Front Office Carla Medina, Parish Secretary [email protected]Accounting Stella Garcia-Hernandez, Accounting [email protected]Administration Deacon Francis Moore, Chief of Operations [email protected]Danny Berber, Facilities Manager [email protected]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 7:00 PM (Vietnamese) Location - In Front of the Church 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 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. 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 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 Bulletin for: Sunday 27, 2020
Deacon Joe Lubatti, Bryan Cabrera, Elizabeth Frausto, Margo Hellman, and Ramiro Sierra.
Finally, thanks to my amazing staff!
Blessings,
Fr Theo
Sacrament of Penance Confession is Saturday morning after the
7:00 AM Mass ending in the Church or by appointment.
St. Francis Parish News & Announcements
Outdoor Mass Serv i ce
We invite you to join us in our outdoor services! We are now offering Daily, Saturday &
Sunday Mass. Please refer to the cover page for detail information.
We look forward to you and
your family joining us in this
blessed opportunity.
*Masks are required.
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 recommendations 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 information about the school visit
www.stfranschool.org or call the school office 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!
Feast Day of Our Lady of the Rosary
October 7, 2020
The Ministry of The Most Holy Rosary of the Diocese of Fresno,
invites you to pray the rosary together as One Family...
6:00 PM via Zoom.
Meeting # 934 078 3894 Password: family
For more info, contact: Mrs. Jean Floro (559) 499-3299 or [email protected]
Elena Barela, Ariadne Martinez, Yazeni Mercado and Evangeline Heber
Sep t ember Wedd i ngs Ryan Watts & Lauren Antongiovanni
Julian Romero & Raquel Rosa
Religious Education Registrations are closed.
Pick up parties for RE Youth Sacrament classes begin next week with 2nd year students greeting
their teachers and receiving their student folders. Parents will receive a full calendar of parent Zoom
orientation meeting dates, student Zoom class dates and Sacrament dates.
High School Confirmation parents will be contacted next week to set up appts with the RE Director in person, prior to zoom classes starting in October. Class date and times will be sent out next week.
Adult RCIA and Sacrament Prep classes will begin Thursday, October 15th to give adequate time for
face to face meetings prior to start of classes.
In John 10:27–28 Jesus states that: "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give to them eternal life; and they shall never perish."
In memory of parishioners who have been given the gift of eternal life in the months of July and August 2020 with services through St. Francis:
Michael Battle Alexandra Hall Jimmy Casabar Blas Fimbres Jeannette Logrecco-Weiss Randy Berry
Marcela Fader Rita Contreras Armida Vallejo Margaret Rodriguez Joseph Armijios Deane Hisey
Roberta Maynard Jose Gonzalez Emmanuel Ruvalcaba Maria Yanez Esther Anama Lillian Phipps
Alfonso Valadez Liz Wright Juan Gonzalez Jean Leon Matthew Contreras Ruth Dominguez
Jose Pacheco Richard Nieto Our funeral team wishes to accompany those who are grieving 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. Once again we find ourselves unable to hold funeral Masses in the church at this time, however we are now able to hold funeral masses outside of the church, much the same as our daily morning mass. Masses can be held at 8:00, 8:30, or 9:00 in the morning,
this helps us to beat the heat. We will also continue to provide graveside services, chapel services, and schedule memorial masses for a future time as allowed. For any
questions please contact Roylene See through the Parish Office.
Ladies, WOW misses your smiling faces and beautiful souls. We long to assemble again to learn God's Word and how to apply His promises to our every-day lives. We are thinking of you as we all persevere through this pandemic.
"As you know, we count as blessed those who have perse-vered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen
what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy." James 5:11
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