The Mission of St. Francis Builds, a project of St. Camillus Parish, is to grow in our Faith, to strengthen personal relationships and community within the parish, and to engage culturally with under-served communities in the United States and in other countries.
We do this by emptying ourselves through service to others, as St. Francis of Assisi did, and by building homes, schools, and neighborhoods, side by side with the people in those communities.
St. Francis Builds is led by a Mission Board, which coordinates the Parish's strategy, resources, and service opportunities.
If under Mission Trips, you could please put this sentence at the end: If you would like more information on upcoming trips, please contact: [email protected]
Our mission trips are designed to promote solidarity and cross cultural understanding between our parish church community and other people around the world.
Do you like to get your hands dirty?
Does the smile of a young child touch your heart?
Do you share Franciscan values like Solidarity with the Poor, Cross-Cultural Bridge-Building, Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, Simplicity of Lifestyle, Community, Humility, Mission, Ecumenism, and Contemplation?
Do you like making new friends and having fun?
If the answers to these questions are yes, then we may just have the service trip for you. St. Francis Builds is an opportunity to explore, live out and reflect upon Franciscan values in the context of construction projects.
Below are a few of the testimonies of folks who have be a part of a St Francis Builds Mission trip.
A wonderful documentary done explaining why we as a franciscan parish feel mission is so important and what makes it so franciscan: