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
- electrical work
- extensive plumbing
- repointing bricks
- HVAC repairs
- carpentry renovations
- painting
- scaffolds to clean out drains
- numerous door and window replacements
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.