Join Us for Mass!
This summer, the General Secretariat of the Franciscan Missions (GSFM) is bringing our friar-missionaries into parishes across the United States. Join us as our missionaries celebrate the Mass and share stories of our mission work from around the world.
As present-day followers of St. Francis of Assisi, we continue our 800-year-old mission tradition open to the needs of the time, by responding to the spiritual and material needs of people entrusted to our care. Your generosity of prayer and material support enables us to deliver hope to the poor, allowing for the flow of divine providence to reach the needy.
| DIOCESE | DATES | STATE | PARISH | SCHEDULES | FRIAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Island | June 7-8 | Nebraska | St. Nicholas Church PO Box. 510 Valentine, NE 69201 | Sat. 4pm confession 5pm mass Sun. 9am 10:30am | Fr. Joy |
| Grand Island | June 7-8 | Nebraska | Holy Rosary Church 1104 Cheyenne Ave. Alliance, NE 69301 | Sat. 4pm Confession 5pm mass Sun. 8am 10am | Fr. Percy |
| Green Bay | June 14-15 | Wisconsin | Most Precious Blood Parish 712 Pearl St. New London, WI 54961 | Sat. 5pm Sun. 7:30am 9:00am | Fr. Andy Litigio |
| Green Bay | June 14-15 | Wisconsin | St. Patrick Parish N5705 County Road T. New London WI 54961 | Sun 10:30am | Fr. Andy |
| Green Bay | June 14-15. | Wisconsin | St. Mary Magdalene Parish N2845 Shadow Road Waupaca, WI 54981 | Sat. 4:30pm Sun. 8am 10am 11:30 am | Fr. Percy |
| Newark | June 21-22 | New Jersey | St. Valentine Parish 125 North Spring St. Bloomfield, NJ 07003 | Sat. 5pm Sun. 8am 10am 12nn | |
| Brooklyn | June 28-29 | New York | St. Joseph Parish 4319-30th Avenue Astoria, NY 11103 | Sat. 5pm Eng Sun. 7:45am Eng 9:00 am Eng 10:30 amSph 12:00nn Sph | Fr. Julian |
| Newark | July 5-6 | New Jersey | St. Michael Parish 40 Alden Street Cranford, NJ 07016 | Sat. 5:30pm Sun.7:30am 9:00,10:30, 12NN | Fr. Julian |
| Cleveland | July 5-6 | Ohio | Holy Name parish 8328 Broadway Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44105-3931 | Sat. 4pm Sun. 8:30am 11:00 am 6:00 pm | Fr. Gil |
| Lansing | July 5-6 | Michigan | St. Joseph Catholic Parish 9425 Whittaker Rd. Ypsilanti, MI 48197 | Sat 4-5pm confession Sun.9am 11am 4-4;45pm confession 5pm | Fr. Reu |
| Cleveland | July 5-6 | Ohio | St. Collete Parish 330 West 130th St. Brunswick, OH 44212-4353 | Sat.3:00 pm Confession 4:00pm mass Sun. 8:00 am 10:00am 11:45am | Fr. Percy |
| St. Louis | July 5-6 | Missouri | Saint Jospeh Parish 10 N. Long St. Farmington, MO 63640 | Sat. 4pm confession 5pm mass Sun. 7-7:15 confession 7:30, 9:00,10:30 am mass | Fr. Andy |
| Chicago | July 5-6 | Illinois | St. John Bosco-St. James Parish 5730 W. Fullerton Ave. Chicago, Il. 60639-2354 | 4 Spanish 3 english 2 polish | Fr. Kim |
| Milwaukee | July 5-6 | Wisconsin | St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Waterford | Sat. 3:30 confession 4:30 mass Sun. 8am, 11:15 mass | Fr. Evencio |
| Milwaukee | July 5-6 | Wisconsin | St. Clare Parish, Wind Lake, Franklin | Sat. 3pm Confession 4pm mass Sun. 9:30 am mass | Fr. Joy |
