Prayer Ministry
Our Prayer Ministers are praying after all Masses this weekend at the St. Joseph and St. Mary statues. If you are in need of prayer, please stop by for our Prayer Team to pray for you.
Christmas Eve
4:00 p.m. Youth choir and no incense6:30 p.m. Traditional with Christmas Carols
11:30 p.m. Prelude Christmas Carols before midnight mass.
12:00 a.m.. Midnight Mass – choir leads carols
Christmas Day
10:00 a.m. Traditional with Christmas Carols
The Solemnity of Mary holy day of obligation vigil mass will be at 6:30 pm on December 31 and Holy Day Mass is 12:00 pm on January 1. Begin the new year with a prayer and hope in our hearts.
Pray More Novenas
The next Novena is the Christmas Novena and it starts December 16th. Click on the link below to sign up.
Elevate: Christmas Fiesta
Join us for Elevate's Christmas Party! Food, Fun, and Friends. It MAY get messy--"may." Join us for dinner and (maybe messy) games.
Elevate meets Wednesday evenings from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm. All students, grades 6-8 are invited to join us.
Summit: Christmas Party
Get excited--you are invited to join us for some Rooster's, some Reindeer Games, and a White Elephant Gift Exchange. Open to all youths, grades 8-12. Bring a wrapped gift to share--$5 or less. Bring a friend! See you there.
Sundays beginning 12/9 through Epiphany Sunday, 1/6, are Undies Sunday! During this drive, we ask parishioners to provide new packaged or tagged underwear for toddlers through seniors, males and females who are in need. Realizing that dignity starts with the basics, we seek to provide new underwear to those who may not have the resources for this foundational garment (and is one that most agencies don’t provide). All underwear collected is distributed by various social service outreach groups in Licking County. Drop your donation in the laundry baskets found at the church doors or contact the parish office for details.
Decorating for Christmas
St. Francis Parish Environment Group will be decorating for Christmas on Thursday, December 20 and Friday, December 21 at 10 am each day.We will begin Thursday with the Nativity set-up, window, wreath and garland decor, and set up the Christmas trees on Friday.
We will follow up with the Poinsettia delivery on Saturday, December 22, to unpack and arrange the flowers at 9 am.
Contact Donna Hamilton with any questions at 740-404-7781
All are invited to join us.
Knight Before Christmas
Council 11665 will be hosting a 1st Degree Ceremony on Wednesday December 19, 2018 in the MPR. All Practical Catholic Men 18 Years old and older who are in good standing are welcome to join the Knights of Columbus. Candidate Call begins at 6:30pm and the Ceremony will begin at 7:00pm. Come join Fellow Catholic Men of Faith who support Our Church Family and Community through Charitable Works.
Registration for winter session of Alpha offered on Sunday and Wednesday evenings is open. The Welcome Luncheon is Sunday, January 6th at 12:15 PM. Click on the link below to register: