Here rings the bell of invitation and best wishes for Easter, come one come all!!! The Novices present to you Host, Candles, and Wines. These are the works of the Novice in project deemed to support the Formation House.

They are high quality slow burning candles that you do not need to shape after use as it used to be, there are also high quality long lasting hosts made out of real baking four. 

This project is called Mother Angioletta Hosts, Candles and Wine Social Enterprise and is a mission-driven initiative that combines faith-based production with social and economic empowerment. The Enterprise produces liturgical hosts, candles, and sacramental wine to serve churches and religious institutions while creating dignify employment and sustainable livelihood for vulnerable women and community members. By operating as a social enterprise, we ensure that commercial activity directly support social transformation.

The problems we aim to address are economic exclusion and unemployment particularly among women and marginalize individuals who face limited access to stable income, skills training, and dignified work.  Many families struggle with poverty due to lack of employment opportunities, especially in faith-based or community-centered settings.  Mother Angioletta responds by providing safe, values-driven employment and skills development within a supportive environment. As secondary problems it addresses limited access to affordable, locally produce liturgical supply for churches. Many Churches depend on imported or costly hosts, candles and sacramental wine, which can be expensive, inconsistent in supply due long distance, disconnected from community support.

In order to solve this problem, the enterprise

• Creates dignified employment by engaging sisters and even lay faithful in the production of hosts, candles and wine
• Provides skills and income through hands-on production, quality control and enterprise experience
• Generates sustainable revenue from product sales rather relying solely on donations.
• Support Christians communities by supplying affordable, high-quality liturgical items
• Reinvest profit into wages, training and expansion of social impact

The main financial highlights

1. Revenue Source: Sale of hosts, candles, and wine to religious institutions/parishes
2. Sustainability model: operational costs are covered through sales, reduce alliance on external donations.
3. Profit reinvestment: surplus income is reinvested into wages, training, equipment and increase production capacity.
4. Growth potentials: rising demand from churches provides opportunities for scales and long-term financial stability

Mother Angioletta Hosts, Candles and Wine Social Enterprise aim to achieve the following impact:

• Creates dignified and stable employment for Sisters and vulnerable individuals (lay faithful)
• Equips beneficiaries with practical production and small-enterprise skills
• Improves household income and economic security
• Promotes self-reliance and long-term empowerment
• Support Christian communities by supplying affordable, highly quality liturgical product

The Mission Statement of Mother Angioletta Hosts, Candles and Wine Social Enterprise is 

"To generate sustainable income that support the mission of the Little Sisters of Mary Immaculate of Gulu by providing quality hosts, candles and wines while empowering sisters, vulnerable lay faithful through dignified employment and community development."

This reflects how social enterprise tied to religious congregations usually align commercial activities with social impact and empowerment - strengthening the congregation mission to serve vulnerable population and support its ministries.

In summary:  The enterprise exists to generate income sustainably, empower vulnerable populations, and support the social, educational, and spiritual mission of the Little Sisters of Mary Immaculate of Gulu by producing and providing high quality hosts, candles and wine.

Compiled by:

Rev. Sr. M. Rosetta Lanyero,

Novice Mistress