FMS aspires to follow in the footsteps of Saint Clare and Saint Francis. Missioners and volunteers practice this ministry of presence in their service.
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Editor’s Note: Lay Missioner Megan Hamilton delves into the history and Franciscan connections of her daily home-base within the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany convent in Kingston, Jamaica. Megan would like to thank her friend Adrianna […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s Note: Lay Missioner Rhonda Eckerman discusses the uncharted waters of packing “do’s and don’ts” within the process of moving to her new mission site at the US-Mexico border. She shares the difficulty of packing […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s Note: DCSC volunteer Fede Wettstein candidly shares some common experiences of his ministry site with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). He openly correlates his weekly task of answering the refugee hotline […]
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Partner with poor and oppressed communities in Central America and the Carribbean as a lay missioner. Serve in solidarity for a minimum of 2 years.
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Franciscan Mission Service has honed an intensive-three month mission formation program. In addition to requiring it for our long-term overseas missioners, we make our services available for other preparing for mission.
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Young Adults: Spend 11 months in Washington, DC gaining hands-on experience in nonprofit while growing in the Franciscan charism.
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Travel with us to Bolivia (10 days) or Washington, DC (seven days) to learn about poverty and other social justice issues through a Franciscan lens.
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