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

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)

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.

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

Rev. Joe Baca, In Residence Rev. Msgr. Nathaniel Ndiokwere, In Residence

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 93304 Phone: 661-326-7955/Fax: 661-327-0395

www.stfrancisparishschool.com Grades (Pre-Kindergarten-8th)

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

Rosie Cook, Administrative Assistant rcook@stfran.org

Dan Hargis, Facilities Director DHargis@stfran.org

Stella Garcia-Hernandez, Accounting SGarcia@stfran.org

St. Francis Religious Education

Dinah Marquez, Religious Education Director Alma Navarrete, Youth Sacrament Coordinator

2424 Palm Street, Bakersfield CA 93304 Phone: 661-323-8800

Communications

Carleigh Hashim, Bulletin Editor chashim@stfran.org

Security

Church Security: 661-201-2489 School Security: 661-706-6565

Bulletin for March 2018

March, 2018

Dear Parish Family,

During this Lenten season, we continue our journey on wellness. For the Lenten

season, we are focusing on emotional wellness. We need to ask ourselves

questions, such as, am I angry with someone or holding resentment toward

someone? Am I grieving a loss or holding on to a grudge? When we search our

heart for the answers to these questions, we continue on our journey of wellness.

Our parish offers many ways to deal with our emotional struggles. We have

support groups, prayer groups, spiritual directors, counselors and programs to

enhance emotional wellness. However, it is up to you. Are you ready to live in the

freedom and love that Christ wishes for you? Are you ready to realize that you are

not meant to do this alone? Are you ready to heal and be able to live a life free of

hurt, regret, and pain?

That is our prayer this season. That each of us will open our hearts to the Lord’s

mercy and love. We have many opportunities for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Check the bulletin, look at our website, or call the office. Don’t wait, the time is

now, as together we strive to be a parish based on mental, physical, spiritual, and

emotional wellness.

All of this will help us to truly celebrate the resurrected Lord at Easter.

Blessings,

The Month dedicated to St. Joseph

St. Francis Parish News & Announcements

5:30 PM DAILY MASS ADDED Mass is 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.

Check out our new website! www.stfran.org.

What Does Wellness Mean to You?

I was in the kitchen the other day when I heard the washing machine start to “Bang and Clang” as it was in the spin cycle.

I knew immediately that the clothes had all moved to one side as it was spinning. The clothes had become off balance and as

the machine spun on its axis the heavy clothes on one side began to pull it off center. This got me thinking about wellness

and balance. When I consider my wellbeing I think of mind, body, and spirit (or faith), and the need to have them

balanced. My emotional state must be one of peace, I need to maintain focus on my overall physical health, and my prayer

life must be full. But here was the key in my analogy, it all must center on Jesus Christ, my axis. All of it has to revolve

around Him! He keeps me moving but if I become out of “balance”, everything begins to wobble and fall apart. This in

turn affects my family, my job and so on. When I am balanced around Christ, I am well.

Francis Moore Strategic Planning

Coordinator

Eucharistic Adoration Adoration in the chapel will end Wednesday of Holy

Week, March 28th, at 6 am and resume the Monday

after Easter, April 2nd, at 7 am. Praying that

each of you and your families have a holy Lenten

Season and a happy and blessed Easter!

The Parish Offices will be

closed Monday, April 2nd

In observance of Good Friday

HOLY WEEK MASSES & SERVICES

HOLY THURSDAY - March 29 6:00 pm Mass in the Church

GOOD FRIDAY - March 30 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 - March 31 8:00 pm Easter Vigil Mass in the Church

EASTER SUNDAY - APRIL 1 6:00 am English Mass in the Church

8:00 am English Mass in the Church & Video in Parish Hall

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

STATIONS OF THE CROSS Friday, March 2nd Friday, March 9th 6:00pm in English Church Friday, March 16th 7:00pm in Spanish Church Friday, March 23rd

Friday, March 30th at 3:00 pm in English Church Fridays at 7:30pm in Vietnamese Conf. Room B

CONFESSIONS March 26th –28th: 6:30–7:30 am, 12:30–1:30 pm, 6:00–7:00 pm.

Thursday, March 29th: 8:30–9:30 am.

Friday, March 30th: 8:30–9:30am,11:00am-12:00pm, 4:00-5:00pm.

Saturday, March 31st: 8:00-9:00am.

*Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the ending.

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Healing Mass Thursday, April 5th at 6pm

St. Francis Ministry News & Updates Elementary Religious Education

We thank everyone for your generosity to our ministry last

month during the second collection and for showing

such support and interest in our programs.

Thank you Fr. Rudy and Fr. Anton for celebrating the Burning

of Palms and Ash Wednesday with

our children and their families.

Please pray for our students who will receive the Sacrament of

Reconciliation for their first time March 14th. They will offer

their hearts this first weekend in March at all masses.

Please join us Friday, March 16th at 6:00pm in the Church as

our parents present Saint Pope John Paul II’s

Scriptural Stations of the Cross.

