A 7.0 magnitude earthquake ravaged the island nation of Haiti. The Tuesday quake was centered 10 miles southwest of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.

“Our hearts go out to our brothers and sisters on the island of Haiti. We join the global family in responding to their spiritual and physical needs with our prayers and through our pledges of monetary support,” said Msgr. Michael Mulvey, administrator of the Diocese of Austin. We ask that all parishes in the Diocese of Austin take up a special collection this weekend, Jan. 16-17, to aid the relief efforts after the devastating earthquake in Haiti. These funds will be used to support the efforts of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Relief Services, the official international humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic Church, as they respond to immediate emergency needs for such necessities as water, food, shelter and medical care, as well as to the long term need to rebuild after widespread destruction, and to the pastoral and reconstruction needs of the Church in Haiti. CRS is already mounting a major emergency response to this severe disaster and has committed an initial $5 million to fund relief efforts which are likely to go on for some time. Please be as generous as you can."


If you would like to contribute, please make your checks out to St Vincent de Paul parish.