Please Support our Church at Easter

As the season of renewal and hope approaches, we are drawn together in the spirit of Easter joy at the Church of Saint Francis. For me, this time leading up to the great season of Easter is one of renewal, rebirth, and recharging in my life, prayer, and work.

Within the walls of our Church, I witness migrants, the homeless, and even some shoppers plugging in their phones for a recharge – a reminder of the diverse ministries of St. Francis Church dedicated to restoring people. Some seek spiritual renewal through the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the celebration of the Eucharist, while others find physical revitalization through the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and Spiritual Direction.

I want to share that the annual retreat saw 47 individuals rekindle their spiritual lives, and our RCIA program welcomes 20 participants. Migrants visit to renew their immigration status and apply for work visas and personal support during these challenging times.

Your commitment has allowed us to expand our outreach, touching the lives of people experiencing hardships and who have found a home at St. Francis.

Life at this Franciscan church has continued with great zeal since its foundation 179 years ago. It has been known for its outreach ministries geared towards the needs of those who come to us, particularly the disenfranchised and people experiencing poverty. Because of the kindness and support you provide, the Franciscan Friars can maintain our sacred space in a safe and welcoming condition, support our dedicated friars, and provide essential resources for the betterment of
our community.

The friars and I ask for your continued support to ensure that the Church of Saint Francis continues to be a source of inspiration, comfort, and a place for renewal for all of us!

I am incredibly grateful for our Lord’s blessings to this parish and our good friends like yourself. In the spirit of Easter, we invite you to join the friars in celebrating the resurrection of hope and the promise of a brighter tomorrow. Your bond and support are gifts to our church and a testament to our values.

The Franciscan Friars will remember your most special intentions during our Easter Sunday Mass and this blessed season. May this Easter season bring you and your loved ones joy and blessings from a heart filled with love.

Peace and All Good.
Fr. Joseph Juracek, OFM
Pastor

The flowers and plants that decorate our church at Easter are a sign of our joy in the Resurrection of Christ and our hope in the resurrection of those who have gone before us.

They have been donated in memory of:

Frances M. & Stephen J. Rosty & Family
Joseph Adrien
Andrea Alampi
Agnes and Maurice Albenda
Clem Aleong
Bob & Joan Andrejko
Mary and Ed Andriessen
Members of the Armiger and Badami Family
Bernadette Jean Augustin
Jérôme Abellard Augustin
William S Austin
Thelma Austin
Monica and Peter Azzarelli
Teresa and Frank Badami
Gloria Bancker
Marie Therese & Raymond Barrau
Ann and John Bauer
Fredrick Bethel
Orizana Bethel
Nancy Borillo
Dnise and Brian Lydon
Louis and Francesca Bruschi
Members of the Bruschi Family
Mother Deborrah Joseph Buck
Leslie Caci
Joan Mitchell Call
George Call
Jean Capone
Robyn and Mary Carlson
Elizabeth, Chris, Charles, Matthew Carnavale
Members of the Carreon Family
Brian Carter
Robert Carter
Eleanor Castellano
Libby & Joseph Castellano
Eleanor Castellano
Helen and Philip Castellano
Amelia Catajan
Thomas Catapano
Members of the Cavanaugh Family
Charmaine Chapman
Members of the William R. Cipriani Family
Elisa Mary Clarke
Members of the Colozzi, DeLuca & Dugas Families
Rita Coppa
Lori Cotillessa and Family
Jane D’Agostino
Rev. Bart Daly
Angelina de Jesus
Deceased Family and Friends (Haiti, Ukraine, Gaza)
Istvan Dekany
Lake Dekany
Danilo Diaz
Maria Amelia Diaz Manaog
Catherine Haley Diehl
Tom & Theresa Dolan
George and Dodie Dresch
Mary & James Dunleavy
Members of the Dunleavy and Brown Families
Anna & Michael Dunleavy, Sr.
Lee and Taylor Family
Sister Peggy Fanning
Elizabeth Flynn Fishman
Catherine Fleet
Ajax Francis
E. Friend
Linda and Richie Frubes
Marlene Gallipani
Maura and Noel Gammell
Members of the Gatcho Family
Members of the Gregorio and Tanega Families
Dieter Grether
Karen and Charles Grotticeli
Heo Heon-Geun
Manuel y Nilda Hidalgo
John, Hollie, Aidan and Julian Holmes
Mary Jane Howell
Members of the Hsu & Yeh Family
R. Isaacs
Jane R. and Charles Janiak
Jane Janiak
Rosaire Jean
Lincoln Jobes
Curt Johnson
Jeno Kiss
M. Knowles
R. Knowles
Kathe Kramer
M. Kuerzi
Prospera Fernanda Lake Lesieux
Luke LaRoche
Don Lavende
Diane Lawrence and Family
LEDDY, JOHN, DELLA, JP AND DONALD
Doris Lee-Bruschi
Ilona Legradi
Jean Lesieux
Margarita Lopez Rivera
The Lopez Sisters
Tanya Lukowiak
Members of the Manuel Hidalgo Family
Ann McCarthy and Family
Father Felix McGrath, OFM
Bernadette and Sean McGuinness
Helen McKeon
Jose & Esther Medina
Joan Melone
Billy Meyer
Alice Miller
Laura Miraglia
Juliana Missamou
Daniel M. Missamou
Peter Mitchell
Anne Mitchell
Michael Mitchell
Gheorghe Molesica
Members of the Monteleone Family
Mary and Liam Moran
Alba & Luis Naranjo
Giti Neuman
Véronique Ngongo
Elizabeth Nichols
Mary O’Brien
Antoinette Owen O’Connor
Olive O’Neill and Breda O’Neill
Eida Ortiz
Steve & Janet Oryzysyn
Eileen Brigid O’Sullivan
Assunta Palandro
Henry Palladino
Michael Pavy
Vincent and Doris Perfetti
James Perkins
Fondine Perkins
Florence Permanand
Enrica, Thomas and Maddeline Pitz
Members of the Pizzurro Family
Justion Powell
Jane Reddy
Maggie Rittler
S. Ross
Tricia Rumola
Members of the Sader & Neder Family
Members of the Santiago Family
Cathy Selleck
Migdalia Snee
Jessie Sotto
Aida Nery Sotto
Members of the SPERA & PANDONE Family
Jim Sutton
Gabriel Tarud
Pedro Tavares
Members of the Tavarez and Mejias Families
Laura Thompson
Nicole Thompson
Ruthand Larry Thorne
Assunta and Antonio Torangelo
Manuelita Torribio
Doris Traad
Ellen Traina
Kiah Traverso
Members of the Vicencio Family
Dorthey Wendt
Jennie & Charles Wildes, Sr.
Euloge Yengo-Passy
Ernest V. Young
Kim Young-hee
Members of the Zimbaldi Family
Clyde, Angela, Keith, Christine, Aida, David, O, Christopher

