Franciscan St. Francis of Assisi Parish

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1 The Franciscan St. Francis of Assisi Parish 900 H. Street, Bakersfield CA Phone: / Fax: Saturday 8:00 AM (Honoring Mary) 5:00 PM (Vigil, English) 7:30 PM (Vietnamese) Sunday 6:45 AM (English) 8:30 AM (English) 10:30 AM (English) 12:30 PM (Spanish) 5:00 PM (English/Youth) Weekdays 6:30 AM 12:10 PM Sacrament of Penance Saturdays: starting at 8:30 AM and ending 9:30 AM or by appointment. Eucharistic Adoration Mondays & Tuesdays 7:00AM-9:00PM Wednesdays 7:00AM non-stop until Saturday at 8:00AM Anointing of the Sick Immediately following the 12:10 PM Mass on the First Friday of every month. 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 Parish Clergy Rev. Msgr. Craig F. Harrison, Pastor Rev. Rodolfo Esmero, Parochial Vicar Rev. Anton J. Muthuneidalage, Hospital Chaplain Rev. Joseph Warnakulasooriya, Hospital Chaplain Deacon Van Tran Deacon Hugo Navarrete Deacon Joseph Lubatti St. Francis Parish School Rev. Msgr. Craig F. Harrison, Administrator Kelli Gruszka, Principal Cindy Schoorl, Vice Principal Sr. Cris Caballero, RSM, Spiritual Director 2516 Palm Street, Bakersfield CA Phone: /Fax: Grades (Pre-Kindergarten-8th) St. Francis Religious Education Dinah Marquez, Religious Education Director 2424 Palm Street, Bakersfield CA Phone: Administration Rosie Cook, Administrative Assistant rcook@stfran.org Dan Hargis, Facilities Director DHargis@stfran.org Stella Garcia-Hernandez, Accounting SGarcia@stfran.org Scheduling Isabel Ruiz, Parish Scheduler iruiz@stfran.org Front Office Carla Medina, Parish Secretary Cmedina@stfran.org Communications Send Bulletin Announcements to CMedina@stfran.org Security Church Security: School Security:

2 Bulletin for April 2017 The Month dedicated to The Holy Spirit April, 2017 Dear Parish Family, We are excited this Easter to welcome into the Church thirty-one men, women, and children who will be fully initiated at the Easter Vigil. I would like to thank Mark and Amparo Kinnsch and Alma Navarrete for preparing our Catechumens and Candidates for their initiation. We would like to welcome back Fr. Mike Grieco, who will be staying with us and helping for a few months. Fr. Mike is a priest from the Diocese of Los Angeles and has been a good friend of mine for many years. I invite all of you to take advantage of the extra confession that we will have from April 10 th through April 14 th. Please refer to the bulletin or website for confession times. I hope you plan to join us April 27 th for our 15 th Annual Parish BBQ. Dinner and drive through service will be available from to 8:00 pm at the Youth Center. Tickets are can be purchased at the church office or online at Special thank you to Dan and Rachel Hargis and the team from Mary s Messengers for the grand opening of our new St. Mary s Gift Store, located in the east side parking lot. We will soon be posting our store hours but it is a great asset to our Parish. On behalf of all our Priests and Deacons, we wish all of you a very spirit filled and holy Easter. Blessings,

