Our shepherd Father Reiser has gone home

Our shepherd Father Bernard Reiser has gone home.

Beginning Friday, December 30 at 11 a.m. there will be a 24 hour vigil/wake service for Father Reiser in the main church, open to the public, with viewing. Vigil prayers will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 30, in the main church. Vigil will continue through the night on Friday, up until 10:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.

Funeral will be Saturday, December 31 at 11 a.m. in the main church. There will be overflow seating in the gym and cafeteria with media feeds bringing the service to those areas of the building.

Church of the Epiphany
1900 111th Ave NW
Coon Rapids MN 55433

Reiser Relief Inc. donation to provide 104,167 nutritious meals to families in Haiti

Reiser Relief Inc. had plans to donate $20,000, but more gifts came in and enable us to donate $25,000 which will provide the raw ingredients to produce 104,167 nutritious meals to families in Haiti. These MannaPak meal packets are made by Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), and the food is packaged in small pouches which have won rave reviews all over the world. While the formula was designed to save the lives of severely malnourished and starving children, the ingredients also improve the health, growth and physical well-being of children who are no longer in immediate danger of starvation. A team of food scientists continues to monitor the FMSC formula to ensure that it meets nutritional needs of the world’s hungry children.

A single bag of food—which provides highly nutritious meals for six children—costs around $1.44 to produce, and 93 percent of all donations to FMSC goes directly toward the food program.

Reiser Relief donated $10,000 to FMSC earlier this year and also in February 2010. President of Reiser Relief, Father Bernard Reiser has been working to support the poor in Haiti for more than 16 years. He incorporated Reiser Relief in 2007 to provide fresh water and food to Haitian families and support two schools, located in Cite Soleil and Lespinasse/Donte.

Photo: (Left) FMSC Executive Director Mark Crea and (Right) Major Gift Officer Lee Stephenson-Birkhold accepted the check at Feed My Starving Children headquarters in Coon Rapids.

http://www.fmsc.org/
http://reiserrelief.org/

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Reiser Relief Inc. is a volunteer run non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation founded by Father Bernard Reiser of Coon Rapids, MN, its mission is to help the impoverished people of the Caribbean country of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere

Keep Father Reiser in your prayers

The people responsible for Father Reiser's affairs (not Reiser Relief staff) have asked use to release this statement: Father Reiser is ill and his health is deterorating. He is accepting his present situation, taking it day by day, and is in good spirits. No visitors until further notice. Please keep Father in your prayers. Cards can be sent to Epiphany.

The Church of Epiphany

c/o Father Reiser

1900 - 111th Ave NW

Coon Rapids, MN 55433

12/12/2011 Father Reiser has recently undergone brain surgery to address a rapidly growing cancer. Because the cancer affects Father's brain, his speech and memory are quickly deteriorating. He has returned to his apartment, but is unable to receive visitors. Please continue to pray for Father Reiser.

got milk? - and some Haitian cookies?

Got Milk? It's a well known phrase and commercial and we all know what a great combination Milk and Cookies are.

Below is a common Haitian family cookie recipe.

Haitian Dirt Cookie Recipe

In a large bucket or bowel, sift in the dirt, shortening or oil and maybe some salt.

Gradually whisk in the water stirring continuously to produce a heavy liquid batter until it becomes smooth and creamy – a little kneading maybe necessary to help water penetrate all the grains of dirt evenly. Other ingredients maybe added deepening on personal preference. It should be noted, many recipes are handed down from generation to generation.

For better results - use pure clean fresh drinkable water.

Batter consistency - It can be more in a paste form or more liquidity - the "baking" time will differ. For better results it’s preferable to make the cookies on a nice clear sunny day so to allow the heat of the sun to fully bake the cookies dry in the open air. Depending the month of the year, the summer months with a hot scorching sun will produce a finished product faster and can be brought to markets sooner and be sold on the streets.

If the batter is in more in a paste form, the batter can spooned out into a 3 inch dollops or dough ball and then take the spoon to flatten out to about 4 inches to 6 inches round. With a liquidity batter mixture, pour the creamy rich batter out onto a level tarp, here again take the spoon to flatten out to about 4 inches to 6 inches.

Tis the season to bake cookies - but a new recipe is needed for these the dirt cookies are not nutritious, but they do fill your stomach, so the locals report.

Let's get the dirt out --

Depending on your palate, it’s been reported that the dirt cookies have an unpleasant taste. A reporter sampling a cookie found that it had a smooth consistency and sucked all the moisture out of the mouth as soon as it touched the tongue. For hours, an unpleasant taste of dirt lingered.

Your financial support makes it possible for us to feed children and families in Haiti. Nutritious meal packets cost less than $1.50 to produce and 94 percent of all gifts going to the feeding program, your gift will go a long way in the fight against hunger.

A single packet of food provides highly nutritious meals for six children and our produce by Feed My Starving Children.

$52 provides 216 MannaPack meals - $208 provides 864 meals for patients in a malnourishment clinic - $855 will fill ½ pallet with MannaPack meals to support a mountain village - $1710 provides an entire pallet of meals.

Let’s clean the tummies and get the dirt out - Help fill a stomach with real food.

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Thank You for your Donations.

All Day November 16 2011 -- Online Fundraiser to support the poor in Haiti Thank you for your generous gifts to Reiser Relief to help fulfill it's mission: to help the impoverished people of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.

 Many of you tried very hard in trying to be a lucky winner of a Golden Ticket and we thank you so very much for your time ( at all hours) , continued dedication and for your GIFT of giving to the MAX.

 We all came together supporting Haitian families in desperate need through GiveMN's - Give to the Max Day online fundraiser, which they made it fun to partake in with the " Willy Wonka - Golden Ticket" drawings and various leaderboard grants - all designed to help nonprofit organizations to get an end-of-year boost to further their mission. "Give to the Max Day" - LeaderBoard

 GiveMN's platform helped Minnesota nonprofits raised more than $13 million during the one-day online giving event "Give to the Max Day" with 47,534 donors that donated to 3,978 nonprofits. Reiser Relief raised $16,626 and was #20 on the Small Nonprofit Leaderboard, along with over $7,000 offline donations that are still coming in.

You are assisting thousands of needy families and individuals to obtain fresh, clean water for their daily drinking, cooking, and household needs for these poverty-stricken people.

 Haiti Thanks You! With deep gratitude, we thank you for helping us to "Keep the Hope Flowing!" Together, we make a difference in touching the lives of thousands of people! We are reminded that giving drink to the thirsty is one of the seven corporal works of Mercy. "Amen I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers or sisters of mine, you did for Me" (Matthew 25:40). May God bless you most abundantly!

