A Message from Fr. Todd regarding Haiti
Greetings St. Monica. As many of you are now aware the city of Port au Prince, Haiti was hit by a 7.0 earthquake that caused massive amounts of destruction in what is already a financially poor area. There have been quite a few deaths, including the Archbishop and many children in orphanages and schools. There are a variety of news agencies offering reports if you wish to have more information:
- http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/12/haiti.earthquake/
- http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/haiti/
We will be taking up a second collection at all of the Masses this weekend (1/17/10) and next weekend (1/24/10) to provide assistance through Catholic Relief Services and our own Archdiocese. If you wish donate directly to Catholic Relief Services follow the link here to donate directly to them using your credit card:
If you are unable to offer anything financially at this time, please keep our Haitian brothers and sisters in your prayers over the next few weeks.
In Christ,
Fr. Todd