The
Question of the Week
September 2nd, 2007
After hearing, reading and reflecting on this Sunday’s readings…
During this past week, when did you ask for forgiveness of someone?
Discuss it over a family dinner!
Talk on your way to the mall!
Make it a weekly household tradition!
Blessing of the Animals
On Saturday, October 6 at 10am, Deacon John will be conducting
a Blessing of the Animals in honor of the feast day of our Patron, St.
Francis of Assisi. The blessing will take place outside in the small
plaza in front of the church. All species welcome!
HELP WANTED
8th Grade
Teacher
Looking for
someone with whom to share your faith? We are in need of teachers for
Grade 8 on Thursdays at 4pm in our Religious Education Program.
All teachers
must go through a four-week training as well as a CORI check. Please call
the office if you are willing to serve the Church in this dynamic
ministry!
New
Name...New Time…
SAME
GREAT PROGRAM!
The S.M.A.R.T. Program is getting a facelift! Join us
now for S.P.A.R.K.S., Supporting Parents And Raising Kids in the
Spirit! We all want our children to live with the light of Christ
within them...it’s up to us as parents and the people who care about
them to start the SPARK of that light!
Join us each Wednesday from 9:30-11am in the Parish Hall for
circle time, Bible stories, crafts, snacks and free play. Parents and
children Preschool age and younger are welcome!
Our new program will begin on Wednesday, September 26th at 9:30am.
Join us! The cost is $20 per family for the 8-week session.
For more information or to sign up, contact Jessica Smith in the Parish
Office (evenings only) at 978-452-6611.
2nd
Annual Little Battlers Road Race & Carnival
On Saturday, October 6th at 11am, St.
Francis will be hosting a Road Race to benefit the Little Battlers
Foundation, which supports the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy
Fund. There is an entry fee of $25, but all runners who raise $100 or
more will receive a $25 gift certificate to a local running store. There
are also other prizes for raising varying amounts of money as well as
awards for the first three finishers in each age group. T-shirts will be
given to the first 100 registrants and there will be post-race food and
fun for children of all ages. To sign up, donate, become a sponsor or to
find out more, check out
www.littlebattlers.org.
St. Francis Annual
Church Picnic
It’s that time of year again! Join us
on Sunday, September 23rd
beginning
with the 10am Mass. Our
picnic this year will include delicious food, great music and excellent
fellowship with other parishioners! Tickets are $6 for adults and $3
for children age 6 and older. Tickets will be available after all
weekend Masses during the weekends of September 8th and
September 15th as well as in the Parish Office. See you
there!
Calling all volunteers!
Liturgical
Ministers Needed
We are in need of Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Altar Servers and
Sacristans. Please call or e-mail Nancy in the Parish Office if you are
interested in serving in one of these very important ministries at (978)
452-6611 or
nmandarini@saintfrancis.net.
A Note From Sr. Irene
Since its debut on September 3, 1907: In all the
research made, we find Cecile Brodeur, class of 1926, as the oldest living
graduate. As a resident of d’Youville Manor, Cecile will not be able to
attend our Centennial activities. Yet, she assured us that her niece
would represent her. If you know any earlier than 1926 living graduate,
please let us know.
The statistics below will attest to
the life of St. Louis School
Year Students Sisters
1907 460 9
1917
830 20
1927
1370 27
1937
1115 34
1947
827 31
1957
796 29
1967
535 25
1977
322 23
1987
280 15
1997
324 14
2007
467 6
Highest Enrollment: In
1931 1456 pupils
Highest No. of Sisters: In 1943 39
Sisters
In Visions: Past, Present &
Future , our school newsletter, Sister Lucille Mercier,
Historian, class of ’35, has been helping us revisit St. Louis School
events throughout its history. If you are not receiving this newsletter,
please call the school at 978-458-7594.
Today’s Centennial Celebration is proving to be most successful as the
response to our invitation has met with enthusiasm, excitement and a high
rate of participation. Thank you for remembering your Alma Mater. May
you continue to be proud of your roots and grateful for the success you
have lived.
Adults:
We are looking for 8 to 12 adults who would be interested in helping with
specific events this year. Please check out our calendar on the St.
Francis website. If you are interested in helping with any of these
events, please call the Parish Office.
VIRTUS Training
For All New Volunteers
There will be
two classes offered at St. Francis for the VIRTUS Training Program. They
will be held on Saturday, August 18th at 10am and Saturday,
September 15 at 10am. You need only attend one of those sessions.
This three-hour program educates adults in ways to prevent child abuse and
how to provide safe environments for children. All staff and all
volunteers are mandated to attend a training session. Please call the
Parish Office to register. If you have attended a previous session, you
do not have to attend again.
St. Basil
Salvatorian Center
40th Anniversary Kick-Off!
Walking With Jesus in the 3rd
Millennium
On Saturday, September 15, the St. Basil Center on 30 East Street
in Methuen, MA will be sponsoring a night of celebration. The
evening begins at 6:30pm with singing, followed by Divine Liturgy, a
homily on Evangelization and then refreshments. Come celebrate with
us!
Our
Lady of Good Counsel School
Our Lady of Good Counsel School, a pre-K to Grade 8
school, formerly known as St. Augustine School, located in the Tower
Hill section of Lawrence is pleased to announce that we still have a
limited number of openings, especially in kindergarten, for the
2007-2008 school year. Our Lady of Good Counsel School recently
partnered with MIT through the
MIT@Lawrence program to provide an enhanced science and math
learning experience that will include “field trips” to the MIT campus in
Cambridge.
In an effort to further enhance the science ad
technology based educational experience at Our Lady of Good Counsel
School, we also recently purchased new science textbooks for the entire
school and thirty new Dell desktop computers to help our children remain
competitive with other local schools in terms of science and technology
curriculum standards. Our Lady of Good Counsel School is also able to
offer scholarships to qualified families. Please call the school today
at 978 682-9761 for further details.
Let us pray for, support and encourage those preparing for marriage …
Robyn Whalen & Brian Seidl
Wedding Date: September 29, 2007
The Rosary is prayed Monday – Friday at 8:30 AM.
Please notify the parish office when parishioners are
homebound, in extended care facilities, or are admitted to the hospital.
Call Sharon at 978-454-6369 or Louise at
978-454-7970.
Call Barbara at 978-937-0239 or Pat at 978-685-1137,
also online at www.saintfrancis.net/prayerline.
Meeting in the Parish Hall every Saturday at 8:00 PM.
Meets second & fourth Wednesdays of each month at
7:00 PM. Please call Louise Daigle at 978-454-7970.
Call Paulette in the Parish Office at 978-452-6611.
We encourage parishioners to use the weekly offertory
envelopes. Contact the parish office if you’d like to receive them.
If you are interested in spiritual direction, call
Paulette in the parish office at 978-452-6611 or Marcy at 978-458-9715.
Contact the
parish office at 978-452-6611 for more information about Religious
Education, Youth Ministry, RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults),
Men’s Spirituality, Women’s Spirituality, Music Ministry, and other
Volunteer Opportunities.