Sincerely in Christ,
Fr. Bernard Reiser
President of Reiser Relief

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Nov 16 2011 Bring Hope to Haiti on Give to the Max Day

Help Haiti The Great Minnesota Give Together

Reiser Relief invites you to join in a day of generous giving designed to support nonprofit organizations across Minnesota. On November 16, GiveMN.org will sponsor their third annual, online Internet fundraiser called Give to the Max Day. (Learn More)

The theme this year is, The Great Minnesota Give Together. In this fundraiser, Reiser Relief will be in competition with other Minnesota small nonprofits for grants ranging from $1,000 to $15,000. (Details)

Minnesota based nonprofit, GiveMN's secure online fundraising platform is easy to use for both donors and nonprofits. Last year, more than 42,000 donors logged on to GiveMN and gave more than $10 million to Minnesota charities during the 24-hour-long event. Again this year, we are given the power and opportunity to raise millions of dollars for Reiser Relief along with others.

Golden Ticket Bonus Grants
What if you could help Reiser Relief win $1,000 or $10,000 just by giving only $10? On Give to the Max Day, you can help us gain multiple chances at increasing our donations by participating in this online giving event. (Details)

On behalf of Reiser Relief Inc., I extend our warmest greetings to you and your families this autumn season. We are so grateful for the support that we have received from our donors. Thank You!

I remember the days when there were not freezers in the home and preserving the harvest for the winter months by canning was quite a challenge. Canning was always a great undertaking in late summer and fall, when hundreds and hundreds of jars were filled with the wonderful produce of the summer. It was a tedious and long job, but putting the harvest in Mason jars always left us feeling satisfied with our labors as we had the assurance that when the wind blew cold and the snow piled high outside, the kitchen table would be laden with nourishing and tasty foods.

Reiser Relief needs to plan for its upcoming winter season as well by filling its stores, and you have the opportunity to make a huge difference for the poor in Haiti. With your help we can continue to provide essential services to many Haitian families in their day-to-day efforts for survival. These services include providing fresh water, stocking food centers, and funding education and eldercare facilities.

We hope you will help support Reiser Relief by logging on to http://reiserrelief.org/ on November 16 and "Bring Hope to Haiti." Be part of this historic event and join the Great Minnesota Give Together! Give to the Max!!!

We thank you for your interest and support in helping us spread HOPE to the men, women, and children of Haiti. May God bless each of you most abundantly and know you are in my daily Mass and prayers.


Fr. Bernard Reiser
President, Reiser Relief Inc.

Reiser Relief Inc.
1800 - 111th Avenue NW #320
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
763-757-2295

Prints of Grace Book Review of: Reiser's Ramblings

Prints of Grace: Reiser's Ramblings:        Reiser’s Ramblings is a delightful book written by a priest who clearly exhibits the joy, peace, love, thankfulness, and generosit...

Catholic Writers Guild awards the Seal of Approval to “Reiser’s Ramblings" Book

On July 27, 2011 “Reiser’s Ramblings,” a Catholic Christian spiritual life book by Father Bernard Reiser and illustrated by Mark Sanislo has been awarded the Catholic Writers Guild the Seal of Approval.

About the Seal of Approval

The Catholic Writers Guild (CWG )Seal of Approval (SoA) assures Catholic bookstore owners and readers with an endorsement that the book supports Catholic beliefs and values.

The CWG began the SoA after discussions with Catholic bookstore owners who indicated they often did not have time to fully evaluate books and thus often did not stock books that came from unknown writers or smaller presses.

The SoA is not a critique of a work, but rather an assurance of its "Catholicity" and that neither the work nor its author go against the Mageristerium authority of the Catholic Church. They evaluate for Catholicity, not for writing style or quality. The book is evaluated by three to five members of the SoA Committee, who are members in good standing in the CWG.

Just what are some people saying about Reiser’s Ramblings?

Midwest Book Review July 12, 2011 - A story of a good man with the drive to bring more good through the world, highly recommended!

Janette Fuller July 26, 2011 - Father Reiser Writes With Passion, Conviction and Confidence. Join me on a spiritual journey that is inspiring, illuminating and heartening....I want to emphasize that this is not a book exclusively for those of the Roman Catholic faith. This book is for me and it is for anyone who is seeking a closer personal relationship with Jesus Christ. "Reiser's Ramblings" will make a wonderful addition to your Christian library.

Spiritual Memoirs of a Catholic Priest - These ramblings memoirs are composed of moving, funny, and profound vignettes that blur the line between sermon and a story. Like a homily, father will share a little scripture with a story that helps readers understand that verse and, even more, learn to live it.

Over 2600 books have been sold since its release in June 2010 and all profits from the sale are being used for Haitian relief efforts sponsored by Reiser Relief, Inc. These “Ramblings” are a collection of the best columns written over the past three decades by Fr. Bernard Reiser who takes on everyday topics such as family, kindness, gratitude, prayer, helping others, and staying focused on what’s important in life. Fr. Reiser’s essays are rich in symbolism, wise in understanding of human nature and take your heart on a spiritual journey.

About The Catholic Writers' Guild
The Catholic Writers' Guild is a professional group of writers, artists, editors, illustrators, and allies whose mission is to build a vibrant Catholic literary culture. CWG is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All of their funding goes toward educational and promotional programs for Catholic authors and their sharing of Catholic values.

The Catholic Writers Guild Inc.
PO Box 39326
Indianapolis, IN 46239
http://www.catholicwritersguild.org/

About the Author
Father Reiser is a "retired" Catholic priest; Reiser brings a seminary degree with a major in theology and 50+ years of ordained experience to his writing. He has volunteered his time to parishes in and around the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Father Bernard Reiser was born in 1924 and was ordained to the priesthood on June 4, 1949. His first was assigned to St. Mary of the Lake parish in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. In 1964, Archbishop Leo Binz asked Father Reiser to start a parish in the quickly-growing Minneapolis suburb of Coon Rapids located in Anoka County

Under Father Reiser’s leadership, Epiphany grew to become one of the largest Catholic communities in the state. In addition to a spacious sanctuary, the Epiphany campus includes an elementary school, a Perpetual Adoration chapel, a senior housing complex, an assisted living facility, a cemetery, and several outdoor shrines.

