Santisimo Sacramento

Our Sister Parish in Peru
History

In 1998, Fr. Joe Uhen, pastor of Santisimo Sacramento in Piura, Peru came to visit St. Anthony on the Lake as a missionary priest. What transpired after that visit is a successful twinning parish relationship unlike any other in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.


In January, 1999, 11 members of St. Anthony on the Lake visited Peru to see what we as a parish could to do help the over 40,000 members of Padre Joe's parish. We were blessed to find it a community of faith filled, beautiful people who dwell in homes consisting of dirt floors, bamboo walls, tin roofs, with no running water or electricity. From that fact finding mission, evolved our current Family to Family Program where families from St. Anthony sponsor families in Peru donating $30 per month to supply the Peru family with rice, beans, powdered milk, vegetable oil and various other sundries. To date St. Anthony on the Lake sponsors over 300 families in Piura.


Subsequent annual visits have included 451 St. Anthony parishioners who've made the pilgrimage, many having traveled more than once.


In September each year, Padre Joe Uhen, comes to St. Anthony’s to visit. While here, Fr. Joe celebrates at each of our weekend Masses and gives us an update on his parish, Santisimo Sacramento.


Santisimo Sacramento’s sponsors and benefactors feed the hungry, clothe the poor, provide medical aid to the sick and dying, educate and help to enable employment in Piura, Peru.


Please contact Maureen Michaels at michaelsm@stanthony.cc or (262) 691-9170 X1101 for information on how to support our sister parish or visit our secure online giving opportunity.


Ways to Make A Difference - Areas of Impact

There are many ways you can make a difference in helping our sister parish! The St. Anthony on the Lake and Santisimo Sacramento websites have many ideas in which to donate in honor of that hard to buy for birthday, anniversary or thinking of you gift. Tangible items such as purchasing a chicken, pig or donkey for a family, full day of work or one-week salary for a person in need of a job, shoes, clothing for a child, mattress or bed for a family, etc.


Giving Links







Travel to Peru


  •  If you have any questions regarding travel to Peru, please contact Maureen Michaels in the parish office at michaelsm@stanthony.cc or 262-691-9170. 



  • Young Adult Mission Trip to Peru
  • 11 young adults from St. Anthony on the Lake traveled to Piura, Peru May 23-30, 2025. Learn about this trip and read comments from our young adult missionaries.

 

  • St. John Vianney Peru Medical Mission
  • The St. John Vianney Peru Mission Trip of January 8-17, 2026 to Santisimo Sacramento, will include a medical component.  We are seeking primary care providers (Physicians, PA’s, Nurse Practitioners and Nurses) to join the effort. Spanish language is not required but would be a plus. Planning is underway so if you have interest, contact Greg Van Winkle at 262-957-4817 or gregoryvanwinkle@aol.com.


Videos

Santisimo Sacramento's parish school is Mother of Good Counsel which opened the first classrooms seven years ago.This is a video of a new addition that is being constructed whereby they will be able to accommodate well over 1000 students in the near future.