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St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church (Faith / Christian )

We, the parish family of St. Francis of Assisi, formed in 1980, are gifted with wisdom, productivity and vitality. We are a Sacramental people journeying toward our Christian mission to know, love and serve Christ. To better know, love and serve Christ, we strive to emulate our patron, St. Francis of Assisi, by focusing our greater concern on the building of our people, giving our time, talent and treasures in reaching out to others, and promoting peace and harmony within God’s creation. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we will continue to gather as community to grow in and strengthen our spirituality.

Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday: CLOSED Sunday: CLOSED
Fr Tony Vilano - Administrator (Clergy) Send email
(210) 492-4600
Bianca Martinez - Administrative Assistant Send email
(210) 492-4600 x: 202

Beyond Cana® offers the time and tools to enrich and strengthen marriages — with God and His direction for us at the center. This 2½-day retreat is designed to improve the marriages of couples who want to focus on the communication, respect, love, and intimacy integral to a good marriage.

A blend of spiritual and practical talks, reflection, and prayer are combined with valuable tools designed to improve communication and your relationship with your spouse — even if it’s good now. All this is done from a Catholic perspective, with an understanding of marriage as a sacrament.

Click here for information on the next retreat, dates, and fees.

Joanne & Dave Dimitriou
(210) 618-6672
Updated within the last 3 months.

Have you been furloughed or laid off? Perhaps you are getting ready to start your professional career. Are you underemployed? Maybe you want to get to know God and His plan for you as you move through your career.

This ministry provides practical guidance to support job seekers in finding and transitioning to a new position. We tie our discussions to scripture. Examples of topics include getting a job in a recession environment, making the most out of being furloughed, networking best practices, and interviewing skill development. This is a Christian ministry, but anyone may attend regardless of faith.

The meeting format is typically:

  • Opening Prayer
  • Introductions
  • Spiritual Discussion
  • Finishing Activities from the previous week
  • Career topic (e.g., resumes, networking, interviewing, etc.)
  • General discussion/ Q&A
  • Closing Prayer

Career Transformation Ministry meets every Monday.

Email [email protected] to join. Click here for more information.

Free.

Monday: 7:00 PM
Career Transformation Ministry Send email
(210) 492-4600
Updated within the last 3 months.

We invite you to gather to reconnect with women you know and meet other women who share the experience of losing their spouse.

We share our experiences, pray with and for each other, and determine how we can move forward by expressing our needs and concerns and remain connected.

This group meets in person at the JP II Room on the second floor of San Damiano Building

Click here for more information, dates, and meeting times.

Second Saturday of each month 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Sally Gomez Send email
Updated within the last 4 months.

Beginning in 1999, we have teamed with Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio, Inc. (HFHSA) to build an affordable home every fall here in San Antonio. Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio, Inc. (HFHSA) is an ecumenical Christian non-profit housing organization working in partnership with God’s people in need to build decent and affordable houses without interest or profit, thereby witnessing God’s love in action.

The St. Francis of Assisi Habitat team partnered with St. Luke’s Catholic Church for our 2022 Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio home build. We moved our usual Fall project to a Spring build. The home construction began on April 22, 2022, and ended with landscaping day on July 9. Our partnership with St. Luke’s enabled us to take “ownership” of the home-building process and allowed our group to build relationships with our homeowner and neighboring Catholic parish members.

Here, you can watch a video featuring St. Francis parishioner Julie Mellin discussing our parish’s partnership with Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio, Inc.

Click here for more information: Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio.

For more information, please get in touch with Rich Osgood at [email protected] or Julie Mellin at [email protected].

Click here for details on our next build, how to volunteer, and waiver forms.
Rich Osgood Send email
Julie Mellin Send email
Updated within the last 3 months.

The St. Francis of Assisi Health and Wellness Ministry’s mission is to provide resources and support that contribute to a healthy lifestyle. We aim to provide health education, nutritious meal preparation demos, and fun, supportive exercise groups. We’re building a welcoming, encouraging, and comfortable place for all to learn and explore ways to be healthy.

Click here for our calendar, recipes, nutrition handouts, and more!

We invite you to join our uplifting Health and Wellness Ministry to learn more about how we can achieve our best possible health!

To sign up for emails and get more details about this ministry, please get in touch with us at [email protected] or call 512-633-1725.

Health & Wellness Ministry Send email
(512) 633-1725
Updated within the last 3 months.

The Kid’s Day Out program is designed and dedicated to meet the needs of the parents and the children of the St. Francis of Assisi community.

Our mission is to enrich the child’s growth in a positive, loving, Catholic atmosphere. In a peer setting, the educational, recreational, musical, religious, and quiet time activities are all conducted under the supervision of caring teachers and helpers.

This program is available for children between 2-5 years old.

Click here for registration and fees.

