The Capuchin Development Office was created in the 1970s primarily to support the missionary efforts in Zambia. Over time, the role of the Development Office has grown in support of the Friars’ efforts to establish ministries that meet the ever-changing needs of the less fortunate.
The Development office, located in Union City, NJ, coordinates all fund raising activities that assist the Friars in serving God's people.
The Capuchins serve in various missions with a desire to serve the poor and those in need. In addition, they currently serve in parish ministry, preaching, spiritual direction, parish missions, counciling, feeding the homeless, and tutoring refugees.
Dear Friend in Christ,
May the Lord grant you the gift of His peace!
Thank you for visiting our website, for taking the time to learn more about our Capuchin way of
life, and for your interest in supporting us as friars. There are several ways you can do this. First
and foremost, you can support us with your prayers. The prayers of the faithful are especially
important for us as brothers and priests belonging to a religious order in the Catholic Church.
Please, pray that we may continue to faithfully live our Capuchin Franciscan charism as men of
prayer, living as brothers in simplicity, and serving the poor and marginalized. Your prayers
sustain us! So, pray for an increase of vocations to our way of life as Capuchins, for our brothers in
formation, for our brothers in ministry, for our senior and infirmed friars, and for all those we serve,
especially those most in need.
You could support us also by encouraging young men whom you think may have a religious
vocation to contact us via our website. Sometimes it only takes an encouraging word or two from
another person to ignite a vocation that may be lying dormant in the heart of a young person.
Finally, you can support us financially as your means will allow. Financial donations are used to
make our way of life possible in many ways: to support our young friars in their formation
journey to become Capuchins, to assist us in our ministries to God’s people, to help in the daily
operation of our Province, and to care for our senior and infirmed friars.
To make a financial donation, please click here.
We welcome and are grateful for any support you can offer.
Be assured of our prayers for you and all your special intentions.
God Bless You +
Father Robert Pérez, OFM Cap
Provincial Minister
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Please help the Capuchin Friars purchase a new wheelchair accessible van to transport our elder and infirm priests and brothers by clicking below. The specialized van is necessary to accommodate our priests and brothers who have difficulty walking or standing to get to medical appointments and important activities.
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For further information, please contact the Development Office at [email protected] or call
201-863-4036.