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12:10pm

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St. Francis of Assisi ParishNovember 11 2018 •The THIRTY-SECOND Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Honoring our Franciscan Tradition

From the Pastor’s DeskThe Gospel passage we read today is the last teaching recounted in St. Mark’s Gospel about the ordinary life of discipleship. After this, St. Mark’s focus switches to recounting the Passion of Christ and the Central Saving Mysteries of our Faith. The two teachings contained in the gospel concerning the ostentatious scribes and the impoverished widow were probably unrelated. They are joined here because of the word “widow,” which appears in both. Although at first glance these passages appear disparate, they converge in that each asserts that Faith is essentially a Matter of the Heart. There are undoubtedly people who like to parade their beliefs and receive recognition. For others there is nothing in play except the love of God. Both the widow mentioned in the First Reading and the widow in the Gospel story display generosity and real religious spirit. The position of widows in the ancient world was particularly precarious. If they had young children, they were dependent on the generosity of their families and society in general.

The poor widow in the Gospel exemplifies what Jesus would do himself -- give everything as an offering to God. Jesus hopes that his own disciples will take their cue from the poor widow who provides an example of true piety; not from the scribes hungry for status and honor. He hopes that we, his followers, will be equally generous with our own resources. These resources are not always measured in money. We are called on to give of our time, our talent and our under-standing. We are asked to give not just from our monetary resources, but to give abundantly from our Gifts and Talents. Like the widow, we might feel that we have nothing more to give; but it is that kind of giving that counts with the Lord. This gospel is particularly apposite for us at this time, as we focus on own annual Parish Covenant of Sharing.

The Gospels continually challenge us to be generous with our love, our forgiveness, our patience, our resources. St. Francis Parish Community have always responded with great charity to the Christian call to service, particularly in service to the poor, the marginalized and the vulnerable. Our prayer should be for the grace to continue to respond with generosity and love.

Peace and Every Good in the tradition of St.Francisand St.Clare. Fr. Des.

In Loving Memoryof those whose funeral services were celebrated

at St. Francis of Assisi Parish November 2017 – October 2018

Kathleen AdamsRaymond Alcantar

Jack CostaRuben Garcia

Edward GiovannoniSr. Claire Graham, SSS

Margaret JosephJames Julien

Gloria MartinezNancy McFadden

Dora MantecónDiana Oates

Lenny Palaca

José Luis RamirezMarietta ReitorMarie ReynoldsVera RoughtonArnold SaenzGloria SanchezKarin SchwedlerDiane SlavichChristopher StollEleanor TeslukHollis ThompsonLoretta TulleyJarrett Woodruff

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2018-2019 Faith Formation

Faith Formation Team DFF@stfrancisparish.com / 916-443-8084 xt110www.stfrancisparish.com/faith_formation.htm

Rite of Christian InitiationAdults and Children’s Program: Searching for a spiritual home? The St. Francis Parish RCIA inquiry program begins in November. It is ideal for learning about Catholicism and deepening your spiritual journey.

If you are looking for a spiritual home or are Catholic but have not yet received Eucharist or Confirmation, please attend an upcoming Information Session about the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), and RCIA Adapted for Children.

Our next Information Session will be held in the Assisi Room, adjacent to Brunsman Social Hall, on Sunday, Nov. 18 at 11am.

If interested, complete a Sacramental Prep for Adults form online at http://bit.ly/SacPrepForm. Please contact the Faith Formation Team if you have any questions or problems.

T h e D i o c e s e h a s re c e i ve d re p o r t s t h i s p a st we e k o f emails sent from a spammer impersonating Gmail accounts of several pastors within our diocese (Fr. Des included). The subject of the email was typically GOD BLESS YOU and they requested a reply (often times it was a request of a gift card, such as iTunes). This particular spoofing email scam seems to be target-ing Catholic parishes and dioceses throughout the United States for the past several months. Please just DELETE those messages. The holidays are quickly approaching and we will start to see more of these phishing emails to try and trick the recipient into sending currency or something of value. The Diocese asks that parishioners and parish staff members be extremely cautious when responding to these types of emails.

that email was not from fr. desPLEASE READ:

The parish has a part time Plant/Facilities Manager position opening. Job responsibilities include Parish property maintenance, handyman skills, management of cleaning services. The Plant Manager oversees and supervises all aspects of maintenance of parish build-ings and grounds in a safe and effective manner. Parish building and grounds may include the friary and school in emergency situations. Collaborates with pastor, par-ish staff, school staff, Friary Guardian, Diocesan staff and parish volunteers in providing follow through and operational support for the parish mission and goals.

