FOREIGN MISSION OUTREACH
Mexican Seminarians and Students - Friends of Our Lady of
Refuge
Our Lady of Refuge and parishioners have hosted seminarians and students from Mexico.
In all six seminarians and one layman have spent summers in Long
Beach, working in the parish and at the homes of parishioners.
All of the six seminarians are now priests —two are
instructors at the Diocesan Seminary in
Mexicali. A fourth is an instructor at the seminary in Tijuana
and two are pursuing graduate studies - one in Rome and one in Mexico
City. The sixth seminarian was ordained
priest in the July of 2003. The young layman, Juan, is an airline pilot working
out of Mexico City.
Right - Fathers Francisco Curley and Felipe
Diosdado. Both men worked
in Long Beach during summers during their seminary years. Fathers Francisco and Felipe
studied at the Pontifical University in Mexico City for graduate studies.
Both priests are now active in parish ministry in Tijuana.
Father Francisco Curley and Tom Silva from Our Lady of Refuge in Long Beach
are shown in the photo at left.
Right - Juan Chavez and Father Ramon Tapia stand with Bob McBride of Long Beach.
Juan is now an airline pilot, and Father Ramon is
doing graduate work in Spiritual Theology in Rome.
Left - Father Francisco Chavez of
Mexicali. Father Francisco is an instructor at the Seminary in
Mexicali. 
Right
- Father Felipe Galarza who also spent a summer with Our Lady of Refuge in Long
Beach. Father Felipe is currently an instructor at the Diocesan
Seminary in Mexicali.
OUTREACH MINISTRIES
