As shared by St. Louis' Helping Haiti Ministry Leaders, Fr. Rick Frechette's July 30 2023 update speaks to the increase in gang violence in Port-au-Prince and the loss of his "treasured friend" Raphael Louigene. St. Louis Church will offer a Mass for Peace in Haiti and the Repose of the Soul of Raphael Louigene at 5:15 pm Thursday, September 7.
As shared by St. Louis' Helping Haiti Ministry leaders, in his July 2023 update, titled "A Song of Ascent," Fr. Richard "Rick" Frechette reinforces how "We ascend together to a world order that forbids and abhors the bondage and bartering of human beings. ... Yet, we do not surrender our hope. We do not sound retreat."