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St. Mary's Parish
263 Hamilton Street
Southbridge MA
01550-1876
(508) 764-3226
Mission Statement
Saint Mary’s Haiti Ministry Committee
March 22, 2002
Since
1995, Saint Mary’s Parish has a twinning covenant with the Fraternite
des Juenes in Les Cayes, Haiti.
We are committed to keeping the promises of our covenant
established through the Diocese of Worcester.
Our ministry is to deepen the bond between our parish and the
boys by sharing those resources that support and care for the boys,
as well as raises the consciousness of the parish to be more aware
of the need for peace and justice in Haiti.
Goals
and Objectives:
To
keep our covenant and fulfill our mission, this committee
establishes the following as goals and objectives:
1.
To
build a bridge between our boys and our parish.
2.
To
assist our boys by providing resources that will enable each one to
provide for himself upon leaving the Fraternite.
3.
The
parish and its members will sponsor minimally an annual pilgrimage
to Les Cayes to make face-to-face contact and side-by-side service
to our boys.
4.
To
maintain the Make Change for Haiti program in Trinity
Catholic Academy and the Religious Education Program as a
youth-to-youth effort that will provide a gift each month for our
boys who celebrate their birthday that month.
5.
To
sponsor an annual event (e.g. dinner, auction, etc.) with the dual
purpose of raising funds for the boys’ home as well as educating
and informing the parish about our twinning project.
6.
Through
weekend liturgies, the bulletin, and parish activities, to promote
the needs and progress of our mission to the parish.
7.
To
encourage our parish to meet special needs of our boys or their home
as the need may arise.
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