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Peru Mission
Ministry
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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
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Family to
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Peruvian Families Needing Adoption
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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.
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Medical
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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. |
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Eye
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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. |
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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. |
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Peru Chores:
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"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
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Family to Family Ministry
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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. |
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