Souvenir leaflet for the 10th anniversary of the Vice-Province of St. Francis, Zambia. The leaflet looks back to the inauguration of the Vice-Province on 22 January 1992 and the Mass celebrated on the occasion by Fr. Flavio Roberto Carraro OFM Cap., General Minister, Fr. Angelus O’Neill OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, the Most Rev. Adrian Mung’andu, Bishop of Livingstone and others. Includes photographic prints, and a timetable of notable events in the Vice-Province from 1992-2002.
Souvenir booklet published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Capuchin presence in Parow parish, and the building of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Cape Province, South Africa. The publication includes an introduction by Fr. Noel Winston OFM Cap. with and notes and photographs re the history of the Irish Capuchins in Parow.
Souvenir booklet for the 50th anniversary of St. Theresa’s Church, Welcome Estate, Cape Province, South Africa. The booklet includes a year-by-year history of the parish church (and adjoining school) and photographic prints of various Capuchin friars who served as parish priests including Fr. Alban Cullen OFM Cap., Fr. Ronald Grace OFM Cap. (1931-1984), and Fr. Wilfrid Aherne OFM Cap. (1923-2004).
A small collection of prints relating to the South African mission assembled by Fr. Benjamin O’Connell OFM Cap. (1938-2010) for historical research purposes. The file includes: • The exterior of St. Theresa’s School in the Welcome Estate, Cape Town, South Africa. The annotation reads: ‘This part was built in 1933. Two moveable partitions made it one large room for Mass (3 classrooms). The third room (back part) added to the original 2 classrooms’. • Capuchin friars with Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap. on the occasion of his visitation to South Africa in 1957. The friars include Fr. Jerome McQuillan OFM Cap., Fr. Carthage Ruth OFM Cap., Fr. Damascene McKenna OFM Cap., Fr. Raphael Curran OFM Cap., Fr. Agathangelus Herlihy OFM Cap. and Fr. Didacus McGrath OFM Cap. • The exterior of Parow Church and Presbytery in Cape Town. • Fr. Raymond Dillane OFM Cap., Fr. Albert Hayes OFM Cap. (1915-2005) and Fr. Bernard Cronin OFM Cap. in the Welcome Estate, Cape Town, in c.1980. • Fr. Albert Hayes OFM Cap. and Br. Kees Thönissen OFM Cap. in the Welcome Estate, Cape Town, in c.1980.
The sub-title reads: ‘A look, in pictures and words, at the lives of everyday people in one of the world’s most complex lands’. Published by Avroy Shlain Cosmetics Ltd. Includes printed insert from Roger Ballard-Tremeer, South African Embassy, London.
This series includes records relating to Irish Capuchin missionary activity in South Africa which commenced with the arrival of the first friars in 1929. The series comprises material such as correspondence, financial reports, minutes, journals, newsletters, maps, publications and a collection of photographic albums and prints.
Report compiled by Fr. Edwin Flynn OFM Cap. and Fr. Donatus McNamara OFM Cap. investigating the work being done by Irish Capuchins and lay missionary workers in the Diocese of Livingstone (particularly in the fields of education and medicine). The report was prepared for Fr. Berard Creed OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, and is divided into the following sections: ‘A brief history of the diocese, education, medicine, leper settlements, agriculture, credit unions, homecrafts, women’s clubs, youth clubs, the handicapped, radio and cultural research, miscellaneous projects. Two appendices are extant: a map of the diocese and the distances between mission stations.
Photographic prints of scenes at an out-station near the Sioma Mission in Zambia. The images show groups of children and parents receiving food and medical care.
