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Peru Mission Ministry

The purpose of this Ministry is to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ by providing our brothers and sisters in Peru with spiritual gifts of love and prayer, and temporal gifts of food, medicine, tools and education. This Ministry is composed of the following sub-Ministries: Family to Family Program, Medical Mission, Eye Mission, Youth Mission and Family (General Parish) Mission.

St. John the Baptist Parish has adopted a parish, now our 'Sister Parish', Santisimo Sacramento (Blessed Sacrament) in Piura, Peru, located approximately 600 miles north of Lima, Peru's capital. the climate is generally hot, never cold. the region is very poor. Fr. Joseph Uhen, raised in Oklahoma city, and a graduate of Notre Dame University, was ordained a priest in Piura on April 1, 1995. He is pastor of Santisimo Sacramento, a large parish with over 30,000 parishioners. On any given Sunday, there are 9 Masses at several of the 20 chapels in his parish. Fifteen of those chapels are made of bamboo and thatch. Fr. Joe celebrates 4 or 5 of these Masses and has help with the other Masses from the Jesuits and retired priests in the area.

Family to Family Program

Peruvian Families Needing Adoption
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Santisimo Sacramento Parish

This Ministry, also referred to as F2F, is the cornerstone of our Peru Mission. We currently have over 300 American families sponsoring over 350 Peruvian families. We plan to greatly increase these numbers in order to assist many more extremely needy families in Fr. Joe's parish. The commitment is a minimum of $25.00 per month which is sent to Fr. Joe for distribution in the form of food and other necessary supplies. We encourage the exchange of letters between the families in order to develop close relationships which are a blessing for all those involved. Please consider helping one or more of these extremely poor families. To join the Family to Family Ministry, contact Becky Coyle at (405) 340-9281 or E-Mail bcoyle@stjohn-catholic.org.

Please pick up letters from your families in Peru in the Commons after all Masses. You will find them in the blue crates in alphabetical order. There may be more than one letter. New letters are being received periodically.

Medical Mission 

This Ministry consists of doctors, dentists, nurses and medical aides, and those who simply care, who volunteer to make annual trips to Piura, Peru for the purpose of treating the sick and distributing medicine as required. Helpers, to assist doctors and nurses, are seriously needed and welcome. Many of these poor people in Piura would not get any medical attention if it were not for our Medical Mission. This annual one to two week mission trip is made every year some time between May and August. If you are interested in joining the Medical Mission, contact Cheryl Pierce at (405) 396-3092 or E-Mail capierce19@sbcglobal.net.

Eye Mission 

This Ministry consists of doctors, nurses and medical aides, plus those who simply want to help, who make annual trips to Piura, Peru for the purpose of performing eye surgery and administering general eye care for the poor Peruvian natives who are suffering with very poor vision. Many poor people in Piura are able to see very well after the treatment received from the members of the Eye Mission. This annual one to two week mission trip is made every year sometime between May and August. If you are interested in joining the Eye Mission, contact Helena Duke at (405) 525-3138 or E-Mail good2c@sbcglobal.net.

Youth Mission

This Ministry consists of young students of high school age who wish to devote a part of their summer vacation to assist the poor people in Piura, Peru by helping Fr. Joe in the distribution of food and other essential supplies to all Peruvian families being sponsored by American families. These young people help in any way they can, including constructing bamboo houses. You young students, please consider joining a Youth Mission during your summer vacation form high school. You will find it to be a truly memorable experience. To express interest in joining a Youth Mission, contact either Becky Coyle at (405) 340-9281 or E-Mail bcoyle@stjohn-catholic.org, or Stephanie Simpson at (405) 340-8413 or E-Mail sasimpson8@cox.net

Peru Chores: such as

"Help us by letting us help you"

 The Youth of St. John's are looking for odd jobs to raise  money for their Summer Mission  to Piura, Peru. 

Contact Becky Coyle in the RE office: PO Box 510; Edmond, OK 73083

call 340-9281, x 3

E-Mail bcoyle@stjohn-catholic.org

Family to Family Ministry

 

To join the Family to Family Program and to apply for automatic payment of your donations, contact Becky Coyle at 340-9281, x 3 or bcoyle@stjohn-catholic.org, orStephanie Simpson @ F2F@stjohn-catholic.org.