Haiti Plunge Inc., which sends mission teams from the Diocese, eight times a year, has available spots for the Oct 23—Nov 1 adult team and for the Dec 28—Jan 6 college team. A fundraising packet to defray the trip cost of $1,650 is set up for individuals who request one. The Plunge is a challenge experience. The team lives without running water and electricity for the ten day period. They travel to and from the work-sites in the back of the team truck. For a more visual understanding check out the organization’s website: www.thehaitiplunge.org. Anyone interested can contact Sr. Eunice Tassone at 346-3241 or email: [email protected] for more information. Team members will be involved in a variety of projects depending on each one’s personal expertise: medical, teaching, building, environmental. The organization has been involved with the development of a nine village agricultural cooperative in the mountains of the Cabaret region for thirty years.

Vinny Flynn, best-selling author of 7 Secrets of the Eucharist, and Fr. Chris Alar, MIC Director of the Marian Helpers Association are teaming up to a lead a Mary, Mercy, & the Eucharist pilgrimage to Italy, October 18-29, 2015! Visit some of the most beautiful churches in the world, four Eucharistic miracle sites, the incorrupt body of St. Clare, the Holy House of Nazareth, the tomb of Padre Pio, and Rome. For more information, please contact Select International Tours: 1-800-842-4842 or Marianne Murphy - mmurphy@select-inti-com