3 St. Francis Parish News & Announcements From the desk of Heidi Scott As the notes of Lent surround us and permeates our song, together we sing the music of sorrow, grief, compassion and death. As the tempo slows, the harmony darkens, so too does our spirit enter into the shadowy places of Lenten days. We find no less spirit in these songs as the triumphant ones that are to come. We ask to be renewed with wonder in the glory of the cross. For without death there is no life. We proclaim the glory of our faith, our heritage and our life in communion with the suffering Christ. We pray for the grace to see His suffering and ours anew and await the day that the Alleluia s return. Until then, we will remind ourselves that lent is a time for fasting, prayer and alms giving. Our theme for this Lenten season will focus on the ways we can each share more deeply our time, talents and treasure. Spend some time in reflection this Lent and ask yourself if you can go beyond your own needs and offer more time, talent and treasure to all around you who hunger for love, compassion and charity. St. Francis PARISH BBQ Thursday April 27th from to 8:00 pm Kick off the spring season with the biggest and best BBQ you ll attend all year. New York steak, fettuccini, and all the trimmings! Tickets are $30. Must be 21. Drive Thru available from to 8:00 pm. Tickets now available at the Parish Office! LITURGY OF THE HOURS CLASS If you are interested in learning to pray the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office). One-hour classes will be held every 3:00 pm, at St. Francis Church in the Betenabugh room. To sign up or for more information, please or call Sr. Anne Marie: sisterannemarie@hotmail.com STATIONS OF THE CROSS Friday, April 7th at 6:00 pm in English (Church) & 7:00 pm in Spanish (Church) * And Friday, April 14th at 3:00 pm in English Church CONFESSIONS April 10th 12th: 6:30 7:30 am, 12:30 1:30 pm, 6:00 7:00 pm. Thursday, April 13th: 8:30 9:30 am. Friday, April 14th: 8:30 9:30 am, 11:00 12:00 pm, 4:00. Saturday, April 15th: 8:00-9:00 am. *Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the ending. HOLY WEEK MASSES & SERVICES HOLY THURSDAY - APRIL 13 6:00 pm Mass in the Church GOOD FRIDAY - APRIL 14 12:00 pm English Service in the Church 6:00 pm Service in the Church 8:00 pm Spanish Service in the Church HOLY SATURDAY - APRIL 15 8:00 pm Easter Vigil Mass in the Church EASTER SUNDAY - APRIL 16 6:00 am English Mass in the Church 8:00 am English Mass in the Church 10:00 am Mass in the Church, & Youth Center 12:00 pm Spanish Mass in the Church 2:00 pm Vietnamese Mass in the Church 5:30 PM DAILY MASS ADDED Monday through Friday at 6:30 am in the Church 12:10 pm in the Church, and an added 5:30 pm during Lent. *Anointing of the Sick will be offered immediately following the 12:10 pm Mass on the first Friday of every month. PARISH OFFICE CLOSURE The Parish offices will be closed for Easter Monday, April

4 St. Francis Ministry News & Updates Religious Education and Youth Sacraments Youth Ministry EXALT 2017: "For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted"! Luke 14:11 Thank you Fr. Joseph and our parents who hosted the Stations of the Cross on March 31 st. A special thank you to Anna Flores and Susanna Marquez for sharing their musical gifts with us. Please pray for our 130 students who will be receiving their First Reconciliation April 5 th. 2017/18 Preregistration forms will be given to families currently in our programs the end of April. Open registration will be begin the first weekend in May after all Masses. Let us continue to pray for our Catechists and the families in our program! FROM THE YOUTH SACRAMENT COORDINATOR Pray for our Elect who will be receiving their Sacraments on Easter Vigil. (April 15, 2017) Angel M Aguilar, Jackson Bret Cantrell, Evelyn R Castro, Lily I Fuentes, Pedro Gomez Please keep in your prayers our 120 students who will be receiving their first Holy Communion on April 29, For any questions please contact our Youth Sacraments Coordinator Alma Navarrete at Anavarrete@stfran.org or by phone at , ext Let us continue to pray for all our Staff and Catechists and their families. First Practicum for all existing Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EM s) will be held Monday, May 15, 2017 from 6:00pm- 8:00 pm in Conference Room B. For more information please contact Mark Sinclare at em@stfran.org We d like to thank all of those who donated to the Confirmation retreat in March. We couldn t have done it without the generosity and support of this parish community! VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Join the Maker s Fun Factory this summer and discover how we were created by God and built for a purpose. This program is available to all youth K-5. Registration will open May 1st. Forms can be found in the front office. VOLUNTEERS: We re looking for volunteers for our Vacation Bible School and for the community summer camp. DONATIONS NEEDED: We are in need of individual and business donors to sponsor snacks for Vacation Bible School, and for purchasing snacks and supplies for the community summer camp. Please consider being one of our sponsors and bring the light of Christ to our youth! For more information on our youth events and needs, contact our Youth Minister, Eileen Perez at eperez@stfran.org RCIA RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS Baptism-First Communion-Confirmation Are you someone who is interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith and becoming Catholic? Are you someone who is seeking Baptism and entrance into the Catholic Church? We have Ongoing Formation classes ( RCIA ) on Thursdays, from 6:00pm to 8:30pm. (Please call for date information) Please keep in your prayers all those who are Elect and who are preparing to enter the Catholic Church on Easter, at Easter Vigil Christopher Shaw, Michael Carrasco, Ahtziry Torres, Nicolas A. Davis, Thomas Turner, Janet Torres, Catherine M. Eyherabide, Tammy Blackwelder, John Ziegler, Olivia Gonzalez, Gail Embry and Vanity Coleman Our RCIA Program offers classes for ADULTS to learn and grow in your faith and obtain the Sacraments of Initiation: To Enroll in classes, please call the Church Office,