Reiser Relief Inc. is a volunteer run non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation founded by Father Bernard Reiser, who has been involved with Haiti outreach programs for over 13 years; Bringing Hope To Haiti. Reiser Relief is based in Coon Rapids, MN and its mission is to help the impoverished people of the Caribbean country of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere

In January 2011 - Fr. Reiser was selected by the local NBC-affiliate station Kare 11, as one of its “Eleven Who Care’ - http://reiserrelief.org/eleven-who-care.html

Publisher: Reiser Relief Inc. Publication Date: June 2010. Genres: Christian Living › Faith, Spirituality › Inspirational, Catholicism › Self Help. Illustrator: Mark Sanislo ISBN: 978-0-615-36478-0. Paperback: 268pp. Retail Price: $16.95. Editor: Jacqueline Hilgert


“Reiser’s Ramblings” is available online at http://www.amazon.com and Minnesota retail locations : Epiphany Catholic Church Gift Center, Coon Rapids; St. George Catholic Books, Blaine; St. Maximilian Catholic Books, Elk River; Heaven Bound Catholic Books, St. Michael; and St. Nicholas Church, New Market.; Saint Patrick's Guild St. Paul.

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Janette Fuller Book Review Reiser's Ramblings

Reiser's Ramblings Book Review - Join me on a spiritual journey that is inspiring, illuminating.


Please check out a very nice book review on Reiser's Ramblings by blogger Janette Fuller: I like how she has captured the some of the spiritual themes and how she was able to put it into words the way Father writes and speaks: “The prose is written in an expressive, emotional and melodious style that is music to the reader’s heart. Father Reiser writes with passion, conviction and confidence.” See the book review at her blog.

http://janettefuller.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-review-reisers-ramblings.html

Midwest Book Reviews Recommends “Reiser’s Ramblings" - Midwest Book Reviews, Catholic Book, Christian Book

Midwest Book Reviews Recommends “Reiser’s Ramblings" - Midwest Book Reviews, Catholic Book, Christian Book

Fr. Bernard Reiser honored with Eleven Who Care Award on June 22

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America

Fr. Reiser is being celebrated as an outstanding member of his community of Coon Rapids on June 22 2011 at the “Eleven Who Care,” banquet which will be hosted at the Thrivent's Corporate Center, Minneapolis Minnesota

In January 2011 Fr. Reiser has been named one of “Eleven Who Care,” an awards program that recognizes 11 outstanding volunteers who serve the community each year.

“I am honored by this recognition, especially because it brings attention to Reiser Relief Inc and our community participation in supporting the needs in Haiti.” Reiser said.

Fr. Reiser is the founder and president of Reiser Relief Inc. a nonprofit charity providing essential services to Haitians in their day-to-day efforts to survive. These services include providing fresh water, stocking food centers and funding education and eldercare facilities. Many Reiser Relief outreach projects serve impoverished people living in or near Cité Soleil, a slum near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince

Each year, hundreds of volunteers are nominated for the award, given by KARE-11. According to KARE-11, the honorees “truly exemplify the belief that one person can make a difference.”

Fr. Reiser, who was born in Medina MN, is Catholic Priest, educator, author, and a student of human history. He has devoted himself for more than 60 years to his priestly ministry and supporting various projects in Haiti for over 13 years.

Fr. Reiser will be honored at the award banquet on June 22 and the Eleven Who Care segment will air June 22 at 10 p.m. on KARE-11

Reiser was ordained in 1949 and his new Book Reiser’s Ramblings has been recognized at recent book contests in the “spiritual category”:- May 2011 San Francisco Book Festival “Honorable Mention" ~ May 2011 Paris Book Festival "Runner-Up" and June 2011 Beach Book Festival “Runner-Up".

To learn more about Reiser Relief, or to make a donation, visit ReiserRelief.org or call 763-757-2295.


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For more information:
Visit our website: http://www.reiserrelief.com

Contact us: 1800 - 111th Avenue NW #320 Coon Rapids MN 55433

Reiser's Ramblings Catholic Book takes Runner-UP spot

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) Reiser Relief Inc announces that Reiser’s Ramblings by Fr. Bernard Reiser was honored at the June 2011 Beach Book Festival and won the “runner-up” spot.

Fr. Reiser brings together a wonderful collection of “ramblings” that all of us can take home and take to heart. Father is a master in the art of spiritual storytelling; he engages, entertains, and challenges with undeniable hope. He has a gift and he shares it generously in this lovely book. Included are stories with the deep conviction that our human journey and our spiritual journey are intrinsically linked. He shares observations that are sometimes so wondrously obvious and visible, and he does it in a way that feels like you’re hearing from a close friend.

The book is 268 pages, 6″ x 9″ on white paper and is available in softcover (SRP $16.95) U.S. wholesale distribution is through Reiser Relief Inc Online availability through Reiser Relief and Minnesota retail locations: St. Maximilian Catholic Books, Elk River; Epiphany Catholic Church Gift Center, Coon Rapids; St. George Catholic Books, Blaine; Heaven Bound Catholic Books, St. Michael; and St. Nicholas Church, New Market.; Saint Patrick's Guild St. Paul.

ISBN: 978-0-615-36478-0
Publisher: Reiser Relief Inc.
Author: Fr. Bernard Reiser

Editor: Jacqueline Hilgert
Cover Artist: Mark Sanislo

For more information or to contact the author, visit http://www.ReiserRelief.org

About the author: Fr. Bernard Reiser is a long-time resident of Coon Rapids, Minn. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1949 after attending the St. Paul Seminary. Fr. Reiser was first assigned to Saint Mary of the Lake, White Bear Lake, as Associate Pastor. He served that community for fifteen years. In 1964, Fr. Reiser was selected to start a parish in Coon Rapids. Fr. Reiser bought seventy acres of farmland on which to build this parish and the Church of the Epiphany was formed. Epiphany parish grew from 150 families in 1964 to 5,000 families today. Along the way, Fr. Reiser added to the Epiphany campus an elementary school, a Perpetual Adoration chapel, a senior housing complex, an assisted living facility, a cemetery, and several outdoor shrines. He also led the parish to construct a spacious sanctuary. Epiphany is now one of the largest Catholic communities in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and in Minnesota.


Reiser Relief Inc. is a volunteer run non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation founded by Father Bernard Reiser, who has been involved with Haiti outreach programs for over 13 years; Bringing Hope To Haiti. Reiser Relief is based in Coon Rapids, MN and its mission is to help the impoverished people of the Caribbean country of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Operating with the mission statement “to help the impoverished people of Haiti with a focus on children and families – providing clean water, food, housing and education,” “The number one need is food and clean water,” said Fr.Reiser.