| San Jose | July 12-13 | California | St. Mary Parish 11 1st St. Gilroy, CA 95020 | 8 masses (4Eng/Sph) | Fr. Gil |
| San Jose | July 12-13 | California | St. Thomas Aquinas Parish 3290 Middlefield Rd.Palo Alto, CA 94036 | Sat. 4:30 confession 5pm Sun. 7:30 am 9 am 10am Sph 11am | Fr. Percy |
| Evansville | July 12-13 | Indiana | St. Francis Xavier Parish, 106 S. Third St. Vincennes, IN 47591 | Sat. 5 pm Sun. 7:30 am 11:00 am Cathedral; 5:30pm | Reu |
| July 12-13 | Indiana | St. Philip Neri Parish, 605 W. Fourth St. Bicknell, IN 47512-1615 | Sun. 9:am | Reu | |
| Metuchen | July 12-13 | New Jersey | St. Edward the Confessor Parish 61 Mill Street, Milford, NJ 08848 | Sat. 4pm Sun. 8am 10am | Fr. Julian |
| Cincinnati | July 12-13 | Ohio | St. Columbkille Church 73 N. Mulberry St. Wilmington, OH 45177-2277 | 3 masses (eng) | Fr. Jim Bok |
| La Crosse | July 12-13 | Wisconsin | St. Wenceslaus Parish,57975 Baer Ct., PO Box 109, Eastman,WI 54626-0109 | Sat. 4pm Sun 8am 10am | Andy |
| Fresno | July 12-13 | California | St. Jude Thaddeus Parish 1270 E. Washington Earlimart, CA93219 | Sat. 6:00 pm Eng Sun. 7:00 am Sph 9:00 am Eng 11:00 am Sph | Fr. Evencio Herrera |
| Fresno | July 12-13 | California | St. Rita Catholic CHurch 1051 Morrison St. Tulare, CA 93274 | Sat. 5pm Sph 7pmSph Sun.7:30Sph 9:30Eng 11:30Sph 5pm Sph | Fr. Kim |
| Fresno | July 19-20 | California | ST. Aloysius Church 125 E. Pleasant Ave. Tulare, CA 93274 | Confession 4-5pm Sat.5:30 Sph Sun.7:30Sph 9:30Eng 11:30 Eng 8pm Sph | Fr. Andy |
| Grand Island | July 19-20 | Nebraska | St. Pius X Church 915 E. 3rd St. PO. Box 7 Ainsworth, NE 69210 | Sat. 5:30 pm confession 6:15pm mass Sun. 9Am (Holy Cross Parish) 10:30 Am St. Pius Parish | Fr. Gil |
| Grand Island | July 19-20 | Nebraska | St. Luke’s Church 417 E 3rd St. Ogallala, NE 69153 | Sat. 4pm-confession 5pm mass Sun. 8AM (Paxton) 10am St.Luke | Fr. Percy |
| Cincinnati | July 19-20 | Ohio | Sacred heart (Reading) 2733 Massachusetts Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45225 | 5 masses | Greg Plata |
| Chicago | July 19-20 | Illinnois | Immaculate Conception & Five Holy Martyrs Parish, 2745 W. 44th St. Chicago, IL 60632 | Sat.4:30 pm Bilingual-HM 5:30 pm Bilingual- IC Sun. 7:00 am Sph- IC 8:00 am Eng- HM 12NN Sph- IC 6:00 pm SpH. HM | Fr. Vivencio |
| Lansing | July 26-27 | Michigan | St. Mary Student Parish 331 Thompson Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 | Sat. 5pm Sun. 8:30 am 10:am 12:00 NN 2pm 5pm Sph | Fr. Andy |
| Cleveland | July 26-27 | Ohio | Our Lady of the Lake Parish 19951 Lake Shore Blvd. Euclid, OH 44123-1066 | Sat. 3:00 pm confession 4:00pm mass Sun. 8:00am 10:00am | Fr. Percy |
| Philadelphia | July 26-27 | Pennsylvania | Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish 1719 Morris St. Philadelphia, PA 19145 | Vietnamese (preach) Indonesian. (Preach) English (2) Spanish (1) | Fr. Gil |
| Green Bay Green Bay | July 26-27 | Wisconsin | Sacred Heart Parish 614 S. Bridge St. Manawa, WI 54949 | Sun 7 am confession Sun. 8am mass | Fr. Joy |
| July 26-27 | Wisconsin | Sts. Peter & Paul Parish 608 E. Main Street, Weyauwega, WI 54983 | Sat. 3:30 pm confession 4:30 pm mass Sun. 10am mass | Fr. Joy | |
