 As part of the Diocese of Evansville's Parish Twinning program, Holy Rosary is proud to sponsor Notre Dame de la Nativite, a Catholic parish on the island of La Tortue, Haiti. The money that we have sent to Father Pere Jocelyn is really making a difference to this parish community of 40,000 people. Fr. Jocelyn lives in the rectory close to the main church, but there are four other chapels on the island where he visits weekly to say Mass. The island is approximately 20 miles long. Here are some pictures for you to see what your continuing help and support make possible! Clicking on an image will open a slideshow.
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| A beautiful face lift on the front wall of Our Lady of the Nativity Church in La Tortue, Haiti. The beautiful stones and glass colored windows were added since Holy Rosary adopted this parish two years ago. |
The beautiful remodeled interior of our sister parish in La Tortue, Haiti. |
This photo shows the beauty of the newly remodeled sanctuary of Our Lady of the Nativity. |
Facing the back of the newly remodeled church that Holy Rosary supports, one can see the beautiful new ceiling and the hand-painted mural of Our Lord and the apostles in the Garden of Gethsemenee. |
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| This picture shows the priest's rectory after all of the termite-eaten walls were torn down. |
In this picture you can see the coffee beans drying in the sun. Also, Pere Jocelyn can be seen resituating a solar panel that is near the guest house where Rita Torrence stayed during her Feb. 2005 trip. |
This photo is Our Lady of the Nativity with a new red sheet metal roof. |
The Island of La Tortue can be seen in the background. |
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| The Sagesse anchored peacefully in the Harbor at Cayon on LaTortue--with a storm approaching. |
This is how all the sand for building arrives: A small boat brings it from some other beach on the island; it is unloaded on the dock; people put the sand into 5 gallon buckets which they carry on their heads and deposit into a pick-up; the pick-up drives up the mountain. |
In this case, the building site is the priest's house that Fr. Jocelyn is trying to build. |
Progress on the new rectory. |
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| Another view of the new rectory. |
Front wall of Our Lady of the Nativity Church in La Tortue, Haiti. |
More construction of the new rectory. |
The first floor area still needs concrete for the floors, doors, and windows. |
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| For the recent catechist formation session, Pere Jocelyn borrowed some mattresses, but everyone had to sleep on the floor. |
Fr. Jocelyn, on the right, with Fr. Ronel (the director of the catechist training) and Kerby (Fr. Ronel's assistant). |
Map of Haiti, the island of La Tortue is to the north of the mainland.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 10 August 2008 16:11 )
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