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- Oct 29 2024 7:00 pm - Mass in Spanish
- Oct 30 2024 6:00 pm - Alpha
- Oct 31 2024 - Happy Halloween!
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Mass Times
8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. - Spanish
MASS SCHEDULE
WEEKDAY MASS
Monday - 8:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday - 8:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. & 7 p.m. Spanish
Wednesday - 8:30 a.m.
Thursday - 8:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
Friday - 8:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
Saturday 8:30 a.m.
WEEKEND LITURGY -
Saturday - Vigil - 4:45 p.m.
Saturday - Vigil - 7 p.m. - Spanish
Sunday - 7:30 - a.m.
Sunday - 9:00 a.m.
Sunday - 10:30 a.m.
Sunday - 12:00 p.m.
If you require a low-gluten host, please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to mass time and request one from the Sacristan or an Usher.
Benediction and Adoration - Tuesday at 3 p.m.. (Confessions will be heard)
Divine Mercy Chaplet - Church
Friday at 3 p.m.
Confessions:
Confessions will be 15 minutes before each Daily Mass in the Church Confessionals. Saturday evening Confessions from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.in the Church. If your loved one is in need of Last Rites, please use the pager - 843-533-1757
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News from the Vatican
Questions about liturgy: The Divine Praises at Benediction
10/28/24 7:39 pm
Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.
The post Questions about liturgy: The Divine Praises at Benediction appeared first on ZENIT - English.
Read MoreWork Stolen from the Roman Catacombs Is Recovered by the Dutch Government and Returned to the Vatican
10/27/24 12:10 pm
The Vatican received the work, which has a funerary inscription of late Antiquity, of great historical and religious relevance.
The post Work Stolen from the Roman Catacombs Is Recovered by the Dutch Government and Returned to the Vatican appeared first on ZENIT - English.
Read MorePope Francis explains the passage of Bartimaeus and applies it as a slogan for a “synodal church”
10/27/24 12:03 pm
Homily of the Pope on the occasion of the concluding mass of the XVI Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
The post Pope Francis explains the passage of Bartimaeus and applies it as a slogan for a “synodal church” appeared first on ZENIT - English.
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Welcome to our faith family! We hope you will feel at home at St. Francis and will share your faith experience and talents with your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. By worshipping and working together, may we more perfectly reflect the glory of God and help bring about His Kingdom.
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STAFF
- Reverend Michael Oenbrink, Pastor
- Reverend Ray Nacino, Parochial Vicar
- Father Gustavo Corredor, Parochial Vicar
- Reverend Jose Quilcate, Parochial Vicar, Hispanic Ministry
- Deacon Anthony J. Dilenno, Deacon
- Reverend Mr. Gerard Hand, Deacon - Retired
- Reverend Mr. Dave Ritter, Deacon
- Ms. Andrea Smith, Principal - St. Francis Catholic School
- Mr. Dion Jenks, Parish Finance Office
- Ms. Jennifer McGlynn, Director of Adult Faith Formation
- Matthew J. Meloche, Director of Music Ministries
- Mr. Bryan Goll, Director of Maintenance
- Ms. Colleen Rzeczycki, Director of Communications, Safe Environment Coordinator
- Mrs. Mitzi Petrilli, Director of Children's Faith Formation
- Ms. Merideth Johnson, Parish Secretary
- Ms. Carolina Rozo, Hispanic Ministry Assistant
- Ms. Pam Slawson, Finance Office Assistant
- Ms. Sarah Dempsey, Admin. Finance Assistant
- Jenny Zmarzly, Youth Leader
- Ms. Jan Halstead, Sacristan
- Lori Jenkins, Faith Formation Office Assistant
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Weekly reading
Readings for the week of October 27, 2024
- Sunday: Jer 31:7-9 / Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 (3) / Heb 5:1-6 / Mk 10:46-52
- Monday: Eph 2:19-22 / Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 / Lk 6:12-16
- Tuesday: Eph 5:21-33 / Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 / Lk 13:18-21
- Wednesday: Eph 6:1-9 / Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 13cd-14 / Lk 13:22-30
- Thursday: Eph 6:10-20 / Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10 / Lk 13:31-35
- Friday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14 / Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 / 1 Jn 3:1-3 / Mt 5:1-12a
- Saturday: Wis 4:7-14 / Ps 25:6, and 7b, 17-18, 20-21 / Rom 5:17-21 / Mt 11:25-30
- Next Sunday: Dt 6:2-6 / Ps 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 (2) / Heb 7:23-28 / Mk 12:28b-34
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SAINT OF THE DAY
St. Narcissus: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, October 29, 2024
10/29/24 6:00 am
St. Narcissus was born towards the end of the first century in AD 99. He was almost 80-years-old when he was placed at the head of the church of Jerusalem, making him the 30th bishop of that see.
In 195, he and Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea in Palestine, presided together in a council of the bishops of Palestine held at Caesarea regarding the time Easter is celebrated. It was then decreed that the feast of Easter is to be kept always on a Sunday.
Read MoreSt. Jude Thaddaeus: Saint of the Day for Monday, October 28, 2024
10/28/24 6:00 am
St. Jude, known as Thaddaeus, was a brother of St. James the Less, and a relative of Our Saviour. He was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus and his attribute is a club. Images of St. Jude often include a flame around his head, which represent his presence at Pentecost, when he accepted the Holy Spirit alongside the other apostles. Another attribute is St. Jude holding an image of Christ, in the Image of Edessa.
Sometimes he can also be seen holding a carpenter's ruler or is depicted with a scroll ...
Read MoreSt. Frumentius: Saint of the Day for Sunday, October 27, 2024
10/27/24 6:00 am
Called "Abuna" or "the faÂther' of Ethiopia, sent to that land by St. Athanasius. Frumentius was born in Tyre, Lebanon. While on a voyage in the Red Sea with St. Aedesius, possibly his brother, only Frumentius and Aedesius survived the shipwreck. Taken to the Ethiopian royal court at Aksum, they soon attained high positions. Aedesius was royal cup bearer, and Fruementius was a secretary. They introduced Christianity to that land. When Abreha and Asbeha inherited the Ethiopian throne from their ...
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