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Please Support Hurricane Relief Efforts |
The Jesuit brothers and priests have a long history in the South — going back several centuries. Along with many families both rich and poor, our ministries and apostolates in New Orleans have suffered greatly from Hurricane Katrina and were challenged again by Hurricane Rita. Our ministries outside the New Orleans region have been called upon to receive and care for many evacuees. They too have shouldered the burden.
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St. Ignatius told his Jesuit followers that they must be able to beg in order to ensure that the Gospel light is shown in even the darkest times. So we turn to you today and beg your assistance during these challenging times for the New Orleans Province. Two funds have been established to bring relief in the aftermath of these terrible storms.
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The Fr. Pedro Arrupe Fund -
The St. Peter Claver Fund
This fund will support the storm-related needs of the New Orleans Province and its apostolates — e.g., the rebuilding of Immaculate Conception Rectory, the Province offices, and Jesuit High New Orleans — so that we can continue to serve our communities. Some of these places suffered losses in the millions of dollars.
This fund is directed to services to the poor and homeless in their post-hurricane needs through such affiliated apostolates as the Tompson Homeless Shelter, Good Shepherd Nativity School, the Thensted Center, and Café Reconcile. You can help the Jesuits help others by supporting these works. In years to come, these ministries will continue to be provide hope for the poor — so that they may rebuild their lives with dignity.
The links above will list the affected institutions and provide direct links to contact them. You may donate online to the Fr. Pedro Arrupe Fund or the St. Peter Claver Fund, or you may choose to donate directly to these institutions. You may also send a check to the address listed below. Any cash contribution to the relief efforts is tax-deductible.
If you care to mail in a check to support any of these institutions in either fund, you can make your check payable and send your gift to:
710 Baronne Street - Suite B
New Orleans, LA 70113-1064
Please write Fr. Pedro Arrupe Fund or St. Peter Claver Fund on the memo line of your check. If you would like your gift to go to a particular ministry/institution, please note that on the memo line as well.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call The Jesuits at 504.571.1055 or at 800.788.1719.
Thank you for taking the time to consider being a partner in the recovery of the Gulf Coast region and its hurting — but resilient — people. Please continue to remember the people of the Gulf Coast in your prayers. Let us pray that the Lord guide us and help us to help others. May St. Ignatius watch over us in the weeks and months ahead.