Upcoming Events & Funeral Schedule
- Oct 22 2024 3:00 pm - Benediction and Adoration
- Oct 22 2024 6:00 pm - Confirmation & Middle School Youth Group
- Oct 22 2024 7:00 pm - Mass in Spanish
Mass Intention Schedule
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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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
Leaves the NBA to Preach the Gospel: The Story of AJ Griffin Jr.
10/21/24 8:13 pm
AJ Griffin Jr. is the son of another basketball player, Adrian Darnell Griffin, who played from 1996 to 2008 in the NBA and is currently an NBA coach.
The post Leaves the NBA to Preach the Gospel: The Story of AJ Griffin Jr. appeared first on ZENIT - English.
Read MoreIn Uganda, LGBT Activists Prioritize S*x over Starvation
10/21/24 8:11 pm
Pro-homosexual activists protested outside the World Bank and the Uganda mission to the UN in opposition to the World Bank’s recent decision to restart much-needed loans to the African nation. “There can be no business as usual between the World Bank and the Government of Uganda while this law remains in force,” said a spokeswoman for Convening for Equality.
The post In Uganda, LGBT Activists Prioritize S*x over Starvation appeared first on ZENIT - English.
Read MoreQuestions about liturgy: Who Gets to Intercede in a Eucharistic Prayer
10/21/24 8:07 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: Who Gets to Intercede in a Eucharistic Prayer 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
- 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 20, 2024
- 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
- Monday: Eph 2:1-10 / Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4ab, 4c-5 / Lk 12:13-21
- Tuesday: Eph 2:12-22 / Ps 85:9ab-10, 11-12, 13-14 / Lk 12:35-38
- Wednesday: Eph 3:2-12 / Ps 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 / Lk 12:39-48
- Thursday: Eph 3:14-21 / Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19 / Lk 12:49-53
- Friday: Eph 4:1-6 / Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 / Lk 12:54-59
- Saturday: Eph 4:7-16 / Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 / Lk 13:1-9
- Next Sunday: Jer 31:7-9 / Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 (3) / Heb 5:1-6 / Mk 10:46-52
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SAINT OF THE DAY
St. Pope John Paul II: Saint of the Day for Tuesday, October 22, 2024
10/22/24 6:00 am
Karol J. Wojtyla, known as John Paul II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometres from Cracow, on May 18, 1920. He was the second of two sons born to Karol Wojtyla and Emilia Kaczorowska. His mother died in 1929. His eldest brother Edmund, a doctor, died in 1932 and his father, a non-commissioned army officer died in 1941.
He made his First Holy Communion at age 9 and was confirmed at 18. Upon graduation from Marcin Wadowita high school ...
Read MoreSt. Hilarion: Saint of the Day for Monday, October 21, 2024
10/21/24 6:00 am
Abbot and disciple of St. Anthony the Great, companion of St. Hesychius. He was born in Tabatha, Palestine, and was educated in Alexandria, Egypt. He stayed with St. Anthony in the desert there before becoming a hermit at Majuma, near Gaza, Israel. In 356, Hilarion returned to St. Anthony in the Egyptian desert and found that his fame had Spread there too. He fled to Sicily to escape notice, but Hesychius traced him there. The two went to Dalmatia, Croatia, and then to Cyprus. Hilarion ...
Read MoreSt. Paul of the Cross: Saint of the Day for Sunday, October 20, 2024
10/20/24 6:00 am
St. Paul of the Cross was born at Ovada in the Republic of Genoa, January 3, 1694. His infancy and youth were spent in great innocence and piety. He was inspired from on high to found a congregation; in an ecstacy he beheld the habit which he and his companions were to wear. After consulting his director, Bishop Gastinara of Alexandria in Piedmont, he reached the conclusion that God wished him to establish a congregation in honor of the Passion of Jesus Christ. On November 22, 1720, the bishop ...
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