• Necessary mechanical skills.• Good interpersonal communication skills.• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize time.• Three or more years of supervisory experience in related field.• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.• Comparative shopping skills.

A full job description will be available soon, but to express interest in this immediate opening, please send a cover letter, resume and references to resume@stfrancisparish.com.

Morning of Sharing and Listening - THANK YOU!A very special Thanks to the planning team who conceived and developed the “Morning of Sharing and Listening,” including Ed Condon, Malcolm Hotchkiss, Kay Shonieczny, Myrna Rodriquez, Frances Freitas, Peggy Briggs and Bob. Reid. The event was held on Saturday October 20th. Bishop Soto and Fr. Des par-ticipated in the event, along with 52 parishioners. A special thanks to each of the participants as wellfor helping to make this a wonderful morning of sharing of stories and experiences with our parish Catholic LGBT community, our Bishop, and our parish community.

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Bishop Soto asks for your prayers prior to the general assembly of the American bishops beginning November 12, where they will make critical decisions regarding the tragedy of clergy abuse.

Parish Directory UpdateThank you to everyone who has participated in the Parish Directory Project to date. The pho-tographer has notified us that all pictures will be delivered by the end of November, or sooner. We thank you for your patience. We anticipate completing the remainder of the photographs (indi-viduals, couples, families) after the New Year. Please feel free to contact Francine Freitas, francine2b@comcast.net, or Bob Reid, bobreid5@gmail.com, if you have any questions.

We Welcome our Newest Parishioners

Lord, Jesus, You welcomed all people who came to you.Grant us the joy of celebrating the mystery of your love with these

newest members of our community.

Shavoni Singh and Gloria Singh-Gaytan;Justin, Stacey, Olive, Lola and Graham Tessier;Sheela Halo; Matthew and Stephanie Singer;

Andrew, Nichole, Andrea and Austin Sturmfels;Bill, Cindy and Isabella Hoang-Tran;

Homer and Jennie Mendoza;Edgar, Rachel, Sofia and Liliana Santillan;

Brian, Megan and Ellie Bossemeyer;Antonia Frequez; Tom and Marjorie Duffy;

Brian and Calvin Nilles;Stephen, Jennilee, Luca and Lincoln Betz;

Roger DeSilva;KeanDrae and Crystal Fernandez-Saldate;

Oscar, Maximus and Elias Gaeta;Dahlila and Maria Huerta-Ordaz, and Xavier Flores;

Orion and Maritza Roger-Tapia;Margarita and Samantha Delgadillo;

Stefani Sacchetti and Elias Gaeta-Sacchetti;David, Deanna, Klara and Frederick Seeba;

Courtney Starr; Joseph Flores; Jeffrey Jenkins;Marko and Lana Mosunic-Andres;

Alicia Garcia; Stephen LaPorte;Jorge Manzo III, Elias Manzo, Jorge and Sou Manzo-Vang;

Christopher, Brenda, Allison and Nathaniel Ryan

From the Diocese

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Prayer Requests

Peace Prayer Of St. Francis Weekly ReadingsLord, make me an instrument of your peace;where there is hatred, let me sow love;where there is injury, pardon;where there is doubt, faith;where there is despair, hope;where there is darkness, light;and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master,grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;to be understood, as to understand;to be loved, as to love;for it is in giving that we receive,it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

Thank you for your generosity!*Sign up for Online Giving at www.stfrancisparish.com

No checks, no envelopes, helps cut Parish costs & saves you time!

RegulaR giving (Week of October 22-28, 2018)

In-Pew (Collection) $ 5,586 Online Giving* $ 1,939 Total $ 7,625

DesignateD Donations (07/01/18 - 10/28/18)

Building Fund $11,320

Step Ministry $19,486

Your Financial Support(Includes direct deposit, credit card and online donations)

sunday Mass is at the heart of the Church’s life. there we

encounter the Risen lord, we listen to His Word, we are nourished at His table, and

thus we become Church.

