Box 80815
Rochester, MI 48308-0815

info@johnpaulschool.com

Upcoming Events

Join us for our 6th Annual Virtual 5K, June 13 – June 21st.

Save the Date for our Annual Wine Tasting Dinner, Thursday, October 1st.

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