Fr. John Fortune came for a second time to visit us this past May 27 & 28.  He brought with him the signed Covenant Agreement from our sister parish St. Francis of Assissi in Saikeri, Kenya. He is picutred above giving it to Parish Council President Dean Lindner.  And he invited us to come and visit them!

Several families are successfully raising vegetables with the garden kits we sent in January of 2016.  The challenge is to get other Massai families, traditional herdsmen, to make the switch to growing their food.  This work is all the more critical as they endure another severe drought and the threat of famine.

Through the help of an anonymous donor in our parishes St. Francis has funds to provide emergency food to some 250 families they have identified as being at risk.  The donor also is making possible the buildiing of a Kindergarten School for 3 to 6 year olds where they get two meals a day and a head start with their education.

Our Social Concerns Committee has agreed to organize a second trip to Kenya to work on these projects and is currently gathering the names of those who would possibly be interested in going.  The trip will be planned around the schedules and abilities of those who desire to go.  At this point we have not narrowed the trip down other than to say it will be in the summer of 2018.

There is an information meeting planned for Sunday afternoon August 20th at 6:00pm in the St. Anthony, Loyal church hall.  If you would like more information about that meeting or to express your intention of being there, or to let us know you'd like to know more about the trip but can't come the 20th, please fill out the simple form below.  It will send your information to me.

Cost per person for the trip would be in the neighborhood of $2,500 including airfare.  We have some funds raised to help those who desire to go but don't have the personal resources to do so.  And we will work with you in raising additional funds between now and the trip.

In August you will receive notice confirming the date and time of the meeting and that we received your inquiry.

Fr. Steve