Front Office
Carla Medina, Parish Secretary [email protected]
Accounting Stella Garcia-Hernandez, Accounting
Administration
Deacon Francis Moore, Chief of Operations [email protected]
Danny Berber, Facilities Manager
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
St. Francis Parish Priest’s Page
Called to Serve II
God does not call the qualified, He qualifies the called. Every Baptized person is called to serve; You are cho-
sen to bring the gospel of Christ that gives hope and salvation for all. When it comes to our calling, it is not
your ability that matters, but availability.
On the 21st
we celebrated the feast of St. Mathew, one of the twelve apostles. He was a tax collector and was
known as Levi. Here, he is called Matthew, which means gift of God or given by God. It is important to know
that, during Jesus’ time, the society considered the tax collectors as outcasts and sinners. But to Jesus they
were God’s children with immense potential. Therefore, He chose Matthew to be his apostle. Matthew leaves
his table, his profession, his everything and follows Jesus. Jesus in contradiction to the Rabbi, who rejected
publicans and tax collectors, calls Matthew, the tax collector who is considered an outcast. This is the new
revolutionary step Jesus takes to build the new family of God.
It was Jesus’ way of looking, that led to the transformation and the response of Matthew to the call.
In Matthew, Jesus was able to see a potential disciple. Matthew was very successful in life, but realizing his
call, left everything to follow Jesus. Like Mathew many of us have some special moments when we become
aware of our vocation or a call to change. These are rare and outside the ordinary. God is calling us every day
by name. We are challenged to a daily listening of that call. This requires an active listening.
Each of us have our own talents. We are called to recognize and use these talents. We are not expected to do
everything. Christ wants to bring diverse peoples together. Each person is given a particular gift and a posi-
tion, and we need to come together to form one community with Christ as our head. The Gospel shows an
example of this diversity becoming unity. Matthew was a tax collector. He was not a good man, but Jesus rec-
ognized the talents that were present in Matthew that others were not able to discern. Jesus calls him into a
new kind of family, one united in the Grace of God’s own Spirit, united in companionship with Jesus in service
to the Father. A family that will need and honor His gifts, diverse though they may be.
Thank You!
Recently I did a graveside service for Richard Nieto, who served our country for 21 years. This family is
blessed with three generations that keep serving the US Navy. While hanging out with the family after the
service, they introduced me to a four-year-old boy, who is going to be the fourth generation in service!
On behalf of Saint Francis Parish Family, I let them know how much we appreciate them and said Thank
You for serving our country. We gratefully remember all our men and women in uniform, police, fire
fighters, and volunteers who work so hard to reach out to others in need. We also pray that our troops
serving overseas come home safe!
Thanks to Bishop Joseph Brennan who celebrated Mass with us on Sunday and for your surprise visit on
Monday, to say hello to our staff.
Thanks a million, to Francie & Mario Marchetti, Carla Sierra, and Dinah & Martin Pequeno who prepared
the delicious breakfast for all rectory courtyard and dining room made a perfect home for the event .
Thanks to an amazing team of Ushers: John Coleman, Richard Cardenas, Uriel Payen, Charles Blackhock,
Brian Sandrini and other Ushers too. My gratitude goes to our Knights as well: John Thompson, Danni
Berber, Jerry Alonzo and their crew. Our maintenance team did an awesome job! God Bless.
Thanks to our wonderful clergy team: Fr. Joe, Msgr. Nathaniel, Fr. Anton, Deacon Francis, Deacon Hugo,
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]
Feast of St. Francis
Blessing of the Animals
Saturday, October 3rd 11:30 AM—12:30 PM
Drive Thru @ St
Francis School
Sunday, October 4th
at 2:00 PM in front of the Church
Anointing of the Sick
Is on hold until further notice. For
more information contact the Main
Office.
St. Francis Parish Ministry Announcements
September Baptisms Welcome Newest Catholics!
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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All Souls Day November 2, 2020
Remember your loved ones by picking up
an envelope from the Main Office or
log onto our Parish website at
stfran.org. A link is provided to view
and add your loved ones to the All
Souls Memorial Page.
$10 per Name
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August 16, 2020 - August 22, 2020
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