Media Release from the Archdiocese of Hobart, 20 January 2010

A Mass will be held at St Mary’s Cathedral this Friday evening to pray for those who have suffered so greatly in the Haitian earthquake.

Father Brian Nichols said the Mass will allow Tasmanians to offer prayers for those who have lost their lives, their homes and their livelihoods in the worst disaster the world has experienced in recent times.

In Haiti, the whole country is devastated with thousands killed or injured on a scale equivalent to the 2004 Asian tsunami.

It is very appropriate we provide this support through prayer and donations for those who are suffering so greatly in the Caribbean nation.

The Mass will commence at 7:00pm Friday 22nd January at St Mary’s Cathedral, Harrington Street, Hobart. All members of the Tasmanian community are invited and a collection for the victims of the Haitian earthquake will be taken up during the Mass and forwarded to Haiti through Caritas Australia’s Haiti Emergency Response Appeal.

Further details can be obtained from the Parish Office on 6234 4463.