North American Passionist JPIC » Donate http://www.passionistjpic.org Offering the world a passion for life Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:26:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 The Passionist Emergency Fund for Haiti http://www.passionistjpic.org/2010/01/the-passionist-emergency-fund-for-haiti/ http://www.passionistjpic.org/2010/01/the-passionist-emergency-fund-for-haiti/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:43:12 +0000 John http://www.passionistjpic.org/?p=970 On Wednesday January 13 Fr. Rick Frechette, CP and members of his Haitian mission went back to see the situation of their medical ministry sites and the condition of the Haitian community that they serve. Fr. Rick was in the United States tending to his Mother who is in failing health when the Earthquake hit Haiti. At present we are still waiting for a report of the situation but reports so far indicate that his original hospital in Petionville (at the epicenter of the earthquake) has collapsed. His St. Damien Pediatric Hospital, the Francisville Trade School and Kay Saint Germaine Rehabilitation Center have all been horribly damaged. Fr. Rick will require great financial resources to rebuild these facilies as well as to pay for the medical equipment and medicinal resources that the people desperately need.

While we wait for more specific information the two Passionist Provinces in the United States have organized emergency funds that will supply Fr. Rick with the financial resources he needs. Both funds will give 100% of your contributions to the Passionist mission in Haiti. It does not matter which fund you go through as both Provinces will promptly transfer the funds to Fr. Rick and the team in Haiti. Please help the Passionist community as they minister to God’s people in their greatest time of need.

St. Paul of the Cross Province Haitian Emergency Fund

Holy Cross Province Haitian Relief Fund (choose Haitian Relief under specific Passionist ministry)

 

As soon as we get further information on other ways to donate or contribute further resources to this emergency mission we will keep you informed on this blog.

We are pleased to announce that the Hollywood organization Artists for Peace and Justice is also raising fund for Fr. Rick’s emergency efforts in Haiti. Fr. Rick received the Hollywood Humanitarian Award this summer after Paul Haggis (director of Crash) came to know Fr. Rick and was deeply impressed by his service to the Hatian community. Below is the video clip of Fr. Rick receiving the award. Click here for the CNN report on the Hollywood contribution to the Passionist emergency fund for Haiti.

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