Peru
In 1966, Pope Paul VI requested that religious congregations in Canada assist with missionary work in Latin American countries. The Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul embarked on a fact finding mission and established contacts for ministries in Latin America. With the assistance of Bishop Alex Carter, the Chairman of the Latin American Commission and Father Birch in Ottawa, two sisters, Mother Mary Lenore Carter and Sister Marion Farnand (Mary Modesta) set out on a tour of the areas as suggested by Father Birch.
Mission Goals
San Cristobal, Guatemala
Momstenango, Guatemala
San Francisco el Alto, Guatemala:
- Education
- Health Care
- Home/Life Skills
- Ministry of Empowerment
- Parish Ministry
"The work of the Sisters is pastoral and missionary. Nursing Clinics are conducted both in San Cristobal and in outlying areas. Teaching of religion and alphabet as well as cooking, gardening, sewing and other handicrafts is done concurrently with the clinics." [December 31, 1976]
El Progresso, Carabayllo, Lima, Peru
Formation House, Lima, Peru
Chulucanas, Peru:
- "Conscientization"
- Health Care
- Labour Pastoral - Christian Workers' Movement
- Parish Ministry
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Letter from Peru
We always wait for gifts at Christmas, we have become accustomed to this. I would like to send a box as a gift with the following letter MORE...
Annual Bake Sale Raises Mission Funds
The annual February bake sale held by Providence Associates based in Camrose, Alberta, raised an astounding $3,450.00. The proceeds were sent to Peru and used for education and healthcare. MORE...
El Progresso, Carabayllo, Lima, Peru
In January 1967, the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul began working in the Peruvian parish looked after by two Edmonton Priests MORE...
Chulucanas, Peru
In 1975, at the request of Bishop McNabb who was looking for Sisters to help with his diocese, Sr. Josephine Doiron, a member of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul went to Chulucanas to do ministry. MORE...
Formation House, Lima, Peru
In 1995, the Peruvian Novitiate of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul began. Between 1995 and 1998 the sisters and the women in formation lived together in one house. MORE...
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