The traditional “Thirteen Tuesdays” before the Feast of St. Anthony begin on Tuesday, March 21st.
Devotions to St. Anthony are prayed after our daily Masses at 7:30 AM, 12:00 PM and 5:30 PM.
Please join us!
Click here for a PDF of the Novena book we use at St. Francis for the 13 Tuesdays.
The Feast of St. Anthony will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.
Our Converge @St.Francis Ministry is hosting a 3 week book club to discuss C.S. Lewis classic The Great Divorce.
The meetings are open to all parishioners and friends, but pre-registration is required.
Book Club Meetings:
May 8, May 15 and May 22, 2023
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Francis Room (lower level of the St. Francis House)
About The Great Divorce:
C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce is a classic Christian allegorical tale about a bus ride from hell to heaven. An extraordinary meditation upon good and evil, grace and judgment, Lewis’s revolutionary idea in the The Great Divorce is that the gates of Hell are locked from the inside. Using his extraordinary descriptive powers, Lewis’ The Great Divorce will change the way we think about good and evil.
The book can be purchased in many bookstores and online here: The Great Divorce: Lewis, C. S.: 9780060652951: Amazon.com: Books
Members of the Converge ministry will guide the discussion each week. We ask that you read the book prior to the discussions.
Pre-Registration is due by May 7, 2023
Participants are welcome to bring snacks / refreshments.
MUSICAL MYSTAGOGY: EXPLORING THE MUSIC OF EASTER
Break open the beautiful rites and music of Holy Week and the Easter season in this course. The course will explore how music accompanies the actions, and how the stories of our faith are told through the music that is sung celebrating the passion, death and resurrection of the Lord.
Participants will examine the breadth of the sacred treasury of music: classical, contemporary, and ancient works.
Instructor: William Mulligan, M.Mus.
Sundays, April 16 – May 14, 2023
3:00 – 4:00 PM;
Classroom 1B
Fee: $50.00
Lenten Pardon and Peace: Encounter God’s Mercy
Thursday, March 30th
at 6:30 PM
in the Upper Church
Join us for our annual Lenten Pardon and Peace communal celebration of reconciliation.
Let us encounter God’s gift of mercy and reconciliation together and prepare our hearts to encounter Christ anew in the Resurrection.
Come encounter God through the Word this Lent.
Join us as we break bread, drink soup, and open the Sunday Lenten Gospels
• ALL ARE WELCOME •
February 27
March 6
March 13
March 20
March 27
• TIME •
6:30pm
• LOCATION •
The Francis Room
The Soup is on! Join us for one, two, three or all five reflections.
This is a free event but since soup is being served, please let us know that you are coming….
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Our pastor, Fr. Tom Gallagher, OFM will lead our Lenten Afternoon of Reflection
Contemplate the Passion.
During Holy Week we hear the Passion of our Lord proclaimed twice: once on Palm Sunday and again on Good Friday. Yet how often do we take the time to contemplate Jesus’ suffering and death and what it means for us today? Fr. Tom will lead a discussion of the Passion and give participants a chance to meditate on it and share its implications for us.
Saturday, March 18th, 2:00pm.
San Damiano Hall.
Free and open to the public
No registration necessary
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Fr. James Martin will not be able to join us on March 18th for our annual Lenten Afternoon of Reflection.
Fr. Martin will join us at another time.
Imposition of Ashes 7:00 AM to 6:30 PM in the Lower Church
Masses: 7:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM
Confession: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
February 27 & March 6, 13, 20, 27
6:30pm Francis Room
Join us as we gather to reflect on this season of Lent, quieting ourselves so we may better hear God’s message for us.
Contemplate the Passion
presented by Fr. Tom Gallagher, OFM
During Holy Week we hear the Passion of our Lord proclaimed twice: once on Palm Sunday and again on Good Friday. Yet how often do we take the time to contemplate Jesus’ suffering and death and what it means for us today? Fr. Tom will lead a discussion of the Passion and give participants a chance to meditate on it and share its implications for us.
Saturday, March 18th, 2:00pm.
San Damiano Hall.
PLEASE NOTE:
Father James Martin, SJ., was originally scheduled to present “Learning to Pray.” at this event.
Due to a unforeseen circumstances Fr. James will not be able to be with us on the 18th. We will invite Fr. James to join us again at a future date.
Encounter God’s Mercy
Thursday, March 30 at 6:30 PM
The Stations of the Cross will be prayed every Friday during Lent following our 12 noon and 5:30pm liturgies.
The Stations of the Cross are prayed every Friday during Lent following our 12 noon and 5:30pm liturgies.
The 12 Noon Mass and Stations are also available on Livestream.
There will also be a special celebration of the Stations of the Cross with music at 5:00 PM on Good Friday, April 7, 2023
Imposition of Ashes 7:00 AM to 6:30 PM in the Lower Church
Masses: 7:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM
Confession: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
February 27 & March 6, 13, 20, 27
6:30pm Francis Room
Join us as we gather to reflect on this season of Lent, quieting ourselves so we may better hear God’s message for us.
St. Francis of Assisi is thrilled to welcome back Father James Martin, SJ. as he presents “Learning to Pray.”
Saturday, March 18,
2:00pm San Damiano Hall
Join us for this exciting afternoon.
Free and open to the public.
Encounter God’s Mercy
Thursday, March 30 at 6:30 PM
The Stations of the Cross will be prayed every Friday during Lent following our 12 noon and 5:30pm liturgies.
We will have the blessing of throats for the Feast of St. Blase on Friday, February 3, after the 12:00 PM and 5:30 PM Masses.