Tuesday & Thursday: 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Rosie Chavez
(210) 262-9399
Updated within the last 3 months.

The Mobile Loaves & Fishes, Inc. (MLF) program began in 1998 as an outreach ministry at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Austin, Texas. It was founded on the guiding principle of "providing permanent, sustainable solutions for the chronically homeless, with compassion, love, and dignity." From its humble beginnings with six St. John Neumann parishioners who delivered 75 sack lunches per day, Mobile Loaves & Fishes has grown into a nation-wide movement that includes 16 meal trucks and 17,208 volunteers in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Texas. To date, the Austin-based MLF program and its affiliates have served over 4.4 million meals.

In 2006, the St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church Mobile Loaves & Fishes core team approached St. Francis of Assisi parishioners with a proposal for establishing a new MLF ministry. The promise of seed money and organizational support was bolstered by the Austin-based MLF program's donation of a catering truck. Recognizing the plight and ever-growing problem of hunger in the San Antonio area, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church excitedly joined the MLF ministry in January 2007.

The initial St. Francis of Assisi call for volunteers brought over 500 parishioners into the ministry. In the intervening years, the MLF ministry has involved over 450 parishioners and other volunteers from area businesses, churches, and civic groups including: Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Newcomers of San Antonio, NuStar Energy L. P., and the San Pedro Presbyterian Church. From an initial goal of serving only supper seven days a week, the MLF program expanded to include lunch and supper every day of the week. The program provides various services to 16 San Antonio area locations, including House of Prayer Lutheran Church, Guadalupe Community Center, Interfaith Welcome Coalition, St. Vinnys Bistro, refugee communities near the Medical Center, and several parishes on the South and West sides of the city.

With homelessness and hunger posing a major problem throughout the world and in San Antonio, it is our goal to help alleviate some of that suffering. From 2007 to December 2022, MLF volunteers have served 800,000 meals to 21 San Antonio area locations.

The St. Francis of Assisi Mobile Loaves and Fishes ministry has adopted the following mission statement: "to provide food, clothing, and dignity to our brothers and sisters in need."

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, our MLF ministry has been forced to alter our normal meal delivery schedule and limit the overall number of locations served.

To view the newly revised Meals Serving Schedule, click the Calendar link.

Click here to see the various San Antonio locations served by the St. Francis of Assisi Mobile Loaves and Fishes ministry.

MLF Core Team Send email
Julie Mellin
(210) 492-4600
Updated within the last 4 months.

We welcome you to visit our St. Francis of Assisi Parish Library. We have a vast array of Catholic resources that range from theology to the lives of the saints.

If the library is locked during parish office hours, please go to the office and ask for the key. On the weekend, the library is open after Sunday morning Masses.

Our parish library has many books that uniquely lend themselves to our Faith Formation programs at St. Francis of Assisi.

Our Sunday Adult Faith Formation sessions offer ample supplementary material you can peruse to gain a deeper understanding of the themes.

Checkout Procedure:

  • Take a card from the front pocket of the book/audio/video.
  • Legibly print your full name, phone number, and the date of checkout on the next available space on the card.
  • Leave the card in the wooden box at the front of the librarian’s desk.

Return Procedure:

  • Drop library materials in the blue basket on the librarian’s desk.
  • If the library is closed, return the library materials through the parish office mailbox slot.
  • There is also a return box in the Gathering Space in the main church.
Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday: CLOSED Sunday: Open after Mass *Library is also open evenings during Faith Formation classes
Updated within the last 3 months.

Join us in person or watch live online here.

Click here to watch past services.

Click here for to learn more about our ministries.

Click here for the latest updates on upcoming events.

Service Times: Monday: 10:00 AM (Available Online) Tuesday: 10:00 AM (Available Online) Wednesday: 10:00 AM (Available Online) Thursday: 10:00 AM - Spanish (Available Online) Friday: 10:00 AM (Available Online) Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:30 AM, 11:15 AM (Available Online), 1:30 PM - Spanish (Available Online), 5:00 PM
Rev Tony Vilano
(210) 492-4600
Updated within the last 3 months.

I appreciate your interest in volunteering with Mobile Loaves and Fishes (MLF).

Mobile Loaves and Fishes volunteers prepare and distribute food, clothing, and toiletries to people experiencing homelessness, the working poor, and refugee communities in the San Antonio area. 

We have many flexible opportunities. Most people volunteer once monthly, but you can sign up for more days if interested. We have preparation and delivery teams that make meals and then deliver them to various locations around the city.

8:30 AM – Mass 11:15 AM – Mass (+LiveStream) 1:30 PM – Spanish Mass (+LiveStream) 5:00 PM – Mass
Julie Mellin Send email
(210) 492-4600
Glenn Darilek Send email
Updated within the last 4 months.