Felician Sisters of North America Mission: Haiti

Praise the Lord! This summer, at the end of August, our container benefactor, Ann Zon, will be sending another container to Haiti. This is good news because we can send things we need to help the mission. In the past, your generosity and support have been a blessing for our people. If you or your organization could help us with the items listed below, we would be grateful. (If sending used items, please be sure they are in good shape.) These need to be put in boxes, marked with what is in the boxes, and labeled FOR FELICIAN MISSION HAITI!

These boxes can be sent directly to:

Anne Marie Zon
10100 Transit Rd
East Amherst, NY 14051

Or they can be delivered to one of three Felician Convents:
1. Felician Sisters
   36800 Schoolcraft Rd
   Livonia, MI 48150
  (Attention of Sr. Giovanni Monge, tel. 734-751-3568)

2. Felician Sisters
   130 Kościuszko St.
   Buffalo, NY 14212
   (Attention of Sr. Johnice Rzadkiewicz, tel. 716-894-7030)

3. Felician Sisters
   260 South Main St.
   Lodi, NJ 07644
   (Attention of Sister Janet Marie Kurgan, tel. 973-715-4816)

Following are the items which would be most useful at this time:

School supplies: notebooks, pencils, pens, sharpeners, erasers, calculators, rulers, crayons, magic markers

Backpacks
Black shoes which are required for school
Any kind of shoes, sneakers, flip flops, sandals
White socks

Underwear for boys and girls, ages 5-18
Clothing for children and adults (sizes small and medium), especially t-shirts and shorts
Skirts for girls 
 
Adult clothing (not large because our people are skinny) church clothes, casual clothes, etc
Ladies, Men, Teenagers

Bath soap
Shampoo
Baby powder
Tooth brushes
Tooth paste
Powdered laundry detergent

Towels
Bed sheets
Mattresses

Baby Formula 
Baby powdered milk 
Diapers
Pedialite  
Baby cold medicines

Multi vitamins for children
Cold medicines for adults
Alcohol swabs
Calamine lotion
Tylenol – Regular and Extra Strength
Visine eye drops 
Band aids
Bandages
Neosporin

Rubber gloves – small, medium and large

Multi vitamins for adults
Sanitary napkins
Adult diapers

Peanut butter
Granola bars
Candy

White copy paper
Sanctuary lamp candles – the ones in plastic
Any liturgical items: vestments, vessels etc.
Musical instruments: keyboard, guitar, drums, etc
Tables for activities
Chairs

Portable closets
White 5-gallon buckets with covers
Games for children

Soccer balls
Any other things useful for people
Gifts for Christmas 

Aluminum Foil
Saran Wrap 
Baggies – all sizes

Thank you for any and all help you can offer! Bondye beni nou! Mesi anpil!

On Saturday, June 4, we joined our Felician Sisters throughout the world on this special Felician feast, in the spirit of Blessed Mary Angela. We renewed our dedication to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in a ceremony of offering our hearts here in Haiti.

“May It be known to all the world that those who consecrate themselves to her heart shall always be safe and shall not perish forever.”

During the week of May 30-June 2, the Nursing Staff and a student, accompanied by Sr. Victoria, were here from Madonna University, Livonia, MI. Once again, they shared their call to the healing mission of Christ. We always saw the living God active in their lives as they met our people by visiting their homes, participating in the Mother Angela Clinic, and had activities of weight and measure, health education of teeth and washing of hands, and eye exams for our elders. We certainly saw how God was accompanying us 👣 through them. Thank you and God bless you all! 😃

During the week of May 27-June 3, Sr. Esther Falzone, SCC, Pastoral Associate from St. Gabriel’s Parish, Saddle River, NJ, re-visited St. Yves, Monchil, after three years. She was welcomed by our community here in Jacmel by our children.

Sr. Esther attended Mass on Sunday with the community of St. Yves. On Tuesday, May 31, she had the opportunity to visit and talk with Fr. Gaston, the Pastor, on the improvements made in the parish since her last visit. St. Gabriel’s has been very generous to St. Yves. 

In addition to her visit to St. Yves, Sr. Esther was impressed by the growth of the Felician Haiti Mission and our presence to the people of Jacmel.😀 

The Lord continues to bring us angels who want to walk with the Felician Haiti Mission. On Sunday, May 22, we met some new friends who wanted to know more about the Felician Mission in Haiti. These ladies love the Felician Sisters and have known us for many years since we ministered in Bayonne, NJ. They gave us a generous donation to help us with our people and want to walk with us. May the Lord bless them and keep them!

On Friday, May 20, Sisters Inga, Marilyn and Janet  traveled to Elkton, Maryland, to Immaculate Conception School, where our Sister Barbara Ann is a junior high teacher. During the year, the school had various fund raisers to give a sizable donation to purchase water filters and buckets for the “Water with Blessing” project. We were able to share with the whole school the beginnings of the mission and where the Lord continues to lead us to walk with His people. We thank you all for accompanying us with our Haitian brothers and sisters. Together we are building the Kingdom of God.

On Thursday, May 12 we went to Bishop Ahr High School in Edison, NJ to say thank you to all the Administration, Faculty, Staff and Students who participated in their Lenten Mercy for Haiti through the Dime a Day project for the Felician mission in Haiti. They gave a large donation that will assist us many of our activities. The  Green Club also presented us a generous check for our Water with Blessing project. God is good all the time!!!!!!! Thank you so much Bishop Ahr High School faith community for being on mission with us.

While Sister Inga was in Detroit, MI, she met a few friends through the Neocatuchumenal Way. On Sunday, May 8, we were invited for the an outing. They were very interested in the Felician Mission in Haiti. After our visit, we have been invited to speak to their parish in the Fall on our next return to the States.

On Monday, May 9, we gathered at Madonna University Nursing building in Livonia, MI with students and faculty members who have come to Jacmel in the past. It was a great reunion of sharing memories and the gift of mission. New volunteers will be with us at the end of the month.

During the month of May we returned to the USA for meetings and some mission appeals. On Thursday, May 5, in Pittsburgh, PA we participated in an event sponsored by our sisters. Sisters represented various areas where our sisters are present and shared our mission. What made this event so much fun was that each region shared the food from the area. We too were able to share the Haiti mission as well as some of our Haitian food.