Letter from Fr. Joseph Fenelon

Letter from Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. to Fr. Peter Bowe OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, mostly regarding various personnel matters in the United States mission. He also refers to his work on the building of St. Lawrence of Brindisi Parish Catholic School in Los Angeles. He writes ‘there a tremendous lot of work to do here, getting funds for a new school, which I hope to get built this year where we have to get the Sisters to teach’.

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Level of description: Item
Date: 14 Feb. 1923
Reference: 4
Extent and medium: 2 pp; manuscript
Scope and content: Letter from Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. to Fr. Peter Bowe OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, mostly regarding various personnel matters in the United States mission. He also refers to his work on the building of St. Lawrence of Brindisi Parish Catholic School in Los Angeles. He writes ‘there a tremendous lot of work to do here, getting funds for a new school, which I hope to get built this year where we have to get the Sisters to teach’.
Repository: Irish Capuchin Archives
Context: Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of the Irish Capuchin Mission in the United States > Missionary Correspondence > Correspondence of Fr. Joseph Fenelon

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May(1)
Lincoln(1)

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may decide on sending out, I would suffer
got some work in Lincoln. Lame

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St. Laurence's Church Compton Ave. and Palm Drive P. O. Box 38 Matta, California Feb 14 Th '23 Shareff no box lie. Inspector the Sec. law with my activity yet. Fairby W. I have for no box lie. Inspector the Sec. law with my activity yet. I answere cheque for $200 for $1 Masses. I presume you can make something on there at home by course if you benefit to domestic that something to us here, it will come in very communist. he start on our Mission denie left Sunday 1st Sunday & Last. Thought denie & get Benigness here for a few weeks, but Advian tells me he has got some work in Lincoln. Lame very plead of this, yet I know Benigness hands he a fact asset here. Lame bringing down to Sea to keep house while I benefit & I are out and to Inspector Sermons so as to help me for some time in Last. I suppose to have to be about myself as I have a frequentious lot of work to do here, getting funds for a new school, which I hope to for- build this year where we lame to get the Sisters to teach. This is a deficiently here. I presume you will have a definite decision by this about St. Eney mission. I heard nothing direc- twords you. In respect to the men you may decide on sending out, I would suffer that Peirs would be a foot mean, also Anspartin if you can depend on him. The Christian is as foot, if not better, than to taxes for him. I would not put him in charge of any place, but he could help, & stay at St. Eney. Of course Aloyson's seemed anxious to come out but I will say no more about him. Canisc wight. Or some food here too, Beyond This lot I don't know, who you could send. Hoping you don't mind me making these suffers to me. I have only at least one thorough success here from the Start. All well here hoping the Continent self here my well. In respect fully to I reply.