Haiti Relief Effort

As you may know, The Episcopal Church is very active in Haiti. The Diocese of Haiti is one of several Diocese we have outside of the USA, and it is also the fastest growing Diocese in the Church.

The Episcopal Church has over 100 parishes in Haiti, operates over 200 schools, and has suffered terrible damage. The Cathedral is destroyed, along with the Sisters of St. Margaret convent, a college, and the only residential school for blind and deaf children in Haiti. We have several missionarys in Haiti, all of whom miraculously survived. The Bishop of Haiti survived, but his house was leveled. Pictures of him helping dig through rubble to help pull people from what was once their home have made their way to the USA.

The St. Paul Council will be sending a special donation to Episcopal Relief and Development to assist their important work. If you would like to give through St. Paul's, you may use an offering envelope marked "HAITI" and put your donation in the offering plates on Sunday mornings.  ER-D will be working with our Haiti contacts in three phases: Rescue, Relief, and Recovery. Please go to http://www.er-d.org/ to learn how you can help.

UPDATE: The St. Paul Church Council has approved a donation of $200, Father Swann wishes to donate $100 from the Clergy Discretionary Fund, and the special ER-D offering this morning was $300....making for a total of $600.00

THANK YOU to all who contributed to this effort.