| La Crosse | July 26-27 | Wisconsin | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, 160 W 4th St. Richland Center, WI 53581-1636 | Sat. 5:15 pm Sun. 8am 10:30 am | Fr. Vivencio |
| Philadelphia | Aug 2-3 | Pennsylvania | Saint Matthew Parish 219 Fayette St. Conshohocken, PA 19403-3659 | Sat. 4:30 pm Sun. 7:30am 9:30am 11:30am | Fr. Joy |
| St. Louis | Aug.2-3 | Missouri | Our Lady Help of Christians Parish 13370 Highway 32 St. Genevieve, MO 63670 | Sat.4:00 pm (Sacred heart) Sun 9:30 am confession 10:00 am mass | Fr. Andy |
| St. Louis | Aug. 2-3 | Missouri | Saint Genevieve Parish 20 N Fourth St. Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670 | Sat. 5pm Sun. 6am 8:30 am 10:30 am | Fr.Percy |
| St. Louis | Aug. 2-3 | Missouri | Sacred Heart Parish, 17742 State Rte. N, St. Mary, MO 63673 | Sun. 9:30am | Fr. Percy |
| Paterson | Aug.2-3 | New Jersey | Fr. Gil | ||
| Metuchen | Aug.9-10 | New Jersey | St. Mary Church 830 Fifth Ave. Alpha, NJ 08865 | Confession 4-4:30pm Sat. 5pm (live) 8am 9:30 am 11 am-live | Fr. Percy |
| Brooklyn | Aug. 9-10 | New York | St. Thomas The Apostle 8719-88th Ave. Woodhaven, NY 11241 | Sat. 5pm Sun. 9am- telecast 11 am 12:30 NN Spanish - telecast | Fr Julian |
| Detroit | Aug 9-10 | Michigan | St. Benedict Parish, 80 Lynn St. Waterford, MI 48342 | Sat. 3pm Confessions 4pm mass Sun. 9am 11am | Andy |
| Detroit | Aug. 9-10 | Michigan | St. Damien Molokai Parish, 46352 Woodward Ave. Pontiac, Michigan 48342 | Sat. 4pm Sun. 8:30 am Spanish 10:30 Eng 12nn Eng 7:00 pm Spanish | Fr. Gil |
| Philadelphia | Aug 16-17 | Pennsylvania | Saint Helena Parish 1489 Dekalb Pk. Blue Bell, PA 19422 | Sat. 4pm Sun 7:30am 9:00 11:00 | Fr. Percy |
| Philadelphia | Aug.16-17 | Pennsylvania | St. Titus Parish 3006 Kenwood Rd. Norristown, PA 19403-3659 | Sat. 5pm Sun. 10am | Fr. Percy |
| Paterson | Aug. 16-17 | New Jersey | Fr. Jullian | ||
| Detroit | Aug. 16-17 | Michigan | Sacred Heart Parish 3400 S./ Adams Road Auburn Hills, MI 48326 | Sat. 3pm confession 4pm mass Sun. 9am 11am | Andy |
| Fort Worth, TX | Aug. 23-24 | Texas | St. Rita Parish 5550 E. Lancaster Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76112 | Sat. 5pm Eng. Sun 9am Eng. 12nn Spanish | Fr. Kim |
| Orange County | Aug 23-24 | California | St. Bonaventure Church,1600 Springdale St. Huntington Beach, CA. 92649 | Sat. 5pm Eng 6:30m Vietnamese (preach) Live-Zoom Sun. 7:30 am Eng 9:00 am Eng. (live-Zoom) 12:00 NN Eng 1:30 pm Spanish 5:00 pm English | Percy Percy |
| Fort Worth, TX | Aug. 23-24 | Texas | St. John the Baptizer Parish 1801 Irvin St. Bridgeport, TX 76426 | Sat. 7pm Spanish Sun. 8:30am Eng | Fr. Gil |
| Fort Worth | Aug. 23-24 | Texas | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish 1305 Deer Park Road Decatur, TX. 76234 | Sat. 5pm Spanish Sun.10:30am Eng 1pm Spanish | Fr. Gil |
| Fort Worth | Aug. 23-24 | Texas | St. Mary Parish 1186 State Hwy 148, Jacksboro, TX 76458 | Sun 5pm Bilingual | Fr. Gil |
| Newark | Aug. 30-31 | New Jersey | St. Aloysius Parish 691 West Avenue Jersey City, New Jersey 07304 | Sat. 5pm Sun 7:3o am 8:45am 10 am Sph 11:30 am 1pm | Fr. Julian |
