by Steve Patti | Dec 30, 2018 | Pastor's Column
As I write this the week before Christmas, I want to thank everyone who helped with our Christmas celebrations, which as you can imagine take a lot of planning and coordination from a lot of people. Thanks to all. As you saw, we changed our Christmas Eve mass schedule...
by Steve Patti | Dec 16, 2018 | Pastor's Column
We had a snow day last Sunday, as the snow began in the early morning hours and continued throughout the day, turning to sleet, covering the grounds and the trees, and for a time on Sunday, there was a kind of quiet hush to things here, a deep winter beauty to the...
by Steve Patti | Dec 9, 2018 | Pastor's Column
We sometimes receive questions about the clerical abuse scandal, and last week we received the following letter from our bishop (see page 3). Please also know that if you have any questions about safe environment policies here at St. Francis, or anything to do with...
by Steve Patti | Dec 2, 2018 | Pastor's Column
We begin the season of Advent this weekend, a time that is often overlooked amid the intense focus in our culture on Christmas and all the shopping that goes with it. Advent comes with images of darkness and light, with a looking forward to the birth of a small child...
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