Parish Global Missionary Outreach
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Orphanage, Jeremie, Haiti
Over a year ago we made a commitment as a parish family to support the good work being done at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Orphanage in Jeremie, Haiti out of our call as Christians to care for our neighbor and grow in solidarity. During these past few months we have been very busy.
The Gospel of Jesus invites us to put the riches of care and love for one another first. Join us in this outreach to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Orphanage as we care for these little ones in Haiti, the least of these, first through prayer. Pray for these children each day. Consider becoming a sponsor or making a one time donation. In November of 2011 we will be sending a small group of parishioners to visit Haiti and the Orphanage next November. If you would like to help support someone traveling in November, send in your donation or place it in the orange envelopes available in the church narthex.
Finally, I ask you to pray for our Haiti Outreach ministry as we work to grow this effort of solidarity, and to discover the face of Jesus in the faces of these children of Haiti. – Fr. John Coleman
A Challenge Grant
An anonymous donor has issued the following challenge to us as a parish family:
This donor will match, dollar for dollar, up to a total of $5,000 every gift given to the special project at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Orphange in Haiti, to build and put into operation a Boulangerie (bread bakery). If we complete the challenge grant, the Orphanage will be able to cover all the costs of construction and initial operation.
The Boulangerie will provide the Orphanage with all the bread it needs, additional bread to sell in the marketplace, and offer skills training to the children. Donations of any size are welcome. Checks can be made out to St. Andrew the Apostle with “Boulangerie project” in the memo line.
Ways to Give
St. Rose came to the US from France and established schools in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, and then served the Potawatame Indians in Kansas. She offered continuous prayer for the native Americans who fondly remember her as the “woman who prays always”.
A Pledge of Daily Prayer for the Children
St. Elizabeth converted to Catholicism after her husband died, and continued to raise their children as she founded a new religious order (Sisters of Charity) and established Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
A Pledge of Support for School Tuition $1 per day ($7 for a week, $30 for a month
St. Damien Served in Hawaii and eventually went to serve the leper colony in Molokai. He looked after the health and material needs of the community as well as providing spiritual support.
A Pledge of Support for Health Care & Living Expenses $2 per day ($14 for a week, $60 for a month)
St. Vincent de Paul worked among the poorest of the poor. His legacy lives on today in the St. Vincent de Paul Society here in the Diocese of Phoenix and throughout the world.
A Pledge of Support for Meals and Nutrition $5 per day ($35 for a week, $150 for a month)
St. Andrew, brother of St. Peter, spread the faith to the Eastern European and Asian continents, and taught about Jesus and his love for all. He is also the patron saint of Scotland.
A Pledge of Total Support for a Child $8 per day ($56 for a week, $240 for a month) Provides health care, daily living expenses, tuition, and meals and nutrition
St. Katherine dedicated her life’s mission to providing opportunities for higher education to Black and Indian citizens of the US.
A Pledge of Support to a College Education Fund Any amount, offered weekly, monthly or annually, to provide higher education opportunities for children of the orphanage that finish high school and are accepted at a college, university, or trade school in Haiti.
Donate on-line with E-Giving: If you are already set up on E-Giving, go to
St. Andrew’s E-Giving page. Enter your User name and Password. To make a donation, click on “Go to My Organization’s E-giving Donation Page” link. In the Designated Gift field, enter Orphanage. You may schedule a one-time donation, or recurring giving on any schedule you wish (Weekly, Monthly).If would like to donate on-line and are not yet set up on E-Giving, go to
St. Andrew’s E-Giving page, follow the set up instructions, in the Designated Gift field, enter Orphanage. You may schedule a one-time donation, or recurring giving on any schedule you wish (Weekly, Monthly).Donating by check: Make your check payable to St. Andrew the Apostle. On the memo line write: Orphanage
Donating Cash: Use the yellow envelope attached to the Hope for Haiti Card or use your own envelope. Place your name and parish envelope number on the envelope to ensure your donation is included in your 2010 Year End Contribution Statement.
Other Way to Get Involved
Letters: You are invited to write letters to the children that we will send periodically. You can include pictures, information about yourself, questions about the children and their lives. We cannot include any non-paper items in the letters since that involves customs. You are welcome to write them in English or French. If you would like to translate your letters from English into French you can go to translate.google.com.
As information about the children becomes available we will send it to you and post it in the church narthex.
Sewing Circle: On the third Wednesday of each month we gather in the Adult Center to sew simple clothing, blankets and other necessities for the children of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Orphanage and necessities for new mothers in a special program run by Haitian Health Foundation in Jeremie, Haiti. All are welcome.
Fr. John Coleman
Cathy Olds
