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Week at a Glance
Special Announcements
New Bible Study
Abortion Clinic Prayer Vigil
Youth Group
Help Needed: 1st Grade Catechist
Bereavement Group
Consecration to St. Joseph
Fall Festival Update
Baked Goods Needed
Worldwide Rosary
National Day of Remembrance
Dinner Retreats
ESOL Classes
Parents Legacy Event
Taxpayer-Funded Abortion

Calendar

Saturday, September 18:

6:45 Abortion Clinic Vigil
4:30 Vigil Mass
5:30 National Day of Remembrance of Aborted Children

Sunday, September 19:

8:30 Mass
9:45 CCD Classes
11:00 Mass
1:00 Spanish Mass
3:00 Knights 3rd Degree Exemplifications
5:00 Youth Group

Monday, September 20:

9:00 - 11:00 Mass and Adoration
9:00 Festival Setup
10:15 Online Rosary

Tuesday, September 21:

9:00 Festival Setup
10:15 Online Rosary
12:00 Mass

Wednesday, September 22:

9:00 Festival Setup
10:15 Online Rosary
12:00 -2:00 Mass and Adoration
6:00- 7:30 Spanish Mass
7:00 Confirmation Class

Thursday, September 23:

9:00 Mass
9:00 Fall Festival Setup
4:00 Choir Practice

Friday, September 24:

Fall Festival: NO DAILY MASS

Special Announcements

Due to the Fall Festival, normal ministry meetings for the week have been canceled. This will allow those working the festival to set up. Additionally, Religious Education classes and Youth Group for 9/26 have also been canceled. The Confirmation Class on Wednesday 9/22 @7pm will still take place.

Please be mindful on the days of the Parish Festival (September 24th and 25th) that there will be an increased number of vehicles and pedestrians around the Parish grounds. Please be patient and follow any directions given to ensure everyone stays safe and enjoys the festival. Thank You!

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.

Abortion Clinic Vigil 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 News

There is no Youth Group this Sunday. Any Teen, 13 and older, who wants to volunteer for the Children's Festival Game Booth, needs to contact Maria Constantino or Caroline Lucas

Help Needed: Two 1st Grade Catechists

We are in need of your help! We have had enough 1st Graders enroll in Religious Education Classes that we need a class specifically for them! In order to do this, we need two people to commit to being their teachers. These children are the future of our Parish and we are so excited to have them here. If you feel called to teach or even if you need more information about the program, please contact Caroline Lucas at:
youthformation@stfrancisblairsville.com

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.

Consecration to St. Joseph

Consecration to St. Joseph begins Sept 30th at 6pm. Books have arrived and may be picked up from either Gloria or Linda prior to the first class.

Fall Festival Update

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 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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Get Your Rosaries Ready!

Join Catholics around the world in praying the Rosary through a live, worldwide, virtual event at 6:30 pm central on October 7, 2021—yes, that’s right, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary! You will need to register in advance to receive the link to join in. Here’s where to sign up: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/avilafoundation/568089#.

Dinner Retreats --COMING IN OCTOBER!

"More of God" will be the topic of the 2 dinner retreats happening in October. The first retreat will be for the men on Oct. 21st at 6pm. Dinner for both retreats will be a choice of either salmon Dijon or pork. Choose at the time you sign up. The second retreat for the women will be on Oct. 25th at 6pm. We will need help with both cooking and serving the evenings of the retreat. Women will serve the men on the 21st and men will serve the women on the 25th. A great opportunity to share a meal together and get More of God!

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.

Parents Legacy Event:

What we do and say every day impacts our family

and generations to follow.

We will all leave a legacy.

What will yours be?

It’s never too late to alter your Legacy.

When: 10/16/21 6-8PM

Where: Marian Hall

Young adults, old adults, and those in between, come and enjoy a light dinner/snack, soft drinks and dessert. Our guest speaker will be John Finch, previously featured on EWTN and author of the book, “The Father Effect.” A Q&A Session will follow the presentation.

There is no cost to attend. On October 2, 3, 9 and 10th at the weekend Masses, look for a table in the vestibule with information and Gift Tickets. Please take a gift ticket for each person who plans to attend. (This will help us determine the amount of food and drink needed.)

If you haven’t picked up your gift ticket(s) by October 10, please RSVP to Daniel at JN14v6@protonmail.com or text 678-471-9199.

Taxpayer Funded Abortion

There’s another huge battle shaping up in Congress over taxpayer funding of abortion. We need your help!

As you know, we are fighting to preserve the Hyde Amendment in government spending. The Hyde Amendment protects Americans from being forced to pay for abortion with our tax dollars.

But the House and Senate are moving forward on a “human infrastructure” bill. The bill is likely to include things that many Catholics support, including expanded health care coverage. But there is serious concern that such health care proposals will fund elective abortion.

Democratic leadership is using a rare process known as “budget reconciliation”, which would allow this “human infrastructure” bill to become law with a simple majority vote (most legislation requires 60 votes in the Senate to move forward).

That is why we need your voice NOW to tell Congress that Americans do NOT want their tax dollars to pay for abortions in ANY bill, much less a bill promoted as a “human infrastructure” bill.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops just wrote to Congress asking for policies that will:

help those on the margins of society
strengthen families
protect religious freedom
promote care for creation,
and respect the rights and dignity of every human life.

The letter insists that health care proposals in this “human infrastructure” bill be governed by the Hyde Amendment principle of NOT funding elective abortions.

And our bishops made it clear that “should this bill expand taxpayer funding of abortion, the USCCB will oppose it.”

Congress must hear from YOU now! Tell your representatives that any health care proposals MUST NOT fund elective abortion.

To contact your representatives, you can follow this link: https://www.votervoice.net/USCCB/campaigns/88118/respond

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

"Life, grace, forgiveness, and peace--allow to flow through you what has been poured into you."

Bishop Robert Barron

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