Grace and St James' mission to Haiti

Students of the 7th and 8th grade ascend those steps to their classrooms (new 8th behind the camera). Colors relieve the austerity of the bare concrete. Some amenity always possible under the most constrained circumstances.

Despite a difficult school year beset with insecurity –gang kidnappings and holdups occur the length of the 100 miles from Port-au-Prince to Gonaïves– St Matthew’s completed the school year in July and promptly began building extra space atop the main building to accommodate an eighth grade.

It will be ready for the new school year, classes begin September 11th.

With much sadness we learned of the recent death, sudden and unexpected, of Melody Louiceus, gardien at St Matthew’s School and deacon of the St Matthew’s Church. He is remembered for his ready helpfulness, calm strength, and genial personality. Especially we recall his kindliness in the early years of this partnership in welcoming counsellors to the summer camps and the hospitality offered to them by him and his wife Soirine. We extend are condolences to his family and the entire Episcopalian community of Bayonnais. Se pou Bondye akeyi l e li repoze anpè

Our neighbors to the North in the Pioneer Valley announce joining our partnership . Welcome! A bold adventure as a Lenten disciple. Joy awaits you!

The national school calendar assigns three days to celebrate Mardi Gras. So St Mathew’s prepared at the end of the preceding week

Today, a national holiday, commemorates the final victory, November 18, 1803, at Vertières, of the forces of the Haitian Revolution under Jean-Jacques Dessalines over Napoleon’s expeditionary force. We wish our friends at St Matthew’s the same courage and fortitude to overcome the current challenges and an early return to a celebration as in 2015 >>>>