Here in Boston, The Society for the Propagation of the Faith has a long-standing relationship with the Archdiocese of Nyeri, Kenya through our Missionary Cooperative Program and through the regular sharing of Mass stipends provided by the people of our Archdiocese. Archbishop Peter Kairo tells us that he has 91 priests and that our assistance lets them “safeguard the sacramental life of the Church and the propagation of the Gospel. It also provides for the livelihood of the priests who actually bear and execute the pastoral projects” in his Archdiocese. Although The Society for the Propagation of the Faith is not a “relief” organization, the financial support from our donors enables missionaries to share some material benefits in addition to the spiritual.
At our World Mission Sunday celebration last October we welcomed some of the Sisters from Nyeri; they joined us at the Cathedral for Mass and for the reception following. This year three of our parishes will host a priest from the Archdiocese of Nyeri for the 2011 Missionary Cooperative Program. Saint John’s in Chelmsford, Saint Gerard Majella in Canton, and Holy Trinity in Lowell will help us to continue our support of Catholics in Kenya who are in dire need of the most basic elements of life that we so quickly take for granted.
At our World Mission Sunday celebration last October we welcomed some of the Sisters from Nyeri; they joined us at the Cathedral for Mass and for the reception following. This year three of our parishes will host a priest from the Archdiocese of Nyeri for the 2011 Missionary Cooperative Program. Saint John’s in Chelmsford, Saint Gerard Majella in Canton, and Holy Trinity in Lowell will help us to continue our support of Catholics in Kenya who are in dire need of the most basic elements of life that we so quickly take for granted.

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