University Ministries welcomes students of all religious affiliations to participate in a variety of opportunities for spiritual growth, service learning, social action and community building.
As the nation's first Franciscan university, St. Bonaventure affirms the unique dignity of every person and invites everyone into a community of acceptance and understanding. All are welcome here.
University Ministries is the focal point for forging these loving bonds of belonging, and for extending this sense of community beyond our campus borders. We strive to share God's unconditional love, particularly with marginalized populations — the needy, ignored and excluded.
We're located in the McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministry (pictured), located in the center of campus. Opened in 2017, the center houses offices, an interdenominational prayer tower, a great room for student gatherings, and kitchen facilities.
We are committed to transforming the lives of our students inside and outside of the classroom, inspiring in them a lifelong commitment to service and citizenship.
Our liturgical life, centered around Sunday Eucharist, invites all members of the Bonaventure community to join in various liturgical ministries and many prayer opportunities.
A donation to the Franciscan Friars of $15 is suggested for each Mass intention requested. We can accept up to two intentions for each Mass.
During the academic year, the Franciscan friars offer daily Mass at 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Great Room of the McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministries. Sunday Masses are offered in the University Chapel at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
You may choose from a selection of cards and make your donation online. (Card #1 is the Mass card for deceased; Cards # 2 and 3 are Mass cards for the living). We will send you a confirmation with the date that the Mass will be offered, and, if you desire, we will inform people in the university community.
We welcome your Mass requests.
For questions or more information, please
email Brian Negron or call him at (716) 375-2662.
Order Mass cards online
Franciscan Leadership Training Program holds inaugural session
Oct 27, 2020 The Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University launched its new Franciscan Leadership Training Program for the friars and ministry leaders of the Atonement Franciscan community on Wednesday, Oct. 21. About 100 individuals participated in the training program.
Fr. David Couturier, OFM. Cap., director of the Institute, leads a team of Franciscan specialists and experts in leadership studies in this effort. As part of its Padua Program, the Franciscan Institute provides a 16-month online program of Franciscan leadership formation that orients ministry leaders to the foundational mission values of the early Franciscan movement led by St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi, and applies those principles to managerial challenges today.
The Padua Program at St. Bonaventure helps Franciscan institutions and ministries transmit the values of Saints Francis and Clare to new generations of leaders, inspiring them to infuse this mission into the daily operations of Franciscan schools, hospitals, retreat centers, and social service programs.
Individuals completing the program will increase expertise in the preservation and promotion of the Franciscan legacy.
Learn more at www.sbu.edu/franciscaninstitute, under programs and conferences.