Haitian Coffee Sale

I am pleased to report that St. James parishioners supported the Haiti Project this year by purchasing $316.00 worth of wonderful “Singing Rooster” coffee. Anyone who has not picked up his or her coffee should see me after church on Sunday – we still have the coffee and I am still collecting payment.

Special to Haiti
The coffee project is special because it is part of helping Haitians help themselves and rebuild their agriculture, which has been damaged by both natural disasters and misguided political and economic meddling from outside Haiti. While we put on a coffee sale once a year, anyone reading this who wishes to organize a sale or just buy at least 12 bags of coffee can contact the coffee project directly via www.singingrooster.org. You will reach the very efficient Molly Nicaise, fill out the forms, send payment, and receive the coffee within 48 hours. Both the coffee and its distribution have improved since the beginning of this project!

The Singing Rooster coffee project is an offshoot of our larger efforts to partner with Haiti through the Episcopal Diocese. For almost 30 years, we have had a sponsor relationship with St. Marc’s Parish in Jeanette, Haiti. The parish runs a school and many Episcopalians sponsor children at the school. There are also working visits to Jeanette organized through our Diocese and the Diocese of Eau Claire. To learn more, to participate, or to contribute, please visit www.HaitiProject.org.

Rebuilding and Rejuvenation
This is a time of rebuilding and rejuvenation both in Haiti generally and at St. Marc’s in particular. It is two
years since the January 2010 earthquake. Haiti has a new president who says he is committed to economic
development, and St. Marc’s has a new Priest, Pere Wisnel. This is a very welcome development, and I hope everyone reading this will visit the Haiti Project website and become informed about and involved with this ministry of our Diocese.

Lucy Cooper