Local Catholic Church Appeals for Donations to Help Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa
The Catholic Diocese of St. John’s-Basseterre is appealing to parishioners to contribute to a regional relief effort in support of Jamaica following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.
In a statement shared on social media, the Diocese encouraged all the faithful to make a “generous pledge” toward the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) Relief Effort, with donations to be collected on the last Sunday of November. Parish priests across the Diocese will coordinate the initiative and provide additional information to parishioners.
The AEC Disaster Relief Fund, administered through the Antilles Episcopal Conference, will channel financial assistance to affected communities. According to the campaign notice, Hurricane Melissa has “severely affected our region,” prompting the Conference to coordinate humanitarian aid through financial donations.
Supporters can contribute through several options, including wire transfers to the AEC accounts at Northern Trust (U.S. deposits), Republic Bank (Trinidad and Tobago deposits), or via the National Catholic Community Foundation’s online platform. Donors are asked to indicate “Hurricane Melissa Relief” on transfers and send confirmation to [email protected].
The Diocese’s appeal emphasizes unity and compassion in the aftermath of the storm, urging members of the Catholic community to “give hope after the storm” and stand in solidarity with those rebuilding their lives across the region.
For more information, the Diocese directed the public to contact the AEC office at (868) 622-2932 or visit aecbishops.org.
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Wha happen to ARL dem collections the church pick up fu d lars 20 years??????????
Blastid scam churches
Catholic Church is super, filthy, stinking RICH!!!! Pope, Vatican have its own bank!
Now I know these churches are taking us for fools.
The Catholic Church is one of the wealthiest institutions in the world. The poor people of Jamaica I’m sure would have contributed to the billions of dollars that the Catholic Church has in the bank and the billions more in assets.
I would not be contributing a single dime to these multi million and billionaire churches.
I have contributed diligently to the restoration of the St. John’s Anglican Church. Several years later with over 20 plus million spent, the restoration is not complete….. no accountability to the public for what seems to be a scandal in my opinion.
It’s time for the public to take a stand and say no to these churches who seem to be only interested in the amount of zeroes behind their churches bank accounts.