he catastrophe of Bangladesh continues to take our breath away... By reading some of the accounts of the Xaverian Missionaries who are working in the affected area where Cyclone Sidr struck, known deaths now number 2,750 but Red Cross estimates final toll might reach 10,000. In some areas, 95 per cent of the rice harvest has been lost. Some people are now begging for a glass of water whilst the threat of epidemics grows. Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated along the southern coast. Relief efforts are under way, but many districts have been cut off. Telephone and power lines are down. 

The Xaverian missionaries in Bangladesh number about 30, working in Dhaka, Khulna and Myememsingh dioceses.  They have mobilized hundreds, with local church leaders, to provide help, food, clean water, and medicines.

Please consider sending your gift offerings to the following addresses, and we will in turn pass it along to them (100% of the donations).  Please make checks payable to Xaverian Missionaries, with Memo: Bangladesh Cyclone Relief.  Thank You for your support.

Xaverian Provincial House  12 Helene Court  Wayne, NJ 07470  (973) 942-2975  Xaverian Mission Center 101 Summer St. P. O. Box 5857 Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 429-2144

Xaverian Mission Office 4500 Xavier Dr. Franklin, WI 53132 (414) 421-0831