For the Special Intentions of:

Barbara Sonntag
Keith Kemp
Joseph Riccio

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The Paschal Candle and Easter flowers
have been donated for the special intentions of
Catherine Puangco.

Bye Buy

The Buy Nothing Project is a global gift economy network. It is a neighborhood-specific movement where folks can offer things they don’t need and neighbors can pick them up free of charge. This keeps items out of landfills and gets them into the hands of someone who needs them. No money changes hands. Neighbors can also ask for something they need and members can respond if they have an item they’re willing to give. If you use Facebook, you can search for your local Buy Nothing group (you may be asked to provide your cross-streets to ensure you’re in a neighborhood’s borders). There’s also a Buy Nothing app.

Learn more at https://buynothingproject.org/

“The most environmentally friendly product is the one you didn’t buy.” Joshua Becker

This tip comes to us from Allison G., a friend of one of our parishioners. For more information about the Laudato Si Circle here at St. Francis or to share your own tip of the week, email: stfrancislaudatosi@gmail.com 

Click here to go to our page on the website for St. Francis Church.

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion • March 24

Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 pm

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

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Monday – Wednesday • March 25, 26, and 27

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

Confessions: 8:00 – 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:30 – 5:30 PM

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Holy Thursday • March 28

12:00 PM Mass

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

Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Washing of the Feet and Procession to the Repository: 8:00 PM (Korean)

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

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Good Friday • March 29

The Seven Last Words: 12:00 Noon

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

Stations of the Cross: 5:00 PM

Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion: 7:00 PM (Korean)

Confessions: 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

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Holy Saturday • March 30

The Great Vigil of Easter: 6:30 PM

The Great Vigil of Easter: 10:00 PM (Korean)

The Upper Church will remain closed until 6:00 PM.

No confessions on Holy Saturday.

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Easter Sunday • March 31

Masses: 8:00, 9:15 (Korean), 11:00 AM, & 12:30

There is no 5:00 PM Mass or confessions on Easter Sunday.

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Easter Monday • April 1

Mass at 12:00 PM only

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

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

There’s A New Kid in Town

The Climate Museum, a temporary pop-up, is now scaling up to become a permanent, year-round presence here in New York City. For now though, you can see the exhibition “The End of Fossil Fuel” through April 30th in its downtown space.

You’ll see art, learn, and get some guidance on what to do. There’s a kid’s corner and a station for writing postcards to elected officials. There’s help with addresses, postcards are provided, and when you’re done, the Museum will take care of the postage and mailing. We are in the middle of a crucial shift in our culture. The fossil fuel industry is weaker than you think and clean energy is astoundingly popular and bi-partisan. The Climate Museum provides a communal space to learn and talk to each other.

Free admission. Wed thru Sun 1-6 at 105 Wooster Street. Learn more at www.climatemuseum.org

“We are all one – and if we don’t know it, we will learn it the hard way.” Bayard Rustin

For more information about the Laudato Si Circle here at St. Francis or to share your own tip of the week, email: stfrancislaudatosi@gmail.com

Click here to go to our page on the website for St. Francis Church.

