Church of the Incarnation

The annual diocesan Haiti gathering is schedule for Saturday, April 5 at St Thomas Aquinas in Charlottesville. All who are interested in learning more about Haiti, and specifically about parish and diocesan twinning efforts are encouraged to attend. To register, go to www.richmonddiocese.org/haiti, for more information about the gathering contact Patrice Schwermer at pschwermer@richmonddiocese.org

Next Incarnation Haiti Committee meeting will probably be in March but a date hasn't been set yet. Contact Rhonda if you're interested in attending.

Incarnation youth will lead the Stations of the Cross on Friday, February 29 at 7 pm in the worship center. The Stations will have a focus on the experience of the people in Haiti and our faith's call to embrace the preferential option for the poor.

Incarnation parishioners Tom Houlihan, Rhonda Miska and Diane Hoffman visited our twinned community in Pandiassou, Haiti from January 27-February 3. Highlights of the trip including touring the recently-opened maternity center and visiting the Tipa Tipa school where Incarnation funds a lunch program for the more than 250 students. They delivered valentines which had been made by Incarnation children, and received drawings made by the Tipa Tipa students as gifts for children at Incarnation. If your child made a valentine to send to Haiti and would like to receive a drawing from a Haitian child, please stop by the parish office. They also brought back many Haitian crafts which will be available for sale after the Masses on several weekends.