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Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:10-16; Ps 146:7-10; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44 [41-44]Monday: Ti 1:1-9; Ps 24:1b-4ab, 5-6; Lk 17:1-6Tuesday: Ti 2:1-8, 11-14; Ps 37:3-4, 18, 23, 27, 29; Lk 17:7-10Wednesday: Ti 3:1-7; Ps 23:1b-6; Lk 17:11-19Thursday: Phlm 7-20; Ps 146:7-10; Lk 17:20-25Friday: 2 Jn 4-9; Ps 119:1-2, 10-11, 17-18; Lk 17:26-37Saturday: 3 Jn 5-8; Ps 112:1-6; Lk 18:1-8Sunday: Dn 12:1-3; Ps 16:5, 8-11; Heb 10:11-14, 18; Mk 13:24-32

For those Who are ill or in Pain Agnes Jennings, Ed Connolly, Amanda Lowrey,

Hudson McCauley, Greg Schultz, Joe Prassa

For those Who Have Been Called to eternal lifeMay They Rest In Peace

While this prayer has always been attributed to St. Francis, the author is actually unknown. The prayer does wonderfully represent the spirit of St. Francis and the Franciscan Orders.

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Saints and Special ObservancesSunday: Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time; Veterans DayMon: St. JosaphatTues: St. Frances Xavier CabriniThurs: St. Albert the GreatFriday: St. Margaret of Scotland; St. GertrudeSat: St. Elizabeth of Hungaryv

“We are made loveless by our possessions. we come to rest and through death that we pass to life.” - St. Elizabeth of Hungary

St. Elizabeth of Hungary Pray For us.

Mass intentionsNov. 10 Sat. 5:15pm Michael H. Greenberg (†)Nov. 11 Sun. 7:30am Pro Benefa

Sun. 9:30am Gloria Jazmin Sanchez (†) Pro Populo

Nov. 12 Mon. 12:10pm Gloria Jazmin Sanchez (†)Nov. 13 Tues. 12:10pm Gloria Jazmin Sanchez (†)Nov. 14 Weds. 12:10pm Gloria Jazmin Sanchez (†)

Nance McEnerney (†)Nov. 15 Thurs. 12:10pm Gloria Jazmin Sanchez (†)Nov. 16 12:10pm Gloria Jazmin Sanchez (†)

Joseph Fallon (†)

Saint Francis in Prayer by El Greco (1541–1614). Public Domain.

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* Mr. Harrington’s 2001 bequest supports the parish’s charitable and humanitarian services. This report is online at https://stfrancisparish.com/PDF/Three_Month_Report_To_Parish_July-Sept2018.pdf

Yearly Income

Monthly Income

Weekly Income

2% /week

4% /week

6% /week

8% /week

10% /week

$8,000 $667 $154 $3 $6 $9 $12 $1512,000 1,000 231 5 9 14 18 2316,000 1,333 308 6 12 18 25 3120,000 1,667 385 8 15 23 31 3925,000 2,083 481 10 19 29 38 4830,000 2,500 577 12 23 35 46 5835,000 2,917 673 13 27 40 54 6740,000 3,333 769 15 31 46 62 7745,000 3,750 865 17 35 52 69 8750,000 4,167 962 19 38 58 77 9660,000 5,000 1,154 23 46 69 92 11575,000 6,250 1,442 29 58 87 115 144100,000 8,333 1,923 38 77 115 154 192125,000 10,417 2,404 48 96 144 192 240

What percentage will i now give of what god has given me?

(Rounded to the nearest dollar)

Covenant of Sharing 2018: Each of us are calledj Online Giving? k A 10% increase in giving? l A one time gift?

Pray and give generously! Help us reach our $30,000 Goal!

As followers of Jesus in the tradition of St. Francis, we share in a responsibility to

be stewards of the Church, to see that Jesus’ mis-sion, which has been entrusted to us, not only continues - but thrives and grows. It is our job as parishioners to do what we can to continue to make our parish a true community of faith and a vibrant source of service to the wider commu-nity.

On the weekend of November 17/18, each of us will be invited to make or renew a finan-

cial commitment as part of our Covenant of Shar-ing, to increase our giving as we are able, and to sign up for Online Giving. We will also have the opportunity to make a one-time donation.

our Covenant of sharing Calls us to sacrifice

Did you know that the word sacrifice literally means “make holy?” It comes from two Latin words: sacer or sacred, and facere or to make. When we sacrifice a part of our income to God, we literally “make it holy.”

