Mass Intentions & Scripture Readings Calendar of Events

February 8 —February 15, 2015

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Mon., February 9 Weekday

Gn 1:1-19; Mk 6:53-56

8:30AM Tom Kaye

Mr & Mrs Brent Yonke

Tues., February 10 St Scholastica, Virgin

Sg 8:6-7; Lk 10:388-42

NO MASS

Wed., February 11 Our Lady of Lourdes

Gn 2:4b-9,15-17; Mk 7:14-23

6:00PM Tom Koranek Family

Juan Martinez

Ruthye Palmer

Thurs., February 12 Weekday

Gn2:18-25; Mk 7:24-30

8:30AM Jude Thaddeus Reidy

Eligious Lee Hemelt

Fri., February 13 Weekday

Gn 3:1-8; Mk 7:31-37

8:30AM Sylvia Atto

Joseph Yuk Cheung

Mr & Mrs Bruce Yonke

Sat., February 14 Sts Cyril, Monk, & Methodius, Bishop

Acts 13:46-49; Lk 10:1-9

8:30AM NO MASS

5:00PM Joe Jarzynka

Sun.,February 15 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Lv 13:1-2,44-46; 1 Cor 10:31—11:1; Mk 1:40-45

8:00AM Bob Kiesewetter

10:00AM For the People

1:00PM Antonio Munoz

4:30PM Patrick Hallstein

Sunday, February 8 11:00am R.E.A.Ch.-Meeting RM

11:30am Children’s Catechesis-FLC

2:30pm Confirmation Session

3:00pm Scout Emblem Instruction-Conference Rm

6:00pm Young Church

6:30pm Priest, Prophet, King—PH

Monday, February 9 10:00am Monday Morning Prayer Group-Rm 113

4:15pm Children’s Choir –Rm 112

6:30pm Spanish Adult Bible Study-Rm 113

6:30pm KOC Meeting-MPR

6:30pm Boy Scouts-Troop 7-PH

7:00pm Marion Novena Prayer Group– Res. Chapel

7:30pm Boy Scouts Committee Meeting –Rm 214

Tuesday, February 10

9:00am St Francis of Assisi Pre-School-FLC

7:00pm Jovenes Para Cristo-Rm 115

7:00pm Safe Environment for Teens-Meeting Rm

Wednesday, February 11 9:00am Women’s Crafters– Meeting Rm

9:00am Grupo de Mujers –Rm 113

7:00pm Breakout (Middle School)-MPR

7:00pm Children’s Catechesis-FLC (Spanish)

7:00pm RCIA for Adults—PH

Thursday, February 12

9:00am St Francis of Assisi Pre-School-FLC

6:15pm St Francis Flowers Group-Conference Rm

Friday, February 13 9:15am Padre Pio Prayer Group-Reservation Chapel

6:00pm Familias Catolicas—Annex

6:30pm Father/Daughter Dance-MPR

Saturday, February 14 3:30pm The Angelus Scripture & Prayer Ministry for

Seniors-Rm 113

Sunday, February 15

KOC Pancake Breakfast-MPR 11:00am R.E.A.Ch.-Meeting RM

11:30am Children’s Catechesis-FLC

3:00pm Scout Emblem Instruction-Conference Rm

6:00pm Young Church

6:30pm Priest, Prophet, King—PH

Altar Linen Ministry: Lynn Curtis-February 8

Pat Rampellini-February 15

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Our Parish 2015 Lenten Season February 18th — Ash Wednesday

8:30AM Mass & Distribution of Ashes-Church

12:15PM Word Service & Distribution of Ashes-Church

7:00PM Mass & Distribution of Ashes—Church

7:00PM Spanish Word Service & Distribution of Ashes-FLC

Fasting, Prayer and Almsgiving

FASTING – Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are

obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. In addition,

all Catholics 14 years old and older must abstain from meat on

Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent. Fasting

as explained by the U.S. bishops means partaking of only one full

meal. Some food (not equaling another full meal) is permitted at

breakfast and around midday or in the evening—depending on

when a person chooses to eat the main or full meal.

PRAYER – Come to the Stations of the Cross, Adorations and

other activities.

ALMSGIVING–Participate in the Parish Operation RICE BOWL

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30-4:30PM

Friday Stations of the Cross:

Stations of the Cross at 7:00PM-Church

Come and Meditate the Passion of Jesus!

Knights of Columbus Fish Fry Fridays during Lent-MPR

Pastor’s Points from Father Flynn With the Lenten season only a few weeks away it’s a good

idea to examine what this beautiful season in our Church’s

calendar is all about. You know I love history so let’s look at

some of the history of this special time in our liturgical year.