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For more information:
Visit our website: http://www.reiserrelief.com
Contact us: 1800 - 111th Avenue NW #320 Coon Rapids MN 55433

Reiser Relief keeps wheels turning in Haiti

by Sue Austreng Staff Writer - ABCNEWSPapers.com
Saturday, May 7, 2011

Their hearts beating with boundless compassion and their wallets eager for bountiful harvest, some 500 guests attended the April 26 Bringing Hope to Haiti fund-raising event at the Courtyards of Andover.

The fifth annual Reiser Relief fund-raiser was staged at the Courtyards of Andover and guests did, indeed, to their best to “keep the wheel turning.”

That wheel – the wheel of life fueled by Reiser Relief projects providing fresh water, stocking food centers and funding education and eldercare facilities – is turning in the impoverished country of Haiti.

According to Doris Schulte, vice president of the Reiser Relief board, $55,000 in donations have been collected as a result of the event – and checks are still coming in.

editorial note from Reiser Relief May 14th "Thank you for generously supporting our Keep The Wheel Turning - Haiti Fundraising Event, held April 24. We are pleased to share that we raised $82,000 for Reiser Relief projects that evening. Praise God! We are so grateful for your participation!"


Money was raised at the April 26 event when guests purchased $5 general admission tickets, participated in live and silent auctions, purchased raffle tickets, paid entry fees to play a couple of games and bought copies of Rev. Bernard Reiser’s devotional book, “Reiser’s Ramblings.”
“We are so grateful for the generosity of so many people,” said Schulte.

Reiser, the founder of Reiser Relief and longtime priest at Epiphany Catholic Church, Coon Rapids, echoed Schulte’s sentiment.

“We are so grateful for the support from all of you,” Reiser said. “May God bless each of you most abundantly and know you are in my daily Mass and prayers.”

Fresh water project

In addition to Bringing Hope to Haiti fund-raiser money going to Reiser Relief’s Haitian service projects, a refurbished water truck will be sent to the Caribbean country, as well.

The truck, acquired and refurbished by Harri Rinta, will be used along with a second Reiser Relief water truck to deliver fresh, free water to 24 neighborhoods in one of the poorest slums in the western hemisphere.

Kevin McClellan, coordinator of the Reiser Relief fresh water project, said that the project provides yearly delivery of more than four million gallons of clean water to the poor in the Haitian slum of Cité Soleil.

According to www.ReiserRelief.org, the Reiser Relief water trucks deliver four 3,500-gallon loads of water, six days a week, 52 weeks per year to thousands of people.

That is the equivalent of 800,000 five gallon buckets of water each year.

Birth of Reiser Relief

Reiser Relief was formed by Reiser shortly after he returned from his first trip to Haiti more than a dozen years ago.

Since its beginning, as stated on its website, Reiser Relief has “helped to bestow new hope for many hundreds of God’s needy people through the generosity of a great number of people.”

Reiser Relief monthly expenses include:
• $2,000 to pay salaries for Haitian water truck drivers, maintain the trucks and buy fuel

• $2,500 for teachers’ salaries

• $1,250 to cover the costs of running two schools

Those interested in learning more about Reiser Relief – and those who would like to make a donation – should visit http://www.ReiserRelief.org.

Donations can also be sent to Reiser Relief, Inc., 1800 111th Ave. N.W., #320, Coon Rapids, MN 55433.

All donations to the 501(c)3 non-profit organization are tax deductible.

Sue Austreng is at sue.austreng@ecm-inc.com

Reiser’s Ramblings by Fr. Bernard Reiser Among Honorees at 2011 Book Festivals

Reiser’s Ramblings by Fr. Bernard Reiser Among Honorees at 2011 Book Festivals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) May 21, 2011 -- Minneapolis, Minnesota — Reiser Relief Inc announces that Reiser’s Ramblings by Fr. Bernard Reiser has been shortlisted in the Spiritual category nationally and internationally for the 2011 the San Francisco & 2011 Paris Book Festivals. The book was published in 2010 and Reiser's Ramblings won “honorable mention” in Spiritual category at the 2011 San Francisco Book Festival, and “runner-up” at the 2011 Paris Book Festival. In, January 2011, Fr. Reiser was honored by the local NBC affiliate Kare 11 Television with a 2011 “Eleven Who Care award”

All profits from the sale of Reiser’s Ramblings go to Haitian relief efforts sponsored by Reiser Relief Inc.


About the book: Fr. Reiser brings together a wonderful collection of “ramblings” that all of us can take home and take to heart. Father is a master in the art of spiritual storytelling; he engages, entertains, and challenges with undeniable hope. He has a gift and he shares it generously in this lovely book. Included are stories with the deep conviction that our human journey and our spiritual journey are intrinsically linked. He shares observations that are sometimes so wondrously obvious and visible, and he does it in a way that feels like you’re hearing from a close friend.

The book is 268 pages, 6″ x 9″ on white paper and is available in softcover (SRP $16.95) U.S. wholesale distribution is through Reiser Relief Inc Online availability through Reiser Relief and Minnesota retail locations: St. Maximilian Catholic Books, Elk River; Epiphany Catholic Church Gift Center, Coon Rapids; St. George Catholic Books, Blaine; Heaven Bound Catholic Books, St. Michael; and St. Nicholas Church, New Market.; Saint Patrick's Guild St. Paul.

ISBN: 978-0-615-36478-0
Publisher: Reiser Relief Inc.
Author: Fr. Bernard Reiser
Editor: Jacqueline Hilgert
Cover Artist: Mark Sanislo

For more information or to contact the author, visit http://www.reiserrelief.org/


About the author: Fr. Bernard Reiser is a long-time resident of Coon Rapids, Minn. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1949 after attending the St. Paul Seminary. Fr. Reiser was first assigned to Saint Mary of the Lake, White Bear Lake, as Associate Pastor. He served that community for fifteen years. In 1964, Fr. Reiser was selected to start a parish in Coon Rapids. Fr. Reiser bought seventy acres of farmland on which to build this parish and the Church of the Epiphany was formed. Epiphany parish grew from 150 families in 1964 to 5,000 families today. Along the way, Fr. Reiser added to the Epiphany campus an elementary school, a Perpetual Adoration chapel, a senior housing complex, an assisted living facility, a cemetery, and several outdoor shrines. He also led the parish to construct a spacious sanctuary. Epiphany is now one of the largest Catholic communities in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and in Minnesota.