Our continuation groups will have an Adoration Service with

Confession on March 1st and 6th as they prepare

for Holy Week.

Palms will arrive March 12th for their Lenten project, making

crosses for the children masses on Palm Sunday.

Parents: Remember you may go online to

www.pflaumweeklies.com/parents for family gospel activities.

Under GROW Blog you can look up the

Gospel and videos used in class each week.

No Log In needed.

For more information call the RE office #323-8800

Youth ministry is happening in March!

Join us in the youth center for Edge (6-8th) on

Sunday 3-4:30 pm, followed by Life Teen (9-12th)

6:30-8 pm back in the youth center.

Food, faith, and fun guaranteed!

Our next Youth Mass is scheduled for

March 11th at 5pm!

Please join us at our next EXALT adoration service on

March 13th, from 6:30pm-7:45pm.

Our very own Monsignor Craig Harrison will speak on

the 'Heart of God' during this Lenten season!

We hope to see you there!

For more information contact

Youth Ministers,

Ian and Eileen Perez, in the parish office or by

email iperez@stfran.org

RCIA RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION

OF 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?

Come and see!

We have Ongoing Formation classes (“RCIA”)

on Thursdays, from 6:00pm to 8:30pm

(Current cycle RCIA classes have started, but you are still

welcome! All classes in Conference Room B)

Our “RCIA” and “Confirmation” programs offer

classes for ADULTS to learn and grow in your

Faith and obtain the Sacraments of Initiation.

God is waiting for you! To Enroll in classes, please call the

Church Office, 327-4734

To Contact: RCIA / Confirmation Directors:

(Amparo & Mark Kinnsch)

MINISTRY MEETING REMINDER!

MARCH 7TH 6:00 PM

YOUTH CENTER

From the Youth Sacrament Coordinator

Please pray for our Youth as they prepare to make their First Holy Communion in January 2019,

and also for our Catechumen preparing to receive their three sacraments at Easter Vigil 2019.

Please keep our Pastor Msgr. Craig, all priests, deacons, catechists, parents, and students in your

prayers during the time of Lent. Pray for all the students, they will be tested in their pray-

ers the month of March to be placed in their second year for their Holy Communion.

We will be outside the Church taking new registrations on May 5th and May 6th at all Masses.

If you have any questions you may contact me by e-mail at

anavarrete@stfran.org or by phone

at 661-323-8800, ext. 2301

Yours in Christ, Alma J Navarrete

St. Francis Ministry News & Events

B.B.B. Bible - Barbeque - Beer

Wednesday, march 14

6:00 pm - 8:00 PM

St. Francis Parish Hall

Women of Wisdom

and Wine

Wed. March 21st 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

In the Church followed by fellowship in the

Parish Hall

WOW

Men’s Vocation Meeting Sunday, March 18th from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

St. Francis Parish Rectory

For more information or to RSVP,

contact Carla Medina at

661-327-4734 or by email at cmedina@stfran.org.

St. Francis Catholic

Men's Fellowship

Breakfast Meeting

Saturday, March 10, 2018

6:30 am to 8:00 am

Msgr. Lahey Hall

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 661-327-4734 to arrange a visit.

The St. Francis Women's Altar Guild

The St. Francis Altar Guild will be meeting on Tuesday, March 13th at 1:00 pm in the Parish Hall.

Everyone is welcome to join us for prayer and friendship. We will be making officer and committee chairperson nominations for next year, also please

bring your ideas for emotional wellness as we continue on with our parish wellness theme.

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 mainte-

nance 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 661-203-6687

or Sandi Souza at 661-322-3615.

Novena to the Divine Mercy

Please join us as we start the Novena immediately

following the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday,

March 30th in St. Francis Church, at 3PM.

We invite you to pray the Novena daily, either here in

St. Mary’s Chapel at 3PM the following weekdays,

until Divine Mercy Sunday, or in your own homes, with

family or Friends.

Divine Mercy Cenacle

The Divine Mercy Cenacle at St. Francis is a small faith group of the Eucharistic Apostles of The Divine Mercy. We meet to pray

together in gratitude to God and in petition to The Divine Mercy Chaplet; we study God’s Divine Mercy through Sacred Scripture, the Catechism, and St. Faustina’s Diary. We invite you to join us

to trust in God’s infinite mercy, and grow in your faith and relationship with the Lord.