| Metuchen | Aug. 30-31 | New Jersey | St. Joseph Parish Boundbrook, P.O. Box 72 Bound Brook, NJ 08805 | Sat. 5 pm Eng 7pm Sph Sun. 8am Eng 10am Eng 12NN Sph. | Fr. Percy |
| Evansville | Aug. 30-31 | Indiana | St. Joseph Parish 1029 Kundek St. Jasper, IN 47546 | Sat. 4:30pm Sun. 6am 7:30am 9am 10:30am 6pm | Fr. Andy And Fr. Gil |
| Fort Wayne | Sept 6-7 | Indiana | St. Martin De Porres Churh, 6941 E. Waco Dr. Syracuse, IN 46567-9496 | Sat. 3:45 Confession 5pm mass Sun. 8am 11am | Fr. Percy |
| Brooklyn | Sept 6-7 | New York | Visitation of the BVM Parish, 98 Richards St. Brooklyn, NY 11231 | 2 eng 2 sph | Julian |
| San Diego | Sept 13-14 | California | Queen of the Angels Church, 2569 West Victoria Drive, Alpine, CA 91901 | Sat. 5:30 am Sun. 8:30 am 10:30 | Percy |
| Monterey | Sept27-28 | California | Our Lady of Refuge 11140 Preston Street Castroville, CA 95012 | Sat. 5pm Sph 7pm Sph Sun.8am Eng 10am Eng 12pm Sph 7pm Sph | Fr. Percy |
Learn more about our friar-missionary, Fr. Percy Tayem, OFM who will be traveling this year to celebrate the Mass with you.
Spotlight: Fr. Percy Tayem, OFM
Fr. Percival Tayem, OFM joined the Franciscan Seminary at the Our Lady of the Angels Seminary in Bagbag, Novaliches, Quezon City, Philippines after being surrounded by Franciscan friars throughout his childhood. He was fascinated by the friars at his childhood parish, and the way they served the community’s sacramental and spiritual needs. He was also inspired by St. Francis’ love for the poor and dedication to his community. As a child, Fr. Percy joined YOUFRA (Young Franciscan), where he accompanied friars to celebrate Mass in remote villages and participated in parish activities, such as rosary devotions.
After completing his studies in 2002, Fr. Percy was ordained a priest in 2003. From there, he has served as a friar-missionary in Sri Lanka and the Philippines as a pastor, director, provincial bursar, and spiritual assistant.
Fr. Percy’s goal in every role has remained the same: to be always faithful to his vocation and serve God’s people wherever he is assigned. He believes that our purpose in life is to help deepen others’ faith and relationships with God.
“Serving God’s people is my ticket to heaven,” Fr. Percy said, “I believe every individual’s desire is to go to heaven. We have to work harder for this desire. The world is getting more complicated and chaotic because of greed and lies.”
Fr. Percy believes that receiving the Eucharist at Mass is critical for mission.
“…when [people] come to mass, they will come to encounter Christ regardless of the presider,” Fr. Percy said, “The Holy Eucharist is very essential food for all of us because it sustains us and makes us spiritually healthy. The source of our strength, especially when it comes to serving God’s people. It will help us make impossible things happen. We should come to Mass and allow ourselves to receive Jesus’ Body and Blood and slowly transform us to become a better person.”
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