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Fr. Kevin Moynihan OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, during his visitation to the Sacred Heart Parish in Lincoln, Nebraska. The group includes Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. and Fr. Raphael Quinn OFM Cap.

An appeal to the local community to fund a farewell testimonial gift for the parish pastor, Fr. Raphael Quinn, OFM Cap. The letter, issued by assistant pastor Fr. Urban Riordan OFM Cap., and a committee of parishioners, notes that Father Raphael has been granted a well-earned vacation to his birthplace in Ireland following his extensive efforts in growing the parish. Under his recent three-year leadership, the parish successfully completed its new church, added a useful Parish Hall, renovated the Parochial House, and established extensive parish gardens. To celebrate his departure at the end of April, the committee plans to surprise Father Raphael with a financial testimonial and a special parochial dinner and concert.

Statement of Masses from the St. Mary of the Angels Capuchin Friary in Ukiah, California, covering the period from November 1922 to April 1925. The report aggregates the work of three distinct mission locations: Ukiah, Willits, and Hopland. The document lists the specific friars responsible for these missions during the period.

A memorandum chronicling the expansion, building committee resolutions, and financial accounts of Sacred Heart Parish in Lincoln, Nebraska. The papers detail the parish's history since its 1919 founding under the Irish Capuchin friars, listing its early pastors and marking the cornerstone laying for a new church and school building on 21 August 1927. Additionally, the records include signed committee minutes approving a construction loan alongside a detailed financial ledger outlining $13,425 in real estate acquisitions on S and T Streets, a $45,000 building contract, and the accompanying parish subscriptions and borrowed funds.

Information supplied by Irish Capuchin friars residing in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, to Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, during his visitation. The document includes a comprehensive log of religious masses said by specific Capuchin priests at Paradise Parish in Abbottstown between August 1919 and June 1921, dedicated to the intentions of the Most Reverend Father General. Includes chronological tallies and specific location notes for individual clergy members – including Fathers Brendan, Benignus, Malachy, Ferdinand, Raphael, Leo, Gabriel, Ambrose, and Vincent – culminating in a ‘Grand Total’ of 103 masses. It also features a structured ledger cross-referencing individual priests against specific intentions, such as ‘Jubilees’, ‘House & Pious’, deceased family members (e.g., ‘Fr. John’s Mother’), and general intercessions like ‘Def. Gen. Eugenio’ and ‘Pro Fid. Def’. Handwritten annotations throughout provide contextual updates on the priests’ movements, indicating whether they arrived late, left for other locations like Lincoln in Nebraska or if a particular mass went unrecorded.

A Christmas pastoral letter and fundraising appeal issued by Fr. Raphael Quinn OFM Cap. and Fr. Urban Riordan OFM Cap. from the Catholic Rectory in Ukiah, California. Writing on behalf of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, the priests extend Christmas blessings to parishioners and request generous financial offerings to alleviate the church’s heavy building debt and meet its large current operating expenses. Includes a schedule of Masses on Christmas Day for the local region, including Midnight and morning services at the Ukiah parish church and the Convent Chapel. It also lists morning Low Masses at neighbouring regional missions: St. Brigid’s Church in Calpella and St. Joseph’s Church in Talmage.

A photographic print of mourners at the funeral of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. at the Santa Inés Mission in California in February 1925. The group includes Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap., Fr. Dominic O'Connor OFM Cap., Fr. Raphael Quinn OFM Cap., and Fr. Urban Riordan OFM Cap.

A note with dates and names tracking the arrival and assignment of Irish Capuchin friars to the United States from 1902 to 1926.

The Early Years (1902–1910):
• 1902–1908: Lists Luke (Fr. Luke Sheehan) in Aden, confirming his early mission work in Arabia before moving to America.
• 1910: Shows the initial arrival in Oregon with Luke and Casimir in Hermiston, and Leonard in Harrisburg.

Growth and Expansion (1911–1915):
• 1911: Records Benignus in Harrisburg and Camillus and Edward in Roseburg. A note indicates Edward returned in 1923.
• 1913: Notes the arrival of Fr. Brendan (O’Callaghan) in November, who would later become a long-term leader in Abbottstown.
• 1915: Mentions the arrival of Adrian, Ferdinand, and Anthony in September.

Post-World War (1919–1926):
• 1919–1920: Shows a new wave of friars, including Raphael, Gabriel, Urban, Stephen, Vincent, and Ambrose.
• 1924: A particularly busy year for arrivals, listing Pacificus, Finbarr, Isidore, Albert, Reginald, and Damian.
• 1926: The final entries on this sheet record Berchmans and Enda arriving in January.

Letter from Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. to Fr. Peter Bowe OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, reporting on several administrative and community matters within the mission. Father Fenelon describes visiting ‘the whole ground with Luke’ to discuss plans for a new school and community house in Bend, Oregon. He relates that Fr. Albert’s health is deteriorating. He has undergone a second operation at Santa Barbara hospital, where a significant amount of water was removed from him. While he showed brief improvement, he is now reported as ‘somewhat weaker’ and is not expected to live much longer. He also notes that Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. wishes to remain in Santa Barbara with Fr. Albert but Father Fenelon suggests that would not serve him well and that he should go back to Santa Inés and see Fr. Albert ‘now and again’. Fathers Raphael, Leo, and Brendan are mentioned as requesting to go home for the summer.