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Covid Care Kit Blessing Bag Supply Drive, March 20th/21st. The members of Girl Scout Troop 60200 have partnered with South Suburban PADS to assemble and donate Covid Care Kit Blessing Bags for the homeless people who utilize PADS shelter services. Their goal is to supply the homeless with personal hygiene materials to help them stay safe and healthy during the Coronavirus pandemic. Without regular access to running water, facemasks and other personal hygiene materials, the homeless are at much greater risk of catching and spreading this virus. We want to help them stay as safe as possible by hosting this supply drive. If you would like to donate items for our supply drive, the items most in need are: disposable facemasks, hand sanitizer - unscented, small/travel size containers, antibacterial Wet Wipes - small/travel size packets, tissues - small/travel size packets, bars of soap, toothbrushes and small toothpaste containers and hand lotion. Please place your items in the gray bin located in the Narthex before and after all masses March 20th/21st.
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL FOOD DRIVE! The Helping Hands Committee sponsored yet another food drive. We are happy to report that over three full vans of food was collected along with over $1400. These funds can be used to purchase discounted products from the Greater Food Depository. Thank you to our generous parishioners who again came forward with donations beyond expectation. Also a big thank you to those who worked to facilitate this drive: Sheila and John Pacholski, Debbie and Brian Burzinski, Ann Carroll, Teri Sankey, Dan and Jerri LaRoche, Rich and Carol Bonnevier, Jim Ward, and Fabio Musto. Thanks also to staff members Sr. Gael and Jim Hahn. The proceeds of this drive will be donated to St. Blase parish, St. Philip Neri parish, Sacred Heart Mission and Orland Food Pantry. Thank you all for giving in the spirit of St. Francis!
Preparing and Celebrating Lent/Easter 2021 Sadlier Publishing Co. Free Resources for Lent:
♦ Loyola Press Lent Resources for your Lenten Journey ♦ Praying the Stations of the Cross (You Tube) ♦ Creighton on line retreat ♦ St. Louis University Center for Liturgy at liturgy.slu.edu ♦ Free Resources to Help You Live a Quarantined Lent ♦ Lenten Resources for Parents Holy Trinity Catholic Church ♦ Ascension Press – Fr. Mike Schmitz Podcasts ♦ Dynamic Catholic Best Lent Ever ♦ 3 Minute Daily Retreat ♦ Families with Young Children visit the Domestic Church Project at www.domesticchurchproject.com 
St. Francis of Assisi Golf League begins May 17th and runs for 15 weeks. Play 9 holes at Rolling Hill (Silver Lake CC) on Monday mornings (excluding Memorial Day).
Prayer is an important part of our lives as Catholics. We need to continue to pray for an end to the pandemic. Are you interested in becoming a minister of Praise?
What does it mean? As a Minister of Praise you promise to pray and offer your sacrifices and sufferings and joys for the needs of the parish, the universal church and all prayer requests listed in our parish book of intercessions (located near the chapel). The pastor or designated parish staff member sends all ministers of praise a letter each month naming specific prayer intentions for that month. All parishioners are assured of being prayed for daily. To Apply - Call or email the Parish Office for a registration form . 708-460-0042 or parishoffice@sfaorland.org Thank you for considering this wonderful ministry. 
"The Domestic Church Project is a parent-focused ministry, determined to help every Catholic parent build and lead their own Domestic Church. After all, the heart of our Church is the family. The mission of the Domestic Church Project is to do nothing short of change the world because we know in the home is where saints are made."
Visit Domestic Church Project 
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" and "Lenten Reflections" messages from Staff members at St. Francis of Assisi.
The next "Rosary for Life" is on Saturday, March 6th 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.
The next Grief Support meeting is March 9, 2021, 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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