United in Love: Pre-Pride Mass
::: 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.
America’s Original Sin: A Conversation about Racism in America Today
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
The Vigil of Pentecost 2022
Join us for the Vigil of Pentecost
Saturday, June 4th at 4 PM
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.
Light in the Darkness of Gun Violence: A Service of Prayer and Lament
In recent days our country has been wracked, again and again, by gun violence: Buffalo, Uvalde and even as close as our own subways.
How do we respond to such evil and darkness?
We will gather as people of faith to pray for those who died, for those who mourn and for peace and healing. We will come together in unity and love to strengthen us for action.
The Church of St. Francis of Assisi invites us to come together to remember all those killed by gun violence, especially those in Buffalo, Uvalde, and right here in NYC.
Wednesday, June 1, 6:30pm
Meet & Greet for Young Adults and LGBTQ+ Family
Join us for a Meet & Greet for Young Adults and LGBTQ+ Family
Stop by for 5 minutes or 50 minutes
- Have a drink
- Meet people
- Connect
- Reconnect
- Introduce yourself
- Get to know the community
Young Adults (20’s and 30’s) & LGBTQ+ Family are welcome!
Sunday, May 22, 2022
after the 5pm mass
in the Clare Room
We are holding this event to reconnect our members who are still returning after the pandemic separation and to get to know new people who have been coming to Mass at St. Francis. We know that there is a lot of overlap between our Young Adult (20’s and 30’s) population and our LGBTQ+ communities and so we will have representatives from both ministries at this meet and greet to welcome new people. If you are in your 20’s or 30’s please join us! We would love to meet you.
Racism & the Filipino Immigrant Experience – Free Webinar
In celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we would like to invite you to a free webinar on Racism & the Filipino Immigrant Experience on
Thursday, May 19, 2022
at 4:00 p.m. EDT.
Listen to three Filipino scholars talk about the untold stories of racism early Filipino immigrants have encountered.
The webinar is organized by the HNP Asian American Committee & the US6 JPIC Working Group.
To register: https://bit.ly/3OppQe6
Recent News & Events
-
Welcome Fr. Brian! July 24,2024
-
주보 July 23,2024
-
Farewell celebration for Fr. Joe July 17,2024
-
Lector Workshop "The Art of Storytelling" July 15,2024
Archives
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017