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Southern Cross, Page 6 Hurricane Relief and Recovery Thursday, September 28, 2017
Above, members of the Knights of Columbus Islands Council 10579, based
at Saint Peter the Apostle Church in Savannah, helped a fellow knight recov
er from Hurricane Irma by removing damaged drywall, flooring and appli
ances. Photograph courtesy of Mark Corrigan. Top right, Sister Ann Muthoni
Mucunu shows how Hurricane Irma's storm surge affected the the monas
tery's dock, which juts into the Little Ogeechee River. Photograph by Jessica
L. Marsala.
Above, the Carmelite Monastery in Savannah received assistance in clean
ing up the downed limbs and debris left in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma
from the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Monsignor Bourke Division 1 based in
Savannah and the youth ministry group of Saint Frances Cabrini Church in
Savannah. Photograph by Walter Harper. Bottom right, Knights of Columbus
Council 4913 (Valdosta) and 7366 (Thomasville) joined together to gather
supplies-which filled a 60 foot trailer-for victims of Hurricane Harvey in
Louisiana. Photograph courtesy of Julian Pauwels.
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Catholic Charities of South Georgia distributes aid locally
S ister Patricia Brown, SSMN,
LCSW, director of Catholic
Charities of South Georgia, reports
$2,200 was distributed locally in the
Diocese of Savannah for hurricane
relief. Responding to requests for aid to
parishioners hit hard by Hurricane Irma,
Catholic Charities of South Georgia
provided $1,200 dollars, donated by Our
Lady of Grace Church, North Dakota,
to Our Lady Star of the Sea Church,
St. Mary's. An additional $1,000 from
the O'Neill Fund went to Saint Francis
Xavier Church, Brunswick.
Nationally Catholic Charities of the
USA donated $2 million to Hurricane
Harvey relief. An additional $2 million
was provided to aid victims of Hurricane
Irma in Florida.
Catholic Charities USA is the offi
cial domestic relief agency of the U.S.
Catholic Church. Catholic Charities
USA is asking people to support their
Hurricane Maria relief efforts by donating
online, by phone at +1 (800) 919-9338 or
by texting CCUSADISASTER to 71777.
One hundred percent of donated funds go
directly toward disaster efforts.
Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD,
ABPP, president and CEO of Catholic
Charities USA provided an update on
Hurricane Emergency Response dona
tions as of Sept. 25.
—$1 million was wired to Puerto Rico.
— Teams are waiting to deploy
to Puerto Rico as the airport is not
functional and there is no housing.
—Funds have been wired to the U.S.
Virgin Islands, for the devastation in Saint
Croix.
— Additional funds will be distributed
to the directors of Catholic Charities in
Texas and Florida.
