United States

Current Mission Updates

Fr. Max Tzul was appointed pastor of Immaculate Parish in Colton, California in the Diocese of San Bernardino. Fr. Erick Cassiano was appointed pastor of St. Rafael, St. Vincent de Paul, and Prince of Peace Parishes in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

Fr. Jaime Charuc, our Director of Development along with Mike and Mary Cesarz, members of the Missionary Fraternity of Mary, visited St. Bernard’s Catholic School in Green Bay, Wisconsin on May 11th, 2022.
The Diocese of Green Bay supports the Fraternity in its mission to continue providing opportunities to young boys to fulfill their goal to become missionary priests for the Catholic Church.
In support of our Program of Formation in Guatemala, through the Mission Office of the Diocese of Green Bay, St. Bernard’s Catholic School students have chosen to support our Chicken Farm project at the seminary in Guatemala.
We do appreciate very much this special support from these littles missionaries of St. Bernard’s Catholic school. God bless them.

In 2018 the Fraternity began its presence serving at five different parishes on the south side of Milwaukee.

Our pastoral work in the south of Milwaukee is based upon accompanying the community in their challenges to grow spiritually.
In this side of the City of Milwaukee, about 80% of the population in the Church has a Mexican background.
It is interesting seeing how the population in this pastoral area has enriched the spiritual life of the Church in Milwaukee with the Catholic traditions that they have brought: devotion to the Virgin of Guadalupe, the way to celebrate Holy Week, the Eucharistic celebrations, and many other expressions.

One of the characteristics of the Missionary Fraternity of Mary is its willingness to be where the local church is in need.
Two missionary priests of the Fraternity are serving at Saint Anthony parish as associates pastors.
This parish, with a long history in Milwaukee, also has one of the most important Catholic schools in the city.
The Latino youth is a characteristic of this side of the city. For that reason, it is so important to accompany them in their faith formation; they are the future of the Church in Milwaukee.

In 2010, the Missionary Fraternity of Mary began its mission in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee at Holy Family Parish in Fond du Lac and St. Katherine Drexel in Beaver Dam.
At the same time, historically speaking, this was the first presence of the Missionary Fraternity of Mary (MFM) in the US.
The support of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee to have a presence here has been a wonderful blessing.
Currently Fr. Fabian is the only missionary of the Missionary Fraternity of Mary in the area, but both the parish of Holy Family and the parish of Saint Katharine Drexel are awaiting the arrival of Fathers Alex and Onildo to join the pastoral work in the coming months.

In Colton City, there are two parishes entrusted to the Missionary Fraternity of Mary: the Immaculate Conception where Fr. Bonifacio is the Pastor and Fr. Nelson is Associate Pastor, and San Salvador Parish where Fr. Moises is the Pastor. These parishes are very active.
Colton is a city where the majority of the people, who have expressed to be believers, are Catholic. That fact enables these parishes to have a lot of people who are enthusiastic and very devoted.
In these parishes, although its reality is characterized by a strong Hispanic culture and expressions of Latino faith, the population is mostly bilingual.

(last updated January 2021)