Our Twinned Parish: St. Jude, in Baptiste, Haiti
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Pere
Pierre Aba Frederic
Pastor, St. Jude
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The Church of the Holy Family parish
has recently entered a twinning relationship with St. Jude parish
in Baptiste, Haiti,
part of the Hinche Diocese. Most of the people of Haiti speak Creole
and a few speak French, most are economically very poor, but spiritually
very rich. We're excited about developing a long term relationship
and solidarity with individuals of St. Jude Baptiste parish. Here are
some resources to give us newcomers to the twinning concept some idea of what
it's all about:
 News:
- There will be a
sea container shipment to Haiti through the Twinning Program of the
Americas out of Nashville. The timeframe they are receiving
shipments is March 12 to 23, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m, in Nashville,
Tennessee. If you would like a packet with paperwork and
information, please email Patrice at the Diocesan office with your address.
- There is a new
airline service from Ft.Lauderdate to Port-au-Prince--Spirit
Airlines. Fares from Ronald Regan Washington National to Ft.
Lauderdale: $72; from Ft. Lauderdale to Port-au-Prince: $93.
- If you have expressed interest in and received information about the immersion retreats for May or July, please contact Patrice as soon as possible so that plans can be finalized.
Administration
- Initial meeting notes. It
has been decided not to put subsequent meeting notes on the web site to
ensure that we can keep our discussions, deliberations and meeting details
to ourselves.
- Why
is Haiti So Poor? - Required reading.
How you can help:
- Mail a check to
the parish:
Haiti Solidarity Fund
Church of the
Holy Family
1279 North Great
Neck Road
Virginia Beach,
VA 23454
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- Contact our Pastor - Pastor@holyfamilyvb.org
- 481-5702
- Come to a committee meeting
- Volunteer to come talk
to us and tell us things you've learned about twinning with a Haitian parish,
visiting Haiti, conducting a medical mission visit, the challenges of meeting
their needs, encouraging local commerce, or whatever topic that will help
us learn how to do this right.
Getting to know each
other
- The language - Haitian
Creole (AKA French Creole), which most of the parishioners speak, has evolved
from pidgin French over the last several hundred years
- Establishing relationships
- some suggestions
- Photos from St. Jude Parish
Visiting
Resources
There's still time for anyone interested to involved in this exciting
new opportunity to grow in our faith.
Related web sites
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