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Happy Thanksgiving! Parish offices will close at 12:00pm on Wednesday and reopen Monday, Nov. 30th at 9:00.
In Remembrance During the Month of November, the names of our loved ones are normally written in the Book of the Dead. This year, because of current conditions, we would ask that you write the names of your loved ones on a piece of paper, bring it to church with you and place it in the basket on the table in the Narthex. Each week the basket, containing the names of our loved ones, will be brought to the Altar at the beginning of Mass. Thank you.
Helping Hands Food Drive Collection is Saturday, Nov. 21st and Sunday, Nov. 22nd before and after all masses. Also collection on Thanksgiving morning, Nov,. 26th, before and after mass. Food drive benefits St. Phillip Neri, St. Blase and the Orland Food Pantry. Look for the van in the parking lot!
Our 29th Annual Christmas Outreach Appeal. The Christmas Outreach program will not be distributing tags and collecting gifts, for distribution to the needy families of St Agatha. INSTEAD, donations and gift cards will be collected and distributed to the families and programs, based on need. Donations will be accepted and converted to gift
cards. The CJB scrip program will be in the SFA Narthex the weekend of Nov 28/29 selling gift cards. Donations of cash, checks or gift cards will be collected the weekends of Nov 28/29, Dec 5/6 and Dec 12/13. Online Donations can be made via Give Central. Helping Hands Committee of Saint Francis of Assisi 
St. Francis is open for Mass with a limit of 150 people per time. You must register for Mass because of contact tracing. Click on button to the right.
We still encourage people to pray with us online. If you would rather, you can View Online Masses at Home 
If you haven't already, please take a moment to view "In the Spirit of St. Francis" messages from Staff members at St. Francis of Assisi.
Helping Hands Blood Drive, Saturday, December 12th, 7:30 - 11:30 am. A COVID-19 antibody test will be performed on all blood donations as part of our standard testing. The test will inform donors if they have antibodies reflective of a prior COVID-19 infection; it is not to inform donors if they currently have COVID-19. Donors with these antibodies may be eligible to donate COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP), a special type of donation used to treat sick patients fighting COVID. Thank you for helping us save lives! Masks are required!
Schedule online or call Paula at 708-460-0042. 
The next "Rosary for Life" is on Saturday, December 5th at 10:00 AM. We will not meet for this Rosary. Please join us and say your Rosary from home at this time. Our intention is the Sanctity of Life from conception to natural death as well as an end to the Covid Pandemic. Also, there are many Rosary videos on YouTube that you can follow if you find this helpful. On Saturdays we pray the Joyful Mysteries. We will continue our Rosary this way until we can again pray safely together in the building, or pray outdoors, weather permitting.
Our grief support group is cancelled for Monday, November 9th. Our next meeting is Dec. 14, the 2nd Monday of the month at 4:00 pm in the Great Room. Grief is the normal response of sorrow, emotion, and confusion that comes from losing someone or something important to you. It is a natural part of life, however, we are not meant to go through grief alone. The group will be facilitated by Valerie Piazza LCPC. Join us and allow us to walk this journey with you. Please call the parish office708-460-0042 to register – limited to 10 participants. Remember your mask and social distancing.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and Children (RCIA)
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