Haiti Ministry
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Donations are one-time unrestricted gifts. |
The Haiti Christmas Drive begins on November 21 and extends through the end of December.
Here is how you can make a difference for our twin parish in Medor:
1. Donate online at: https://ourladyqueenofpeace.org/haiti-ministry
2. Write a check made out to OLQP with "Haiti" on the memo line and mail to the parish office or place checks or cash in the Haiti box on the table at the church entry.
The Haiti Christmas Card Alternative Gift Program will be different this year because of the pandemic. Both printed and electronic cards will be available.
How to get Haiti printed cards:
1. Pick up cards at the self-serve table at the church entry.
2. Pick up cards at Sue Carlson's house. (Contact Sue at marysusancarlson@gmail.com to make arrangements.)
3. Schedule home delivery if you are homebound or unable to pick them up. (Contact Sue at marysusancarlson@gmail.com to make arrangements.)
How to get the Haiti e-card: Click here to download.
Goals and Strategy
Goals
The 24-year partnership between Our Lady Queen of Peace parish in Arlington, Virginia, and St. Joseph parish in Medor, Haiti, has grown because of our common commitment to shared goals. The first goal is to come together in a spirit of solidarity and deepen the relationship between our communities. The second related goal is to support the sustainable community-based development of the people living in the 74-square-mile parish high in the mountains of the Artibonite region of Haiti.
The partnership began in 1997 as part of the Parish Twinning Program of the Americas (www.parishprogram.org). The program aligned with the mission of Our Lady Queen of Peace that springs from Matthew 25:31-46: “Anything you do to the least of my brethren, you do to me.” The mandate to help the poor, Jesus says, is because we are one family, the body of Christ.
Pope Francis, in Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home, also calls us to work toward greater social justice – by supporting the integral development of the poor – while taking care of all creation. Our work to help the people of Medor raise their own standard of living, in all its dimensions, carries out Pope Francis’s mandate.
Strategy
Sustainable community-based development is based on an appreciation of local knowledge and potential, coupled with appropriate training, technical assistance, and resources. Local participants contribute their time, labor, and whatever funds they can to sustain the specific programs described below. They help identify priorities, manage programs, and complete the work in the community.
Both parishes work in partnership with Haitian intermediary groups. These non-profits, businesses, government agencies, and consultants have the experience and skills to train local leaders. They understand the culture, speak the language, and can assess and introduce appropriate technologies. Financial resources from outside Haiti, such as those from Our Lady Queen of Peace and others, enable these Haitian professionals to support local leaders in Medor, who in turn lead the initiatives and promote local participation. “They know best,” sums up this sustainable community-based development approach. We support their efforts.
Our Lady Queen of Peace’s Haiti Ministry requires solid program planning, careful monitoring and evaluation, and good financial management.
We deepen our relationship by working together on these programs, exchanging information through visits, e-mails, photos, and videos, and by praying for each other.
Program Fact Sheets
Here is how you can make a difference for our twin parish in Medor:
1. Donate online at: https://ourladyqueenofpeace.org/haiti-ministry
2. Write a check made out to OLQP with "Haiti" on the memo line and mail to the parish office or place checks or cash in the Haiti box on the table at the church entry.
The Haiti Christmas Card Alternative Gift Program will be different this year because of the pandemic. Both printed and electronic cards will be available.
How to get Haiti printed cards:
1. Pick up cards at the self-serve table at the church entry.
2. Pick up cards at Sue Carlson's house. (Contact Sue at marysusancarlson@gmail.com to make arrangements.)
3. Schedule home delivery if you are homebound or unable to pick them up. (Contact Sue at marysusancarlson@gmail.com to make arrangements.)
How to get the Haiti e-card: Click here to download.
Goals and Strategy
Goals
The 24-year partnership between Our Lady Queen of Peace parish in Arlington, Virginia, and St. Joseph parish in Medor, Haiti, has grown because of our common commitment to shared goals. The first goal is to come together in a spirit of solidarity and deepen the relationship between our communities. The second related goal is to support the sustainable community-based development of the people living in the 74-square-mile parish high in the mountains of the Artibonite region of Haiti.
The partnership began in 1997 as part of the Parish Twinning Program of the Americas (www.parishprogram.org). The program aligned with the mission of Our Lady Queen of Peace that springs from Matthew 25:31-46: “Anything you do to the least of my brethren, you do to me.” The mandate to help the poor, Jesus says, is because we are one family, the body of Christ.
Pope Francis, in Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home, also calls us to work toward greater social justice – by supporting the integral development of the poor – while taking care of all creation. Our work to help the people of Medor raise their own standard of living, in all its dimensions, carries out Pope Francis’s mandate.
Strategy
Sustainable community-based development is based on an appreciation of local knowledge and potential, coupled with appropriate training, technical assistance, and resources. Local participants contribute their time, labor, and whatever funds they can to sustain the specific programs described below. They help identify priorities, manage programs, and complete the work in the community.
Both parishes work in partnership with Haitian intermediary groups. These non-profits, businesses, government agencies, and consultants have the experience and skills to train local leaders. They understand the culture, speak the language, and can assess and introduce appropriate technologies. Financial resources from outside Haiti, such as those from Our Lady Queen of Peace and others, enable these Haitian professionals to support local leaders in Medor, who in turn lead the initiatives and promote local participation. “They know best,” sums up this sustainable community-based development approach. We support their efforts.
Our Lady Queen of Peace’s Haiti Ministry requires solid program planning, careful monitoring and evaluation, and good financial management.
We deepen our relationship by working together on these programs, exchanging information through visits, e-mails, photos, and videos, and by praying for each other.
Program Fact Sheets
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Our Lady Queen of Peace
2700 South 19th Street Arlington, Virginia, 22204, USA 703-979-5580 Office 703-979-5590 Fax office@ourladyqueenofpeace.org Office hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (closed on federal holidays) Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday: Vigil Mass at 5:30 pm Sunday: 8 am, 9:30 am, 11:15 am, 1 pm (Spanish), 6 pm (young adult) |