The word itself “Lent” is derived from an Anglo-Saxon word

meaning ‘spring’, but it’s Latin equivalent is “Quadragesima”

meaning ‘fortieth’, as in the ‘fortieth day before Easter’. We

shouldn’t ignore the significance of the number “40” in our

religious history. Moses stayed on Mt. Sinai “with the Lord 40

days and 40 nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water.”(Ex

34:28); Elijah “Arose, ate and drank, and went in the strength

of that food 40 days and 40 nights to Horeb, the Mount of

God” (1 Kgs 19:8); and most importantly, following His baptism

by John and before He began His public ministry, Jesus

“...fasted 40 days and 40 nights…” (Mt 4:2) in the wilderness.

As early as the 3rd Century there is evidence of some type of

preparation for Easter involving fasting and prayer during the

preceding six weeks. Following the ‘legalization’ of Christian-

ity in 313 A.D. the Council of Nicea set up the ‘formula’ for

standardizing how and when the Lenten season would be

observed that is still practiced today. Fasting and abstinence

are governed by the Church’s precept requiring fasting (only

one full meal in the day and smaller sustaining snacks to

maintain strength) on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday,

along with abstinence from meat on all Fridays throughout

the season. Aside from what the Church’s requirements are

for all Catholics during the Lent, observance of which are op-

portunities for grace, I believe those voluntary acts of Catho-

lics performed faithfully throughout the season are even

greater opportunities for blessings and graces, not to mention

the potential for initiating a personal behavior that could be-

come a grace-generating habit such as attending Mass dur-

ing the week or making a weekly holy hour in adoration be-

fore the Blessed Sacrament. These and other actions are spiri-

tual works that build up a renewal and reinforcement of our

faith. The Death and Resurrection of Jesus our Savior are the

culmination of the greatest act of love ever performed in the

history of mankind and this creation. In this sacred time we

should spend some time alone in the ‘classroom of silence’ as

Matthew Kelly calls it in his books, to think about how awe-

some is the perfect act of love that Jesus Christ performed for

us. We are all sinners and in need of repentance in order to

be able to qualify ourselves worthy of the redemptive act

done by Jesus for us. Even though His death opened the

gates of heaven for us we still are imperfect in how we live

our lives and because of our concupiscence remain suscepti-

ble to sin and therefore we need to repent, do penance, re-

new our faith and work hard to remain ‘eligible’ to fully enjoy

the eternal reward that God has intended for us from the be-

ginning. So, I do urge you to ‘give up something’ for Lent, but

I strongly urge you to ‘do something bigger/better’ for Lent as

well. If everyone in our parish community just prayed 5 more

minutes every day throughout the Lenten season our parish

“holiness quotient” would rise considerably and we’d all be

better for it! Please continue to pray for me, the deacons

and everyone in the parish that we all may be greatly blessed

in this beautiful season of penance, repentance and salva-

tion through the death and resurrection of our Lord and Sav-

ior Jesus Christ!

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O U T R E A C H

M I N I S T R Y

Outreach Thrift Store and Pantry is in need of the following items:

Edible items: Tuna, chicken, mac and

cheese, cereal, pasta noodles, peanut

butter, jelly, pancake mix, syrup, crack-

ers, coffee, sugar, flour, cooking oil.

Paper goods: Dish detergent, laundry

detergent, toothpaste, deodorant,

shaving razors, shaving cream, sham-

poo/conditioner, bath soap and Toilet

Paper

Grocery or Wal-Mart Gift cards for

perishables.

Please place all items in the Outreach

Box in the Narthex or the Northwest

Foyer. Please check expiration dates

on food as expired food items cannot

be distributed. Thank You.

The Thrift Store is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Parishioners are welcome!!!

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The store carries new and gently used

men’s, women’s and children’s clothing,

toys and household items at an afford-

able price. Proceeds from SFO Thrift

Store are used to provide emergency

financial assistance to those in need.

Items carried in the Thrift Store are those

which are generously donated by our

parish community.

Please do not leave donations

outside of the Outreach Build-

ing after hours.

Votive Candle Intention

Sacred Heart of Jesus

Special Intention

Richard Filippi

Our Lady of Grace

Votive Candle for Personal Intention to

Our Lady of Grace or Sacred Heart

A six day intentions votive candle which will burn from Saturday

until Thursday may be requested on a “First come first serve” with a

donation at the receptionist desk. For more information contact

Rosie at 817-481-2685.

Please pray for . . .