Reiser Relief Inc. is a volunteer run non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation founded by Father Bernard Reiser, who has been involved with Haiti outreach programs for over 13 years; Bringing Hope To Haiti. Reiser Relief is based in Coon Rapids, MN and its mission is to help the impoverished people of the Caribbean country of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Operating with the mission statement “to help the impoverished people of Haiti with a focus on children and families – providing clean water, food, housing and education,” “The number one need is food and clean water,” said Fr.Reiser.


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Reiser Relief keeps wheels turning in Haiti

Reiser Relief keeps wheels turning in Haiti by ABC Newspaper May 7th 2011

by Sue Austreng Staff Writer

Their hearts beating with boundless compassion and their wallets eager for bountiful harvest, some 500 guests attended the April 26 Bringing Hope to Haiti fund-raising event at the Courtyards of Andover.

The fifth annual Reiser Relief fund-raiser was staged at the Courtyards of Andover and guests did, indeed, to their best to “keep the wheel turning.”

That wheel – the wheel of life fueled by Reiser Relief projects providing fresh water, stocking food centers and funding education and eldercare facilities – is turning in the impoverished country of Haiti.

According to Doris Schulte, vice president of the Reiser Relief board, $55,000 in donations have been collected as a result of the event – and checks are still coming in.

Money was raised at the April 26 event when guests purchased $5 general admission tickets, participated in live and silent auctions, purchased raffle tickets, paid entry fees to play a couple of games and bought copies of Rev. Bernard Reiser’s devotional book, “Reiser’s Ramblings.”

“We are so grateful for the generosity of so many people,” said Schulte.

Reiser, the founder of Reiser Relief and longtime priest at Epiphany Catholic Church, Coon Rapids, echoed Schulte’s sentiment.

“We are so grateful for the support from all of you,” Reiser said. “May God bless each of you most abundantly and know you are in my daily Mass and prayers.”

Fresh water project

In addition to Bringing Hope to Haiti fund-raiser money going to Reiser Relief’s Haitian service projects, a refurbished water truck will be sent to the Caribbean country, as well.

The truck, acquired and refurbished by Harri Rinta, will be used along with a second Reiser Relief water truck to deliver fresh, free water to 24 neighborhoods in one of the poorest slums in the western hemisphere.

Kevin McClellan, coordinator of the Reiser Relief fresh water project, said that the project provides yearly delivery of more than four million gallons of clean water to the poor in the Haitian slum of Cité Soleil.

According to www.ReiserRelief.org, the Reiser Relief water trucks deliver four 3,500-gallon loads of water, six days a week, 52 weeks per year to thousands of people.

That is the equivalent of 800,000 five gallon buckets of water each year.

Birth of Reiser Relief

Reiser Relief was formed by Reiser shortly after he returned from his first trip to Haiti more than a dozen years ago.

Since its beginning, as stated on its website, Reiser Relief has “helped to bestow new hope for many hundreds of God’s needy people through the generosity of a great number of people.”

Reiser Relief monthly expenses include:

• $2,000 to pay salaries for Haitian water truck drivers, maintain the trucks and buy fuel

• $2,500 for teachers’ salaries

• $1,250 to cover the costs of running two schools

Those interested in learning more about Reiser Relief – and those who would like to make a donation – should visit www.ReiserRelief.org

Donations can also be sent to Reiser Relief, Inc., 1800 111th Ave. N.W., #320, Coon Rapids, MN 55433.

All donations to the 501(c)3 non-profit organization are tax deductible.

Sue Austreng is at sue.austreng@ecm-inc.com

My heartfelt thank you for your generous gifts at our annual Haiti fundraiser

My heartfelt thank you for your generous gifts at our annual Haiti fundraiser. You certainly are serving Christ in a most magnificent and glorious way with your gift and we are most grateful and blessed for having your support. You have, in a very personal way, shown love and caring for God’s neglected children and adults.

Thank you for your dedication to serve these very, very needy people of Haiti.

As you know, we live in a world facing extreme challenges. It is truly heartwarming, therefore, when someone goes to great lengths to help those in need. There is so much need among the families and communities where we are working. I can assure you we will find important use for your kind donation.

Reiser Relief provides essential services to aid Haitians in their day-today efforts for survival. These services include providing fresh water, stocking food centers, and funding education and eldercare facilities.

Many of our outreach projects are in or near Cité Soleil, a slum near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. Reiser Relief funds a water truck that operates six days a week, delivering fresh water free of charge — a lifesaving resource to numerous impoverished Haitians who use five-gallon buckets to haul this water back to cardboard shanties or tin shacks that serve as family homes.

My trips to Haiti have been an experience of a lifetime, never to be forgotten. The scenes of Haiti will always remain fresh within my mind and heart. I will always maintain a determination to alleviate a little bit of suffering as best I can. All humans are made in God’s image and likeness, and they deserve to be treated with dignity, honor, and to have at least the bare essentials of life. The reward for those who help the poor will certainly be most bountiful on the last day, as our Lord said: I assure you, as often as you did it for one of my least brothers and sisters, you
did it for me. (Matthew 25:40)

God’s love and generosity toward us is often taken for granted. Considering the many gifts we all enjoy, it is worth our time to pause and say, “Thank you, God!” Through helping others, we do express our gratitude for all the gifts we enjoy. Likewise, your gift is an expression of gratitude — a thank you sent to God.

Our work is inspired by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. With the help of supporters like you, Reiser Relief can continue to save the lives of the extremely impoverished people of Haiti. May God bless you most abundantly for your support! I thank you and assure you that you shall
be included in my daily Mass and prayers.

Sincerely in Christ,

Father Bernard Reiser
President - Reiser Relief Inc.

April 26 2011 Haiti Presentation - Annual Charity Fundraiser by Reiser R...

Bringing hope to Haiti fundraiser - Kare 11 New Video

See the Kare 11 Sunrise News video 4/22/2011 Bringing hope to Haiti fundraiser

http://www.kare11.com/news/article/920213/242/Bringing-hope-to-Haiti-fundraiser

Haiti Relief Event April 26 2011 - Andover, MN by Reiser Relief

March 11,2011

Dear Friends,

This letter is my personal invitation to join me in our efforts to help the neediest people in the western hemisphere.

On April 26,2011, Reiser Relief is hosting its annual Haiti fundraising event. The event will once again be held at the Courtyards of Andover and will be an evening filled with fun, opportunities to renew relationships, along with information on how you can help support our project work in one of the world's poorest nations. Reiser Relief provides food, water, education and housing to the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

We are reminded that during our Lord's life, He continually encouraged His followers to reach out to those in need. This event offers you the perfect opportunity to follow His call to serve. Your continued financial participation means thousands who are hungry will receive food, education, and fresh drinking water.

