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On January 7, 2021, the six provincials from six Franciscan provinces in the US issued a letter in response to the attack on the US Capitol of January 6, 2021.

Click on the button below to read their letter.

Our Christmas poinsettias need a new home. The plants are still beautiful and thriving.  If you would like to take a plant home, they have been placed in our 32nd street entrance.  Please feel free to drop in and take a plant or two.

Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Francis of Assisi Church,

May the Lord give you peace.

In light of the events of January 6th, I ask your prayers for the healing of our nation. The wrongful actions at our nation’s capital are reflective of the divisions we experience.  We are overwhelmed by the pain and struggle that fear has engendered.

I ask your prayers for our nation. Perhaps, we could simply reflect on the judgment scene in Matthew 25 and praying the peace prayer. Perhaps, we could reflect on how we each participate in the divisiveness. What do our words, silence, and actions say about the compassion which marks us as disciples?

I give thanks for your good judgment and your commitment to the life of the Gospel. We pray for everyone involved in today’s activity. May the peace of Christ prevail, and may we discern how best we can be the “light of the world.”

Again, please take some time for prayer. This particular event may be over, but the wound will not quickly be healed.

The friars and staff are praying with you.

Peace and all good,

Fr. Tom, ofm

We are still building a team of volunteers to help us with our livestream of the daily 12 noon and 5 PM masses and our Sunday 11:00am and 5 PM masses.  In addition we have special celebrations throughout the year, like Christmas, Holy Week, Easter and other Masses, which we want to make available to everyone via livestream.

We are also available to livestream your wedding or a funeral.

We are looking for volunteers who want to help with our media ministry team.  It is not difficult and we will train you if you are interested.  You only need to have an average comfort with computers and a basic understanding of the order of the Mass. We will train you on how to livestream even if you never have before.

This is a great way to serve the Church and meet others who are interested in this ministry.

Please consider joining our team.

Contact Edward Trochimczuk at [email protected]g for more information.

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