Incarnation Makes a Difference for Kids in Haiti. Mèsi!

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How to Help

Donate

We depend on regular donations from parishioners to sustain support for families and children in Haiti. Donate online anytime, commit to a monthly check, or give to our special collections at mass. To the long-time givers and our newest supporters, Thank you! Check out the impact we’ve made since 1990 (link coming soon).

Engage

You are engaging by simply viewing this website. To support the ministry, please:

  • Read our messages in Flock Note emails. Follow links to articles and stories!

  • Nurture the mission with prayer. Request a Haiti Ministry Prayer Card.

  • Participate in our events. We host bake sales, coffee sales, and more!

  • Meet the Ministry members. Consider joining our work!

  • Share your questions or feedback about our mission, events or products.

  • View photos of thirty years of care, community and trips between our Haitian brothers and sisters and Incarnation parishioners (link coming soon).

Join Us

Feeling called to join Incarnation’s Haiti Ministry? Be the change you wish to see in the world - right here, today. We are actively seeking new members from all masses. Membership is meaningful, yet flexible with busy schedules. We meet four times a year with email correspondence and events in between. Reach out to Diane Espinosa, ministry chairwoman, or Deacan Jay in the office to learn more, or Meet our Ministry.

Can’t join us right now? That’s okay! Check out our Help Wanted List to see if you have a skill we need for a one-time task to help our ministry.

Upcoming Events

Calling All Bakers! 🍪

Now thru October 15, 2026

Support our Haiti Ministry by making or donating bake sale items. Sign up to bake!

Drop-Off Days for Bakers 🥐

Friday, Oct 16
Saturday, Oct 17

Drop off baked goods in the church kitchen. See details

Haiti Ministry Bake Sale 🧁

Saturday, Oct 17 after 5pm mass
Sunday, Oct 18 after 9am, 11:30am, and 1:30pm masses
In the Narthex after mass.

After all masses, you can purchase baked goods to help raise funds for our Haiti Ministry. A $1 or more donation is requested per treat. Cash or payment through church donate page with a note “for Haiti”.

Our Twinning Partnership

Since the 1990s, the Church of the Incarnation has participated in the Diocese of Richmond’s Haiti Twinning Program through our partnership with the Petits Fréres et Petites Sœurs de l’Incarnation (Little Brothers and Little Sisters of the Incarnation), an order of religious men and women working to “become one with the peasants”–that is, the poor and marginalized living in six dioceses of Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere, and one in the Dominican Republic. The order, led by Br. Franklin Armand and Sr. Emmanuelle Victor, seeks to improve conditions among Haiti’s poor by being “salt and light” for the world–that is, servants in Christ and for Christ.

According to the Little Brothers and Little Sisters, “Haiti is like the reed which bends in the wind but does not break.  It shows to the world once again the historic strength of the poor.  The poor, the blessed of God, are a sacrament of the saving and liberating power of God, a sacrament of God’s justice (which is to say, God’s mercy for all people), and a sign of God’s forgiveness and non-violence.  Haiti knows how much it is loved and cherished by God precisely because it is one of the poorest countries on earth.  Its poverty is its richness.  Haiti knows it is loved and cherished by a Father who would never abandon His children.”

In the months and years ahead, our ministry members will update the resources for you to use and history of our twinning relationship found on this page. See the impact your kindness and commitment has made for decades, as well as the difference your donations make today! More resources and stories, coming soon.

Help Wanted List - Sept 2026:

Do you have a skill to help our Haiti Ministry complete a specific task? To help one-time or on a recurring basis, please email the contact provided for the task that interests you:

  • English-to-Spanish Translations: Please help us (human) translate our Flock Note and other website articles into Spanish. We publish 1 to 3 articles a month. You would work directly with the author on a 1-2 week, flexible timeline. Email pascarellalm@gmail.com with interest or to learn more.

