Catholic priests play a huge role in communities all
over Haiti. They not only serve as important spiritual leaders in that
struggling nation, but they are also indispensable in providing relief to
the suffering poor in the form of agricultural and economic support, plus
emergency assistance with healthcare and nutrition. In 2008,
the Bishop of the Diocese of Hinche, Bishop Kebreau, visited the Parish of
St. Monica. At a dinner meeting with members of the Haiti Twinning
Committee, he described the difficulty he'd been having with his seminary.
He was struggling to find funding to house, feed, clothe, and train his
seminarians and asked if there was anything we could do to help. An
idea was born. We asked parishioners to consider sponsoring a
seminarian, and as usual for the Parish of St. Monica, the response was
terrific. The cost to sponsor a seminarian for a year is just $400.
However, due to the number of people willing to help, many seminarians were
split between two families, bringing the cost down to $200 each. We
will soon need to renew our sponsorships. Sponsors receive a photo and
information on their seminarian and will have the opportunity to correspond
with him as well. Please consider sponsoring a seminarian in 2009!
For more information regarding seminarian sponsorship, contact Lori Brown at
artlor@bellsouth.net