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The Online 40 Hours Immigration Advocates Course is designed to equip participants with the necessary knowledge of the U.S. Immigration Laws enabling them to become effective immigration advocates.   This year’s course will include the latest changes in the law like crimes grounds of inadmissibility & deportability, U visas and T visas, asylum and withholding of removal, new public charge rules, Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act & many more.

The cost of the course is $750.00 which includes a 2-volume manual.  The Migrant Center offer 25% tuition discounts to members of not-for-profit organizations.

The course will run for 14 Tuesdays starting April 13 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., some sessions will be shorter.  Mr. Hasan Shafiqulla, Attorney-in-Charge of the Immigration Law Unit at The Legal Aide Society, will be the course instructor.

For more information, please call (212) 736-8500 ext. 328 or email me at jjagudilla@stfrancisnyc.org 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 2, 2021

Click here for our brochure: 40 HOURS ONLINE IMMIGRATION COURSE 

Violence against Asians is on the rise! Is there anything we can do to stop it?

The Migrant Center of New York, Inc. and the Asian American Federation has organized a zoom conversation on this issue.

Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. EST, 6 p.m. CST, 5 p.m. MST, 4 p.m. PST
Register here: whatsnext21.eventbrite.com

Along with experts, let us address this issue as one faith community.

Please join!

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion • March 28*
*see below for attendance policies for Holy Week

Saturday Vigil Masses: 4:00 pm

Sunday Masses: 8:00, 9:15 (Korean), 11:00 AM, 12:30, and 5:00, PM

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Monday – Wednesday • March 29, 30 and 31

Daily Masses: 7:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 5:00 PM

Confessions: 8:00 – 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 – 5:00 PM

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Holy Thursday • April 1

Lenten Mass: 12:00 PM (Lower Church)

Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Washing of the Feet and Procession to the Repository: 6:00 PM

Confessions: 8:00 – 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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Good Friday • April 2

The Seven Last Words: 12:00 Noon

Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion: 3:00 PM

Stations of the Cross: 5:30 PM

Confessions: 8:00 – 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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Holy Saturday • April 3

The Great Vigil of Easter: 8:00 PM

The Upper Church will remain closed until 7:00 PM.

There will be no confessions on Holy Saturday.

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Easter Sunday • April 4

Masses: 8:00, 9:00 (Korean), 11:00 AM, 12:30 & 5:00 PM

There will no confessions on Easter Sunday.

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Easter Monday • April 5

Mass at 12:00 PM only

There are no confessions on Easter Monday and the church offices are closed.

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ATTENDANCE IN PERSON:

The Church of St. Francis of Assisi is able to welcome up to 140 people at each Liturgical celebration to maintain safe social distancing. Masks are mandatory covering both your nose and mouth.  We are not taking reservations for our celebrations.  People will simply be allowed into the church until we hit our maximum number.  Please be kind and patient with one another as we navigate together how to celebrate this Holy Week with these restrictions in place and please follow the instructions of the ministers of hospitality.

All of our Liturgies will also be available on Livestream on our website and on our Facebook page.

Join us live or virtually on the Friday’s of Lent!

February 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26
6:30pm in the Upper Church

Let the power of music help you release fears, worries, negative thoughts, and anything holding you back. Begin to cultivate peace, love, gratitude, and forgiveness in your life.

We welcome all who want to come and relax and meditate.

While we would love for everyone to join us live on Fridays so we can pray together, whether in church or from home, below is the latest Taize from last Friday:

The Stations of the Cross will be prayed every Friday during Lent following our 12 noon and 5 PM liturgies.

You can join this prayer in person in the church or on livestream at the end of the Mass.