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Our sister parish is the Church of the Holy Spirit in Maggotty, Jamaica. Our parish initially agreed to send Holy Spirit Parish $150.00 per month to pay the pastor's salary. In February 2000, we were able to meet the pastor, Fr. Marek Bzinkowski, who "miraculously" recuperated from a very serious auto accident just a few months earlier. While here, he made an appeal to the parish for the Diocese of Mandeville. The parish response was $5,763.50. In November 2000, eight of our parishioners traveled to Maggotty for a week of hands-on mission work. Subsequent to this visit a young Holy Spirit parishioner was able to come to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA to receive medical attention for a rare disease. Finally, in June 2001 Father Bender attended the Dedication Ceremony for Holy Spirit Parish's newly completed church.The Parish Council is charged with making our Parish Mission Statement come to life. It serves as a consultative body to the Pastor, assisting him in matters pertaining to both the spiritual and material welfare of the parish.

Our Sister parish's address is:
Church of the Holy Spirit
Maggotty, P.O. Box 22
St. Elizabeth
Jamaica, W.I.

Mission Trips
It is recommended that parishioners interested in participating in a mission trip to Holy Spirit read the Mission Trip Guide Book.



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HOMEPAGE >> --------------------------------- PARISH INFORMATION >> --------------------------------- BECOME A MEMBER >> --------------------------------- DIRECTIONS >> --------------------------------- VIRTUAL TOUR >> --------------------------------- EVENTS CALENDAR >> --------------------------------- MINISTRIES >> --------------------------------- FAITH FORMATION, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION & YOUTH MINISTRIES>> --------------------------------- WEEKLY BULLETIN >> --------------------------------- LINKS >> ---------------------------------			PARISH MINISTRIES \| COMMITTEES \| MISSIONS MISSIONS MISSIONS Our Diocese of Altoona - Johnstown is "twinned" with the Mandeville Diocese in Maggotty, Jamaica. While we support their diocese financially, the moral and spiritual support is mutual. In particular, in 1999 our parish, adopted a sister parish within this Mandeville Diocese. Our sister parish is the Church of the Holy Spirit in Maggotty, Jamaica. Our parish initially agreed to send Holy Spirit Parish $150.00 per month to pay the pastor's salary. In February 2000, we were able to meet the pastor, Fr. Marek Bzinkowski, who "miraculously" recuperated from a very serious auto accident just a few months earlier. While here, he made an appeal to the parish for the Diocese of Mandeville. The parish response was $5,763.50. In November 2000, eight of our parishioners traveled to Maggotty for a week of hands-on mission work. Subsequent to this visit a young Holy Spirit parishioner was able to come to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA to receive medical attention for a rare disease. Finally, in June 2001 Father Bender attended the Dedication Ceremony for Holy Spirit Parish's newly completed church.The Parish Council is charged with making our Parish Mission Statement come to life. It serves as a consultative body to the Pastor, assisting him in matters pertaining to both the spiritual and material welfare of the parish. Fr. Marek of Holy Spirit parish frequently send letters of gratitude for the aid our Good Shepherd Parish is able to give. We hope in the future we are able to provide Holy Spirit Parish the means to build a small school to help the children of Maggotty, Jamaica. Our Sister parish's address is: Church of the Holy Spirit Maggotty, P.O. Box 22 St. Elizabeth Jamaica, W.I. Mission Trips It is recommended that parishioners interested in participating in a mission trip to Holy Spirit read the Mission Trip Guide Book.












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