Haiti: Sister Parish

OUR MISSION
To strengthen St. Joan of Arc parishioner engagement and financial support for our sister parish,
Our Lady of Lourdes (located in Tarasse, Haiti) and their parish school, St. Joan of Arc School.

Thanks to the generosity of our parishioners at that mass, and at a handful of other fundraising events in 2019, we were able to start building an enclosure that will surround the church, school and field. Construction was slower than anticipated due to protests throughout Haiti that locked down the country and closed schools. Progress will continue on the enclosure in 2020, along with a new project to build a rectory.

Next Meeting:

None scheduled at this time

Committee Members:

If you would like to learn more about our sister parish in Haiti,
please email:
haiti-ministry@stjoanhershey.org

Meet Your Sister Parish in Haiti! Video Here

Haiti Photo Gallery Photo

ARCHIVED NEWS...

10-30-2016: Father Al formalizes initiative of Sister Parish (Haiti)

9-11-2015: Fr. Mario visits SJA School Students

2014: Celebration of the Feast of Our Lady Of Lourdes (Haiti)

HISTORY
Thirty years ago, Monsignor Bierster made a commitment to assist a poor parish in Haiti to build a school. The parish, Our Lady of Lourdes - located in Tarasse (Haiti) received our prayers and financial support. In gratitude the school was named "Sainte Jeanne D'Arc" or "St. Joan of Arc". Successive pastors have faithfully continued to support this parish & school. In August of 2016, Father Al and the Pastoral Council of the parish officially (and unanimously) sanctioned Our Lady of Lourdes parish as our “sister-parish”.

GOALS

Awareness: A group of St. Joan of Arc parishioners who work to maintain the relationship with our Sister Parish while facilitating communications to raise awareness and ensure our parish community is kept current on news & events pertaining to this relationship. This committee also facilitates fundraisers to provide additional financial support.

Fundraising: Our parish makes a gift of $20,000 each year to pay for the salaries of ALL the teachers at the school and provide a meal (usually beans and rice) to the children of the school three time a week. In addition to this, a second collection takes place on Ash Wednesday to provide parishioners with an opportunity to offer support during the Season of Lent. As mentioned above, the Haiti Committee will also initiate other fundraisers throughout the year.

Parish Interaction: We will pray for the specific needs of the parish in Haiti. Father Mario (Pastor of parish in Haiti) will provide Father Al with monthly intercessions from Our Lady of Lourdes. In turn, they will pray for our parish and the intercessions sent to them.

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