the franciscanthe seven sorrows of the blessed virgin mary 1. the prophecy of simon 2. the flight...
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Front Office
Carla Medina, Parish Secretary [email protected]
Accounting Stella Garcia-Hernandez, Accounting
Administration
Deacon Francis Moore, Chief of Operations [email protected]
Danny Berber, Facilities Manager
The
St. Francis of Assisi Parish 900 H. Street, Bakersfield CA 93304
Phone: 661-327-4734 / Fax: 661-377-0363 www.stfran.org
Franciscan
Temporary Outdoor Mass Schedule
(Subject to Change)
Saturday 7:00 AM (English)
Location - Parking Lot area West of The Youth Center
7:30 PM (Vietnamese) Location - East Parking Lot, Outside
of Mary’s Chapel
Sunday 7:00 AM (English)
Location - West Parking Lot, in Front of Msgr. Lahey Hall
8:15 AM (Spanish) Location - West Parking Lot, in Front
of Msgr. Lahey Hall
10:00 AM (English)
Livestream St. Francis Parish Facebook
Weekdays 6:30 AM (English)
Location - Parking Lot area West of The Youth Center
St. Francis Parish School
Rev. Theophane N. Antony, Administrator Pro-Tem Kelli Gruszka, Principal
Cindy Schoorl, Vice Principal Sr. Cris Caballero, RSM, Spiritual Director
2516 Palm Street, Bakersfield, CA 93304 Phone: 661-326-7955/Fax: 661-327-0395
St. Francis Parish Clergy Rev. Theophane N. Antony, Administrator Pro-Tem
Rev. Joe Lawrence, Parochial Vicar Rev. Anton J. Muthuneidalage, Parochial Vicar/Hosp. Ministry
Deacon Joseph Lubatti Deacon Francis Moore
Deacon Hugo Navarrete Deacon Scotty Bourne, Ret. Detention Ministry
Rev. Msgr. Nathaniel Diokwere, Ret.- In Residence
The Mission of St. Francis of Assisi Parish is to provide a safe, welcoming environment of
Catholic worship, evangelization & fellowship, living in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi.
St. Francis Religious Education
Dinah Marquez, Director of Religious Education 2424 Palm Street, Bakersfield, CA 93304
Phone: 661-323-8800
Communications
Sandra Galicia, Bulletin Editor [email protected]
Security
Church and School Security: 661-201-2489
St. Francis Parish Priest’s Page
Called to Serve
Some years ago, I was just treating myself to a relaxing cup of coffee at Fresno State. The cafeteria was vibrant with the energy and spirit of those young minds. I thought to myself, these young people are not only the future of our society, but they are also our present. A few minutes later, a gentleman came towards me and said, can I sit with you. I was delighted. This gentleman was a member of a denomina-tion church. He started preaching to me about Jesus and his kingdom and went on persuading me to join the Sunday worship at his church not far from Fresno State. He preached to me for nearly 15 minutes and I listened, at the end of which I gave him my business card, as we said goodbye. His eyebrows raised in surprise as he saw my business card that reads- Fr. Theophane Antony, Pastor, Saint Lucy’s Catholic Church, Fowler, CA. He said “I am sorry, I did not know you were a priest! Don’t say sorry, I re-sponded. I am impressed the way you preach the gospel and I appreciate it. You were proclaiming Jesus Christ!
Although, he could not convert me to his denomination church, we became good friends! Sometimes we Catholics shy away from our calling to serve and preach the gospel. Every baptized person is com-missioned by Jesus who said, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have com-manded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.” (Matthew 28, 19- 20). This Sunday’s gospel reflects, Jesus who says: “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard. He brings them in about nine o’clock, again the landowner saw others standing idle in the marketplace, around noon, at three o’clock, and did likewise. Going out about five o’clock, the landowner found others standing around, and said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ They answered, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You too go into my vineyard. When it was evening, he gave them all their reward. Let us accept Jesus’ invitation because everyone is called to serve. 1 Peter 4:10-11 says “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as
faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms. ... If anyone serves, they should do so with the
strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ”.
