Attention friends of St. Francis of Assisi School!  Claire’s Gourmet is known for their awesome gourmet desserts and snacks.  These are great for the upcoming holidays.  Even if you do not have a child in St. Francis of Assisi School, you can still shop and support the educational enrichment materials needed for the classroom!  Please go to:
http://bit.ly/support-our-fundraiser-here to start shopping now!  Make sure to use the St. Francis of Assisi School participant code 072741 when placing your order.  Shop now to get any Claire’s Gourmet items delivered at NO CHARGE with our main order.  Thank you in advance for your support! 

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If you or anyone you know are interested in learning more about joining the Catholic Church, please plan to join us for RCIA sessions on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m.  Please contact Sheila Noble (snoble@stfrncis.org) in the Faith Formation office to let us know you are interested in attending or if you have any questions.

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     Some polls indicate that the public is receptive to assisted suicide.  But the same polls show that people’s views shift when the learn about its dangers—especially the dangers for those who are poor, elderly, disabled, or without access to good medical care.  Consider that, in Oregon and California, some patients’ health insurance offered to pay for assisted suicide, but not treatment.  And in states where assisted suicide is legal often no psychiatric evaluation or treatment is required.  Additionally, assisted suicide fosters discrimination by creating two classes of people: those whose suicides we spend millions of dollars to prevent and those whose suicides we assist and treat as a positive good.
 
     Read the full version at respectlifeprogram.org/reasons-against-assisted-suicide.  This is a summary of a USCCB Respect Life Program article by the same name and is reprinted with permission.  ©2019, USCCB, Washington, D.C. All rights reserved.
  

October is Respect Life Month.  For further information,
please contact Marv Floom at marv_floom@verizon.net or 703-878-9243.

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The Public Mass Schedule for Sunday, October 18^th is as follows:

9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
1:30 p.m. (Spanish)
5:30 p.m.

Please click here to reserve a seat for one of the Masses

Reserved Seating (Printable Instructions – Includes English and Spanish)

Reserved Seating Video Instructions

• Click here to learn how to Select Seats for Mass in Eventbrite
• Click here to learn how to Select Seats Using the Map in Eventbrite
• Click here to learn how to Return/Cancel a Seat Ticket Order

• Please arrive at least 20 minutes before the start of Mass
• Each person attending Mass must have a ticket (hard copy or on cell phone)
• A face mask is required for anyone 2 years of age or older
• Each person attending Mass will be required to have a temperature check before entering the church
• Sit in assigned seating areas only
• Avoid touching your face
• Stay home if you have any symptoms of a fever, cough, difficulty breathing, or may have been exposed to COVID-19

 

Please Note: All the faithful of the Diocese of Arlington are dispensed from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation until further notice.  We will continue to Live Stream Mass on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. until further notice.

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If you have seats for Mass and find you are unable to attend, even on the day of the event, you may return them in Eventbrite to make them available to other parishioners. This allows as many people as possible to attend in person masses.  To learn how to cancel tickets for Mass, please view the video on our parish YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/S7973o14sfA.

For everyone's health and well being, all of the hymnals and prayer cards have been removed from the pews.  So that everyone may still following along during Live Streaming or in-person Mass, please click here for the printable Mass Prayers and Responses.

We have an official YouTube channel!  In an effort to provide spiritual fulfillment during this period of social distancing, we still continue to Live Stream the Saturday weekend Masses on YouTube.  Each Mass will be Live Streamed during the time(s) listed below, and then made available as a recording afterwards.
 
The Mass schedule for YouTube is as follows:
Saturday, October 17^th – 5:30 p.m.

Please join us on the Official St. Francis Parish YouTube channel which can be find at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNa9YRsulO4qHzyfxEqHJMw

Wondering how you can participate in Holy Communion while watching Mass by way of Live Stream?  Please pray the Spiritual Communion Prayer during the portion of Mass in which Holy Communion takes place.  Please click here for the printable Spiritual Communion Prayer cards.
 

Spiritual Communion Prayer

My Jesus, I love you above all things.  How I long to receive you with my brothers and sisters at the table you have prepared.  Since I cannot at this moment receive you in bread and wine according to your promise in the sacrament of Holy Communion, I ask you to feed me with the manna of your Holy Spirit and nourish me with your Holy presence.  I unite myself wholly to you.  Never permit me to be separated from your love.  Amen.

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Do you wish to still display your musical talent while watching Mass by way of Live Stream?  The Music Ministry now has weekly Mass Worship Aids available on the Parish website.  Please click here for the printable Mass Worship Aids.
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Daily Reflections can be found on the the homepage of the parish website: www.stfrncis.org.

Download our weekly bulletins in PDF format for all the latest news and announcements from St. Francis.  Please click here.

As the current call for social distancing leaves many of us feeling anxious or alone, please know that your parish family is praying for each of you!  The Friars, Parish Staff, and members of our newly forming Intercessory Prayer Team are praying for health and healing from all illness and anxiety for each of our parishioners.  We would like to pray for your specific needs also!  Please go to the Parish website (www.stfrncis.org) and click on the ‘Prayer Request’ button with any specific prayer requests.  As much as possible, let us try to keep our eyes focused on Jesus as He walks with us through this difficulty!

St. Francis High School Youth Ministry is called REAL!

REAL stands for Respect, Engage, Accept, Live!  REAL is open to all High School teens.  It is a place to connect your life and your faith, and to share, support and have fun with other teens who are trying to live out God’s call in their everyday lives.  Please join us to see what REAL is all about!

REAL Youth Ministry is  happening ONLINE!
 

REAL Faith
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Wednesday, October 14th—8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
All Teens Grades 9-12

REAL Time Youth Group Online
Wednesday, October 21st—8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
All Teens Grades 9-12

REAL Faith
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Wednesday, October 28th—8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
All Teens Grades 9-12
 
Text @sfacym to 81010 to sign-up for Remind
and get texts with meeting information
 
Questions?  Please contact Brandon Jubar at bjubar@stfrncis.org.