Three-Month Report to Parish: July 2018 through September 2018

INCOME Parish Ministries of CareOffertory Collections $147,454Sacramental Services $7,685

Parish Programs (formation/lit-urgy/music) $15,583 Ministries of Care $6,466 Step Donations $14,184 Harrington Fund Support* $12,258

Donations & Unrestricted Gifts $2,059

Parish Fund Raising Net (The Gala/Mums) $8,487

Other Receipts (Rent, Bulletin Ad Rebate, etc.) $4,035Building Fund Donations $10,095

Total Income $195,398 $32,908EXPENSE

Salaries (Staff & Clergy) $74,241Employee Benefits $39,840Parish Programs $15,672 Ministry to Needy $5,623 School Tuition Assistance $5,000 Step Expenses $22,285

Diocesan Assessment (18% of prior year Offertory) $28,950Parish Office $7,762Building Maintenance (church, friary & parish center) $17,959

Property & Liability Insurance/Assessments $11,943

Other $3,656Total Expense $200,023 $32,908

Net Operating Income/(Loss) ($4,625) ($0)

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o n g o i n g : all are welcomeChildren’s liturgy of the WordDuring the Liturgy of the Word at our 9:30 am Mass, children K-4th grade are escorted from the church to the Parish Center Chapel by an adult catechist. No registration required. Parents may accompany their children. During June, July, Aug & Sept. - 2nd Sundays only.

Church toursLearn about the art & history of our church on the Fourth Sunday of the month, following the Noon Mass.

Communion visitationTo request a visit for you or a loved one, please email: SFCommunionVisitation@gmail.com. Please include your phone number in your email.

Contemplative Prayer Mondays 6:00 pm in the Parish Center Chapel, and Tuesdays after 12:10 pm Mass in St. Clare Chapel.

Franciscan Crown Rosary Ministry First Saturday of each month, 9-10am, in the Parish Center, we pray the Franciscan Crown Rosary, followed by conversation, fellowship, and brunch at a local restaurant. For more info, contact BethW@stfrancisparish.com

Healing Prayer MinistryEmail your prayer petitions to healingprayer@stfrancisparish.com, or call the parish office (443-8084).

High school Youth Ministry (on hiatus)1st and 3rd Thursdays from 6:00-8:00 pm in the Parish Center. Light dinner provided. Bring a friend! For more info email StFrancisTeens@stfrancisparish.com.

HospitalityOn most Sundays after the 9:30 am Mass, join us for coffee and donuts in Brunsman Hall.

library HoursThursdays, 11:00-1:00 pm as well as 1st and 3rd Sundays 8:30 - 11:30 am in the Parish Center

lgBt MinistryAll are invited to find community and support in their faith journey through worshipping with us and participating in parish activities. Contact RichardH@stfrancisparish.com.

little lambs nursery ProgramChild care for children ages 1-3 during 9:30 am Mass. Register online at www.stfrancisparish.com/children_formation.htm

taizé PrayerEach Wednesday from 6:00-7:00 pm, in the church.

t’ai Chi ChihSaturdays: 9:05 am in St. Clare Chapel or, weather permitting, in the park across from the church, and Wednesdays 6:00 pm in the church (dur-ing Taizé Prayer).

school Prayer service Mondays at 8:10 am in the church (when school is in session).

thomas Merton Circle More info: John (482-6976).

Young adults (20’s-30’s)A community for growth, companionship, and transformation. Activities include hikes, potlucks, and small faith-sharing groups. For more info contact Patrice at YoungAdults@stfrancisparish.com

taize Prayer on WednesdaysJoin us for Taize prayer everyWednesday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the church. Parking is available in the church lot, and all are welcome!

Phew! the ads of midtermcandidates sniping at each other are over...Did you hear any of these ads focusing on improving food distribution to the hungry in our society? Did you find any ads mentioningnew resources for the homeless?.... No.

We are having a

“cr is is of values” as Pope Francis calls it.

