Dear St. Francis family,

As I was praying and thinking about the Church since that day in March when everything came to a sudden stop:  I was reminded that the Holy Spirit never stops. Since the opening up of our Church, our parish and Diocese has been truly blessed!  We have a young woman who celebrates the Sacraments of Initiation through the RCIA this weekend; we have 30+  candidates who will be Confirmed in August and are preparing for First Communion. We have remembered loved ones who have gone before us into Eternal Life. We have celebrated the Sacrament of Matrimony.  One of our parishioners has been accepted as a candidate for the Permanent Diaconate. The Diocese has four Transitional Deacons who, God willing, will be Ordained Priests next year and we have 14 new Permanent Deacons. Although the Church may look different and the experience may seem different, truly our God is Alive and active. May God be praised now and forever!

God Bless, Fr. Dan

Dear St. Francis Faith Family,

I would like to share with you all why we did not have Mass last weekend.  As some of you know I was notified last Saturday morning that I had a possible exposure to the covid-19 virus; I went immediately to get tested and we decided that it would be prudent to cancel Mass until I got the results back.  Good news… I got the results back and am negative for the virus; therefore, Masses will resume this weekend and next week.

I have more good news:  we have dates for Confirmation:  Tuesday, Aug 11 at 6 PM and Wednesday, August 12 at 6 PM.   We are still working out the details and as there will be limited seating due to the necessity of social distancing in Church, BOTH of the celebrations are being live streamed.

Hopefully, we will continue to move forward with faith, hope, love and patience.

God bless you,

Fr. Dan

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