At the April 26 event, you will learn how Reiser Reliefs 2010 efforts are bearing fruit and you'll have an opportunity to help us fund the current year's initiatives. We accomplished some beautiful work for God in 2010 and I am hopeful you can join us for this special evening as we look back and move forward.

"Save the Date" to reserve space on your calendar for this important event. Feel free to invite a friend or neighbor to share this evening with you. If you are unable to attend, please consider sending a financial contribution to help us in this important and great endeavor.

I will be sure to keep you up-to-date on how our work progresses as together - we keep the wheel turning! God Bless each of you most abundantly. You are in my daily Mass and prayers.

With blessings,
Father Bernard Reiser
President, Reiser Relief Inc.
1800 - 111th Avenue NW #320
Coon Rapids, MN 55433 USA
http://www.reiserrelief.org

Reiser Relief Inc. 501(c)(3) Corporation - All donations are 100% tax deductible

Priest honored by the local NBC affiliate Kare 11 Television

Haiti Mission Trip Update

1/29/2011 Haiti Mission Trip Update From Shelly Mannella

We need more time. There is so much to accomplish here and each time we think it will be easy it becomes more complicated. We visited Mother Teresa's orphanage yesterday. The sister's are incredible. It's hard to explain all they do and they never complain or get angry. They hear sick babies crying all day and still smile. When it was time for us to leave the babies started crying and one of the sisters took out crackers. She offered them to the kids but they shook their heads no. She said " Crackers can't replace the human touch".

Today we spent the day at an orphanage. Dr. Sem came to examine the kids. 85% of them need some kind of antibiotic. He saw 38 kids. The rest of us played with the kids while the others were being examined. These kids are so spiritual, they sing like angels and to listen to their prayers, it's unbelievable.

We stopped by an area where the bodies were dumped after the earthquake. It is full of black crosses and it's a very moving spot. We placed some rosaries on some of the crosses and prayed for their souls.

Thank you to everyone for your continous prayer, we have been blessed.

Please continue to pray, on Monday we will go to Mother Teresa's house for the dying. We have never been there and hope our prayers for the people will comfort them.

God Bless
Shelley, Missy, Marie

Haiti Mission Trip Update

1/27/2011 Haiti Mission Trip Update From Shelly Mannella

We went to Reiser Heights today. It is a breathtaking drive up the mountain. The contrast is incredible. We came from cement and dust, up the mountain to fresh air and green land. It's still poverty but I say in the city it's chaotic poverty, in the mountain, it's quite poverty. It was good to visit Mialta, principle at Reiser Heights while school was in session.

The children are beautiful. We had them make bracelets with pipe cleaners and beads. Can you imagine going into our public schools and doing this and having the kids like it? We also had tooth paste and tooth brushes to give them along with school supplies and balls to play with. Two members of our team bought goats for some people in the community around Reiser Heights and we delivered them to the new owners.

There is a lot of need up there for the up keep of the building, adding new class rooms, stocking the shelves at the medical clinic, and keeping up on the salaries of the teachers. They work hard there to provide an education and also to involve the community in the school. The teachers were patient and kind, but the school books are worn.

They will continue on in their silent poverty trying to make a life for the children by providing them with an education.



Reiser Heights by Marie Schrank Hi, it's Marie. We had such a great day today; taking in all the beauty that Haiti truly has to offer. We took a two hour drive up the Mts. of Fort-Jacques /Donte/Lespinasse, which was absolutely breath taking and gave me a whole new perspective of Haiti. The drive took us up to Reiser Heights which is a school for all age children of which over 400 attend. What a wonderful time we had sharing a craft and treats with the kids. The Haitiian children are so kind and grateful. You can see the innocence and love in their eyes. They loved our presence and we loved being with them. It was hard to leave them. We took many wonderful pictures and hope to share them with you all. Many blessings to you all until tomorrow.

kare11.com | Twin Cities, MN | Fr. Bernard Reiser: Eleven Who Care Winner

kare11.com | Twin Cities, MN | Fr. Bernard Reiser: Eleven Who Care Winner

Haiti Mission Trip Update

1/26/2011 Haiti Mission Trip Update From Shelly Mannella

We finally arrived and we are safe. We had to spend the night in Miami last night due to a broken airplane. We arrived at 10:00am today It is so nice to be back. The smells, the sounds, and the people, are what make me always want to come back.

We were able to do runs on the water truck today. The people still need the water desperatly. We were able to treat a few people who had wounds and we made some oral rehydration salts to send back to a very sick baby along with some infant tylenol. There are a few new additions to City Soleil this trip. Cholera clinics. They've set up two large areas with tents for cholera treatment and prevention. We also finally noticed there is some reconstruction going on.

We are going to Reiser Heights tomorrow and really looking forward to it. We plan on buying goats for a few families up there and have a lot of supplies to leave with them.

God Bless
Shelley

Reiser Heights Primary School is up in the mountains of Les Pinasse, Reiser Relief has built a school, kitchen, sanitary block and 30,000 gallon cistern for 300+ children. To travel here you take road that is a very long and bumpy ride up the mountain will allow you to see the beautiful country side and farming communities of Haiti.


The water truck operates six days a week making four deliveries too many neighborhoods in Cite Soleil and reaching numerous impoverished families where the local people carry the water home in 5 gallon buckets.

Local Coon Rapids Groups Still Reaching Out to Haiti Quake Victims

1-14-2011 - Coon Rapids CTN NEWS Video
Watch 7:50 minutes into the video for Reiser Relief news clip on Haiti


Local Groups Still Reaching Out to Haiti Quake Victims
Written by Stephanie Ring
Friday, January 14, 2011 03:43 PM
City of Coon Rapids Minnesota, Cable News Network


COON RAPIDS, Minn. -- This week marks the one year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. The natural disaster killed more than 300,000 people and left much of the country in ruins.

Several local organizations have helped in Haiti over the past year but volunteers say progress is slow. Still, that hasn't dampened their spirits to keep helping.


"I didn't see a whole lot of clean up going on."

Shelley Mannella has travelled to Haiti two times since the earthquake as a volunteer for Reiser Relief, a non-profit organization that helps the country's poor.

"It was bad before but now it's bad on top of bad."

Mannella says much of the rubble remains in the country. She's headed to Haiti again in just over a week again.

"I don't expect to see anything different."

Estimates are at least one million people have been displaced from their homes because of the quake.

