Join us for Friendsgiving at St. Francis

Friendsgiving at St. Francis is a time for us to gather with our church family to give thanks to God for our many blessings and share a holiday meal together. Everyone is welcome to join!

Our Friendsgiving is a classic pot-luck dinner where everyone brings something to share. It is hosted by the LGBT+ and Converge Ministries, who will provide the Turkey and the Ham. We ask everyone coming to to sign up to bring either a side dish or dessert to share (for approximately 8-10 people).

If life is busy or you aren’t adept around the kitchen, don’t let that stop you from joining us. There is an option to contribute $25 towards the turkey and ham.  We want you to attend also!

This is also a BYOB event… feel free to bring your beverage of choice! We will provide soda and water.

Pre-Registration is required for this event. Due to Veteran’s Day, registration has been extended to Wednesday, NOVEMBER 13th at 11:00 PM. Due to the nature of the event, we cannot accept walk-ins the day of the event.

Friendsgiving at St. Francis of Assisi
Sunday, November 17, 2024
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
San Damiano Hall

Please register below and tell us what you will be bringing:

All Soul’s Day Mass of Remembrance

In addition to our 11:00 AM All Souls Day Mass on Saturday, November 2, we will have our annual All Souls Day Mass of Remembrance on Wednesday, November 13th at 6:30 PM. This is because All Souls Day falls on a Saturday, and our special liturgy would otherwise conflict with our Saturday evening Vigil Masses for Sunday.

St. Francis of Assisi is a church community of people from all over the world. Whether we come from other countries or other parts of the United States, many of us are in New York far from family and friends. Often we face the reality of grieving for lost loved ones from afar.

So on Wednesday, November 13th, we will gather to remember and celebrate the lives of our loved ones who have gone before us to live in the light of the Lord. You, your family and friends are invited to join us either live or virtually for our annual Mass of Remembrance for those who have died.

The names submitted by mail or online of those you would like remembered at this Mass will be placed in the sanctuary. We also invite everyone who attends to bring or submit a photo or memento of someone you have lost, which will also be placed in the sanctuary during the Mass.

Our Book of Names of the Dead has been placed in the Pieta Chapel at the rear of the church for everyone to inscribe the names of our beloved deceased family and friends.  It will remain there until the beginning of Advent.

 

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen

 

Worker’s Chapel Dedication with Special Guests

Please join us Wednesday, November 13th at 12pm for a special dedication Mass for our Workers Chapel.

City and state labor leaders and elected officials will be among our special guests, including:

  • Gary LaBarbera, President of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and of the New York State Building and Construction Trades Council
  • Vincent Alvarez, President, New York City Central Labor Council
  • Governor Kathy Hochul
  • New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli
  • Other elected officials to be announced

Veterans Day 2024

Veterans Day 2024 is on Monday, November 11th. Masses will follow our regular daily schedule of 7:30am, 12pm, and 5:30pm, with a special blessing for veterans at all Masses that day.

We offer our thanks, appreciation and pray for all those who have served our country in the armed forces, especially those who were injured in the line of duty. May your bravery and courage not go unrewarded!

Laudato Si — November Meeting and Highlights from the High Line

The Laudato Si Circle is the environmental ministry at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi. Our next in-person meeting will be Thursday, November 21 6:30 – 8:00 PM in the 1st Floor Conference Room of the St. Francis House. All are welcome. You can find more information about the ministry here.

And on Saturday, September 21st, the Laudato Si Circle at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi hosted a second walk along the High Line. It was a beautiful day to be in community and out in nature. At the end of the walk there were two bonuses — a Climate Fair to kick off Climate Week, and The Great Elephant Migration, an art installation to promote awareness and conservation efforts worldwide.

Three elephant sculptures, part of the “The Great Migration” exhibit, in front of a Meatpacking District building.
Photo of native plants in one of the flowerbeds at the High Line. They include ferns, grasses, and purple, pink, and yellow flowers.
Group photo from the Laudato Si High Line walk. Five people standing in front of the Emerson Collective Climate Science Fair entrance.
Climate Fair fashion waste exhibit booth. A Laudato Si member, a young Black woman with her hair tied back, talks with the booth presenter.
Laudato Si member at an exhibit booth on making fashion more environmentally sustainable. She is smiling and wearing a black and gray outfit and an ivory hat. The booth shows purses and a coat made to be more sustainable.

Feast of All Saints – November 1st

Join us as we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints on November 1st.

A vigil Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, October 31st at 5:30 PM. Feast Day Masses will be celebrated Friday, November 1st at 7:30 AM, 12:00 PM and 5:30 PM.

Join us also for the Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Soul’s Day) on Saturday, November 2nd at 11:00 AM. A special liturgy/All Souls Mass of Remembrance will be also celebrated Wednesday, November 13th at 6:30 PM. CLICK HERE for details about this liturgy.

ALL MASSES WILL BE IN THE UPPER CHURCH.

Marathon Masses

On Saturday evening, November 2, we will celebrating two Masses honoring all NYC Marathon runners and their families.  The first will be the regular 4 pm Mass, and the second will be the return of the 5:15 pm evening Mass. After both Masses, all Marathon runners will receive a special blessing for their participation in the 2024 NYC Marathon.

Please invite all NYC Marathon runners and their families to attend any of these two special Masses. For more information, please contact Father Brian at bjordan@stfrancisnyc.org. He ran 21 NYC Marathons!

Father Mychal Judge, OFM Building Fund Launch

Beginning this September 11, 2024, the Church of St. Francis of Assisi Parish will officially launch the Father Mychal Judge, OFM Building Fund. Father Mychal was the NYC Fire Department chaplain who died along with 342 FDNY firefighters while responding to the 9/11/2001 World Trade Center attack. Father Mychal was Death Certificate Number One in that fateful tragedy.

Father Mychal lived in Franciscan fraternity in our beloved parish for many years. He always loved the Church of St. Francis of Assisi’s architecture and legacy of spirituality. The purpose of this building fund is to defray the expenses of renovation, repair, and replacement within our church, parish house, and school, which houses our adult education program and 12 step programs. All three buildings are aging and need attention, including

  • electrical work
  • extensive plumbing
  • repointing bricks
  • HVAC repairs
  • carpentry renovations
  • painting
  • scaffolds to clean out drains
  • numerous door and window replacements

The list goes on and on. A Construction Committee is being formed with skilled members of the building and constructions trades plus contractors. To donate, you can send checks or cash to:

The Father Mychal Judge, OFM Building Fund c/o
The Church of St. Francis of Assisi
135 West 31st Street
New York, NY 10001

Donors will be able to send monies electronically within the next few weeks. For more information, please contact Father Brian Jordan, OFM, Pastor at bjordan@stfrancisnyc.org or call him at 212-736-8500 ext. 232.

Messenger of Peace concert

Chiesa Nuova Proudly Presents

MESSENGER OF PEACE

10 powerful stories of people whose lives were radically changed by Francis of Assisi. See how his intense love for God, his simplicity and his example move people today — and you will be moved!

Luca Tironzelli, narrator

SATORDUO                                                                     

Paolo Castellani, violin
Francesco Di Giandomenico, guitar

Text & Music by R. Hutmacher, ofm

Artwork by Timothy Leeming 

The concert will be held Wednesday, October 16, at 6:30 p.m. in San Damiano Hall. The suggested free will offering is $25. Please RSVP by filling out the form below.

SatorDuo Live in Concert

Hear SatorDuo live at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi! Featuring Paolo Castellani (violin) and Francesco Di Giandomenico (guitar), SatorDuo has been described as “one of the most thrilling duos in Italy today” by Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago.

These consummate artists have traveled the world with blazing music from Latin America, Italian film scores and classical composers. Direct from Perugia, Italy, SatorDuo has just completed a concert tour through China, and have performed in South America, the U.S. and throughout Europe and Russia.

Join us Friday, October 18 from 1pm-2:30pm to hear them live at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi. The suggested free will offering is $25. Please RSVP by filling out the form below.

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