Wilner Pierre-Louis, of St. Matthew’s parish, Crown Heights, was born in Haiti. He has been married for 13 years to Marie and they have two daughters.

A Consular Agent at the Haitian Consul in Manhattan, he is active in his parish as a lector, an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist, and as a member of the Parish Pastoral Committee.

A Mass of thanksgiving will be celebrated at St. Matthew’s Church on Sunday, May 24, at 2 p.m.