This message includes the following:
- The Week at a Glance
- Vacation Bible School
- Young Adult Group
- 365 Days with the Catechism
- Backpack 2 School Bash
- Fall Festival Volunteers Needed!
- Life Chain
- Help Needed: Our Fathers Place
- Life Teen Summer Camp
- Altar Server Training
- Community Announcement
Calendar
Saturday, June 19:
- SFO Meeting 12:45 - 4:00
- 4:30 Vigil Mass
Sunday, June 20: Father's Day
- 8:30 Mass
- 11:00 Mass
- 1:00 Spanish Mass
Monday, June 21:
- 9:00 Mass
- 9:00 Vacation Bible School Marian Hall
- 10:00 Case for Jesus Bible Study (Room 5)
- 11:15 Online Rosary
- 12.45 Altar Server Training Marian Hall
- 6:30 Case for Jesus Bible Study (Online)
Tuesday, June 22:
- 9:00 Vacation Bible School Marian Hall
- 10:00 Weight on the Lord
- 11:15 Online Rosary
- 12:00 Mass
- 1:00 Life and Dignity
Wednesday, June 23:
- 9:00 Vacation Bible School
- 10:00 Prayer Ministry (Meeting House)
- 11:15 Online Rosary
- 12:00 -2:00 Mass
- 1:00 RCIA
- 1:30 Catechism in a Year (Room 5)
- 6:00 pm Mass (Spanish)
Thursday, June 24:
- 9:00 Mass
- 9:00 Vacation Bible School
- 10:00 St. Vincent De Paul
- 11:15 Online Rosary
Friday, June 25:
- 9:00-11:00 Mass and Adoration
- 11:15 Online Rosary
- 4:00 Grace Force (Marian Hall)
Vacation Bible School Next Week
Vacation Bible SchoolJune 21-24 (9:00am --12:00pm)
Vacation Bible School will take place June 21-24 in Marian Hall. If you are attending Morning Mass please be cautious and watch for children around the Parish.
Vacation Bible School will take place June 21-24 in Marian Hall. If you are attending Morning Mass please be cautious and watch for children around the Parish.
Young Adult Group Meets Tonight
Young Adult Meeting:
The Young Adult Group meets tonight, Thursday, June 17 at 5:30 in the Meeting House.Bring some food to share as you discuss The Search series by Chris Stefanick. The Search leads people to the deepest questions of the human heart, exploring the meaning and
purpose of life examining life and death, sorrow and happiness, and science and faith.
Contact Jessica Ashcraft for more information (jessicasmithashcraft@gmail.com) or just
show up on Thursday. All are welcome.
365 Days with the Catechism
Did you know we have a group reading and discussing the Catechism of the Catholic Church? Following the book, 365 Days with the Catechism, they meet weekly to discuss what they are learning and to explore questions that arise. Meetings are on Wednesdays at
1:30 in Classroom 5 and facilitated by Bob Koschler.
Backpack 2 School Bash
Along with many churches and organizations in Union County, St. Francis parish will be supporting the 6th annual Backpack 2 School Bash to be held August 7, 2021. The Backpack 2 School Bash provides backpacks and school supplies for Union County K-12 students in need. For our part, St. Francis has signed up to provide GLUE STICKS and POCKET FOLDERS (non pronged). We will be collecting the glue sticks and pocket folders on the weekends of July 3&4, 10&11, and 17&18 after all Masses at the back of the church, Monetary donations will be accepted as well. Not able to donate, but would like to help? Volunteers are also needed during the Bash. Sign up at the table in the vestibule or contact Jeannine Murphy at 706 745-4590. Thank you!!
Fall Festival News : Volunteers Needed!
Come one, come all! Help us with the Festival this Fall! That’s right! We are planning to hold our annual Fall Festival on the last weekend of September. All who would like to help organize and be part of the organizing committee, please contactTim Massey at 706-994-1247 or 706-896-7631 or by email atlivesound1944@hotmail.com
White Elephant:
This venue is coordinated by Susan Stockman. She needs volunteers to help clean and sort existing items left over from the last festival and organize and price new donations. If you would like to volunteer to assist in this venue, contact Susan at 954-254 -9753.
Jewelry Donations:
We need donations of Jewelry,! Any Jewelry donations can be brought to the parish office Monday-Thursday, 10AM-4PM. Maryjane Wysocki can be contacted with any questions @
321-960-6351 or
Parking:
We are also in need of a parking coordinator who can organize the parking attendants and assist visitors to park on festival days.
Security Team:
We need volunteers for overnight security for 9/23 (Thursday night) and Friday night 9/24. The more volunteers we have the shorter the security shifts overnight will be!
Trailer Tuesday:
Trailer Tuesdays begin on July 6! If you are available on Tuesdays, we could use help from 9AM- noon with unloading, sorting, pricing and storing donated treasures
Crafts and Silent Auction:
These venues are in need of coordinators. Coordinator duties include sorting on Trailer Tuesdays and coordinating the venue on festival days.
If you can serve as a coordinator for these venues, please sign up in the volunteer binder, located in the narthex, or call the office for details
Life Chain
Life Chain Planning Committee Meeting
Thursday, June 24th, 2021
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
Parish Office Conference Room
3717 Hwy 515
Blairsville, GA 30512
Please RSVP:
Maryjane at 321-960-6351 or
Help Needed
We are in need of help running Our Father's Place and Saturdays at the 4:30 Mass. If you have some spare time and would like to volunteer please click the survey below to be added to a volunteer list!
Our Father's Place (Gift Shop) volunteer
Yes I can volunteer at 4:30 on Saturdays
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I would be interested in volunteering at other Masses
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Lifeteen Summer Camp
LIFETEEN HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP SIGN-UP
Aug. 2- 7, 2021
Teenagers entering 9th grade through 12th grade are invited to attend a weeklong LIFETEEN summer camp with the parish youth ministry at Covecrest in Tiger Georgia. Camp is the week of August 2-7. Contact Stephen Smith as soon as possible by text or phone at 706-835-9846 to sign up or at stephenhsmith@gmail.com.
Join via livestream for a four-part Pentecost Mission that will celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit and help participants welcome Him more deeply into their lives! Each session will include dynamic preaching and teaching, followed by a time of worship and prayer for greater activation of the workings of the Holy Spirit.We look forward to journeying with you closer to the heart of Christ, through the power of the Holy Spirit! You can Register through:
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Altar Server Training
The ministry of Altar Serving is having an open recruitment for all men, women, children and families who have received Holy Communion. The main role is to assist the Priest and Deacon in the celebration of the liturgy. Training for new and seasoned Altar Servers will be on Monday, June 21 @ 12:45. Children who are attending our VBS camp will be fed before training. Training will be about 1 hour. Newly trained altar servers will be asked to serve at weekday Mass before they begin serving at Sunday Mass. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Caroline Lucas at 706 461 5208 care73a@gmail.com
Community Announcement
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