We meet at 6:30 PM on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, except in July, and December. For the location and

to learn more contact Diana at 661.204.6567

St. Francis Parish Community News

The Month of March

Jeremy Bowman-AnneMarie Eggert William Beechinor-Jordan Delfino

Ryan Lefler-Megan Ansolabehere Sean Mascarinas-Maria Garcia

Mark Staines-Shelby Atchison

The Month of April Pedro Mancia-Gabriela Yerena

Michael Robertson-Sabrina Hernandez Andre Diaz-Susan DeLaRosa

Corby Oliver-Siobhan Bewley Dane Varner-Tamara Stickley

Leonardo Garcia-Sanchez-Tiffany Garcia David Rasmussen-Kathie Sullivan

Marriage Banns Sanctuary Lamp

Patricia Fraser John Miksits Billy R. Paclijan Deceased Family Members of Julie Yoro Paul Neri Arthur J. Rodrigues

Prayers for the living protec-tion of loved ones, relatives & friends of Elsa/Zsa Prayers for the departed loved ones, relatives, friends known & unknown of Elsa/Zsa

Leaning into God’s Word with Lectio Divina

Are you looking for a way to enhance your Bible reading? The

ancient method of lectio divina (Latin for sacred reading), offers a

way of directing you to move from attentive listening, to reflec-

tive prayer, to contemplative action. Experience lectio divina in a

deeper, more complete way and enhance your Lenten journey

and beyond at a Lectio Divina workshop:

Leaning into God’s Word with Lectio Divina

Monday, March 5th, 2018

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm St. Francis Church, Youth Center, Meeting Room 2

900 H Street, Bakersfield

To register for the class, contact the front office.

Please register by March 2nd.

Inaugural Kern Catholic Prayer Breakfast

Kern Catholic will host the first annual

Catholic Prayer Breakfast modeled after the Los Angeles

Diocese. The morning is designed to bring Catholics from

throughout Kern County together in community to pray,

celebrate, and grow in faith. The prayer breakfast is a lay

apostolate event, planned and organized by an all-volunteer

effort. The morning will begin with a 6:00 am Rosary led by

local priests and deacons, followed by Mass with

celebrant Most Reverend Bishop Armando Xavier Ochoa, DD.

After mass there will be breakfast and a

very special keynote speaker, Fr. Nathan Cromly. The morning

will conclude by 8:15 am.

Wednesday, March 21st at St. Francis Church

The cost is $25 per person and tickets can be

purchased on-line at kerncatholic.com. If interested

in supporting this as a $1000 Table Sponsor, please contact

Diana Mestmaker at thebodyarchitect@aol.com or

Michele Ming at micheleaming@gmail.com

PADRE’S PILGRIMS 2019

Join Msgr. Craig on a Padre's Pilgrims Cruise to

Asia on the Sapphire Princess sailing

January 19, 2019 for 11 nights.

Ports of Call: Singapore, Thailand,

Malaysia, and Vietnam.

Please Call Lana @ Cruise & Land Holidays

for a flyer and more details 661-397-7447.

Prices start at just $1399 per person.

Knights of Columbus Council 977:

Our monthly meetings are in full swing! We meet the 1st and 3rd

Thursday of each month. Our next scheduled meetings are

March 1st and March 15th in the Youth Center.

We meet from 6:45pm (to pray the rosary)-8:00pm.

All Knights are invited for fellowship and prayer!

We hope to see you there!

Rachel’s Vineyard Healing Retreat

Rachel’s Vineyard offers weekend retreats for healing after abortion. The program is an opportunity to examine

your abortion experience, identify the ways that the loss has impacted you in the past and present, and helps to acknowledge

any unresolved feelings that many individuals struggle with after abortion. The retreat is appropriate for women, men, and those

effected by the trauma of abortion.

Fresno area: MARCH 23-25, 2018

CONTACT | Jennifer 877.629.6626

O.C.D. SUPPORT GROUP

The St. Francis O.C.D. Ministry for people suffering from O.C.D. and others affected by O.C.D. will meet on

Wednesday March 14, 6:30-8:30 pm in conference room B.

For more information call Randy at 836-1170

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Feb. 11, 2018

Last Month’s Weekly Collections Jan. 28, 2018 Jan. 21, 2018

$4,937.00

$675.00 $4,042.50

$4,766.00 $7,850.00

$1,596.00 $2,517.00

Total: $26,383.50

2nd Collection Seminarians $7,606.00

$3,879.00

$472.00 $3,816.00

$4,734.00 $5,395.00

$1,696.00 $2,905.00

$4,496.00

$766.00 $4,308.00

$4,742.00 $7,376.00

$1,734.00 $2,648.00

$6,208.00

$497.00 $4,417.00

$5,845.00 $6,882.00

$1,777.00 $2,018.00

5:00 pm

7:30 pm 6:45 am

8:30 am 10:30 am

12:00 pm 5:00 pm

5:00 pm

7:00 pm 6:45 am

8:30 am 10:30 am

12:30 pm 5:00 pm

5:00 pm

7:30 pm 6:45 am

8:30 am 10:30 am

12:00 pm 5:00 pm

Total: $22,897.00

2nd Collection 2nd Collection

$6,099.00 $0.00 Youth Project

Total: $26,070.00 Total: $27,644.00

Feb. 4, 2018

5:00 pm

7:30 pm 6:45 pm

8:30 am 10:30 am

12:00 pm 5:00 pm

2nd Collection

$7,410.00 Building Fund

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