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.
Sponsors receive a photo and
information on their seminarian and will be in his daily prayers. Please
consider sponsoring a seminarian!
For more information regarding seminarian sponsorship, contact Mark Coughlin at mark@markcoughlin.com