Fr. Dino Vanin

REVEREND DINO VANIN, PIME was born in Cendon di Silea, Province of Treviso, Italy in 1946. He entered the PIME Seminary at Treviso at the tender age of eleven. He came to the U.S. in 1968, studying Theology at Darlington Major Seminary in New Jersey. He has an MA in Secondary School Administration from Seton Hall University. Ordained in 1972, he served as an administrator, teacher, rector and principal at the PIME High School Seminary in Newark, Ohio before being sent to the missions of Thailand, where he served for six years. On December 16, 2018, he was installed as Pastor of San Francesco Catholic Church in Clinton Township, MI. Presently, he is a priest in solidum in the Family of Parishes comprising San Francesco and St. Louis in Clinton Township, St. Peter in Mount Clemens and St. Hubert in Harrison Township. In his free time, he enjoys doing a little woodworking and gardening.  

Fr. Marco Brioschi

REVEREND MARCO BRIOSCHI, PIME was born in Milan, Italy in 1960. Ordained in 1985, he served as formator in the PIME Minor Seminary of Treviso, Italy and as mission awareness animator for the neighboring provinces of Padua and Vicenza. While waiting for an improbable visa to enter mainland China, he learned that the Taiwanese government had opened the door to contractual migrant workers from the Philippines. Along with other PIME confreres, he found himself completely absorbed in assisting migrant workers who were often the victims of abuse and exploitation. In 1996, PIME closed its Taiwanese mission of Kaoshiung, and Fr. Marco was transferred to the Philippines to continue his care and assistance of migrant workers in their country of origin by establishing an international network based in Catholic churches around the world. In 2015, Fr. Marco was asked to work in New York among Chinese migrants in a multiethnic parish comprised of Americans, Italians, Chinese and Filipinos. In 2025, he was transferred to San Francesco Italian church in Clinton Township, MI.  Presently, he is a priest in solidum in the Family of Parishes comprising San Francesco and St. Louis in Clinton Township, St. Peter in Mount Clemens and St. Hubert in Harrison Township.  

Lisa Marino, Parish Secretary

Lisa has been the secretary at San Francesco Parish for 20 years. If you need any assistance to book baptisms, weddings, mass intentions, etc… or would like to become a member of the parish, or have any questions please call our rectory office. 

Ann Burrell, CCD Coordinator

Mrs. Burrell has been our Catechism coordinator for 15 years. She is also the President of the Parish Council, one of our Dinner Dance Committee volunteers and a member of our San Francesco Orphans Club. 

The Catechism Program runs every Tuesday from September to May from 5:00pm to 6:15pm. Grades 1-8. For more information call Mrs. Burrell @ (586) 242-1981.