Partners in Haiti health care

Sacred Heart ministry supporting impoverished country hears from award-winning leader By Gabrielle Nolan The Haiti Outreach Program of the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus held its annual banquet, Hands Across the Sea: Supporting Haiti, on Sept. 22 at Cathedral Hall. More than 80 attendees enjoyed a meal, …

Cathedral ministry persists during Haiti crisis

Outreach volunteers hope to return to Haitian town of Boucan-Carré By Jim Wogan Buried beneath the pile of newspaper headlines that vividly describe the ongoing calamity and anarchy in Haiti, a volunteer ministry of the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus continues its work to improve the lives …

‘It’s good to be home’

Dr. Jordan Pyda returns to Sacred Heart to share memories of Haiti, Dr. Paul Farmer By Hiske Jones Dr. Jordan Pyda was one of the guests of honor at a memorable and inspiring event held on Oct. 7 at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus to raise …

Haiti Outreach Program fundraiser to honor Paul Farmer

The Haiti Outreach Program fall fundraiser will honor the legacy of Dr. Paul Farmer. The fundraiser will be held on Friday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 p.m. in the Cathedral Hall at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Loune Viaud, managing director at Partners in Health in Haiti …

Sacred Heart Cathedral ministry leads life-saving flight years in the making

Haiti Outreach Program is able to fly solar panels, vaccine refrigerator to Caribbean country in political turmoil By Hiske Jones A long-awaited flight landed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on June 13, with unusual cargo: solar panels and a refrigerator to store life-saving vaccines. According to Billy Stair, a longtime volunteer with …

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Fairfield Glade parishioner’s quilts sold to benefit mission in Haiti

Christina Seaman of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fairfield Glade took up quilting in 2000 and became an avid quilt maker. She works with colorful fabric and all kinds of quilting methods from piecing to appliqué, many also with beautifully finished backings. Over the years she has given quilts …

Dr. Paul Farmer, global health pioneer, dies in Rwanda

‘World’s most extraordinary medical humanitarian’ worked with Sacred Heart on medical ministry for Haiti By Karen Weintraub USA Today Dr. Paul Farmer, a giant in the field of global health, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and co-founder of the nonprofit Partners in Health, died Feb. 21 in Butaro, Rwanda, …

Partners in health

Dr. Dean Mire, Sacred Heart Parish teamed with Dr. Farmer to build Haiti health-care ministry       By Bill Brewer Dr. Dean Mire, a Knoxville family practice physician who has helped lead the Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish’s medical ministry in Haiti, remembers his first encounter with Dr. Paul Farmer. Dr. Mire …

Cardinal injured, priest dead in Haiti earthquake

More than 2,000 killed in disaster as Catholic Church responds with emergency aid By ACI Prensa and Catholic News Service Cardinal Chibly Langlois, bishop of Les Cayes in Haiti and president of Haiti’s Bishops’ Conference, was injured while a Catholic priest died early in the morning of Aug. 14 after …