In discussing this crisis of values, Pope Francis repeats his call for Catholics to seek out people on the fringes of society, like the widow in the Gospel story this Sunday, who need help the most. Are you called to action when you hear about starving people needing food, or home-less people needing shelter? What can you do?‘If we step outside of ourselves, we will find poverty ... today, and it breaks my heart to say it, finding a home-less person who has died of cold, is not news. Today, the news is scandals, that is news, but the many children who don’t have food--that’s not news. This is grave. We can’t rest easy while things are this way. ... We cannot become starched Christians, too polite, who speak of theology calmly over tea. ... We have to become courageous Chris-tians and seek out those (who need help most).’

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FranciscansFor Justice

from Bro. Mark, OFM

The Parish Center office will be closed Monday, Nov 12 in observance of Veteran’s Day.

Please join us at 12:10 for Mass in St. Clare’s Chapel.

Honoring the Men and Women who have served our

Nation.

Make Plans to Celebrate as a Parish! • February 23, 2019 5-10pm • Hilton Sacramento Arden West.St. Francis of Assisi Parish 11th Annual Gala! Save $10! Early Bird registration is open at bit.ly/2019GalaSFAP

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The SacramentoCatholic DiocesanHIV/AIDS Ministry

is requesting donations in the form of grocery gift

cards for Thanksgiving meals for the community we

serve. We deeply appreciate your continued compassion

and support.

Please drop off cards to, or contact with questions:

Richard Hernandez,at 916-443-8084 xt114 or

RichardH@stfrancisparish.com. Additionally, we are

currently seeking board members.

the 2018

AlternativeChristmas Faire

sunday, november 18 8:30am-2:00pm in Brunsman Hall

Be sure to join us again this year for the annual st. Francis alternative Christmas Faire. Our vendors represent Non-Profits, many of whom work on behalf of our brothers and

sisters in need all year long.

In purchasing your Christmas gifts from these organizations and artists, you will receive the perfect gift: You will experience the joy of knowing that you contributed “a hand up” to someone in need, and you will receive the plea-sure of sharing both that joy and a gift with a loved one in your life.

Mark your calendar! We look forward toseeing you on November 18, 2018!

"For it is in giving that we receive." —St. Francis of Assisi

Oct. 13: Marco Triana & Monique Caballero

Oct. 20: Matthew Opsahl & Cristina Granda

Oct. 27: Frank Maldonado & Yadhira Rodrigues

Married atSt. Francis

Do you Smile?When you shop at Amazon.com, use this link:

https://smile.amazon.com/ch/45-4330879When you do, Amazon.com donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to St. Francis Parish.

You can bookmark that link in each browser that you use, find the link on our website and Facebook page, and at the bottom of the bulletin front page.

Clicking on that link does not cost you or the parish any-thing additional! Amazon simply donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the parish.

st. Francis Parish is a member of amazonsmile.

Please join Wellspring Women’s Center to honor Center co-founder Sister Claire Graham, SSS (1937-2018) with a program and an unveiling of a commemorative portrait by Artist Kerri Warner. Drinks and light appetizers will be served. Due to space constraints, attendance is limited. Please register at genelle.wellspring@comcast.net.

Friday, november 16, 2018 , 5:30-7:00pm Wellspring Women’s Center 3415 4th ave., sacramento, 95817

This event is not sponsored by St. Francis Parish.

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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Francis of Assisi Parish

November 10/11, 2018

We adore you Most Holy Lord Jesus Christ, here and in all your churches in the world, And we bless you, because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world. Amen.

Gathering Gather Us In Marty Haugen

Here in this place new light is streaming, now is the darkness vanished away, See in this space our fears and our dreamings, brought here to you in the light of this day.

Gather us in the lost and forsaken, gather us in the blind and the lame; Call to us now, and we shall awaken, we shall arise at the sound of our name.

We are the young our lives are a myst'ry, we are the old who yearn for your face,

We have been sung throughout all of hist'ry, called to be light to the whole human race. Gather us in the rich and the haughty, gather us in the proud and the strong; Give us a heart so meek and so lowly, Give us the courage to enter the song.

Here we will take the wine and the water, here we will take the bread of new birth,

Here you shall call your sons and your daughters, call us anew to be salt for the earth. Give us to drink the wine of compassion, give us to eat the bread that is you;

Nourish us well, and teach us to fashion lives that are holy and hearts that are true. Copyright ©1982, GIA Publica�ons, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-706617. All rights reserved.