Mannella says, "I know people are afraid to go back inside, even if they have a house, they're afraid to sleep inside."

Thousands of people are living in tents and organizations like Reiser Relief and others are bringing in fresh water for people to drink. And Coon Rapids based Feed My Starving Children provided 58 million pre-packaged meals to Haiti last year. That's double what it normally sends.

FMSC Executive Director Mark Crea says, "The need is still great. We can't this coming year send less food to Haiti than we did last year. We need to send as much or more actually so we need your help again."

The non-profit hopes that Americans will keep their hearts and their wallets open as they continue to send food to the country. And for Carole Stufflebeam, a nurse from Prior Lake who is working in an orphanage and clinic in Haiti, she says food shipped from the U.S. is helping to fill a void for people who simply can't provide for themselves.

Stufflebeam says, "The amount of people that are still left in camps, there is no way these people can make money and there's no way they can do a garden and so what direction do they go? And that is for a long period of time, we're going to have to see what we can do to meet those needs until we can get these people independent."

Along with a government in transition, removing the rubble is the other largest barrier right now. There's not enough heavy equipment in Haiti and the cost is staggering.

For more information on the Haiti earthquake or to help the victims, check out the following links:

Reiser Relief

Feed My Starving Children

American Red Cross

Fr. Bernard Reiser on Kare 11 TV - Eleven Who Care

Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – January 25, 2011 - , we are pleased to announce that President and Founder of Reiser Relief Inc., Father Bernard Reiser is the recipient of the 2011 Eleven Who Care program.

KARE 11 Television of Minneapolis and Saint Paul Minnesota created The Eleven Who Care program that started 27 years ago to recognize the outstanding volunteers that serve our community with overall spirit of community volunteerism.

Each year hundreds of volunteers are nominated for the award and the Eleven Who Care Board of Governors select the eleven to be honored. The honorees represent the variety of opportunities available in our community. They truly exemplify the belief that one person can make a difference.

Fr. Reiser is a long-time resident of Coon Rapids, MN and has been a priest 61 years, Ordained in 1949, attended St. Paul Seminary. Fr. Reiser was an associate Pastor of Saint Mary of the Lake, White Bear Lake for 15 years; Founding Pastor of Epiphany Parish in Coon Rapids for 46 years. In 1964, Father Bernard Reiser founded the Church of the Epiphany in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. He bought 70 acres of farm land and it grew from 150 to 5000 families and adding grade school for kindergarten through eighth grade. Epiphany church is one of the largest parishes in the archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Father Reiser’s many years of service have reached far beyond the bounds of the parish into all surrounding communities touching lives. Literally thousands and thousands of individuals and families have been pulled from the depths of despair because of Father Reiser’s devotion of time, energy, money and with values of love and respect for every single person. His compassion and humanity has been an inspiration many all over the world. Everyone counts, to this excellent shepherd. The rich, the poor, the sinner, the winner. He is the face of God, to all he meets.

Reiser Relief Inc. was formed by Fr. Reiser and since its beginnings; Reiser Relief is committed to providing essential services to aid in day-to-day survival to the impoverished people of the Caribbean country of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The services Reiser Relief provides include: fresh water, food centers, education, and eldercare facilities. Many outreach projects are in or near Cité Soleil; the suburb of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.




You can see Father Reiser’s Eleven Who Care story on Kare 11 TV on the following days.

January Thursday 27th Kare 11 News at 10pm
January Friday 28th Kare 11 Sunrise News between 5am to 7am
January Saturday 29th Kare 11 Saturday News between 8am to 10am
January Monday 31st Kare 11 Today News between 11am to Noon

See more on Kare 11 - Article and Video

http://www.kare11.com/life/community/11whocare/11whocare_article.aspx?storyid=904117


Everyone who meets Fr. Reiser can easily see a kind and compassionate man focused on a principle, to serve others. Working on worthwhile projects and a commitment to making a difference with his spirited leadership and trust in God, that creates an atmosphere that many others will join in to help. He is the personification of the good shepherd and his contributions provide inspiration to everyone who crosses his path.

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CONTACT
Reiser Relief Inc.
Father Bernard Reiser
1800 - 111th Avenue NW #320
Coon Rapids, MN 55433 USA
http://ReiserRelief.org/

Reiser Relief Food Shipment to Haiti

To see a little more about Reiser Relief see our At A Glace - Haiti Projects

Haiti Fresh Water Truck

Father Bernard Reiser - 2011 Eleven Who Care Recipient

Father Bernard Reiser - 2011 Eleven Who Care Recipient

KARE 11 honors volunteers who help make our community special.

1/21/2011 - Eleven Who Care is a televised program honoring the volunteer contributions of eleven outstanding, grassroots volunteers and promoting the spirit of volunteerism in our communities. The eleven honorees are selected in May by the Board of Governors from nominations submitted by individuals and service organizations throughout KARE 11's viewing area.

Their individual stories are told during the televised program each year. In 1984, Eleven Who Care program was created and in 2011 Father Bernard Reiser has received the Eleven Who Care award for his priestly contribution and support of Haiti projects. Father's story will air in
January and we will annouce what day this coming week.

This Kare 11 link should be updated this week for they are working on
putting together Father's Story

http://www.kare11.com/life/community/11whocare/default.aspx

There will also be updates on Reiser Relief website
http://www.ReiserRelief.org

Fr. Bernard Reiser - Reiser Relief Events

Fr. Reiser will be on Relevant Radio "City Winds" hosted by Paul Sadeck that will air on January 21 at 9 a.m. January 22 at 6 p.m. and January 23rd at 9:00 a.m.
1330am WLOL


Fr. Reiser book signing Feb 5th and Feb 13

Feb 5th Sponsored by Heaven Bound Catholic Books & Gifts
Time Saturday, February 5 • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: Old Parish Center 22 Main St. N. St. Michael, MN

Feb 13th Sponsored by Epiphany Gift Store
Time Sunday, February 13 • 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: 1900 111th Ave NW Coon Rapids MN

Reiser Relief 2011 Annual Haiti Fundraiser
Keep The Wheel Turning ~ Bringing Hope to Haiti
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm




For information at http://reiserrelief.org/


Reiser Relief Fundraising Store

Kevin McClellan's Haiti Water Delivery Story

Remebering Back Feb 2010

Kevin McClellan's Haiti Story -
Called to quench a slum's thirst
JIM SPENCER, Star Tribune.

