About NextPew

Our mission

To help anyone, whether a lifelong parishioner, a traveler or someone coming back after years away, find the next Mass, confession or time of adoration nearby, with times they can trust.

Why this exists

Parish schedules live in PDFs, Facebook posts and websites that haven’t been touched since 2019. NextPew pulls them into one place so you can answer “where can I go to confession tonight?” in five seconds.

How it works

Every time is checked against the parish bulletin, and each parish page shows the date of the bulletin we used. If a parish’s source is more than 14 days old, its page switches to “Needs check · last verified <date>” automatically. Each parish page shows the date of the bulletin we used. When sources disagree, or we couldn’t confirm a time, the page gets an amber Needs check badge and says why, so you know to call ahead.

What we stand for

• Never guessed. A time is listed only when a parish has published it. Otherwise we say “not yet posted”.
• Sourced. Every listing links back to the parish’s own bulletin or website.
• Independent. We’re not an official diocesan site, and we link to official pages rather than copying them.
• Free and private. No ads, no trackers, no accounts. Privacy
• Works offline for the pages and parishes you’ve opened.

Spot a wrong time?

Parishes change things: holy days, Lent, a priest on vacation. If something here is off, tell us and we’ll fix it.

We check every report against the parish bulletin or website, as soon as we can. Every parish page and every listed time has a “Report” link that fills in the parish and time for you.

Submit a correction

Parish staff: here’s how to keep your listing right.

Coverage

25 churches in West Michigan (Muskegon, Oceana, Newaygo, Mason and northern Ottawa counties) so far. More regions coming. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Parishes of the Diocese of Grand Rapids (grdiocese.org). NextPew is an independent site, not an official diocesan site.

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Our plain guide to Confession walks through it step by step.