March 8-15, 2008:
Rick Clark, Andrea Elliott, Debbie Melican, Ann Moln, Bruce Moln, Darrell Newcomer, Carl Opp, Clare Savaglio, Deb Sedore, Paul Stahl, & Mary Wakefield.

Jan 26-Feb 2, 2008:
Cherie Holodnick, Margaret Hermes, David Kieras, Rita Kieras, Ernestine McGlynn, Joanna Semanske, Michael Semanske, Charles Yonka, Patricia Yonka, Cora Yee & Ed Yee.

Feb 10 – 17, 2007:
Nadine Brown, Sylvia Grant, Sr. Bernice Hartmann, Ernestine McGlynn, Debbie Melican, Ann Moln, Bruce Moln, Jeff Novak, Carl Opp, Jon Re, Sr. Leonette Schweighart, Debbie Sedor, Paul Stahl, Charles Yonka, & Patricia Yonka.

Dec 27 -Jan 4, 2007:
Elizabeth Armstrong, Annie Azrak, Jennifer Delvaux, Sam Dochoda, Lauren Glinke, Annelise Heeringa, Anya Holodnick, Cherie Holodnick, Evan Holodnick, Steve Holodnick, Paul Kunath, Mirabella Olszewski, Sharon Reske, Alison Schumacher, Samantha Shipley, Emily Stout, & Eddie Sutherland. 

April 25-30, 2006:
Nadine Brown, Debby Caplan, Meg Falahee, Karen Falahee, Margaret Hermes, Cherie Holodnick, Michael Ignatoski, Ernestine McGlynn, James McGuire, Nancy Meier, Debbie Melican, Kathleen Mitchiner, Ann Moln, Bruce Moln, Clare Savaglio, Lynn Shock, Paul Stahl, Mary Wakefield, Charles Yonka, Patricia Yonka

April 22-29, 2006:
Leslie Ajuonuma, Bridget Barrer, Steve Barrer, Kathleen Bengry, John D'Addona, Phillip Dinehart, Luke Doolittle, Sr. Bernice Hartmann, Sr. Mary Hartmann, J.P. McBride, James McNair, Mary Jo McNair, Jeff Novak, Omasanjuwa Onofomi, Carol Otto, Joan Otto, Sr. Leonette Schweighart, & Julie Yeiter.

We continue to hear thanks for the work our groups have done in the past couple of years. This work could not have happened without the support and love of the entire St. Francis parish. 

As part of our effort to be part of the long-term solution to the challenges to the people of New Orleans wrought by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, we have had six different groups from St. Francis Parish "GOING SOUTH" to New Orleans to assist Catholic Charities of New Orleans in gutting houses and/or beginning the rebuilding.  We also attend mass and visit with the community of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, our twin parish.

Our next groups are Going South to New Orleans -

Young People - December 2008   (All college students are invited to join us for a special Service Trip to New Orleans. We leave December 14, 2008, & return December 22, 2008. For more information, contact Jen Delvaux at 734-821-2126 or via email,      )

Adults - 2009 perhaps in February.  YOU are invited to join us as we help rebuild homes with Catholic Charities of New Orleans.
 

The sign-up application & more information about the program is posted here.   Under the auspices of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans, "Operation Helping Hands" we went to gut houses (i.e. removing household goods, furniture, appliances, damaged walls, ceilings and floors.)  wearing protective gear. We also visited out twin parish, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church.

If you are interested in GOING SOUTH 2008, please contact: Patti and Chuck Yonka (734-461-2964)                or Scott Wright (734-821-2121)  .
 
 

GOING SOUTH: (Past group members named on the left hand column here.)  Since Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, we have had six , different groups from St. Francis Parish "GOING SOUTH" to New Orleans to assist Catholic Charities of New Orleans in gutting houses and/or beginning the rebuilding.  March 8-15, 2008: THANK YOU to the St. Francis Parish Community  from Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New Orleans THANK YOU to the St. Francis Parish Community from Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New Orleans          In appreciation of the financial, spiritual, and physical support from the entire St. Francis parish community, volunteers were specially recognized at a Volunteer Dinner at the headquarters of Operation Helping Hands.  On behalf of our parish, the team working in New Orleans March 8 – 15, 2008, was presented with a painting of St. Louis Cathedral, the well-known landmark on Jackson Square.  In our third year of sending teams to help gutting and rebuilding, we were pleased to accept this award on behalf of St. Francis parish community.  (Currently the painting is displayed on the wall in the main entrance to the church.)           We also placed a handprint from our team on the wall of volunteers, and we toured a completed home. The more than 90 people who have traveled to New Orleans on behalf of St. Francis over the past three years, know that we are only a small part of the contributions made to the recovery effort. True support has come from the entire St. Francis community. We were honored to be there for you.  See Up-dates & Photos taken while we were in New Oleans gutting Houses Saturday, February 10 - Saturday, February 17, 2007. See Up-dates & Photos taken while we were in New Oleans gutting Houses April 22-30, 2006. One of our St. Francis Parish - Going South - member’s thoughts were published in the New Orleans newspaper, the Times Picayune.    To read the other emails and to read the actual article, please Click Here:      GUTTING_HOUSES_IN_NEW_ORLEANS.htm