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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
Parish Events & Important Information
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Members of the St. Francis Catholic School FSA will be on the plaza September 14th and 15th after all Masses to sell the cards.
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News from the Vatican
Christian Voter Apathy Could Shape 2024 U.S. Election, New Report Suggests
10/14/24 12:30 am
The report estimates that of the 104 million eligible religious voters, 32 million regular churchgoers—those who frequently attend Christian services—are expected to skip the polls.
The post Christian Voter Apathy Could Shape 2024 U.S. Election, New Report Suggests appeared first on ZENIT - English.
Read MorePope Francis’ popularity plummets in the U.S. and 6 Latin American countries
10/14/24 12:27 am
Pope Francis Faces Shifting Sentiment Across Latin America and the U.S. in 2024
The post Pope Francis’ popularity plummets in the U.S. and 6 Latin American countries appeared first on ZENIT - English.
Read MoreThe passage of the rich young man (who did not follow Jesus) explained by the Pope
10/13/24 8:44 am
Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, October 13, 2024
The post The passage of the rich young man (who did not follow Jesus) explained by the Pope appeared first on ZENIT - English.
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- Reverend Michael Oenbrink, Pastor
- Reverend Ray Nacino, 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 13, 2024
- Sunday: Wis 7:7-11 / Ps 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 (14) / Heb 4:12-13 / Mk 10:17-30 or 10:17-27
- Monday: Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31—5:1 / Ps 113:1b-2, 3-4, 5a and 6-7 / Lk 11:29-32
- Tuesday: Gal 5:1-6 / Ps 119:41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48 / Lk 11:37-41
- Wednesday: Gal 5:18-25 / Ps 1:1-2, 3 and 6 / Lk 11:42-46
- Thursday: Eph 1:1-10 / Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6 / Lk 11:47-54
- Friday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b / Ps 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18 / Lk 10:1-9
- Saturday: Eph 1:15-23 / Ps 8:2-3ab, 4-5, 6-7 / Lk 12:8-12
- Next Sunday: Is 53:10-11 / Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22, (22) / Heb 4:14-16 / Mk 10:35-45 or 10:42-45
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SAINT OF THE DAY
St. Teresa of Avila: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, October 15, 2024
10/15/24 6:00 am
Teresa of Avila was born Teresa Ali Fatim Corella Sanchez de Capeda y Ahumada in Avila, Spain. Less than twenty years before Teresa was born in 1515, Columbus opened up the Western Hemisphere to European colonization. Two years after she was born, Luther started the Protestant Reformation. Out of all of this change came Teresa pointing the way from outer turmoil to inner peace.
Teresa's father was rigidly honest and pious, but he may have carried his strictness to extremes. Teresa's mother ...
Read MoreSt. Callistus I: Saint of the Day for Monday, October 14, 2024
10/14/24 6:00 am
Imagine that your biography was written by an enemy of yours. And that its information was all anyone would have not only for the rest of your life but for centuries to come. You would never be able to refute it -- and even if you couldno one would believe you because your accuser was a saint. That is the problem we face with Pope Callistus I who died about 222. The only story of his life we have is from someone who hated him and what he stood for, an author identified as Saint Hippolytus, ...
Read MoreSt. Edward the Confessor: Saint of the Day for Sunday, October 13, 2024
10/13/24 6:00 am
Edward the Confessor was the son of King Ethelred III and his Norman wife, Emma, daughter of Duke Richard I of Normandy. He was born at Islip, England, and sent to Normandy with his mother in the year 1013 when the Danes under Sweyn and his son Canute invaded England. Canute remained in England and the year after Ethelred's death in 1016, married Emma, who had returned to England, and became King of England. Edward remained in Normandy, was brought up a Norman, and in 1042, on the death of his ...
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