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Visit to Haiti 2013

A delegation from St. Anthony, lead by our Pastor, Fr. Gary, visited Saint Anne Parish in Hyacinth, Haiti, our sister Parish in October 2013. This was our second visit to our sister Parish. The goal of the visit was to strenthen the ties with Saint Ann and to solemly bless the new vehicle that was purchased from donations for Pe Josue Seide, the pastor of Saint Anne. Pe Josue serves 7,000 Catholics in different neighboring locations, and needed to have his own transportation. The pictures came from the delegation in Haiti.

St. Anne
Picture of St. Anne in the church in Hyacinth

 

Delegation
The delegation after arrival

 

delegation with parishioners
Our delegation with local parishioners

 

Signing the Covenant
Signing the Covenant between the two parishes

 

In the truck
Frs. Josué Seide, Gary Zender & Frank Rouleau in the Toyota truck that the German Catholic Carities donated.  St. Anthony paid for port of entry fees, license, etc.  This will serve not only the parish, but also the community.  This is the first vehicle in Hyacinth, an isolated mountain community.

 

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Fr. Gary with a nurse in the hospital

 

Port au Prince
Port au Prince, capitol of Haiti

 

Street scene Port au Prince
Street in Port au Prince

 

Transportation in Port au Prince
Transportation in Port au Prince

 

Street market in Port au Prince
Street market in Port au Prince

 

Choir practice
Choir practice in the church

 

Choir practice
Choir practice in the church

 

The delegation
The delegation in the countryside

 

Fr. Gary in the cropfield
Fr. Gary examines the cropfield

 

fruit tree
A fruit tree

 

Fr. Gary and Pe Josue
Fr. Gary and Pe Josue, pastor of St. Anne Parish

 

Pe Josue and Fr. Frank
Pe Josue and Fr. Frank in the St. Anne church

 

host and driver
Our host and driver

 

church and school
St. Anne church and school

 

future church
The site of the future church, rectory, and school

 

church and school
St. Anne church and school

 

dirt road
Villagers build a dirt road in the distance

 

donkey
Returning home from the market

 

country road
A typical country road

 

carrying crops
Woman carrying crops