As we begin our Lenten journey on Ash Wednesday, may our fasting be a hunger for justice, our almsgiving an offering of peace, and our prayers a reflection of humble and grateful hearts. Let’s ask the Holy Spirit to accompany us as we spend these 40 days reflecting on our responsibility to share what we have with our brothers and sisters in need.
Hope for Haitians, based in the Rockford Diocese, serves the poorest of the poor in Northeast Haiti. Your gifts this Lent will be joined with the gifts from other catholic faithful in our Diocese and be transformed into homes, clean water, and an opportunity for self-sufficiency for families in Haiti. Click here to watch a video of their wonderful mission!
Donation boxes and Lenten calendars are available at our Welcome Center or front office to help you make this your family’s Almsgiving Project. Pick up your box for your donations and let’s begin our Lenten journey with a purpose! Each box comes with an envelope for you to use to write a check for the amount collected and bring back to church at the end of lent. We encourage you to follow, as a family, the daily activities on the Hope for Haitians Lenten Calendar and grow closer to Our Lord Jesus and to our brothers and sisters in Haiti.
Please visit www.hopeforhaitians.org to know more about their mission!