Our brothers and sisters who are ill, especially… Sarah Jean Allen, Cathy Carroll, Robin Chavez, Glenn Cragin, Sophie

Connor, Sophie Diamond, Mozelle Duckett, Richard Filippi, Randal Flamik, Afton Ford, Roger Gilley, Diane Hardin, Betty Hale,

Greg Kovach, Zelta Jackson, Mark Joseph, Sandy Laverock, Mary Liz Loar, Melanie Morales, Steve Prescott, Demetrio Perez,

Lexi Rhoads, Jaydan Thompson, Daniel Pruit, Roscoe Fallin Mabery, Estefana Salinas, Don Schutt, Desi Styer and family, Betty

Tate, Charlie Tremayne, Cathy West, Margaret Weddel, & those serving in the armed forces.

Please remember in prayer those who are deceased. May they find light & peace in the loving arms of our Lord

and Savior: James Baier, Claire Coen, Mario Molina, Dan Campbell, Clinton Beer, Tonia Salinas

Lenten Reconciliation Services Monday, February 23 – St. Michael

Thursday, March 5 – St. Francis of Assisi Monday, March 9– St. Philip

Monday, March 16 – Holy Cross Wednesday, March 18 – Good Shepherd – 7:30pm

Monday, March 23 – St. John’s NRH Wednesday, March 25 – St. Catherine of Sienna

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Confirmation Session Dates: For Students & Parents

Feb. 8 & March 22

2:30pm-4:15pm

April 12 Session for Students only

Register your child for Confirmation online at sfatx.org For

information about requirements and the schedule for our

Youth Ministry, go to sfayoungchurch.com

Spirit Retreat—February 20—22, 2015

Confirmation—Sat., April 25, 2015—10:00am

Vocation View Healing, reconciling, and proclaiming good news: the

tasks of Jesus, the tasks of the church. Does God call

you to be a healer, reconciler, proclaimer of good

news? (Mark 1:29-39)

Teen Leader Keeping

Children Safe Class

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015

7:00pm-8:30pm

Please RSVP

Donna Buccino at

dbuccino@sfatx.org

817-481-2685 Ext 237

SFA Young Church High School and Middle School Youth Ministry,

Stay in the loop about youth ministry at St. Francis of Assisi!

Checkout Breakout (7th-8th grade) and Young Church (9th

-12th grade) at sfayounchurch.com for event schedule,

pictures, videos, and teen written articles!

ARISE Adults Rooted in Scripture and Eucharist

Young Adults Ministry

Come join us for our weekly Scripture Study on

Thursday nights at St. Francis!

For more information, see our calendar at sfatx.org

Everest Conquering Challenges with

God’s Mighty Power St. Francis of Assisi Vacation Bible School

July 20-24, 2015

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Volunteers Needed Volunteers needed to make this year’s VBS a suc-

cess. All volunteers (6th grade – Adults) must have

completed Keeping Children Safe training. For

more information please contact: Laura Nelson at

817-481-2685 or lnelson@sfatx.org

St. Francis Moms Please join other St. Francis Moms for our monthly meet-

ing in the Parish Hall Wed., February 18th at 9:30a.m.

Childcare provided. For more information about this

group, please contact Melissa Collins at

ffunkm@yahoo.com

St. Francis Mom’s Book Study Group: next meeting is Fri., Feb. 20th from 9:30-11:30am

Middle School Rally (6th-8th) February 21st 10:30AM-8:30PM

Most Blessed Sacrament (Arlington)

Please sign up to register on the wall near Nic’s office.

Nic has been coordinating this event with the Diocese

for some time now. He will be giving one of the large

group keynotes and will also be doing the music

there! We will meet at Holy Trinity Catholic School for

Bus with Good Shepherd at 9:30am. Bus will be back

at Holy Trinity Catholic School at 9:30pm. The cost is

$35. Deadline for forms and payment is Monday, Feb-

ruary 9th. Bring a sack lunch! We only have about 30

spots left for youth and 3 more Chaperone spots

(depending on youth attendance). Please email Nic

(ngutierrez@sfatx.org) for information.

In college now or thinking about going back to school

and need a little financial help?

The Knights of Columbus

Ladies Auxiliary is offering a $500 continuing education

scholarship to a registered St. Francis parishioner for the

Fall 2015/Spring 2015 school year. Applications can be

picked up at the church office reception desk now and

are due Monday, March 23, 2015. The scholarship will be

awarded in May. Questions regarding the scholarship

may be directed to Desiree McKuzes at 817-228-9596.

St. Francis of Assisi Preschool

Parish Registration for 2015/2016 will be held

Saturday, March 21 from 9:00– 11:00 am

in the Preschool Office located in the Family Life Center

Catholic Centered Instruction and Affordable Tuition

Serving children ages 18 month – 4 years since 1990

For more information contact Karen Deal, Director

kdeal@sfatx.org (817) 481-2685 ext. 230

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Clases de Confirmación para padres y estudiantes que

recibirán confirmación este año

Domingo:

8 de febrero

22 de marzo

12 de abril (solamente para estudiantes)

A las 2:30-4:15pm

Retiro Espiritual

20-22 de febrero de 2015

Confirmación

sábado, 25 de abril de a las 10am

El Sacramento de Reconciliación Se realiza los sábados de 3:30 a 4:30p.m.

