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Helpful Resources & Documents

Here are a number of helpful documents to help you in your twin parish relationship, your travels to Haiti and other countries, and more.

PTPA’s Helpful Suggestions for Relationships; Awareness–Promotion, Visits, Liturgy (PDF file)

PTPA’s Fundraising Ideas for U.S. Parishes (PDF file)

PTPA’s Checklist for Trips to Haiti and Other Countries (PDF file)

PTPA’s Things To Do with Visitors from Your Sister Parish (PDF file)

Travel Article: Cultural Considerations, Code of Ethics, Spiritual Prep (PDF file)

Fact Sheet: Basic Facts about Haiti (PDF file)

Fact Sheet: Basic and Social Indicators about Haiti (PDF file)

Fact Sheet: Key Dates in Haiti’s History (PDF file)

Understanding Haitian Currency (PDF file)

Latest News

Sea Container
June 18, 2020 1:27 pm
The 2020 sea container project has been canceled. We will decide later about a possible 2021 shipment.
Sea Container
April 13, 2020 12:50 pm
The spring 2020 shipment was canceled, and we will decide later about a possible fall 2020 shipment.
Matthew 25 House
April 13, 2020 12:48 pm
Due to the recurring costs of maintaining the House during the continued unrest in Haiti and also a lack of visitors, the decision was made in an earlier Board Meeting to raise the rate at the House to $55 per person per night. There will be no more fees regarding …
Sea Container 2020
February 26, 2020 9:22 am
We do not have a warehouse yet, so there are no dates or exact location in Nashville or forms that are available yet.
Matthew 25 House
July 11, 2019 8:01 pm
We are still accepting guests at Matthew 25 House in spite of challenging current circumstances in Haiti. As always, use your best judgment since you travel at your own risk.
Sea Container Unloading
July 11, 2019 8:00 am
Our Haiti Coordinator worked very hard under difficult conditions to get all the sea containers unloaded in June. If there are specific items that your twin parish priest has not picked up yet, please urge them to contact our coordinator and pick them up.
Sea Container
May 26, 2019 12:38 pm
We loaded six containers, and we hope to get the containers released and unloaded in PAP sometime in June.
Matthew 25 House
May 26, 2019 12:23 pm
Matthew 25 House in Haiti asks for $45 per person per night. Due to banking difficulties with checks in Haiti, please give cash. If needing to pay over $1,000 USD, then you may write a check.
Bishops
May 26, 2019 12:01 pm
The bishops in Haiti like to get an e-mail from you anytime you send funds down to a twin parish in their diocese.