Haiti Ministry
St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church echoes the biblical teaching that humanity is created in the image of God (Gen 1: 26-27), which amplifies the sacredness of human life for all people. We are committed to protecting the dignity of each person, especially those who are vulnerable and on the fringe of society: the poor, the weak, and the stranger (Ex 23:9, Lev. 19:34). In response to the message that every person is precious, we are committed to a twinning relationship with Holy Family Parish in Cerca Carvajal, Haiti. The Haiti Committee was established under the auspices of the Human Concerns Committee to form a twining relationship based on spirituality, solidarity, and equal partnership.
Haiti Committee Updates
The committee works closely with the Director of Social Ministry to provide support to Holy Family parish and their medical clinic. We meet every 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7:00pm at the parish office and/or via zoom. We currently have openings on the committee, and if you would like to join us in our efforts to accompany Holy Family Parish to self-sustainability please contact Pam Harris directly, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Holy Family Parish, Cerca Carvajal, Haiti
Agroforestry Self-Sustaining Project:
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Sponsorship Opportunities
St. Edward Sponsorship program began in 2004, as a means of providing funds to our brothers and sisters in Cerca Carvajal, Haiti. We offer six different sponsorship opportunities detailed below. Each serves to connect our parishioners with our twin parish. Regular updates are provided in the bulletin and in mailings to sponsors.
Sponsorship funds are pooled and used to help meet the individual and group needs of all children at Holy Family School, including children awaiting sponsorship. These funds are used to pay teachers' salaries and to help provide a nutritious lunch, possibly the only meal some children will have. We cannot yet provide books for all of the children, but with more sponsors, we hope we can in the future.
We invite you to contribute to the well-being of our twin parish and school through monetary donations. If you would like to contribute through WeShare please click here. Please feel free to place donations in the collection basket with Haiti Ministry in the memo line, or you can mail or drop it off to the Social Ministry Office at the Parish Center. Please see below for the list of sponsorship funds.
Education
Donations to the Education Fund provide for the School Operating Budget. Teacher salaries are paid out of this fund. These funds are also used to pay tuition for one student at Normal School (teacher training school).
Medical
Donations to the Medical Fund support the medical clinic in Cerca Carvajal which is now staffed by a doctor three days per week. Check out photos of the clinic, the laboratory, the waiting room and the pharmacy.
Midwifery
Your generous support will provide direct funding for prenatal care, birthing, and postnatal care.
People Without Possibilities
Donations to People Without Possibilities are provided monthly for people who come to Fr. Kesner’s door with urgent needs, similar to the people that come to the doors of St. Edward. For example, people come to his door for food when they haven’t eaten in several days, people return from work in the Dominican Republic without the possibility of eating on their way home and need food.
Agroforestry Project
The Haiti Agroforestry Project is located on Haiti’s Central Plateau where food producing tree stock is available for distribution. This program partners with schools to establish groves of food producing trees that will enhance the nutrition of the meals for those students. This project helps Holy Family Parish in their mission to prevent hunger and earn income so they can become self-sufficient.
Where Most Needed
Funds donated “Where Most Needed” are allocated to the current priorities as determined by the Haiti Committee. We have recently provided funds for the newly hired agriculture teacher to buy tools, seeds and other supplies. These funds have also been used to sustain the satellite internet connection in Cerca Carvajal.
What are Blue Envelopes?
Blue Envelope donations represent a substantial fraction of the overall financial support for our Haiti mission. Funds received from the blue envelopes support Holy Family Parish Operations, for example, cost of church supplies, formation for lay leaders, and other parish expenses.
