Our Sunday Visitor aids your parish in helping Haiti

January 2010

Dear Pastor,

We have all been struck by the scenes of devastation and death in Haiti. The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere has been dealt a grievous blow, and Catholics everywhere want to help.

Our Sunday Visitor is responding also. To help with the parish and diocesan collections for Haiti, we are distributing bulk Disaster Recovery offertory envelopes FREE of charge. Order as many as you need for your special collection. Collect the funds and send your donation to the aid agency of your choice. To obtain these FREE bulk envelopes -- each printed on stock with a red border with an image of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Patroness of Haiti -- simply complete the form linked below. We'll send you your bulk shipment free of charge with free shipping. If you are interested in inserting these into your periodic mailing packet please call us at 800-348-2886 for pricing.

We have produced a prayer card for Haiti with an image of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and a prayer adapted by Bishop Thomas Wenski. This prayer card will provide parishioners a daily reminder of the needs of our neighbor and our call to pray for their safety and recovery. See a sample of the prayer card here (PDF)»

Finally, it is imperative to speak to our children about God's love during situations of tremendous suffering and death. In an exclusive 4-page educational flier from OSV Newsweekly, your parish families can go beyond the shocking images they see on TV to understand this event in the context of faith. Where is God in this suffering? What do we know about this country that is 80% Catholic? What is our responsibility as Catholics? See a sample of this In Focus section here (PDF)»

Our Sunday Visitor is here to help you coordinate your efforts to rally support for our brothers and sisters in Christ. Use these products and services for special mailings, inserts in your offering envelope packets, inserts in the bulletins, or simply as take home items for your parish religious education and/or school. Most important of all, please take advantage of our FREE disaster recovery envelopes to facilitate your collection.
  
May God bless the people of Haiti,  

Gregory R. Erlandson, President, Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor

Kyle Hamilton, President, Offertory Solutions Division, Our Sunday Visitor

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Three ways to order:

• Click here to order online»
• Call 1-800-348-2440
• Print out and fax this page to 1-800-498-6709

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Printable Order Form (FAX to 1-800-498-6709)

Yes, send me __________ FREE disaster recovery offering envelopes

Yes, send me __________ packages of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help prayer card for $6.95/package of 50 plus shipping, ID# X1089.

Yes, send me __________ copies of the OSV Newsweekly Family Disaster Handout for .25 a piece plus shipping.

Parish Name:______________________________________________

Contact Name:_____________________________________________

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City: _____________________________________________________

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