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Get your Grand Raffle tickets now - $100 per ticket. You can purchase them in the Narthex after all Masses; or online; or in the parish office. Raffle prizes totaling $48,000 will be drawn on October 19th at our Trivia Night event. 1st Prize - $30,000, 2nd Prize - $10,000, 3rd through 10th Prizes - $1,000. Winner need not be present.
Save the Date for Trivia Night, Saturday, October 19th at 6:30 pm in Upton Hall. The cost is $15.00 per person with a Cash bar. Prizes will be awarded for the 1st, 2nd & 3rd place Teams. The Grand Raffle will be drawn at this event!
The Helping Hands Committee's Coat Drive is Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13. Donations of men's, women's, and children's coats in good condition are being collected in the parking lot before all masses. Your generous donation will benefit the South Suburban Crisis Center and Homeless Veterans.
Children’s Rosary Sponsored by St. Francis Mom’s Group, Saturday October 12, 2019 at 10 am in the Chapel. Babies and children of all ages are welcome. Children who can read are welcome to lead a decade. Contact Alana Mitrovich at ammitrovich@gmail.com with questions.
Do you like to Crochet? Would you like to learn how? Consider joining the Prayer Shawl Ministry in our Christmas Outreach SCARF Project! Help us crochet warm winter scarves for those in need. Our goal for 2019 is to provide 250 handmade scarves and we would welcome your help! We meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month from 12:30-2:30 in the St. Francis Room at our Prayer Shawl Ministry and Needles and Things meetings. We will explain the project requirements and provide the yarn and easy patterns – all we ask is a little of your time. Come and enjoy lively conversation and fellowship. For more information, please call the Parish Office, (708) 460-0042.
Divorce and Beyond - Please register by October 13 Divorced and Hurting? Divorce is painful and often shattering. Divorce does change every aspect of a person’s life. If you would like help in managing these changes, St George will be offering a 10-session study/discussion group using the book Divorce and Beyond. Those who have suffered a divorce or in the process are invited to register. The group will meet on dates to be determined at the first meeting. To register contact Deacon Joe Truesdale at 708-614-0286.
Monday, October 21, 7:00 – 8:00 PM at the Religious Ed Center. Topic: The use of Narcan in the treatment of an overdose. Presenter: Dr. Kathleen Burke, Director of Substance Use Initiative. Questions? Please contact Penny & Dave Drown at sfalifelines@gmail.com or Sr. Gael Gensler at ggensler@sfaorland.org or call the parish office at 708.460.0042.
9th Annual Women's Day of Reflection, Sat., October 26th, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm. Please join the women of St. Francis for a morning of reflection to deepen our relationship with the Lord and each other. For more info...
Join us for Trunk or Treat, Sunday, October 27th, sponsored by Knights of Columbus and Mom’s Group. Decorating begins at 2:00 and the fun begins at 2:30. There will be prizes for the best decorated car, family costume and individual costume. Bring candy to share! Contact Alana Mitrovich at ammitrovich@gmail.com for more info.
St. Francis of Assisi is now a registered charitable organization with AmazonSmile. If you already do some of your shopping online, we’d love to invite you to use AmazonSmile with St. Francis of Assisi. Shopping with Amazon smile is just like shopping on Amazon.com except you can feel even better about your purchases! If you choose St. Francis of Assisi as your charitable organization with your existing Amazon account shopping online becomes a great way to support the church. Every time you shop using AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase to St. Francis of Assisi.
SAVE THE DATE for Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) 2020! Join us for a 30 hour faith deepening opportunity:
Men's Retreat - February 29th - March 1st Women's Retreat March 14th-15th To learn more/watch our video... |
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