What is the Haiti-Maine Companion Diocese Relationship?
- Parish Partnerships matching individual parishes to form long-term relationships
- Cycle of Prayer: We are praying for Haitians and they are praying for us.
- Outreach and Education Members of the Haiti-Maine Committee will speak to your parish, small group or outreach committee about opportunites to get involved. For more information contact Emily Jenks or The Rev. Peter Jenks, haitimainechair@ymail.com
- Travel to Haiti to help with medical missions, teaching English, support for building projects, hospitals, orphanages, feeding programs, summer Bible camps, health education and more.
- Visits from Haitians to share music, culture and ministry; for continuing education, to educate Americans about Haiti and raise funds for ministry.
- Presence at Diocesan Events such as Convention and Convocations.
- Haitian Art Sales that support indigenous artists and raise money for partnerships and projects.
- Regular articles in our column in the Northeast called the 'Palm & Pine' sharing news of our Haitian sisters and brothers.
- Coordination of international development goals with Episcopal Relief and Development. For more information, contact ERD liason, Rita Redfield.
- Participation in Haiti Connection conferences that bring together Haitian lay people and clergy with Episcopalians from all over the United States who are active in ministry with Haitians.
To strengthen the mission and ministries of the Dioceses of Maine (USA) and Haiti through:
- prayer
- mutual understanding
- sharing of spiritual and material resources
- and the companionship of visiting one another
and to promote an awareness of and solidarity with the Episcopal Church in Haiti by providing information an educational materials to congregations in Maine.
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