For the twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary time, we will hear Jesus’ story about the poor man named Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-31). This Gospel passage coincides with National Migration Week – September 22-28, 2025 culminating with the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sunday, September 28. We call to mind the many people who leave their countries of origin to seek refuge elsewhere.

Do we recognize those among us who are in need? How are we called to respond?

Service Opportunities

Every Tuesday, We See You San Diego hosts a dinner and distribution of clothing and health/hygiene products for the homeless community at Immaculate Conception Parish Hall in Old Town San Diego – Volunteers are needed to set up, serve dinner or clean up between 3:00pm and 9:00pm. Your participation is welcome. September 23 will be the next opportunity to serve. Click here to register as a volunteer: http://www.weseeyousandiego.com/

Upcoming Events

• Zoom rosary each Saturday at 4:00pm PDT. All are welcome to participate by clicking here.

• FST liturgy with a special blessing of our new student leaders – Wednesday, September 24 – Founders Chapel – 4:30pm, followed by a community meal of Italian food. This Mass will be livestreamed. To participate virtually, please click here.

• Librarian, Martha Adkins will be available for drop-in hours in the FST library on Thursday, September 25 between 3:00-5:00pm.

Unique Opportunities for You

Option One

Solidarity with Migrant Communities Today: Religious and Practical Responses. A forum bending community organizing and theological reflection. Thursday, October 16 – 10am-4pm, Barrio Logan, San Diego. Cosponsored by Via International and Franciscan School of Theology.

What to Expect: This event will feature local community organizers reporting on the current reality of migrants in San Diego, their human rights, the results of deportations and impacts on families. It will interpret these with social analysis, moral theology, Catholic social thought, and community organizing. The forum will include human rights advocates, organizations serving migrant communities, and faith community leaders. Lunch provided. The fee is $60, which covers catered lunch and support for community efforts to offer solidarity to migrants.

Questions? Contact Brother Keith at keithwarner@fst.edu.

Option Two

Border Pilgrimage: An immersive, community-based learning experience for all FST students Encounter with migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, October 16-19, 2025. (Thursday-Sunday of FST’s Reading Week). Led by Keith Douglas Warner, OFM, Associate Professor of Ethics & Spirituality keithwarner@fst.edu.

What to Expect: This pilgrimage consists of a 4-day immersive learning experience in Tijuana, Mexico to visit ministries that serve migrants across the US border. You will encounter migrant families, hear their stories, and learn from front-line service providers and human rights advocates. This program is in partnership with Via International and its Via Migrante initiative.

This experience is part of a class (CE 614) and some MTS-FT online students will join us. You will not receive academic credit for this Border Pilgrimage, but will have an immersive experience with other students.

Each student will pay a $300 program cost for the community-based learning experiences, but financial aid is available.

Questions? Contact Brother Keith at the email above.

Employment Opportunity

San Francisco Village, a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the experience of aging in San Francisco, California is looking to hire a new Executive Director. For more information and to apply, please click here.