Marco Magpantay

Marco Nicolas Magpantay

Hi! I’m Marco and I’m a FOCUS Missionary at the University of Massachusetts Amherst!

Where I serve

I’ll be serving college students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst! Founded in 1863, I hope to reach its 31,000 students with the gospel of Jesus Christ!

My Story

My story consists of many twists and turns. It is truly an adventure with Christ! In 2020, I had fallen into an aimlessness of life. In my last year of high school, my theology teacher challenged me to spend 30 minutes in the chapel for 30 days. Since then, my life has never been the same. In the chapel, I had experienced something I never had before. It was a sense of immense peace. This was followed by a profound conviction of God’s love for me.

After this experience, my spiritual life snowballed. I was first led to Benedictine college where I experienced many beautiful friendships. I soon realized I had a strong desire to have everyone know the immense joy and peace that I myself felt. This led me to discern diocesan priesthood at Saint John Paul II Seminary. After 3 years of seminary, I grew deeper in my conviction of God’s love and soon discerned that God was calling me to share my joy and peace in a different way. This led me to become a FOCUS missionary!

My strongest desire is to introduce people who have fallen into an aimlessness of life, as I once had, to Jesus who is the cause of all true joy.

Your Impact

When I answered the call to join FOCUS, I made the decision to rely on the spiritual and financial support of others who join me as mission partners. I’ve been blessed to encounter so many college students that desire to live life more abundantly. If you would like to join me on this mission, please contact me at 301-803-0151 or [email protected]. I’d be honored to share this mission with you.

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Host	Retreat Type	Start Date	End Date
Tulane University	Way of the Disciple	09/05/24	09/07/24
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Sanctifier	09/13/24	09/15/24
Parish Outreach	The Father’s House	09/16/24	09/18/24
Kansas State University	The Father’s House	09/20/24	09/22/24
University of Delaware	Rec	09/20/24	09/22/24
University of South Carolina – Columbia	Rec	09/27/24	09/29/24
St. Francis University	The Father’s House	10/04/24	10/06/24
Nicholls State University	The Father’s House	10/04/24	10/06/24
Northwestern State University	The Father’s House	10/11/24	10/13/24
University of Memphis	The Father’s House	10/11/24	10/13/24
Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville	The Father’s House	10/18/24	10/20/24
Ohio State University	The Father’s House	10/18/24	10/20/24
University of Dallas	The Sanctifier	10/24/24	10/26/24
Central Connecticut State University	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
Universidad de Monterrey	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
California State University – Fullerton	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
Sts. Anne and Joaquim, Fargo, ND	Way of the Disciple	11/01/24	11/03/24
University of Krems	Men’s	11/01/24	11/03/24
University of Mary	The Father’s House	11/08/24	11/10/24
DePauw University	Rec	11/08/24	11/10/24
Philanthropy Engagement	Way of the Disciple	11/15/24	11/17/24
University of Passau	Rec	11/21/24	11/23/24
Texas A&M University	The Sanctifier	02/07/25	02/09/25
FOCUS Greek Southeast	The Father’s House	02/14/25	02/16/25
FOCUS Greek Midwest	The Father’s House	02/14/25	02/16/25
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	The Sanctifier	02/14/25	02/16/25
FOCUS Greek Southwest	The Father’s House	02/21/25	02/23/25
Wayne State University	The Father’s House	02/21/25	02/23/25
University of Illinois-Chicago	The Sanctifier	02/21/25	02/23/25
Queens College of the City University of New York	The Father’s House	03/07/25	03/09/25
Nicholls State University	Way of the Disciple	03/07/25	03/09/25
Grand Valley State University	The Father’s House	03/28/25	03/30/25
University of Northern Iowa	Way of the Disciple	04/03/25	04/05/25
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Father’s House	04/04/25	04/06/25
Arizona State University	Men’s	02/07/25	02/09/25
University of Nebraska at Kearney	Rec	09/27/24	09/29/24