Veterans Day 2024 is on Monday, November 11th. Masses will follow our regular daily schedule of 7:30am, 12pm, and 5:30pm, with a special blessing for veterans at all Masses that day.
We offer our thanks, appreciation and pray for all those who have served our country in the armed forces, especially those who were injured in the line of duty. May your bravery and courage not go unrewarded!
The Laudato Si Circle is the environmental ministry at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi. Our next in-person meeting will be Thursday, November 21 6:30 – 8:00 PM in the 1st Floor Conference Room of the St. Francis House. All are welcome. You can find more information about the ministry here.
And on Saturday, September 21st, the Laudato Si Circle at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi hosted a second walk along the High Line. It was a beautiful day to be in community and out in nature. At the end of the walk there were two bonuses — a Climate Fair to kick off Climate Week, and The Great Elephant Migration, an art installation to promote awareness and conservation efforts worldwide.
Beginning this September 11, 2024, the Church of St. Francis of Assisi Parish will officially launch the Father Mychal Judge, OFM Building Fund. Father Mychal was the NYC Fire Department chaplain who died along with 342 FDNY firefighters while responding to the 9/11/2001 World Trade Center attack. Father Mychal was Death Certificate Number One in that fateful tragedy.
Father Mychal lived in Franciscan fraternity in our beloved parish for many years. He always loved the Church of St. Francis of Assisi’s architecture and legacy of spirituality. The purpose of this building fund is to defray the expenses of renovation, repair, and replacement within our church, parish house, and school, which houses our adult education program and 12 step programs. All three buildings are aging and need attention, including
The list goes on and on. A Construction Committee is being formed with skilled members of the building and constructions trades plus contractors. To donate, you can send checks or cash to:
The Father Mychal Judge, OFM Building Fund c/o
The Church of St. Francis of Assisi
135 West 31st Street
New York, NY 10001
Donors will be able to send monies electronically within the next few weeks. For more information, please contact Father Brian Jordan, OFM, Pastor at bjordan@stfrancisnyc.org or call him at 212-736-8500 ext. 232.
Beginning October 6, we will no longer livestream our daily Mass. Please join us for our Sunday 11:00am or 5:00pm livestreamed Masses. Special events will also be livestreamed. You can find our livestream page here.
If any of these apply to you or someone you know, feel free to contact us.
The process by which people explore our faith and prepare to join the church is called the “Order of Christian Initiation of Adults” (OCIA). All you need to do if you are curious about Christianity in general or Catholicism in particular is contact us and we can help.
Our OCIA will begin Tuesday, September 16, 2025. We meet every Tuesday from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM.
The OCIA at St. Francis of Assisi is free of charge.
If you would like to find out more about our Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, click here
Or fill out this form:
Labor Day is Monday, September 2, 2024.
Here is our Holiday Schedule:
Mass at 12:00 PM
There are no confessions on Labor Day.
Church offices and the Adult Education Center will be closed for the day.
Have a restful and safe holiday!
The Power of Now
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“There’s nothing worse, as a climate scientist, than seeing your predictions play out… This is the face of climate change. It’s not subtle anymore. It’s not far off, distant. It’s here now.”
Dr. Michael Mann
For more information about the Laudato Si movement, email stfrancislaudatosi@gmail.com.
Joseph Nuzzi joined the staff of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi February 2007 as the Director of Evangelization.
Over the past 17 years Joe has directed our RCIA ministry, developed and led our Young Adult Ministry, our Converge Ministry, taught many Adult Education classes and took over leadership of our Adult Education ministry in 2021.
Joe is moving on to assume leadership of RENEW International in Plainfield, NJ.
About his departure Joe said, “This was a very difficult decision for me to make. I love the Church of St. Francis of Assisi. The people of this community are truly loving and welcoming. Working with the Franciscan Friars has been amazing, and I will especially miss my colleagues Meredith and Edward with whom I have been blessed to serve this community for 17 years. While I’m excited for the work and opportunity that I am taking on at RENEW, this church will always have a huge place in my heart.”
We will say farewell to Joe officially at the 5 PM Mass on Sunday, August 18th and his last day will be August 23, 2024.
Joe asks for prayers for success in his new ministry as he goes forward from the Church of St. Francis of Assisi.
