PARISH UPDATES

Apologetics Night
Apologetics Night continues on! On April 9th at 7pm in the Worship Space, we will have Fr. Michael Bower coming in to talk about The Eschaton-- the end times. Please join us for another insightful talk and discussion concerning faith!

Parishioner Thank You Dinner
Please join us on Tuesday, April 17th for the Parishioner Thank You Dinner from 6:30pm-8pm in the Parish Hall. Please plan to attend and give the St. Francis staff the opportunity to honor all that you do! Please RSVP to (765) 288-6180 or to tedmonson@parish.dol-in.org by April 13th. We can't wait to see you there!

Haiti Spaghetti Dinner

Please join us on Friday, April 20th from 4:30pm-8pm at the Knights of Columbus for a Spaghetti Dinner to raise money for our sister parish in Plaisance, Haiti, St. Michael. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for BSU Students, $3 for kids 4-7, 3 and under are free.

Newman Center Students Want to Help YOU with Your Spring Cleaning!
The Newman Center students are hosting a Spring Clean-Up Day on Saturday, April 21st and we would love to help you or someone you know with yard work or other house projects! Please contact Abby Huff if you have a project that they can help you with at aehuff@bsu.edu or at (502) 649-2533. Let us celebrate spring by serving the St. Francis resident parishioners!

Front Desk Help Needed

Have an extra hour or 2 during the day? We are looking for volunteers to work at the Newman Center front desk and answer phones for an hour or two one day per week. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Tara at 765.288.6180 or tedmondson@parish.dol-in.org

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thoughts for the Weekend:

Saturday's Gospel (Mark 16: 9-15) tells us how Jesus appeared to his followers.

When Jesus had risen, early on the first day of the week,

he appeared first to Mary Magdalene,

out of whom he had driven seven demons.

She went and told his companions who were mourning and weeping.

When they heard that he was alive

and had been seen by her, they did not believe.

After this he appeared in another form

to two of them walking along on their way to the country.

They returned and told the others;

but they did not believe them either.

But later, as the Eleven were at table, he appeared to them

and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart

because they had not believed those

who saw him after he had been raised.

He said to them, “Go into the whole world

and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.”

If you were to see Jesus today in the very flesh, would you believe it? Or would you think it's a vision? Or your eyes playing tricks?
This week, reflect on your confidence in your faith and in God and what you would do if you had the chance to see Jesus in this very moment.

The staff of St. Francis would like to wish you and your families a blessed and happy Easter Season!