SUPPORTING THE CHURCH IN HAITI

Every year, through generous gifts to the PONTIFICAL MISSION SOCIETIES — the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, the Society of St. Peter Apostle, and the Holy Childhood Association — the CHURCH IN HAITI has received and will continue to receive much needed support for its service and outreach to the poor and suffering.

Through theseSocieties, just in the past three years alone, Catholics around the world have sent $2,425,240 in help to the nine dioceses of Haiti, with some $500,000 of that total sent directly to the Archdiocese of Port-Au-Prince. This has included help for:.

• faith formation for young people and adults
• the education of children in schools
• the care of children with disabilities
• the work of Religious Sisters in education,
   health care and other services
• the education of young men preparing for the priesthood

In the wake of the devastation caused in Haiti, specifically Port-Au-Prince, by the January 12, 2010, earthquake, the Church there will need to rebuild and restore its infrastructure. In order to help the Church in Haiti to do that, the Pontifical Mission Societies have established the HAITIAN SOLIDARITY FUND. Gifts to this Fund will ensure that the Church in Haiti can continue its long history of offering the poor help — and hope for the future. To contribute to the Haitian Solidarity Fund, please call 1.800.431.2222 or visit WWW.GIVETOTHEMISSIONS.ORG.

Please note that under a new law just passed, taxpayers are permitted to claim a tax deduction in tax year 2009 for donations made before February 28, 2010, toward helping in Haiti.

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