Bereavement Ministry Support Group – New Series
The St. Francis Bereavement Ministry offers an opportunity for the bereaved to connect with others who grieve, and to seek a path of healing as they come to terms with their loss.
A Bereavement Support Group will meet on eight Tuesdays from
Tuesday, May 10th to June 28th
from 6 to 7:30 pm
in St. Clare Conference Room in the parish house
Please call Fr. Brian Smail, O.F.M. at 212-736-8500, Ext. 204 or at bsmail@stfrancisnyc.org to inquire.
Interested persons should be at least three months into the grieving process.
Pre-registration is required.
Via Lucis: The Stations of the Resurrection
Via Lucis: THE STATIONS OF THE RESURRECTION
Every Friday during the Easter Season after the 12:30 & 5:30 PM Masses
During the Easter season we will celebrate the Via Lucis or Way of Light. The Via Lucis consists of 14 “Stations” which recount the Easter story from the Resurrection to Pentecost.
Please join us for this beautiful Easter devotion!
Life returns to St. Francis of Assisi
A resurrection is occurring at St. Francis of Assisi – our community is coming back to life after the long pause caused by the pandemic. While we are not totally out of the woods with the virus, vaccines have made it possible for us to return to gathering in person and many, many people have returned to attending events in person again.
According to Edward Trochimczuk, our Director of Volunteer Ministries, during Holy Week we had over 300 people in attendance at every service . We had many of our regular parishioners return in person and we were joined by many visitors. Many people said they missed the services and the sense of community they feel at St. Francis and some people reflected that the Easter Vigil brought a sense of new beginnings for them. The robust fire, the baptismal water and the music drew them into new beginnings.
Our fall adult education semester was attended by over 200 women and men from all over New York City and beyond who were drawn to study the scriptures, the Mass, ways to pray, literature and poetry. Many of these classes are back in person but we will also continue to offer them by zoom because we now draw people from as far as California to attend these courses.
Scripture sharing groups, like Tea with Jesus, our Thursday night lector’s group and Tuesdays with Fr. Tom continue to connect people to each other and to the Word of God.
In Acts of the Apostles the early converts to Christianity dedicated themselves to four things: “They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life, to the breaking of the bread and to the prayers.” (Acts 2:42). While we can preach and we can pray together on livestream and zoom, we cannot share the Eucharist together nor can we attend to our communal life. The fullness of the Christian experience requires people be present together in person. We had to go through a painful time of separation – and rightfully so – to get through the danger the virus posed before vaccines were available. But now it is time to gather again and many people have heard that call and are returning.
We are committed to rebuilding this community and exploring new ways to be Church in our city. The pause of the pandemic caused many of us realize how important our St. Francis community is, and it gave us the space and time away from what we “normally do” to explore other avenues to bring the Gospel out into the world.
If we allow the Spirit to move us, hopefully we will not emerge from the tomb like Lazarus – bound and tied up, but like Jesus, filled with the Spirit of God, transformed and empowered to go beyond what we were before.
We are glad for everyone who has returned and for all of the new people who have joined us.
It’s good to be back!
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful and kindle in us the fire of Your love. Send forth Your Spirit and we shall be created. And You will renew the face of the earth.
Congratulations to our newly Baptized and Confirmed!
Congratulations to our newest members. Mitch Brumfield and Laura Sarzaba were Baptized at the Easter Vigil on April 16, 2022. We also welcomed Joana Castro, Richard Pasquin, Katherine Margaret Cullen and Anna John Robert who received Confirmation with them. It is a great joy for us to welcome these newest members who have heard the call of Christ and set their feet firmly on the path of discipleship.
Here are some highlights from our Easter vigil:
Adult Education course: Religious Accompaniments to Prayer
RELIGIOUS ACCOMPANIMENTS TO PRAYER: AN INTRODUCTION
This seminar will offer an overview of religiously inspired supplements to prayer life in Christianity and other faith traditions from the ancient world to contemporary society. St. Jerome’s treatise, as requested by St. Fabiola, on the high priest Aaron’s breastplate of 12 gemstones, the rosary, scapulars, prayer beads, religious attire worn, and the symbolism of specific colors and fabrics will be explored. There will also be a member of the secular Carmelites who will speak about her wearing of the scapular and how it enhances her prayer life.
An optional museum visit will be scheduled at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World or the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Date of the visit will be announced the day of the seminar.
Instructor: Denise DeVito, M.A.
Friday, April 29, 2022
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Fee: $40.00
Changes in our livestream schedule
Please be aware that as of Easter Monday, April 18, 2022 we will no longer be live-streaming our 5:30 PM daily Mass. We will continue to stream our daily mass at 12:00 PM each day and this Mass will be available for people to view at St Francis Live until the next day when the next Mass is streamed.
We will also continue to stream our Saturday 4 PM, Sunday 11 AM and Sunday 5 PM Masses.
We are committed to continuing this ministry and providing access to both Daily and Sunday Masses.
Livestream Schedule:
- Monday – Friday: 12:00 PM Daily Mass
- Saturday: 4:00 PM Sunday anticipatory Mass
- Sunday : 11:00 AM Mass, 5:00 PM Mass
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