  • English-to-Tagalog Translations: Please help us (human) translate our Flock Note and other website articles into Tagalog. We publish 1 to 3 articles a month. You would work directly with the author on a 1-2 week, flexible timeline. Email pascarellalm@gmail.com with interest or to learn more.

  • Bakers of Delicious Treats: Please sign up to bake now thru October 15, 2026. See sign up link for details and dates. Baker’s choice! Gluten free or nut free bakers or recipes welcome.

All tasks are voluntary and unpaid - yet greatly appreciated.

If you see multiple tasks that interest you, you might be a future ministry member. Be in touch with us to learn more about joining the Haiti Ministry!

Meet the Haiti Ministry

Updated August 2026

Quick Facts:

  • Established at Incarnation in the 1990s.

  • Today, led by

  • See the biography for each ministry member in the drop down menu on this page.

  • Annual events, like coffee and bake sales, raise awareness and funds for Haiti.

  • We welcome new members from each mass

  • Email Deacon Jay to get involved!

“Development cannot be reduced to mere economic growth: it must include the moral and spiritual dimensions. At the same time, an authentic and integral humanism can only consist of solidarity, and solidarity is one of the loftiest expressions of the human spirit; it is one of the natural duties of the human being, applicable to both individuals and peoples; the full development of peace depends on the implementation of this duty.”

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, 2008

  • As parish Justice Coordinator, Deacon Jay supports and facilitates Incarnation’s Justice Ministries, including our Haiti Ministry, with energy, commitment and leadership. Read his Bio

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  • “I’ve been a member of our Haiti ministry since the 1990’s. The best gift was going on a mission trip in 2001 and working in the medical clinic our Incarnation parish helped build in Pandiassou. I’m so grateful our parish community has continued to support the work of our friends there, the Little Sisters and Brothers of the Incarnation.”

    To learn more about our Haiti Ministry’s coffee sales, email Bev at bevmirm@gmail.com

  • “I had admired the work of the parishioners on the Haiti Ministry from afar for about 25 years. I didn’t get involved because I have no medical skills to offer. After Tom Houlihan, an amazing advocate for the people of Haiti, retired as chairperson and Beverly volunteered as interim leader, I joined to try to support her in that role. It has been very gratifying to participate in coffee sales and see the outpouring of good will and generosity from the parish.”

  • “My husband and my first trip to Pandiassou in 2004 opened my eyes to the poverty, lack of healthcare, and suffering of the Haitian people. Yet, amidst this poverty there was joy and such a warm welcoming spirit. I've been a part of the ministry ever since.”

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  • Motivated by reflections on poverty and a desire to connect with vulnerable populations, I traveled to Haiti in 2006 and 2011 to support the Little Brothers and Sisters of the Incarnation. Despite language barriers, I learned that common humanity, laughter, and a simple smile bridge every cultural divide. I chose to step back from an engineer’s typical instinct to immediately solve problems, focusing instead on presence, listening, and building authentic relationships.

    My time in Haiti completely dismantled my assumptions. The vibrant spirit of the Haitian people, thriving amid severe material scarcity, challenged my views on American consumerism and foreign policy. I returned home with a deep realization that outsiders do not have all the answers and that meaningful progress requires honoring the wisdom of local leadership.

    Today, I channel this spiritual awakening into direct local action in Charlottesville. I consistently push outside my comfort zone to work with youth, mentor individuals navigating difficult life circumstances, and speak out courageously for immigration reform. As a champion for systemic change, one of my core goals is to help eliminate homelessness in Charlottesville by collaborating with area congregations through the interfaith coalition IMPACT. For me, life is an evolving journey defined by active empathy and standing in steadfast solidarity with my marginalized brothers and sisters.

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  • “As a young person, I admired my parents, Claudia and Dave, for leading the Haiti Ministry at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Harrisonburg, VA for many years. Participating in group trips and a solo mission to Haiti gave me a firsthand relationship and experience with the beautiful people and communities of Haiti. For people to find joy and grace while faced with life’s hardest challenges is inspiring to me - a testament of faith.”