5 St. Francis Ministry News & Events 12th Annual Madonna Prayer Brunch B.B.B. Bible - Barbeque - Beer Wednesday, april 19th 6:00 pm - 8:00 PM St. Francis Parish Hall Women of Wisdom and Wine WOW Wed. April 26th 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM In the Church followed by fellowship in the Parish Hall KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Meeting St. Francis councel Thursday, April 6th, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the Parish Hall Thursday, April 20th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the Youth Center For more information contact Dan Hargis at Men s Vocation Meeting Sunday, April 23rd from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm St. Francis Parish Rectory For more information or to RSVP, contact Carla Medina at or by at cmedina@stfran.org. St. Francis Catholic Men's Fellowship Breakfast Meeting Saturday, April 8th, :30 am to 8:00 am Msgr. Lahey Hall Saturday, May 20th in the Msgr. Lahey Hall Doors Open at 9:30AM Tickets are now available at the Parish Office For more information contact Margo Hellman at Anointing of the Sick Offered each first Friday after the Noon Mass in the Church. Next anointing offered will be Friday, April 7th, Call the Parish Office for more information at The St. Francis Women's Altar Guild The St. Francis Women's Altar Guild will be meeting on Tuesday, April 11th at 1:00 pm in the Parish Hall, we will be holding officer elections for the year. All women of the parish are welcome to join us for prayer and friendship, please bring sack lunch, desserts will be provided. A reminder to all members Membership dues should be paid at this time, please contact Sandi Souza for membership questions at The Altar Guild ministry is dedicated to the cleaning and maintenance of the altars, sacristy, vestments, and altar linens, along with anything else needed in the performance of the Liturgy. The Altar Guild also serves and gives support at funerals and receptions. It is our purpose to unite members in a spiritual bond dedicated to the maintenance and care of all things related to the Altar, Liturgy, and for the Glorification of God. We all have spiritual gifts and together we build the Body of Christ. Anyone interested in joining or needing more information about the St. Francis Women's Altar Guild, please stop by the Parish office or contact Roylene See at or Cindy Armstrong at Eucharistic Ministry to the Sick Eucharistic Ministers make Eucharist available and provide spiritual and emotional support to individuals who are hospitalized, residents of nursing homes, or homebound. Our pastoral team of volunteers loves every opportunity to minister this way. If you or a family member enter the hospital, or are recovering at home, call Lori Kayes at the Church Office to arrange a visit. HEALING MASS SAVE THE DATE FOR APRIL 1ST Special Mass and talks on healing the Family Tree. For more information contact: Margo Hellman at

