Exaltation of the Holy Cross Parish recently issued the following announcement.
Special Collection the weekend of September 25th-26th.
The Bishops of the United States will take up an emergency special collection on behalf of those devastated in Haiti by an earthquake and Tropical Storm Grace. The emergency collection is greatly needed to help victims of the earthquake and Tropical Storm Grace to rebuild their lives and also help support reconstruction needs of parishes, rectories, schools and other Church properties destroyed or severely damaged in Haiti. This collection will occur in the Diocese of Scranton during the weekend of September 25th and 26th .
It will be used both to support the humanitarian and recovery efforts of Catholic Relief Services and to provide pastoral and rebuilding support to impacted dioceses through the USCCB’s Emergency Disaster Fund.
Original source can be found here.
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