THE CHURCH OF ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Our Faith Formation Team is inviting all to a summer family picnic under the oak trees of the rectory area from 6 PM to 8 PM on Wednesday, June 29 - the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles.  Playground, kickball game, lawn games and more!  Hotdogs/Beverages/plates/utensils provided.
Things to bring:  A side dish to share.  Chair or blanket to sit on.  All are welcome!

WE NEED YOU!  To ensure that the Fall Festival continues, we need NEW volunteers to come forward to provide leadership in a number of areas!  Currently, the chairperson(s) position is vacant and we are asking you to please prayerfully consider serving the parish community by chairing this committee. Our Fall Festival - held the first weekend in October - is a GREAT opportunity to get involved in your parish community!  Please consider becoming a volunteer and help secure the future of our Fall Festival.  Please call the Parish Center office at 288-7313 if you are able to help! 

Check out the many ways for your youth to stay active in their faith this summer!  Sign up is available here on our website under the YOUTH tab.

TOTUS TUUS: July 10-15.  Totus Tuus (Latin for “Totally Yours”) is a Catholic youth program dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting the Catholic faith. Totus Tuus will be offered at our parish this summer on July 10-15, 2022. The goal of Totus Tuus is to help young people grow in the understanding of, and strengthen their faith in, Jesus Christ. The teachers for Totus Tuus are college-age students.  

The Grade School Program is designed for Catholic children going into 1st through 6th grades. The program strives to help students be clear and consistent in their faith and show the children that the humble yet courageous seeking of all believers is to be based upon the Word of God.  The Program for 7th-12th grade Students, Totus Tuus Primetime, includes instruction, large and small group discussions, quiet meditation, skits, subject related activities, and prayer and fellowship.

STEUBENVILLE CONFERENCE: JULY 15-17.  Every summer over 1,500 Catholic high school students attend this event right here in Rochester.  We have 6 students currently registered, but are hoping to reach 10.

CAMP SUMMIT: AUGUST 1-4. This Catholic camp for middle school youth is organized by the Diocese of Winona and is held at Eagle Bluff in Lanesboro. We currently have 5 students registered, but are hoping for 5 more.

Scholarships are available to help your children participate in any of these wonderful opportunities. Please call the Parish Center office at 288-7313 if you have a child(ren) interested in attending.

The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Robert Barron to lead the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota.  Barron, who runs the popular Catholic media apostolate Word on Fire, has served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles since 2015. He will succeed Bishop John Quinn, who submitted his resignation to the pope after reaching the retirement age of 75 in 2020. Barron will be installed as bishop on July 29.

"Friends, I am overjoyed and humbled to learn that Pope Francis has appointed me the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester," Barron wrote in a statement after his appointment was announced on June 2. Welcome, Bishop Barron!

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST, STEWARDS OF HIS GIFTS.
As individual members of the Body of Christ, we all possess different gifts and talents for furthering the ministry of Christ and His Church. The Appeal-funded ministries provide ample opportunities for you and others to be Disciples of Christ, Stewards of His Gifts. Whether it be through social outreach programs that help families in crisis, Catholic school education,  lifelong faith formation for all ages, pilgrimages and retreats, and so much more, you make it possible through your sacrificial gift!

Our parish goal this year is $49,661.  We need not only your financial gifts, but your prayers as well, in order that we may fulfill our parish goal for the Appeal.  To donate online, click HERE.  Thank you!

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH T-SHIRT.  Larger Adult sizes are here!  We now have: MED, LG, XL, 2XL and 3XL!  $15/Adult sizes.

Call the office at 288-7313 for more information!

Learn more about the Catholic Advocacy Network - an initiative of the Minnesota Catholic Conference.  This network allows a person to easily stay informed about upcoming legislation,and to contact our state representatives to voice our concerns or support.  It includes thousands of Catholics and non-Catholics from Minnesota who are striving to live their faith in a challenging culture.

By joining the free network, you will receive periodic e-mails and a monthly E-Update in order to promote life and dignity. Consider visiting the Catholic Advocacy Network Action Center to join!

DAILY MASS:  7AM (English) Tuesday - Friday
THURSDAY:  7PM (Spanish)
SATURDAY:  4:30PM (English)
SUNDAY:  8AM (English), 10AM (English) and 12PM (Spanish)