Capilla San Fernando

(Saint Ferdinand Chapel)

Mission: To nurture the soul of the community by providing food and spiritual and educational guidance.

Number Served: Mass for 1,200 parishioners weekly.

Director: Padre Arcadio Ávila

Location: Fracc. Urbiquinta del Cedro, Tijuana, BC, Mexico

SHI Partnership Began: 2009

Project Overview:

To date, SHI has donated two portable classrooms which will help the Capilla continue to serve the community with Holy Mass every Sunday and religious education.  The Capilla de San Fernando helps the poor by providing food and meals every Sunday after mass.  It also provides baptism services, and catechism for children to help prepare them for the First Communion and Confirmation.

Current Needs:

Food, backpacks, and sweaters.

For information on how you can help this project please contact Capilla San Fernando’s representative Padre Arcadio (664) 175-7643 or Sra Lourdes (664) 974-2300 or email arcadio@iglesiatijuana.org