Parishes

In its beginnings, the Assumption Province stressed preaching parish missions. It was believed this work was an authentic response to St. Francis desire to preach the need for repentance and conversion. The province boasted a large, qualified, influential and very dedicated “mission band.”

As the Province relinquished its schools, friars found themselves seeking ministerial outlets for their faith. This coincided with many bishops needing help to staff their parishes. As a result, the Assumption Province became more involved in the parochial setting. Today, we are involved in the following parishes.

Many friars, while not working full-time in a parish, provide weekend help to the faith communities in which they live.

Click on the State’s names for information about the presence of the Assumption BVM Province in those areas of the country.

“There are some who say that the religious life as such will surely die! The young are aggressively pushing forward with bold ideas that are not clearly linked with the past. They will not survive because they have no roots. And the old are doomed to a very lonely life, because they refuse to make the changes that will make their life meaningful to others today”. So wrote Fr. Dacian Bluma, OFM, Provincial Ministry on May 1972.

—The Pulaski Franciscans: A History of the Assumption Province 1887-2011 by Jerry Tokarz, OFM

States in which we have Parishes

Texas

Sacred Heart Parish
306 South 15th Street
P.O. Box 370
McAllen, TX 78505
956.686.7711
Facebook: Sacred Heart Church

Holy Family Parish
1302 E. Champion Street
Edinburg, TX 78539
956.383.5472
Facebook: Holy Family Church Edinburg

San Junipero Friary
1224 E. Champion Street
Edinburg, TX 78539

All Friars who work in these parishes have cell phones

Pennsylvania

Holy Dormition Byzantine Friary
712 State Hwy 93 – PO Box 270
Sybertsville, PA 18251-
(570) 778-1212

Facebook: Holy Dormition Friary – Byzantine Franciscans

St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church
621 W. Mahanoy Avenue
Mahanoy City, PA 17948-2415
(570) 773-2631

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
5 East 20th Street
Hazelton, PA 18201
(570) 454-1142

Facebook: St John the Baptist Byzantine