Annual Ministry Activity

  • 700,000 meals served through Capuchin meal programs.
  • 70,000 pilgrims pray at the Solanus Casey Center.
  • 55,000 individuals receive showers, clothing, and social services.
  • 48,000 mass and prayer requests received and honored through Seraphic Mass Association.
  • 20,000 confessions are heard at St. Bonaventure Monastery Chapel.
  • 4,000 spiritual renewals occur through Capuchin retreats.
  • 170 young men prepare for ministry as priests, religious and lay leaders at St. Lawrence Seminary.
  • 145 friars minister to the spiritual and physical needs throughout the province.
  • 16 parishes have Capuchins serving in five dioceses from Michigan to Montana.
  • 15 postulants, novices and seminarians serve in Capuchin ministries while in formation.