This message includes the following:

Week at a Glance
Mass Schedule Change
New Bible Study
Abortion Clinic Prayer Vigil
Youth Group
Bereavement Group
Sisters in Faith
Fall Festival Update
Baked Goods Needed
Electronic Donations
National Day of Remembrance
ESOL Classes
Extraordinary Minister Training
Spiritual Adoption
Hurricane Ida Donations

Calendar

Saturday, September 11:

11:00 EM Workshop
11:00 Secular Franciscans
4:30 Vigil Mass

Sunday, September 12:

8:30 Mass
9:45 CCD Classes
11:00 Mass
1:00 Spanish Mass

Monday, September 13:

9:00 Communion Service
10:15 Online Rosary
11:45 Bible in a Year Aviator Cafe

Tuesday, September 14:

9:00 Trailer Tuesday
10:15 Online Rosary
10:00 Weight on the Lord
12:00 Communion Service
1:00 Life Chain Planning Meeting
6:30 Holiness 101 Marian Hall / streamed on Facebook

Wednesday, September 15:

10:00 Prayer Ministry
10:15 Online Rosary
12:00 -2:00 Communion Service
1:30 Catechism in a Year (Room 5)
6:00 RCIA
7:00 Confirmation Class

Thursday, September 16:

9:00 Communion Service
10:15 Online Rosary
1:00 Care for Creation
2:00 Koffee Klatch Marian Hall
4:00 Choir Practice
7:00 Lost Sheep

Friday, September 17:

9:00 Communion Service
10:15 Online Rosary
4:000 Grace Force

Mass Schedule Change for Next Week

Father Mario will be away this week attending a Priests' Retreat. There will be Communion series Monday through Friday, September 13- 17. Please pray for a fruitful retreat for Father Mario!

New Bible Study Starting in October

Jesus: the Way, the Truth, and the Life by Marcillino D'Ambrosio will start on Monday, October 11th. This study will be in two sessions each week for 8 weeks, ending Nov. 29th. The first session will be in person at 10am each Monday and the second session will be online at 7pm each Monday evening. The study will consist of a video, reading the book, and a discussion of both the reading material and the video presentation. Paul SanPhilipo will be facilitating this study. The book listed above may be purchased on Amazon. Questions? Please contact the Adult Faith Formation office.

How will you participate?

Online

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In-Person

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Abortion Clinic Vigil Date Change from 9/11 to 9/18

The date for the Abortion Clinic Prayer Vigil for the month of September has changed from 9/11 to 9/18.

Date: Saturday, September 18
Time: 6:45 a.m., Carpooling from St. Francis (Please call/email to let us know if you are coming )

Location: Atlanta Women’s Clinic (AWC)
235 W Wieuca Rd NE, Atlanta

Parking: Wells Fargo Bank; or park by Town Homes being built.
Distance: 115.5 miles (1 hr, 45 mins)
Prayer at Clinic: 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Youth Group

Youth Group meets this Sunday from 5:00 to 7:00 in Marian hall. All teenagers in the parish are encouraged to join. Come and enjoy an evening filled with faith and fellowship along with dinner!

Bereavement Ministry

With the death of your spouse or loved one, your world has radically changed. You may feel grateful that they are not suffering now, overwhelmed with all that there is left to do, feeling guilty, or feeling
abandoned or alone. Grief is the first step in healing. There is Hope! Learning how to cope is the beginning and moving forward with special memories brings peace and consolation. God does not
abandon His people; Come to me all you who labor and are burdened and I will give you rest. The Bereavement / Ministry of Consolation will be facilitating a Bereavement Support Group for anyone suffering some stage of mourning or grief. It is a time for hope and learning about ways to discover new
meaning after the death of a loved one.

If you are interested in participating in this 10 week session, a support group will begin October 7th at St. Francis. If interested in joining this support group, contact
Mary Elizabeth Uhle at 706-745-6636 euhle@brmemc.net or Ralph Kwiatkowski 706-870-0819
ralphk41@gmail.com.

Sisters in Faith

September 10, Friday, at 10:00.

The topic for the month is Maintaining Peace - What is a holy response to the troubles in the world today? Sisters in Faith is a group of women from different churches that gathers monthly to share our love for God and each other. Bring a friend or come alone and make a friend!

