Mike Watson, Author at The Catholic Community of St. Francis of Assisi

Stewardship without Assumption

April 23, 2025

JaVon Hansknecht joined the staff of St. Francis of Assisi as the Director of Justice and Peace in the summer of 2023, bringing an open mind and knowledge of the parish's welcoming reputation, and for…

The Liturgy of the Church Year: The Easter Vigil

April 10, 2025

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“The Easter (or Paschal) Vigil is THE liturgy of the Church year and is the most important Eucharistic celebration of the year. Its roots reach back to the Apostolic generation. In the Church’s…

Holy Week: A Week to Consider the Whole

March 27, 2025

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Holy Week and the lead-up to the celebration of Easter are all about family and community. As Pastor Chris Koehn emphasizes, “A lot of the gifts of Holy Week, that maybe all of us as…

Serving the Mission of the Diocese of Raleigh

March 13, 2025

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Every year at this time, the Bishop’s Annual Appeal (BAA) is shared through the local parishes in the Diocese and on the Diocesan website. This year’s BAA campaign theme is ‘ Open Your Heart |…

Dust to Dust: What about Ash Wednesday?

February 27, 2025

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As the Church prepares to enter Lent, Ash Wednesday arrives in Western Christian Churches this week. Some of us start a little earlier by celebrating Mardi Gras to have that “last blowout” before the repentance…

Meet the Parish Councils

January 31, 2025

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Every organization, whether a Fortune 500 company, a small LLC, or a Catholic parish, needs advisory and administrative structure to accomplish its objectives. St. Francis of Assisi is blessed to have several Councils …

Celebrating Catholic Schools

January 16, 2025

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As The Franciscan School (TFS) celebrates its 25th anniversary, we join with the other schools in the Diocese of Raleigh, and all Catholic schools across the country, next week to celebrate all that Catholic education…

Building Community Through Sports

January 3, 2025

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In 2010, the vision for the St. Francis of Assisi campus became a more tangible reality for the parish. When Father Mark Reamer became pastor at St. Francis, he focused on making our community more…

Growing in ‘Welcome’ at St. Francis

December 18, 2024

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St. Francis Parish has been lauded for its welcoming atmosphere, and we strive to enhance further that experience for all who come to our campus. You may have noticed some improvements to the facilities at…

Crèches, Carols, and Cookies: Something for Everyone!

December 6, 2024

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Last year, we celebrated the 800th year of Saint Francis’ use of a crèche, or nativity, to celebrate the birth of Christ. As you may recall from that story , before 1223, the faithful…

Stewardship without Assumption

The Liturgy of the Church Year: The Easter Vigil

Holy Week: A Week to Consider the Whole

Serving the Mission of the Diocese of Raleigh

Dust to Dust: What about Ash Wednesday?

Meet the Parish Councils

Celebrating Catholic Schools

Building Community Through Sports

Growing in ‘Welcome’ at St. Francis

Crèches, Carols, and Cookies: Something for Everyone!

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