The CRS provides emergency supplies to families in need, it reaches out to more than 90 countries.  Catholic Relief Services (CRS), is the official international relief and development agency of the United States Catholic Community,  it provides priest & deacon speakers for weekend liturgies.  Several parishes in the Diocese of Davenport have taken advantage of this program in the past and all have been pleased with the result, including the response by parishioners.

For further information or to arrange a weekend visit for a CRS Priest or Deacon speaker please contact Paul Maguire at 732-571-7205 or email pmaguire@crs.org.

Use the link below to learn more about CRS.

Catholic Relief Services

Friends of Madagascar Meeting

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

As a friend of our Madagascar Partnership, you are invited to a meeting July 24, 2008 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 108 McLean Street, Iowa City, Iowa.  We will be meeting in the lower level of the church from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

 The goals of the meeting are to educate and reenergize all those who in some way helped during the visit of our friends from Madagascar. The partnership must be further developed so it truly is a partnership.

During this meeting we will be listing assets we enjoy in the Diocese of Davenport and how those assets could be helpful to meet the needs from the Madagascar survey.

Please join us as we work together on this exciting journey of Global Solidarity with new friends and neighbors from Madagascar.