Each year, the Society for the Propagation of the Faith coordinates mission appeals in parishes throughout the Archdiocese of New York. We are usually visited by a missionary each spring.  This year, in light of the global pandemic of COVID-19, these appeals are being featured on the MISSIO Fundraising Platform of the Pope’s mission societies, MISSIO.org. Our parish has been assigned the following project: Rescue Home for Girls in Papua New Guinea.  Learn more about this effort, offering your prayers and support, using the link found here.
 
Young girls are the most vulnerable people in Papua. Many are still left without basic education, given in marriage at a young age and even used to be traded between some tribes. Our home has rescued already many girls and helped them to have a good future. We need constant help for the maintenance of the home, as it is difficult for the local population to help. Help us to give girls a chance. See this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YUf2GCnGpv8. Our home is the only one of its kind in the whole country.