They ran for blocks when they saw the big truck with the Minnesota license plate roll by. Little girls and old women, little boys and young men, all chasing the shiny silver tanker down streets of Cite Soleil, one of the world’s worst slums. Past fly-infested garbage piles, by canals reeking of raw sewage, they carried buckets, pans, pots, tubs — anything that could hold what has become gold in the ruins of Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake: clean water.

Behind the wheel of the semi-cab pulling the tanker, a short, wiry Minneapolis man with a badly sunburned face grinned. The dirty wool Greek seaman's cap perched on his head didn't really fit the tropical surroundings. But then, many things about Kevin McClellan don't fit.

-- To continue this story in color and see sculptural tribute to Kevin McClellan who brings fresh water to Haitians by Artist Angie Heida. Also view Pictures and Videos by Photographer Richard Tsong-Taatarii, Star Tribune

The Haiti water truck operates six days a week making four deliveries too many neighborhoods in Cite Soleil and reaching numerous impoverished families where the local people carry the water home in 5 gallon buckets.With your help, we can affect thousands of lives!

Yearly delivery of over 4 million gallons of clean water to the poor in the slum of Cité Soleil. Delivering four 3,500 gallon loads of water, 6 days a week, 52 weeks per year to thousands of people. That is the equivalent of 800,000 five gallon buckets of water each year. Your funds support local Haiti driver salaries, fuel and maintenance.

Haiti One Year Later

Reiser Relief Inc. is one of the Haiti non-profits selected by Razoo, a leader in organizing online giving, in remembering Haiti one year after the Jan 12, 2010 earthquake that devastated this little Caribbean island.

Donate to Reiser Relief to Help Haiti

This anniversary of the disaster is a reminder to the world community that Haiti must not be forgotten and is a call to redouble efforts to support the Haitian people.

Reiser Relief is compelled to provide the essential services to aid in day-to-day survival. The services Reiser Relief provides include: fresh water, food centers, education, and eldercare facilities. Many outreach projects are in or near Cité Soleil; the suburb of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. Reiser Relief provides assistance to Haiti focused on the basic necessities of life: Food, Water, Education, and Building Facilities.

Reiser Relief funds a water truck that operates six days a week making four deliveries too many poor neighborhoods/tent cities/clinics in Cite Soleil and provides water free of charge, reaching numerous impoverished families where the local people carry the water home in 5 gallon buckets. The little red truck got a lot more use in 2010, for having water is critical for life, it was a life line for the many in need. Your help is needed to keep this truck on the road.

We support the transportation of the food we ship which is provided through Feed My Starving Children. Each the three shipping contains 500,000 highly nutritious packets of food, with each packet keeping one person alive for one day.

With the help of our donors, Reiser Relief can continue to save the lives of these extremely impoverished people! We live among abundance; the Haitians live in extreme poverty. They await your generous response and we pray for God’s abundant blessings upon you. With deep gratitude, we thank you for helping us to "Keep the Wheel Turning!" Together, we make a difference in touching the lives of thousands of people!

We are reminded that giving drink to the thirsty is one of the seven corporal works of Mercy. "Amen I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers or sisters of mine, you did for Me" (Matthew 25:40). May God bless you most abundantly!

Sincerely in Christ,
Father Bernard Reiser, Reiser Relief Inc.



Donate to Reiser Relief to Help Haiti

2010 January Haiti Earthquake

My thoughts often go to Haiti and the 2010 January earthquake in which thousands died. With churches, schools and homes demolished, people have been living in camps and sleeping under makeshift tents surrounded by rubble and sewage. I think of these people often when I go to bed, which is clean and warm, because the conditions they are surviving under are truly unbelievable. And now, they face the scourge of cholera.

With the help of our donors, Reiser Relief can continue to save the lives of these extremely impoverished people! We live among abundance; the Haitians live in extreme poverty. They await your generous response and we pray for God’s abundant blessings upon you. With deep gratitude, we thank you for helping us to "Keep the Wheel Turning!" Together, we make a difference in touching the lives of thousands of people!

We are compelled to provide the essential services to aid in day-to-day survival. The services Reiser Relief provides include: fresh water, food centers, education, and eldercare facilities. Many outreach projects are in or near Cité Soleil; the suburb of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. Reiser Relief provides assistance to Haiti focused on the basic necessities of life: Food, Water, Education, and Building Facilities.

In 2010, Reiser Relief provided aid to thousands of people suffering after the earthquake made possible by hundreds of generous donations. We continue to provide monthly education, food and clean water various area in Port-au-Prince. We support the transportation of the food we ship which is provided through Feed My Starving Children. Each the three shipping contains 500,000 highly nutritious packets of food, with each packet keeping one person alive for one day.

Reiser Relief funds a water truck that operates six days a week making four deliveries too many poor neighborhoods/tent cities/clinics in Cite Soleil and provides water free of charge, reaching numerous impoverished families where the local people carry the water home in 5 gallon buckets. The little red truck got a lot more use in 2010, for having water is critical for life, it was a life line for the many in need. Your help is needed to keep this truck on the road.

Some reconstruction was needed for Terre Promise Primary School in Cité Soleil, which was left standing and still solid, but needed various repairs to some walls and damaged plumbing and a new expansion for classrooms. Three other non-profits and Reiser Relief funded this project which is now complete.

Grace Village buildings took some damages after the earthquake but now the new concrete walls are complete and roof sheathing is installed two dormitories and a central feeding center. Plumbing including cistern and septic tanks are roughed in and capped. We are also excited for the street children and elderly and the impact that the new Feeding Center will have on their lives. Bringing food to those that often go hungry will provide us with the opportunity to share God's loving touch to those in need. As we look to building completion, we are now pressed to provide site cleanup, and a security wall around the property. The security wall must be build to protect those who come for food as well as those who live there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB3d2sQRLj8

My past visits with poor Haitians convinced me that I always need to advocate for them and remember their needs and I ask you to share with our brothers and sisters in Haiti. The Lord will bless you for your gift.

http://www.razoo.com/story/Haiti-Earthquake-Relief

A very blessed New Year to you and your loved ones. I shall include you in my daily Mass and prayers.

Father Bernard Reiser
December 2010
One Page At-A-Glance Haiti Projects

Donations can be mailed to:
Reiser Relief Inc.
c/o Father Bernard Reiser
1800 - 111th Avenue NW #320
Coon Rapids, MN 55433 USA

Donate Online to Reiser Relief Haiti Projects



Reiser Heights School in Lespinasse, Haiti
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FopBZ5ioCqQ

Terre Promise Primary School in Cite Soleil, Haiti
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmYeyeyiS3U

Haiti Water Delivery Truck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELOIqkwJCN8