Scheduling

Isabel Ruiz, Parish Scheduler iruiz@stfran.org

Front Office

Carla Medina, Parish Secretary cmedina@stfran.org

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 Mass Schedule

Saturday

8:00 AM (Honoring Mary) 7:30 PM (Vietnamese)

Sunday 8:30 AM (English)

10:30 AM (English) Livestream Mass

Sundays @ 10:30 AM St. Francis Parish Facebook

12:30 PM (Spanish)

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 Temporarily On Hold

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

St. Francis Parish School

Rev. Msgr. Ronald Swett, 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. Msgr. Ronald Swett, Administrator Pro -Tem Rev. Anton J. Muthuneidalage, Parochial Vicar/Hosp. Ministry Rev. Joseph Warnakulasooriya, 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.

Administration

Francis Moore, Chief of Operations fmoore@stfran.org

Danny Berber, Facilities Manager

dberber@stfran.org

Stella Garcia-Hernandez, Accounting sgarcia@stfran.org

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 sgalicia@stfran.org

Security

Church and School Security: 661-201-2489

Dear St. Francis Parishioners,

This is Deacon Francis, and quite frankly I am not sure how to feel about having to write this month’s

“Message from the Pastor.” Normally I would say what an honor it is to be asked to contribute to the bulletin.

But the circumstances of this letter are not what I would have expected or hoped for.

So . . . Allow me to begin with my thanks to each and every one of you, for the prayers and support

you have been offering up for Monsignor Ronald Swett, our Canonical Administrator Pro-Tem. As you may

have noticed, Monsignor Swett has not been able to celebrate the Holy Mass with us lately. He has asked me

to share with you that he regrets not being able to be more present but has recently been diagnosed with

cancer. He has decided to follow the advice of his doctors and focus wholly on his treatment and recovery.

Please continue to keep him in your prayers as he moves forward with hopes of returning to his ministry of

serving God’s people.

As we move into the summer months, I want us to remember to use this time as an opportunity to

refocus on what really matters. To focus in prayer, on our relationship with Christ, as individuals and as a

community.

As Catholics, we dedicate the month of July to the Precious Blood of Christ. Even as far back as 96

A.D., when Pope St. Clement I wrote, "Let us fix our gaze on the Blood of Christ and realize how truly precious It

is, seeing that it was poured out for our salvation and brought the grace of conversion to the whole world."

Even though our celebration of the Blessed Sacrament may look and feel different right now, our Lord remains

constant and continues to pour Himself out for each one of us.

Let’s focus on His Love, on rebuilding our community, a community of believers, loving one another, pouring

ourselves out in the service of our fellow man.

My dear brothers and sisters, my prayers are with you. Prayers that, as the shadows of fear and uncer-

tainty creep in around us, you, our St. Francis family will remain a light in the darkness, a city on the hill, leading

those who feel lost, safely home.

Deacon Francis Moore,

Chief of Operations, St. Francis of Assisi Parish

The Month Dedicated to the Precious Blood of Jesus .

Bulletin for July, 2020

St. Francis Parish News & Announcements

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We our Happy to Announce, St.

Mary’s Chapel is Open!

Monday - Friday from 8 AM to 6 PM.

The Chapel is open for personal prayer.

A mask is required.

Anointing of the Sick is

cancelled until further notice. For more information please

contact the front office.

Happy 4th of July! The Parish Offices will be closed Monday,

July 6th. Have a safe and blessed Independence Day !

Tuition Assistance Available

The Peter Anthony Catholic Education Fund provides tuition assistance to qualifying

students for a Catholic education in Kern County. Since 2017, 62 students have received a total of

$49,000 in tuition assistance. Families must demonstrate a financial need and

agree to make partial tuition payments.

For details and access to an online application visit www.kernfoundation.org or

call Kern Community Foundation at 325-5346.

Completed applications are due July 31, 2018.

Isaiah 41:10. Fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will

uphold you with my victorious right hand.

Religious Education for Adults

By the grace of God we have started to slowly open up our church for masses and the

Sacraments. We have scheduled the Sacrament masses for our

RCIA and RCIC in July. Our Adult First Holy Communions and

Confirmations are in August.

We continue to pray that we keep moving ahead and opening our masses to more people. For now we must abide by the same mass

and communion guidelines for these Sacraments, as we do for all masses.

We thank you for your continued prayers for the Elect who are excited to finally receive their Initiation Sacraments into the church.

We also ask for prayers for our adults who will be

completing their Sacraments next month.

“Temporary” registration forms are online under Ministries and Faith Formation.

The diocese should have their guidelines

completed by the end of July and that will help us to know how next year’s classes will be offered.

Have a safe and happy Independence Day!!!

Ministry to the Sick

My sincerest greetings and prayers for health and

wellness go out to you all. As things slowly

transition and begin to open back up, I want to share some

updates regarding the pastoral care ministry

services offered by St. Francis Parish.