Fall Festival Update

This Tuesday, September 14, is our last Trailer Tuesday before the Festival!

Closed Venues:
The Silent Auction and Clothing Venues are full up and no additional donations are needed. Thank you
everyone!

What we need:
Jewelry! Please bring your costume jewelry donations to the Trailer Tuesday or the church office.
Valuable jewelry should be brought to the office.

Help with Set-Up: September 20-23 we need many hands to help set up tents and arrange items in the
various venues.

We are getting close to the finish line and are looking forward to the fun and excitement of the actual
Festival! Many thanks to everyone who has stepped up to chair a venue, to work in a venue, to accept
and sort donations on Trailer Tuesday, and to provide lunches to workers. Thanks again to all who have
donated items for the festival and to all those who will be helping in the remaining two weeks and at the
Festival itself.

Baked Goods Needed

Festival time is near and we need Baked Goods! Put on your prettiest apron and delight us with your baking skills!
Marybeth will be taking donations in Marian Hall on :

Wednesday and Thursday (9/22 & 9/23) from 10:00-2:00 and

all day on Friday and Saturday (9/24 & 9/25)

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:

https://www.renewalministries.net/pentecost-mission/

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Attention: In Regards to Electronic Donations to the Fall Festival

If you are donating electronics to the Festival, please remember to remove your password protection or provide the password. We have a generous donation of an I-Pad, which we cannot unlock. The owner of the I-Pad which was donated to the Festival is asked to call the office with the password information for it. Thank you all so much for your generosity!

National Day of Remembrance

On Saturday, September 18, pro-life Americans throughout the country will gather at the gravesites of aborted babies and other memorial sites dedicated in their honor for the ninth annual National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. These children have not received a proper burial. Solemn vigils will be held at these sites to commemorate the more than 62 million children who have lost their lives to legal abortion since 1973, and to remind our society of the humanity of the unborn child. Please join us for the memorial service in
our community:
Event: National Day of Remembrance for Aborted ChildrenWhen: Saturday, September 18:
 3:50 ProLife Rosary before Mass;
 4:30 p.m. Mass;
 5:30 Memorial Service by the Statue of the Expectant Blessed Mother.

More Info: Contact Maryjane, 321-960-6351, MaryjaneWysocki@gmail.com
Together let us remember the victims of abortion and pray for a final end to this injustice in our land during the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children.

ESOL Classes

Jean Cook, an experienced ESOL teacher, has begun offering classes at St. Francis. The current session has ended, but a new session will run from September 22 - November 1. Classes are on Monday and Wednesday from 6:15-7:15 for beginners and 7:15-8:15 for intermediate and advanced.

Jean will be away for the winter months, with the next following session to begin in May, 2022. She is looking for someone who would be willing and able to conduct a winter session. If you would like to volunteer to teach during the winter months, please call Jean at 727-237-5813.

Extraordinary Ministry Training Sep. 11

St. Francis of Assisi will have training for ALL Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion on Saturday, September

11, starting with Mass at 10AM. The purpose of this meeting is to renew certification and is required for all EMS including those who serve the homebound, and for any persons interested in serving in this ministry.

Spiritual Adoption Update

Your Spiritually adopted baby is now
Seven—Eight Months Old!

You’re in the home stretch with your spiritually adopted baby. He is completely formed, and has been since 8 weeks. All he is doing now is gaining weight – and making his mother uncomfortable with his size. But she’s not worried now. In a short time, her baby will be born. She has planned to bring her baby home or to place her baby for adoption. Either way, she knows that she can receive the assistance she
needs from the Catholic Church and from the crisis pregnancy centers.Your baby’s mother appreciates the prayers you have said for her and her baby throughout the pregnancy. It hasn’t been easy, but your prayers have given her grace to seek the help she needs.

Donations for Those Affected by Hurricane Ida

To donate to persons affected by Hurricane Ida, parishioners can go to CatholicCharitiesUSA.org. 100% of the funds collected will be sent to local Catholic Charities in the affected areas.

Covid precautions remain unchanged at this time. Please use your best judgment in decerning your ability to be at Mass.

Pray! Pray, but with faith – with living faith! Courage! Onward, ever onward!
- St. John Bosco

Did you know we have a Parish Facebook Page? You can follow us at https://www.facebook.com/sfablairsville as another way to stay up to date and engaged with the parish!

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