In a few short weeks we will celebrate Easter. Consider donating Easter flowers in remembrance of those who hold a special place in your heart. Your generous contribution will not only add beauty to our Easter celebrations but also serve as a heartfelt tribute to those who have touched our lives.

With each bloom, we honor their legacy and keep their spirit alive and celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord.

Flower donations received by Wednesday, March 27, 2024 will be listed on our website and parish email for Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024

Jesus Falls A Third Time

Pray the Stations of the Cross using this guide that relates what is happening to Jesus on his way to Calvary with what is happening to our common home and people with the climate crisis.

Visit https://catholicclimatecovenant.org/resources/stations-of-the-cross-in-the-wake-of -the-climate-crisis/

Jesus’ journey nears the end, and the weight of evil in the world bears down on Him as he grows weaker and falls a third time. As climate change intensifies, our crosses will become heavier and our commitment may wane, causing us to fall again. Yet the cries of the poor and the earth motivate us to get up from our fall and remain steadfast in our response as Christians.

“Despite all attempts to deny, conceal, gloss over or relativize the issue, the signs of climate change are here and increasingly evident.” Pope Francis (LD 5)

For more information about the Laudato Si Circle here at St. Francis or to share your own tip of the week, email: stfrancislaudatosi@gmail.com

Click here to go to our page on the website for St. Francis Church.

The 2024 Cardinal’s Appeal has begun!

“Blessed are all who take refuge in Him!” (Psalm 2)

In our Archdiocese, 2.8 million Catholics and countless of our non-Catholic brothers and sisters take refuge in the Lord through His Church and her ministries. The Cardinal’s Annual Stewardship Appeal exists to fund the expansive efforts of our Archdiocese to provide every person with an encounter with Jesus and a confidence that He, present in every church in the most Holy Eucharist, is our refuge.

The funds that we give to this year’s Appeal will be used to address the following needs of the archdiocese:

• Financially Vulnerable Parishes
• Charitable Outreach and Pastoral Support
• Evangelization, Communications, and Catholic Education
• Formation of New Parish Priests
• Care for Retired Priests

For more information about what your contribution is used for click here.

DONATE NOW:

If you would like to make a contribution to this year’s appeal click HERE.

Please remember to select “Direct my gift to” and select “St. Francis of Assisi, New York” from the drop-down menu.  This does not mean that St. Francis will receive these funds, it just means that the Archdiocese knows that your donation came from our community.

Here is a message from Cardinal Dolan for this year’s appeal:

The Stations of the Cross
In the wake of our climate crisis

Created by:
The Metro New York Catholic Climate Movement
MNYCCM@gmail.com

A chapter of the global Laudato Si’ Movement
For information about our own Laudato Si Circle at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi click HERE.

Click on the image below for the full pdf of these Stations of the Cross

Laudato Si Stations of the Cross

Each of the Stations of the Cross includes a quote from the environmental encyclical of Pope Francis, Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home (2015), indicated with an (LS), or a quote
from the Apostolic Exhortation, Laudate Deum (2023), identified with an (LD). These texts can be found online at the website of The Holy See at https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html

The images for the Stations are paintings by the German artist, Gebhard Fugel (1863-1939), renowned for his religious art. The photos of the paintings are now in the public domain.
https://www.messe.forumactif.org/t8370-gebhard-fugel-1863-1939-peintre-allemand-d-artsacre

These Stations were created to be shared and were originally posted on the website of the Diocese of Brooklyn.

Particular thanks go to the following individuals for their work in writing these: Tom Hinchen, Church of St. Andrew the Apostle, Brooklyn; Julia McGinnity, Church of Holy Name of Jesus and St. Gregory the Great, Manhattan; Terry Michaud, Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Manhattan; and Nancy Lorence, Church of St. Francis Xavier, Manhattan.

Metro NY Catholic Climate Movement is grateful for their work.

Give Up Calling People Names

“Once and for all, let us put an end to the irresponsible derision that would present this issue [the climate crisis] as something purely ecological, “green,” romantic, frequently subject to
ridicule by economic interests. Let us finally admit that it is a human and social problem on any number of levels. For this reason, it calls for involvement on the part of all. In Conferences on the climate, the actions of groups negatively portrayed as “radicalized” tend to attract attention. But in reality, they are filling a space left empty by society as a whole, which ought to exercise a healthy “pressure”, since every family ought to realize that the future of their children is at stake.” Pope Francis (LD58)

“It’s not easy being green.” Kermit the Frog (On YouTube here: https://youtu.be/51BQfPeSK8k?si=QTUAgZixZBdmoYQI)

For more information about the Laudato Si Circle here at St. Francis or to share your own tip of the week, email: stfrancislaudatosi@gmail.com

Click here to go to our page on the website for St. Francis Church.