September 9 is the feast day of Saint Peter Claver (1580-1654), a Jesuit missionary known as the patron saint of slaves, African missions and interracial justice. St. Claver spent his life serving enslaved Africans who were brought to Colombia during the 17th century.
St. Peter Claver Society Mid-Summer Fundraiser 7-14 July 2024
HELP US COMPLETE THE DREAM Over the past several years the St. Peter Claver Society has been blessed with the support of many parishioners and friends in our ambitious project to build the Cardinal Mazombwe Agricultural and Life Skills Training Center in a poor rural parish of the Livingstone Diocese of southern Zambia While progress […]
St Peter Claver Society for African Orphans 20th year Anniversary (2003-2023)
The St. Peter Claver Society Thanks Its Generous Donors
(Photo: Working on the Girls’ Dormitory) The St. Peter Claver Society sends a heartfelt “thank you” to St. John the Beloved parishioners and friends for your generous donations to our annual July Special Collection. You made it possible to meet our goal of funding the construction of a simple open-air kitchen at the Cardinal Mazombwe […]
