The Feast is Monday, June 13th:
Blessed St. Anthony’s Bread will be distributed 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM.
Our Feastday Mass schedule is as follows:
7:30 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:30 PM (Spanish)
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
6:30 PM (Haitian Kreyol – Upper Church)
6:30 PM (Filipino – Lower Church)
Confessions will be available:
7:30 to 9:00 AM
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
You are invited to donate a lily for the feast of St. Anthony. The lilies will adorn the church and give thanks to God for St. Anthony on his special day! Please send us the name of a loved one or a special intention that you would like to be prayed for on June 13th.
Flower donations are due by June 10, 2022
::: PRE-PRIDE FESTIVE MASS :::
Saturday | June 25 | 4:00 p.m.
::: ALL ARE WELCOME :::
LGBT+ or LGBT+ Ally, all are welcome to attend our beautiful celebration.
::: UNITE IN LOVE WITH US :::
Our LGBT+ Ministry at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi is hosting a weekend of inclusion and prayer. Decorations will festoon our beautiful church and reflect our signature, LGBT+ Ministry colors that have a deep meaning behind them.
::: LET’S CELEBRATE :::
We invite you to our United In Love Celebration, reminding you that you’re beautiful in the eyes of God. You are worthy and wanted. Beautiful. Accepted. Needed. And most importantly, you are lovable.
Identifying as Catholic and gay or lesbian and can sometimes be a challenge, however, we accept you #AsYouAre.
As a ministry, together we recognize that all people are truly created in God’s image and likeness.
::: ONE COLOR, ONE PROMISE :::
When celebrating with us, we have four promises that reflect the environment we’re designing—there’s one promise for every color showcased in our icon.
Green = Safety
We promise you a safe, authentically loving environment.
Yellow = Acceptance
We promise you acceptance with a smile and desire to know more about you.
Blue = Inclusion
We promise you inclusion with open arms and a warm hug.
Pink = Support
We promise you support, as your heart opens up through the good times and those times that are challenging.
The horrific shooting in Buffalo is the latest violent reminder that the disease of racism is still raging in our society. At St. Francis we are proud of our diverse community made up of people of “from every nation, race, people, and tongue” (Rev. 7:9) who come together in love as brothers and sisters to worship God.
We are honored to have Fr. Kevin Mullen OFM, Provincial Minister of Holy Name Province to lead our discussion. Fr. Kevin holds a doctorate in moral theology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. (bio)
Join us for a night to discuss how our racism impacts us, what the Church teaches about the sin of racism and how we can work to address this scourge in our nation.
Click HERE for a PDF flyer of the event.
All are Welcome
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
6:30 – 8:00 PM
San Damiano Hall
What is the Vigil of Pentecost?
We all know Christmas has its popular Midnight Mass and of course we all know about the Easter Vigil. Pentecost also has an important and celebratory vigil Mass in preparation for the feast. The presence of a special vigil Mass underscores the importance of the mystery being celebrated.
Pentecost celebrates the crowning event of God’s salvation which came about in Christ. At the Lord’s resurrection God sent his own Spirit upon the disciples to form them into the Body of Christ. The Church was born and through this Spirit filled community God offered a way to repair humanity’s sad and ruinous divisions.
The Spirit does not force uniformity upon those who follow Christ, instead the Spirit enables us in our great diversity to love one another and see one another as brothers and sisters. The Spirit forms unity out of love and peace, not compulsion and force. At the first Pentecost those who heard the disciples speaking already experienced this when they each heard the Gospel being preached in their own language.
At the Church of St. Francis of Assisi we are blessed to see the unity of the Church in her great diversity right here in our community. People from all over the world, people of different races, people who speak different languages, people who are straight or gay, people who are old or young all find a home here.
Join us at this special liturgy to celebrate the gift of God’s spirit!
You can also watch the Liturgy live at St-Francis-Live.
