WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is asking parishes in Delaware and on Maryland's Eastern Shore to take up a special collection this weekend to aid victims of Hurricane Harvey.
Bishop Francis Malooly said Monday that if parishes are not able to take up the collection this weekend, he is hoping the collection can take place the following weekend.
Diocesan officials say all donations will go to assist Catholic Charities USA and the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in their efforts to help survivors of the storm.
The diocese includes 56 parishes in Delaware and nine Maryland counties.
Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Twenty Virginia Department of Forestry staff members are heading to southeast Texas to help with Harvey recovery efforts.
WCAV reported Monday that the department's incident management team will be in the Houston area to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency. They will coordinate resource staging areas across a multi-county area, supplying water, ice and food.
The station reports the team left from Abington on Monday afternoon, and they are expected to be in Texas for about two weeks.
