Gros Morne

On January 12th (the anniversary of the big 2010 Haiti earthquake), the Montfortain Fathers celebrated the ordination of two young priests who were ordained in our parish church.

On Saturday, October 6, at about 8:11 PM a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck northwest Haiti, its epicenter about 11 miles outside the city of Port-de-Paix.  It was followed by strong aftershocks that were felt as far away as Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. So far, seventeen people have died; 353 houses were destroyed; and 7430, damaged.  However, with time these figures will probably rise.

Here are the smiling faces of the 300 campers who attended Camp Claudine this July.

Tee Shirts For Soccer Finals – Roger Jean, (aka Tiden), our friend and long-time main driver, unloaded the parish twinning program sea container yesterday and this morning the truck was unloaded here in Gros Morne and in Garcin. Our yearlong QUEST volunteer, Sofia Pascual, who started the after school sports program, brought the tee shirts to the boys' final games today.

Pictured, Lekòl Jezi-Mari students in Gros Morne, receive visitors who bring letters from their pen pals at St. Jude School, in Chattanooga, TN.

In this edition:

• NEWS FROM SR. VIVIAN IN HAITI
• VISITATION TO SAN DIEGO

LETTER FROM SCHOOL CHILDREN IN HAITI...

In this edition:

• ONE APOSTOLIC BODY - JM IN THE MIDDLE EAST
• INTRODUCING SR. BELEN INGELMO, RJM
• WASHINGTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IS NOW YEAR-ROUND
• KAN KLODIN 2017 OLYMPIANS - GROS MORNE, HAITI
• SRS. MONICA AND ALEJANDRA VISIT USA/HAITI PROVINCE

In December of 2016, Sr. Elisabeth Ides, a member of our General Government, and liaison with AFJM groups throughout the Congregation, visited Haiti.  Her principal purpose for going was to connect with the AFJM in Port-au-Prince, a group deeply affected by the loss of Sr. Isa Sola, who had started the group.    Given below are Sr. Elisabeth’s reflections on that visit.