"ALL ARE  WELCOME"

Welcome to St. Francis Ecumenical Catholic Church where  ALL ARE WELCOME! Come join us in worship and celebrate our Catholic, Christian identity with the seven Sacraments. We are truly "INCLUSIVE" and hope that our website highlights the wide variety of worship, fellowship and service opportunities available. Please feel free to read more about our church on this site, or come in for a visit. We would love to greet you and share with you our love for Jesus Christ and for you, our neighbor.

Our Mission

We believe that the door to salvation is always open to everyone and so are the doors to our church.

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To live by FAITH, be known by LOVE, and be a voice of HOPE in order to give ourselves in service and better the lives of others.

Weddings

St. Francis offers "ALL Loving Couples" the traditional Catholic Sacrament and  setting for your most sacred celebration. Noninclusive circumstances, that are so denied by other churches may prevent couples from celebrating a true catholic marriage ceremony; we here, warmly welcome "All" at Saint Francis, to include also the:  divorced, same sex, (LGBTQ).

Worship & Services

Sunday 10:30 am. Mass:

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Pancake Breakfast

Sunday, August 7th, 

After 10:30 Mass.

$7.00 Donation

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We continue to meet via zoom and in person. Please call the church office for zoom meeting information.

St. Francis Latest News

All Are Welcome To Come And Share Along With Us

The Holy Eucharist

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In Christ's Love & Peace

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REACH OUT TO THOSE IN NEED

The Interfaith Food Pantry is now open to clients ONE DAY A WEEK.  The hours of operation will continue to be 10-1.  The pantry will be open to our clients only on Thursdays for a “drive thru” food distribution. On Thursdays, we will be distributing pre-determined bags of food to our clients who will not be allowed to enter the pantry.

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DONATIONS

If you wish to donate to the IFP, here is a list of items that are needed at this time.

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Soup (not broth), Ramen Noodles, Tuna (cans), Meat (stew, Spam, ham, chicken, etc.), Fruit (cans), Vegetables (cans), Pork & Beans (Baked Beans), Instant Oatmeal (indiv. pkgs), Breakfast Bars, Chef Boyardee, Manwich, Hash, Chili Spaghetti or Pasta (boxes), Spaghetti Sauce (Pasta Sauce), Pudding & Jello (small boxes), Peanut Butter Jelly/Jam (no glass), White Potatoes (cans or pkgs), Coffee-ground (no K-cups or flavors), Plain White Rice (not Minute), Mac & Cheese, Cereal (boxes), Black Beans, Misc. Beans (not dry), Tomatoes (Diced, Sauce, Paste), Tea Bags (not Family Size or Iced Tea), Crackers (in sleeves) Brownie Mix, Stuffing, Gravy (cans).

Not needed: Snacks, Candy, Beverages (no juice, soda, etc)

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Thank You and God's Blessings! 

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Church Council Meeting

Our next church council meeting will be held on Saturday,       August 13, 2022, at 10:00 am via zoom. If you are interested in joining, please contact John O. Grady  

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St. Francis Social After Mass

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WELCOME BACK!

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To our Church Social gatherings after Sunday Mass 

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Masks and social distancing are encouraged during worship in the Chapel

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Hope To See You Soon

ALL ARE WELCOME

At Saint Francis

Ecumenical Catholic Communion

Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible

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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time C

"A person's life does not consist of possessions.".   

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1st Reading: Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23      2nd Reading: Colossians 3:1-5,9-11      Gospel: Luke 12:13-21

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Today, in Luke's Gospel, Jesus instructs his disciples and the crowd on how to be ready for the coming judgment. A crowd of many thousands has gathered to hear Jesus. At first, he speaks only to the disciples, reminding them that it is not persecution they should fear but the judgment that is coming for all who do not acknowledge the Son of Man. Suddenly a man in the crowd shouts out to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” He seems to have grown tired of Jesus speaking only to the disciples. Jesus offers the man no help. Instead, he uses the question to teach what, in light of the coming judgment, life really consist of.

Jesus tells the crowd a parable. A rich man's lands have yielded more crops than expected. His response is not to consider how he might share all the extra food with others but to wonder how he can possibly store it all. He has what he thinks is a brilliant idea: to tear down his present barns and build larger ones. Then he will have many things stored up for years of eating, drinking, and making merry.

“You fool” is God's response to this man because that very night his life will be taken away. To whom will everything belong then, God asks. The rich man's world is small, just him and his possessions, and now he learns that he is to lose his life. What good are his possessions now? Jesus states the moral of the story. This is how it will be for everyone who stores up treasure for himself or herself but is not rich in what matters to God.

Centuries later St. Gregory the Great taught that when we care for the needs of the poor, we are giving them what is theirs, not ours. We are not just performing works of mercy; we are paying a debt of justice. Life does not consist in possessions but in sharing what we possess with others. The goods of the earth have been given to everyone.

God’s Blessings,

Deacon Michael W. Maurice; Worship and Religious Education Ministry.                                                                            Saint Francis Ecumenical Catholic Church (ECC).                                                                      

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