In recent days our country has been wracked, again and again, by gun violence: Buffalo, Uvalde and even as close as our own subways.

How do we respond to such evil and darkness?

We will gather as people of faith to pray for those who died, for those who mourn and for peace and healing.  We will come together in unity and love to strengthen us for action.

The Church of St. Francis of Assisi invites us to come together to remember all those killed by gun violence, especially those in Buffalo, Uvalde, and right here in NYC.

Wednesday, June 1, 6:30pm

Join us for a Meet & Greet for Young Adults and LGBTQ+ Family

Stop by for 5 minutes or 50 minutes

• Have a drink
• Meet people
• Connect
• Reconnect
• Introduce yourself
• Get to know the community

Young Adults (20’s and 30’s) & LGBTQ+ Family are welcome!

Sunday, May 22, 2022
after the 5pm mass
in the Clare Room

We are holding this event to reconnect our members who are still returning after the pandemic separation and to get to know new people who have been coming to Mass at St. Francis.  We know that there is a lot of overlap between our Young Adult (20’s and 30’s) population and our LGBTQ+ communities and so we will have representatives from both ministries at this meet and greet to welcome new people.  If you are in your 20’s or 30’s please join us!  We would love to meet you.

In celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we would like to invite you to a free webinar on Racism & the Filipino Immigrant Experience on

Thursday, May 19, 2022
at 4:00 p.m. EDT. 

Listen to three Filipino scholars talk about the untold stories of racism early Filipino immigrants have encountered.

The webinar is organized by the HNP Asian American Committee & the US6 JPIC Working Group.

To register: https://bit.ly/3OppQe6

The St. Francis Bereavement Ministry offers an opportunity for the bereaved to connect with others who grieve, and to seek a path of healing as they come to terms with their loss.

A Bereavement Support Group will meet on eight Tuesdays from

Tuesday, May 10th to June 28th
from 6 to 7:30 pm
in St. Clare Conference Room in the parish house

Please call Fr. Brian Smail, O.F.M. at 212-736-8500, Ext. 204 or at bsmail@stfrancisnyc.org to inquire.

Interested persons should be at least three months into the grieving process.
Pre-registration is required.

Via Lucis: THE STATIONS OF THE RESURRECTION

Every Friday during the Easter Season after the 12:30 & 5:30 PM Masses

During the Easter season we will celebrate the Via Lucis or Way of Light. The Via Lucis consists of 14 “Stations” which recount the Easter story from the Resurrection to Pentecost.

Please join us for this beautiful Easter devotion!

Be part of the Synod, the Catholic Church’s effort to listen to all of our voices! This is an exciting effort to listen to voices of us all and we want you to share your perspective on our Church.

We invite you to share your perspective on our Church and our journey of faith together.

What brings us joy?

What disappoints us?

How can we reach beyond our walls?

Since we want everyone to participate we have different days, times and ways you can join our listening sessions.

Please plan to join us for one of our listening sessions:

 IN PERSON LISTENING SESSIONS:

• Tuesday, April 5, 12:30 pm – 2:00 PM in the Francis Room
• Saturday, April 9, 2:00 pm – 3:30  PM in the Francis Room
• Thursday, April 21, 6:00 pm – 7:30 PM in the Francis Room

 ZOOM LISTENING SESSIONS

Thursday, April 7:

• • 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
  • 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

 RSVP by filling out the form below:

The Seven Last Words is a traditional meditation on the seven things Jesus said from the Cross as recorded in the four gospels.  At St. Francis we traditionally hold this prayer service at noon on Good Friday.  It is a beautiful way to contemplate Jesus’ passion and what his words from the cross mean for us today.

This year we are happy to announce that we will have a guest preacher, Ms. Kayla August, sharing her reflections during our Seven Last Words service.

Join us:
Friday, April 15, 2022
12:00 PM in the church
or on livestream HERE.

KAYLA AUGUST

Kayla August is a doctoral student at the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, where she is pursuing a Ph.D. in Theology and Education with a focus on preaching. She desires to use preaching to impact religious education by inspiring Catholics to deepen their encounters with scripture, tradition, and how God plays an active role in our daily lives. As a lay woman in the Church, Kayla makes a point to preach whenever and wherever she can. She has recently preached in a variety of places including for the organization Catholic Women Preach, McGrath’s Institute for Church Life at Notre Dame, and a variety of Catholic churches and universities across the U.S.

Her hope as a laywoman is to use preaching to revolutionize the Catholic church by bringing preaching into nontraditional arenas (books, podcasts, social media, television, etc.) as a way to reawaken faith and to re-engage an increasingly under-catechized church. Her interest in formation is rooted in her experiences of living and working in young adult faith formation as a University Ministry Intern at Loyola University of New Orleans and her professional work as the Assistant Director of Evangelization in the University of Notre Dame’s Campus Ministry department and as the Rector of Lyons Hall. She hopes that through preaching, she can help to enliven the young adult Catholic community and also help to inspire marginalized voices—like her own—in the Catholic faith to play an active role in the Church. She plans to use her education to lift-up and empower these voices that are often overlooked in our church and in our world. She dreams of a Church truly alive with Christ, and she believes her vocation is working toward making that Church a daily reality!

Click the video below for the Seven Last Words, Good Friday, April 15, 2022 presented by Kyla August

Please join us for a very special and prayerful evening of reflection. The prayer service will be held in the Upper Church with a Service of Pardon and Peace that includes the opportunity for an anointing and individual sacramental reconciliation.

Friday, April 8th | Upper Church

We hope you will join us as we continue our journey towards the holiest of days.