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By James P. Gannon
Special to the Rappahannock News
Reaching out to directly aid a church and its congregation devastated by Hurricane Katrina, St. Peter’s Catholic parish of Washington has established a “sister parish” relationship with . Father Joseph Trinh and his people of St. Ann’s parish and St. John’s Mission in Lakeshore, MS.
Three members of St. Peter’s parish drove 1,000 miles to the storm-wrecked Gulf Coast to meet with Fr. Trinh and members of his congregation to explain their wish to offer aid and to connect personally with the people and their pastor. Bill Jarrett, David Kerr and Jim Gannon representing St. Peter’s, found a community in ruins, and a people in shock but still clinging to faith, hope and love for one another.
Fr. Trinh, a VietnameseAmerican, is pastor to the two churches—St. Ann’s parish and nearby St. John’s Mission, in this coastal community that was hit Aug. 29 by 150-milean-hour winds and a 25-foot
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