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Province Ministries
Friars Club, Cincinnati, Ohio
Friars Club is a non-profit agency that empowers at-risk boys and girls to
meet their life challenges and achieve their personal best through organized
sports, games and fitness social services for children.
www.friarsclubinc.org Holy Family Parish, Oldenburg, Ind.
Deeply rooted in its German heritage and in Franciscan spirituality, with a long history
of service by friars and the Sisters of St. Francis. Formerly a center of formation for the friars.
Jamaica Missions: Lucea, Negril and Savanna-la-mar
Catholics are few in number but strong in spirit in the western part of this island nation,
where friars have ministered since the year 2000.
www.negrilcatholicchurch.catholicweb.com Mother of Good Counsel Catholic Community,
Hazard, Ky. Lay involvement is strong in this small rural parish which serves as a center for community
outreach and as the home parish for Catholics in three Appalachian counties.
hazard.cdlex.org National Shrine of St. Anthony, Cincinnati, Ohio
A spiritual refuge for pilgrims who since 1889 have come here for daily prayer,
contemplation and the weekly novena to St. Anthony. Home of the Franciscan novitiate from 1890 to 1967, now the site
of the friars’ postulancy program.
www.stanthony.org Roger Bacon High School, Cincinnati, Ohio
A Catholic high school that strives to develop the hearts, minds, and bodies of its young men
and women in a caring and challenging environment.
www.rogerbacon.org Sacred Heart Parish, Peoria, Ill.
Staffed by friars since 1892, Sacred Heart practices what it preaches, with a strong
outreach to the needy. Its sandwich program serves 250 people a day in downtown Peoria.
www.sacredheartpeoria.com St. Aloysius Parish, Detroit, Mich.
Nicknamed “Everybody’s Church” because of its diverse membership and welcoming atmosphere,
St. Al’s ministers to the homeless and elderly poor in the inner city through outreach programs and a winter warming center.
St. Anthony Messenger Press,
Cincinnati, Ohio One of America's largest publishers of popular, inspirational and educational Roman Catholic spirituality resources,
including St. Anthony Messenger magazine and the popular parish handout series, Catholic Update.
www.americancatholic.org St. Clement Parish, St. Bernard, Ohio
Close-knit community of parishioners from all walks of life. Staffed by friars since its
founding in 1850, St. Clement served as a house for philosophy studies until 1930.
www.stcschool.org
St. Francis Bookshop, Cincinnati, Ohio
A unique selection and commitment to personalized service have made St. Francis Bookshop
one of the leading providers of Catholic books and religious articles in the country.
www.stfrancisonline.com St. Francis Retreat House, Easton, Pa.
Committed to spreading the Gospel through programs that offer a holistic approach to human
and spiritual growth in a quiet, comfortable and uniquely Franciscan environment.
www.catholic-church.org/stfran-retreat/ St. Francis Seraph Parish and Ministries,
Cincinnati, Ohio Occupies “Franciscan Corner,” site where the first friars from Austria settled in 1844.
Its diverse, tight-knit congregation focuses on serving the poor in Over-the-Rhine, one of the city’s neediest neighborhoods.
www.stfrancisseraph.org St. Mary of the Angels Parish, New Orleans, La.
Socially active parish that works to empower its African American community through an elementary
school and grassroots community activism. Urgent! Help needed for flood relief!
www.smaneworleans.org St. Mary Parish, Bloomington, Ill.
Recognized for its warm hospitality and service to the poor in Southwest
Bloomington, St. Mary's has been staffed by friars since the early 1880s.
The parish is the center of activities and outreach for the large Hispanic
population in Bloomington-Normal.
St. Mary’s of Lourdes Parish, Metamora, Ill.
Country parish serving a growing population of young families and the rural poor. Dedicated in
1855 and administered by Franciscans since 1919.
St. Monica-St. George Parish Newman Center,
Cincinnati, Ohio Vibrant, socially committed congregation formed by the 1993 union of two historic parishes,
enlivened by the participation of college students from the University of Cincinnati.
home.fuse.net/StMonica-StGeorge/ St. Patrick Parish, Galveston, Texas
A dynamic and culturally diverse community with small-town atmosphere and a strong Hispanic
presence; formed by the 1992 union of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Patrick parishes.
www.saintpatrickgalveston.org St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Lafayette, La.
Lively, faith-filled worship community draws its energy from its eclectic roots, a blend
of African American, French-Canadian, Spanish and Native American cultures.
Church of the Transfiguration, Southfield, Mich
Characterized by its spirited liturgies; home of the Franciscan Poverty Program, one of the
most most ambitious and respected outreach efforts in the Detroit area.
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