A Brief History of Opera’s Great Villains
A Brief History of Opera’s Great Villains
Instructor: Charles Powell
Tuesdays, April 30 – May 14
12:00 – 1:15 PM
First Floor Conference Room
Fee $30.00
Instructor: Charles Powell
Tuesdays, April 30 – May 14
12:00 – 1:15 PM
First Floor Conference Room
Fee $30.00
In honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day, the Laudato Si Circle at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi is hosting a community-wide event.
Saturday, April 27th 10am – 1pm
St. Francis House – Clare Room
135 West 31st Street
Come learn about the social, emotional, and environmental benefits that our NYC trees provide and how to care for the trees in your neighborhood.
This event will be both indoors and outdoors. First, we will gather for a presentation about how to care for trees in our neighborhoods. After the talk we will head outside in teams to get hands-on experience by taking care of trees right on this block.
We will provide coffee, work gloves, shovels, and essential items for the street tree cleanup but we would encourage you to bring your own gloves and tools if you have them.
This event will be held rain or shine, so dress appropriately, comfortably, and be prepared to get a little dirty.
It’s FREE and open to all but will be limited to 50 people so advance registration is required. Registration will close when we reach capacity.
Many people at St. Francis are still learning what our new CONVERGE @St.Francis ministry is all about. CONVERGE is our new parish life ministry. We have a ministry team who volunteers to create spiritual, social and outreach events that are open to all members of our St. Francis community. The goal of the ministry is to stengthen the bonds of community within our parish. You can join as many events as you like and bring friends along! Click here for the ministry’s homepage.
Here is Converge’s calendar of events for 2024. Keep an eye out on our website or the bulletin for more details as each event gets closer.
All Are Welcome!
Find out where your coffee comes from. Who grew it and how were they treated? Fair trade certified coffee directly supports a better life for farming families in the developing world through fair prices, community development and environmental stewardship. Check out sites like https://shop.equalexchange.coop/. If you’re worried about cost, consider mixing it to start, or buying in bulk which can be very competitive, especially these days. For many people it means being able to stay in their homes and success in their attempt to make a better world. Your morning cup never tasted so good.
“…while the existing world order proves powerless to assume its responsibilities, local individuals and groups can make a real difference. They are able to instill a greater sense of responsibility, a strong sense of community, a readiness to protect others, a spirit of creativity and a deep love for the land.” Pope Francis (LS179)
For more information about the Laudato Si Circle here at St. Francis or to share your own tip of the week, email: stfrancislaudatosi@gmail.com
Click here to go to our page on the website for St. Francis Church.
Have you or are you experiencing a sense of grief or loss?
The Church of St. Francis of Assisi will be offering a new Bereavement Group which will run for 8 weeks. This is an in-person group and is for anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one. We will accept a limited number of individuals to insure a more intimate group.
Our Bereavement Support Group will meet on six Thursdays from
Thursday, May 23 to Thursday, June 27, 2024
6:00 to 7:00 pm
in the second-floor conference room in the Francis house
Fr. Michael Carnevale will facilitate the group.
If you are interested, please contact Fr. Michael Carnevale, OFM at carnevale1@me.com or at 862-703-8822 to inquire.
Interested persons should be at least three months into the grieving process and no more than 2 years after the loss.
While this is a faith-based group, everyone is welcome regardless of their beliefs.
Pre-registration is required.
We are all familiar with the Via Crucis, the Way of the Cross and the suffering that the Lord endured for our salvation. But the Cross is only half of the story… or maybe even less. The cross was overcome by the Lord’s resurrection. He broke the bonds of death and opened for all the glory of eternal life.
The Via Lucis invites us to contemplate the crowning event of salvation history as we walk the way of Light.
We invite you to make this devotion part of your prayer during the Easter Season. We pray the Via Lucis after the 12:00 PM and 5:30 PM Masses each Friday of the Easter Season.
You can pray along with us with our Via Lucis Booklet HERE.
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Or you can pray the Via Lucis at any time following along with the recorded prayer below. This prayer was pre-recorded at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, April 19, 2020.
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Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 21, 2024
Third Sunday of Easter, April 14, 2024
Second Sunday of Easter, April 7, 2024
Sunday, August 13, 2023
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Catholicism 101—Summer Session: The Gospel of St. Mark
Catholicism 101 is an adult faith formation series Intended for anyone interested in learning more about the Catholic faith.
Instructor: Mr. Joseph Nuzzi, Pastoral Associate, Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Schedule:
Wednesdays, July 10 – August 14, 2024
12:30 – 1:30 PM in the Clare Room or
6:30 – 7:30 PM in the Clare Room and on Zoom
In this 6-week course, we will be studying in depth the Gospel of Mark.
Themes we will study will include:
This course is offered for both new students as well as people already accustomed to studying the bible. Inquirers and neophytes from the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults are encouraged to attend. It will also be an excellent course for catechists, lectors, deacons and priests who want a refresher course as we journey through Cycle B this year, and anyone interested in learning more about the Christian faith.
Please register below. Scholarships are available for anyone with economic hardship. To inquire please email: jnuzzi@stfrancisnyc.org
Fee: This Adult Education Summer course is offered free of charge.
A free will offering is requested. (Normal course fee is approx. $10 per week of the class, or $60)
The traditional “Thirteen Tuesdays” before the Feast of St. Anthony begin on Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Devotions to St. Anthony are prayed after our daily Masses at 7:30 AM, 12:00 PM and 5:30 PM.
Please join us!
Click here for a PDF of the Novena book we use at St. Francis for the 13 Tuesdays.
The Feast of St. Anthony will be celebrated on Thursday, June 13, 2024.