From their earliest days, the Franciscans and the Capuchins have been in the forefront of the Church’s effort to bring the Gospel to the entire world. Thus North American Capuchin-Franciscan friars are presently serving local churches in Papua New Guinea (PNG), Australia, Japan, the Mariana Islands, Hawaii, Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Zambia, and the Middle East.
Three of Mid-America's brothers serve in this manner:
Father PETER MEIS, in Papua New Guinea since 1968
Bishop STEVE REICHERT, in Papua New Guinea since 1970
Father DONALD DEBES, in Papua New Guinea since 1971
To help support the efforts of our seven Capuchin missionaries and those from other provinces, contact the Capuchin Mission Office P.O. Box 40575, Denver, CO 80204-0575 or (303) 433-0296.
In 1998, a group of laymen interested in the Capuchin missions of Papua New Guinea began the Capuchin Mission Club of Eureka, Missouri, near St. Louis. Begun by Oliver Lerch and John C. Caton, this club of 120 members meets quarterly, studies the work of the Capuchins in Papua New Guinea, and already in its first two years raised $10,000 to fund various projects there, e.g. the building of community water projects in Burani parish and providing tuition for Capuchin seminarians in Port Moresby. It meets the last Saturdays of January, April, July and October.
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