August 13/14 - Special Collection for Franciscan Works- Liberia Mission

**Update--Please note: Bob & Kathy O'Dwyer will be unable to visit this weekend because they are battling COVID symptoms and cannot travel.**

PLEASE USE THE ENVELOPE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO LAST WEEKEND’S BULLETIN. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL ENVELOPES IN CHURCH, OR SIMPLY WRITE “MISSION” ON A PLAIN ENVELOPE. THANK YOU..
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Please welcome to Queen of Peace, Bob & Kathy O’Dwyer who will be visiting the weekend of August 13/14 on behalf of the Liberia Mission. Bob and Kathy have been working with Franciscan Works since its creation, and have traveled to the Mission several times. They are actively involved in raising needed funds for the Mission through appeal talks and by hosting events. They are both professed Secular Franciscans for over 40 years and are actively involved in various ministries at St. Terrence Catholic Church in Alsip, IL. 

Franciscan Works is a Catholic missionary organization and currently operates Liberia Mission in West Africa which was founded in 2003. The Mission began with six children and today it is a vibrant, life-saving community of love, learning, work and prayer, with 45 residents. Nearly 450 youth from surrounding villages attend St. Anthony of Padua Mission grade school or are funded to attend local high schools. These are young people who would not otherwise have access to education, medical care, adequate food and shelter, faith formation, and the Sacraments. St. Michael the Archangel Church, located on the Mission, serves the students and the community. A student-run farm and piggery are part of the vocational education the students receive. 

Envelopes are stapled to the bulletin this weekend to use for your donations. Please return back and put in the collection boxes. Thank you..

--Parish Bulletin, August 14, 2022

---Please visit the Franciscan Works website. https://www.franciscanworks.org/