Les invitamos para que nos acompañen cada domingo a la 12:30pm en la iglesia para participar en el ROSARIO.

Platicas de Bautismo Martes, 3 de marzo a las 7pm. Se ofrecerán pláticas para los padres y padrinos. Ne-

cesita traer una copia del acta de nacimiento del niño

a la plática. Los padrinos seleccionados por los padres

tienen que ser católicos practicantes, es decir, que han

sido bautizados, confirmados, reciben comunión, son

casados por la iglesia, y asisten a Misa cada Domingo,

no hay excepciones. Para registrarse por favor llame a

la oficina con Rosie al 817-481-2685. Los Bautizos en Es-

pañol solo se llevarán acabo el cuarto sábado del mes

a las 10am en la Iglesia. Ya no tendremos bautizos du-

rante la Misa en Español de la 1:00pm

St. Francis of Assisi Annual All daughters and their Fathers or fa-ther figures are invited to attend this fun and festive event. Please join us for an evening of fun, snacks and dancing.

Fri., February 13, 2015 6:30-8:30pm

Family Life Center

Tickets available at the church office ($10 per family) Please contact Mar-tina Bonzagni at Martina.Bonzagni@verizon.net for more information

ENTORNO SEGURO

Con todas las actividades escolares y de la Iglesia

dando inicio de nuevo, ahora es un buen tiempo pa-

ra recordarles a todos los padres y guardia-

nes: ¡AYUDE A PROTEGER A SUS NIÑOS MIENTRAS SU

FAMILIA ADORA CON LA COMUNIDAD DE SAN FRAN-

CISCO DE ASIS! Las áreas publicas del edificio de San

Francisco (como el Nartex y los baños de la Iglesia, el

Salón Parroquial, y el gimnasio-uso) son solo eso –

están abiertos al publico. ¡Sus niños no deben de ser

permitidos de salir del santuario de la iglesia o la capi-

lla solos! ¡Acompáñelos!

Due to Spring Break, there will be no Children's

Catechesis, Breakout, Confirmation, or Young

Church Sessions March 8-15.

The Confirmation session for March 8th has been

rescheduled to March 22.

Breakout will resume March 18.

Young Church will resume March 22.

Children's Catechesis will resume March 22.

First Reconciliation service is still on for Satur-

day, March 14th at 10:00 am.

Upcoming Events Father-Daughter Dance: Friday, Feb 13th at 6:30pm

Christ Renews His Parish Retreat for Women: Feb 21-22nd

Winning the Battle over Anxiety Workshop:

Fri., Feb. 27 at 6:30pm—Parish Hall

Date Night (Live Music, Food, Speakers, Fellowship):

Sat., Feb 28 at FLC

Helping Parents Protect Their Children from the Internet

and Technology Presentation: Sun., March 1 at 6:30pm PH

Man Up! Men’s Night: Sat., March 7 at 6:30pm-FLC

Reconciliación (confesión) para los niños que

van a recibir la primera comunión.

Sábado, 14 de marzo

10am

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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 7099 and ASSEMBLY 3476

Grand Knight: Eric McKuzes, 817-908-2227

Faithful Navigator: Ruben Cisneros, 214-202-8352 Knight of the Month – Todd Vander Woude

Family of the Month – Mary Ann and Don Schutt

Rookie of the Month – Nick Nixon 2/9 6:30 PM Council 7099 Rosary, Dinner, and Monthly General Meeting

2/12 7:00 PM Assembly 3476 Rosary and Monthly Meeting

2/15 9:00 AM – Noon Pancake Breakfast

2/23 7:00 PM Council 7099 Planning Meeting

For more information on upcoming events visit: www.kofcknights.org/

CouncilSite/?CNO=7099 or http://kofcknights.org/Assembly.asp?A=3476

A GOOD FAMILY ACTIVITY FOR LENT Knights of Columbus Sponsored Family Rosary

Please join us on the Blessed Mother’s side of the Church: Saturday at 4:30 PM; Sunday at 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM and 4:00 PM

Pancake Breakfast Sunday February 15st In The

Family Life Center—Come join your fellow parish-ioners and enjoy a Pancake Breakfast after the 8

&10AM Masses. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits & gravy, coffee, milk and or-ange juice. Cost: $5 adult, $2 age 5-12, $20 max family. Friends Are Welcome! Proceeds go to local charities and church ministries.

Lenten Fish Dinner Fridays, Feb. 21 thru March 28 -5:00 pm - 7:00 pm – FLC

For membership information “membership7099@gmail.com”