Gloria: Mass of Renewal (See mass card in pew) Curtis Stephan Liturgy of the Word for Children (9:30): James V. Marchionda, OP

Let the children hear the word of God. Let the children hear God’s word. With the blessing and prayers and love of this church, let the children hear the word.

Psalm: Psalm 147 “ Alleluia, Sing Forever“ Grayson Warren Brown, Val Parker

Copyright © 2006, Grayson Warren Brown OCP Publica�ons, Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-706617. All rights reserved

Gospel Acclamation: Mass of Renewal (See mass card in pew) Curtis Stephan

Dismissal of Catechumens: Blessing of St. Clare Cathy Tisel Nelson May you always be with God wherever you may be and may God be with you always.

Blessing of St. Clare, Copyright ©1993, Cathy Tisel Nelson. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-706617. All rights reserved.

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APOSTLE’S CREED I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pon�us Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead;

he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the

communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrec�on of the body, and life everlas�ng. AMEN+ Preparation of Gifts: Whatsoever You Do Willard F. Jabusch

Copyright © 1967, 1977 Willard F. Jabusch, OCP Publica�ons. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-706617. All rights reserved.

Liturgy of the Eucharist: Mass of Renewal (See mass card) Curtis Stephan

Communion: I Am the Bread of Life Suzanne Toolan, RSM I am the Bread of life. You who come to me shall not hunger;

and who believe in me shall not thirst. No one can come to me unless the Father beckons.

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The bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world, and if you eat of this bread, you shall live forever, you shall live forever. (Refrain)

Unless you eat of the flesh of the Son of Man

and drink of his blood, and drink of his blood, you shall not have life within you. (Refrain)

I am the Resurrec�on, I am the life. If you believe in me, even though you die you shall live forever. (Refrain)

Yes, Lord, we believe that you are the Christ,

The Son of God, who have come into the world. (Refrain) Copyright ©1966, 1970, 1986, 1993, GIA Publica�ons, Inc. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-706617. All rights reserved.

Sending Forth: America the Beautiful Katherine L Bates, Samuel A. Ward

Text: Katherine L. Bates, 1859-1929, Tune: MATERNA, CMD: Samuel A. Ward, 1848-1903

. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-706617. All rights reserved.

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St. Francis Parish Center Offices: 1066 26th Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 • Phone: 1-916.443.8084 Fax: 1-916.443.7356 • Website: www.stfrancisparish.com • email: info@stfrancisparish.com

office Hours: 9am-5pm, Receptionist pResent mon-FRi 9am-1pm. FoR otheR times, please call ahead.

St. Francis Elementary School: 2500 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 • Phone: 1-916.442.5494 Website: www.stfranciselem.org • office Hours: mon–thuR, 8am–4pm and FRi, 8am-2pm (during the School Year)

Pastor Rev. Desmond T. O’ Reilly dtor@stfrancisparish.com x115

Principal Ivan Hrga Principal@stfranciselem.org 1-916-442-5494

Director of liturgy Beth White BethW@stfrancisparish.com x110

Director of Music John Iosefa JohnI@stfrancisparish.com x103

Director of outreach & stewardship Richard Hernandez Richard.Hernandez@stfrancisparish.com x114

administrative associate J.D. Warrick, OFS jdwarrick@stfrancisparish.com x102

Plant Manager TBD JoeP@stfrancisparish.com x107

Parish Programs assistant Amanda Evans AmandaE@stfrancisparish.com x105 Parish Bookkeeper Jacquie Embs JEmbs@stfrancisparish.com x104

Faith Formation team Faith Formation Team DFF@stfrancisparish.com x110

Communion visitation Ministry Coordinator Peggy Briggs SFCommunionVisitation@gmail.com Children’s Baptism Coordinator Carol Spinella InfantBaptism@stfrancisparish.com x302

library Coordinator Pat Pavone Library@stfrancisparish.com

Membership Coordinator Myrna Rodriguez Membership@stfrancisparish.com x101

Parish Council Chair Bob Reid ParishCouncil@stfrancisparish.com

Young adults Ministry Coordinator Patrice Clemons YoungAdults@stfrancisparish.com

Youth Ministry Coordinator Traci Bean stfrancisteens@stfrancisparish.com

in Residence at the Friary: Ray Bucher, OFM • John Summers, OFM • Mark Schroeder, OFM (brothermark@att.net)