Apostolate of Education
Through proper education, we can bring about drastic changes in the society. For this reason, we have two well established schools with hostels attached to them and two more schools just on the process of establishment. Through these schools, we teach children discipline, character formation, physical fitness through sports and games, general knowledge…etc.

Social, charitable and developmental activities:
The spirit of St. Francis, whose approach to persons and things was fraternal, prompts us to express our solidarity with those underprivileged and marginalized of the society. Our brothers are fully involved in social, charitable and developmental works. To mention a few of the important works: hostels for poor children, help to the Tsunami victims, help to flood victims, help to the victims in recent hazardous violence in Orissa, Old age home, assistance to the handicapped children, help to the fisher folk, help to the poor children in our parishes…etc.

The apostolate of Mass Media: Thamby Velugu
a bimonthly publication is doing a wonderful service to the Church in Andhra Pradesh as well as to the Order. It is one of the means of faith formation of the people. Vijnanadipti: the philosophico-theological journal published twice a year from Vijnananilayam, institute of philosophy and religion, Janampet.

Vijnananilayam, Institute of Philosophy and Religion:
Vijnananilayam is the major seminary born in 1988 at Janampet in the diocese of Eluru. It was first an Institute of Philosophy and in June 1990 the department of Theology was introduced. Through it, we render our service to the students of various dioceses and religious congregations: the primary motto of it is to prepare Priests and Religious for the challenging task in the world today. It also aims at an integral growth of the candidates. Situated in a socio-economically poor area, the Institute tries to instil into its students the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of addressing themselves to the distressing situations of poverty, illiteracy and injustice with pastoral charity. We have well trained and committed friars who spare no effort to realize and achieve all these aims through the Institute. Besides this, our formators tries to instil the Franciscan values from the very beginning from recruiting the vocations and this is carried out through out the formation of the candidates.