As you may know, we have been

unable to conduct in person visits to private homes

and healthcare facilities during this time, as issued by the

diocese. As Kern County transitions to

Phase 2 of resuming business, we are not yet able

to resume our regular activities, but virtual pastoral

support is available by phone as always.

Regular mass attendance, at reduced or

limited capacity, will soon be available for the

general population, but we will have to wait until Phase 3

or beyond in order to conduct our normal face to face

support. Until that time, as the Pastoral Care Coordinator

at St. Francis, I am available by phone or email

during normal business hours and I am happy to provide

whatever assistance I can.

May God’s grace and mercy be with us all

during this time.

Lori Kayes

Phone: (661) 747-3032

Dear head of ministries,

It was good to see you at our zoom meeting. We hope that soon we will have the chance to get together once again. Thank you for everything you do in your ministry. Our Church needs all of us more than ever. Please, if you have the means to contact the core mem-bers of your ministry, share the good news of our Lord and bring his hope to everyone! I will email all as soon as I get the time and date for our next meeting.

May our Lord bless you and your family.

Contact Deacon Hugo for more Info: deaconhugo@stfran.org

Religious Education Youth Program

Please continue prayers for our students and their families who will be receiving their First Holy Communion this month.

Our families have been the Cynical of faith in their homes as parents lived the example

of the Holy Family preparing their children for their Sacraments.

“Temporary” registration forms are online

under Ministries and Faith Formation.

The diocese should have their guidelines completed by the end of July

and that will help us to know how next year’s classes will be offered.

We miss seeing all of you and look forward to seeing those families whose children will

be receiving their First Holy Communion this month.

3rd - 4th - 5th Grades Youth Group

Until we have the guidelines from diocese Ignite Youth Group is on hold.

Have a safe and happy 4th of July !!!

St. Francis Ministry News & Updates

“But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.

Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring

of water welling up to eternal life.” (John 4:14)

In memory of parishioners who have been given the gift of

eternal life in the month of May 2020 with services through

St. Francis:

Aurelio Ponce Susie Romanini Maria Luque

Hazel Bennett Rosemary Abarca Anita Wiggins

Jessica Rubio Connie Hernandez

Our funeral team wishes to accompany those who are griev-

ing and to show the light of Jesus Christ risen to those whose

hearts are broken. Our Parish embraces all who are

mourning and gives direction for funeral services. We give

thanks to God for the deceased's life and hold family and

friends close in prayer as we travel together through these

difficult times.

We have begun to have funeral Masses as part of our phased

reopening, with the following restrictions: only 100 allowed

in the church (overflow in the parish hall), everyone must

wear a mask, no exceptions, and we must maintain 6 foot

social distancing as required by the CDC. We are also

continuing to provide graveside services, chapel services, and

scheduling memorial masses for those that could only have

graveside services, for any questions please contact

Roylene See through the Parish Office.

I believe that all of us have a song that lives deep within. It is unique, it is yours alone and it is precious because it is a gift from God. In the Himba of Nambia in South Africa, a mother who is expecting, asks to hear the song of her baby and sings the song to her child throughout the life of the

child. The song is sung at birth and she teaches the song to the whole village so they may sing and rejoice with her. The song of that child follows through success and even failures,

because the whole village knows everyone’s song. As the person travels through life they are always reminded of their unique gifts in the form of this song. On their deathbed the

song is sung for the final time as a reminder for the person to sing it again with God.

I know we each have a song in our soul that calls us to embrace the unique gift we are to the world. We are

reminded of this when we hear in Isaiah, “I have formed you, I have created you and called you by name,

and you are mine.” The discovery of our song is a lifelong process and some-times we turn away from the song. When we recognize

Christ in each other, in the Blessed Sacrament and in crea-tion, our songs are sung. Keep listening for your song it is

always being sung.

Why we Do what we Do From the desk of Heidi Scott

St. Francis Ministry News & Events

Co ngra tu la t i o ns to the newly Married!

Steven Racicot & Cecilia Jelmini

WOW’s 2020-2021 has been suspended, but may

resume should circumstances regarding Covid 19 allow.

We thank all the women for your support of our WOW Ministry

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Fellowship

Hello to my Brothers in Christ. The past few

months have brought many changes and

Challenges and during times like these,

all of us feel the need to get together and

share our thoughts and feelings. But, due to

the restrictions set forth by the Fresno Diocese,

we will not be able to resume our Saturday

morning meetings until at least September.

When we do resume our gatherings,

the attendees will need to wear mask and we

will be working on the social distancing

guidelines. Trust me when I say that I want our

meetings to be as safe as possible. Keep an

eye on the monthly bulletin but as of right

now, the second Saturday, 9/12, will hopefully

be our first get together.

Keep praying for each other that the Holy

Spirit will continue to give us the strength and

guidance during these troubling times.

God Bless

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