6 St. Francis Parish Community News Sanctuary Lamp Deceased Family Members of Julie Yoro Cristina Banducci & Family Billy R. Pclijan John Miksits Guadalupe Gomez John Romero St. Francis Parish School Apply Now for St. Francis Parish School provides excellence in Catholic education by preparing critical-thinking, disciplined, active Christian leaders. All families welcome, Tours Available. Come Check us out! Applications for Admission available online at stfran.org/sfs or in the school office. * Preschool - 8 * Spiritual & Family Support * STEM Lab * Library Science * Transitional Kindergarten * Accelerated Reader * Credentialed Staff * Battle of the Books * Chromebooks/iPads * Scouts * After School Sports * Art with the BMOA * Extended Care * Music/Drama * Mass/Adoration/Rosary * Spanish * Sacraments * PE * Stations of the Cross * Chess Club * Community Service * Cheer * Christian Families St. Francis Parish School Palm St. Bakersfield, ST. FRANCIS PARISH WELCOMES OUR NEWEST PASTORAL CARE MINISTERS Lupe Ramirez Lorene Del Toro Liz Arias Marriage Banns The Month of May Anthony Marure/Monica Martinez David Sanchez/Vanessa Flores Nicholas Davis/Catherine Eyherabide The Month of June Frank Torres/Dayana Moreno Carlos Solis/Karen Salazar Benny Juarez/Karla Vazquez NOW OPENED St. Mary s Catholic Store At St. Francis Parish 900 H St. Bakersfield Ca COME VISIT US AFTER EVERY MASS You will now be able to purchase catholic books, rosaries, statues and much more at the comfort of your own St. Francis Parish. Helping Couples with transition into parenthood. Research based workshop designed by renowned relationship specialists Drs John and Julie Gottman. April 22,23,29 and 30th at St. Francis Youth Center Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Cost: $200 per couple Bringing Baby Home workshop will help you and your partner: Strengthen your friendship Increase intimacy Work through conflict with greater ease Reduce hostility Improve the way and your partner connect and compromise For more information call

7 Last Month s Weekly Collections Feb. 19, :30 pm 6:45 pm 8:30 am 10:30 am 12:00 pm Feb. 26, 2017 $4, $ $3, $5, $6, $1, $2, :30 pm 6:45 am 8:30 am 10:30 am 12:00 pm Total: $23, $4, $ $3, $4, $6, $1, $2, :30 pm 6:45 am 8:30 am 10:30 am 12:00 pm Total: $23, nd Collection Catholic Communications Mar. 5, :30 pm 6:45 am 8:30 am 10:30 am 12:00 pm Total: $26, nd Collection Total $5, $4, $ $4, $4, $6, $1, $2, Mar. 12, 2017 Total: $23, nd Collection Building Fund $0.00 $7, $4, $ $3, $4, $6, $1, $1, nd Collection Total $0.00 It s important to update your contact information with our Parish Office. Please call to update your phone number, home address, , or other contact information. THANK YOU TO THIS MONTH S WOW SPONSORS: Learn from the past. Live for today and plan for the future. Raymond Montion DIGNITY MEMORIAL Family Service Counselor Please contact me to learn more about the Dignity difference and the benefits we offer such as: ` Child/Grandchild Protection Plan and many more FD #1162 COA 454 Work: Cell: FAX: HILLCREST Memorial Park & Mortuary personal training M AGNUM A MASTERPIECE IN PROGRESS PUS Phone: josemartinez2121@yahoo.com Jose Martinez San Joaquin Fence & Supply th St. Bakersfield, CA Fax: MIKE CLARKSEAN Fax: personal training 1933 E. California Avenue Bakersfield, CA Help Us Help Others 2733 F Street Bob Pair, MS, P.T. PHYSICAL THERAPY Sports * Orthopedic * Rehabilitation Soups Sandwiches & Homemade Ice Cream THIS SPACE FOR RENT St. Vincent de Paul Store 300 Baker Street Donate + Shop Recycle Electronics Pick up or drop off Call DOUGHTY - CALHOUN - O MEARA -FUNERAL DIRECTORSThe Fanucchi Family - Parish Members 1100 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California Locally owned and operated Lic. #FD

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