UPCOMING EVENTS

Everyone is invited to come celebrate with

Father Yves Geffrard 

his 25th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination

on May 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM at the Church,

217 N US Highway 1, Fort Pierce, FL 34950.

 

Please invite your family members

and all of your friends

to come to support him for this milestone.​

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As Jesus said to his disciples:

“The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.

Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore,

to send out workers into his harvest field.”

(Matthew 9:37-38)

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It is not an easy decision for someone

to give up on himself and to devote his life to Christ,

and to choose to walk on Jesus's footsteps by evangelizing 

the people of God and call people for conversion.

Father Yves heard and answered God's calling,

and since became a worker of his harvest.

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF FR. YVES GEFFRARD

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Fr. Yves was born in Limonade, Haiti. He studied Philosophy at Notre Dame Seminary of Cazeau, Port-au-Prince from 1987 to 1989 and studied Theology at Notre Seminary of Turgeau from October 1989 to June 1993 where he earned a Bachelor of Divinity through the PONTIFICIA UNIVERSITA URBANIANA, VATICAN CITY. In 1995 he left Haiti and traveled to Florida where he studied English as Second Language at Palm Beach Community College from 1996 to 1997. In 1997-1998 he studied Community Organizing at DART (The Direct Action & Training Center) in Miami, Florida. In 1997 through 1999 he was hired as lead organizer for JUSTICE FOR ALL IN BROWARD. In 1999 he entered Notre Dame Seminary Graduate School of Theology in New Orleans where he earned his Master of Divinity. In 2009 through 2011 he studied Leadership at Catholic Leadership Institute. He was ordained a priest on May 18, 2001, for the Diocese of Palm Beach. He became the first Haitian and Black to be ordained for the Diocese of Palm Beach. He was appointed Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Lourdes, Boca Raton, Florida from July 2001 to June 2004. In July 2003 he was appointed Coordinator of the Haitian Ministry for the Diocese of Palm Beach to present. July 2004 to June 2005 Parochial Vicar at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Lantana, Florida. July 2005 to October 2008 priest in charge of the Haitian Community at Sacred Catholic Church in Lake Worth, FL. July 2005 to March 2006 Administrator of Our Lady Queen of the Apostles parish, Royal Palm Beach, Florida. October 2008 to present Administrator of Notre Dame Catholic Mission in Fort Pierce, Florida. He speaks fluently French, Creole, English and Spanish. He can read and comprehend Italian and Latin. He believes in continuing education that’s why he was enrolled in several programs at Harvard University where he studied:​​