Thank You Daily Mass, Sunday Mass, 40-hour adoration, CCD, Baptism, Wedding, Funerals, Saturday confes-sions… our staff has been busy. We are blessed with an amazing team! Thank you, guys for everything you do for our community. We are so grateful to John Coleman and his team of ushers, Grand Knight John Thompson and the knights, Brian Cabrera and sacristans, and many more volunteers. The ministry zoom meeting was attended by 38 people: Thanks to each and every one of you for serving. Thanks to Deacon Hugo and Deacon Francis for organizing. Thanks to Deacon Joe Lubatti for the daily Rosary No-vena, on face book. I am thankful to all our volunteers who serve Monday night dinner. Good job guys. Keep up your good work! With great gratitude thank you to all who have provided dinners for the priests.
Bishop’s visit Bishop Joseph Brennan will be celebrating Mass with us, this Sunday, 7 am and 10 am (livestream). Let us welcome him to our parish. Thanks again.
Blessings,
Fr Theo
Sacrament of Penance Confession is Saturday after the morning Mass ending at 9:00 AM in the Church or by
appointment.
Anointing of the Sick and Eucharistic Adoration Are on hold until further notice. For more information please contact the Main Office.
S a n c t u a r y L a m p s
St. Francis Parish News & Announcements
Deceased Family Member’ s of Ju lie Yoro I sabelle Church & Fam ily Arthur J . Rodrigu es John P. Miks it s Wa lt Widha lm Micha el France Thes e can be purchas ed for $10 by cal l ing t h e ma in off ic e.
St. Francis Parish School Reopening St. Francis Parish School has been granted a waiver by the Kern County
Health Department to reopen and allow students to resume on-campus learning. This applies to Kindergarten through 6th grade students, as the state will not allow a waiver request for 7th and 8th grade students at this time. The school is following social distancing guidelines and recommen-dations given by the CDC, local health department and the Diocese of
Fresno. The school is currently accepting applications for new students. Testing of potential new students will begin in October. For more infor-mation about the school visit www.stfranschool.org or call the school of-fice at (661) 326-7955. Please keep the school staff, students and their
families in your prayers as they transition back. St. Francis- Pray for Us!
We invite our St. Francis Parish Community for this special opportunity to celebrate
Mass with Bishop Joseph Brennan .
Sunday, September 20, 2020 at 7:00 AM Outdoor Mass and 10:00 AM Livestream Mass
St. Francis Ministry Announcements
Religious Education Youth Program
Registrations close September 25th. Classes will begin the week of September 28th.
We continue to pray that our churches will reopen. Until then we gather every Sunday for outdoor mass at 7:00am (English) 8:15am (Spanish) and 10:00am via livestream.
Registration forms are online at stfran.org under Ministries and Faith Formation. You may mail in completed forms to Saint Francis Religious Education,
2424 Palm Street, 93304 or email to [email protected].
Religious Education Office is open Monday – Thursday 10am – 6pm by appt. 323-8800.
All our classes will be online via Zoom this fall, including parent orientation.
Religious Education
for Adults
We continue to pray that our churches will reopen soon. For now, we have
Sunday outdoor Mass at 7:00am (English), 8:15am (Spanish) and our
10:00am livestream Mass.
Even if we can’t sit in His presence at church or receive Him in the Blessed
Sacrament, His presence is everywhere in creation and in each other!
Registration forms are online at stfran.org under Ministries and Faith Formation.
Registration fee is $75.00 payable online. Mail in completed forms to St.
Francis RE, 2424 Palm St., 93304 or email to [email protected].
All Groups will be online via Zoom this fall.
Religious Education for High School
Deadline for Confirmation Registration is September 25th.
Registration forms are online at stfran.org under Ministries and Faith Formation. Registration fee of $75.00 for 1st Year
students can be paid online. You may mail in completed forms to RE
High School Confirmation 2424 Palm Street, 93304 or email to
Religious Education Office is open M–TH 10am – 6pm by appt. 323-8800.
All our groups will be online via Zoom starting the end of September.
All returning 2nd year students MUST fill out a new registration form.
Due to COVID 19 Middle School and High School Youth Ministries are on hold
until October.
Don ’t Miss Out. REGISTER TODAY !
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Our Lady of Sorrows
Feast Day September 15th
The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1. The Prophecy of Simon
2. The Flight into Egypt
3. Losing Jesus in the Temple at Jerusalem
4. The Meeting Jesus on the way to Calvary
5. The Crucifixion of Jesus
6. The Pieta, Receiving his Body
7. Placing her Divine Son in the Tomb
ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL
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