Liturgy Schedule

MASS SCHEDULE

SATURDAY VIGIL MASS

4:00 PM

SUNDAY MASSES

8:30 AM, 11:00 AM & 6:00 PM

DAILY MASS

Monday to Saturday at 8:00 AM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS)

Saturday 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Before 8:00 AM Daily Mass

SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING

Please call the parish office.

Our Mission

St. Francis of Assisi Parish is a Faith Community of Catholic Christians who are joined in love and guided by the Holy Spirit, called to deepen the awareness of God’s presence in the lives of his people. As a Faith Community, we live God’s Word through Worship, Service, Evangelization, and Community. With Christ as our model and St. Francis of Assisi as our patron, we desire to fulfill our mission for the benefit of all people. An ever vibrant and growing Faith Community is our prayer.

Know anyone in need?

If you or someone you know is in need, regardless of faith, nationality, race, orientation or political opinion, our St. Vincent de Paul Society here at St. Francis of Assisi Parish is here to help. Please contact us at the Parish Office (716-627-2710).

Faith Formation

Click HERE for the Faith Formation Website.

Sanctity of Life Ministry

As members of the Catholic Church, we have been entrusted in a special way to promote, safeguard and protect the Sanctity of Human Life. Together we can make a difference and help bring about a change of heart in our society. Safeguard All Human Life: Pregnancy Hotline 716-847-2205

Called To Serve As Franciscan Friars

If you would like information about our Friars and/or how to become one, Click on Franciscan Friars and/or Franciscan Voice take a look at our websites.

Sheryl Weppner: Recipient of the St. Joseph Award

Altar Server Award for our Kennedy Brothers

Spring Greetings from Fr. Ross

In the midst of our Lenten Journey, Spring has arrived. Holy Week and Easter will soon be upon us. While we still have time, as St. Francis says, let us make sure our Lenten practices and promises will leave ourselves a little more open to God and others. Please join us for our Friday Stations of the Cross (7:00 PM) and the opportunities to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation. See the sidebar to the right. The Road to Renewal continues to unfold before us. The next big event will be the change of Mass schedules for each Parish. Eventually, there will be 4 Priests and 5 Parishes. Fr. Timothy Koester is now the Pastor of our newly formed Family of Parishes. I have been named Parochial Vicar (AKA Assistant). There will two more to be named. May we all continue to remember that our God, who is our loving Father, truly cares for us and wants to be a part of our lives as we begin this next chapter in the life of our parish. Let us continue to pray for our brothers and sisters throughout the world who are not blessed as we are. We pray for them and help them out as we are able.

We continue to celebrate our daily Masses (8:00 AM) and our weekend Masses in person and online, Saturday at 4:00 PM and Sunday at 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM. The Masses are also saved if you would like to view Mass a little later on in the day. At the appropriate time click on “Live Stream Mass” below and then click on the “▹” which is found in the center of the screen.

Click ☞ Live Stream Mass

Click ☞ Evening Chat

Our Facebook Evening Chat around 7:30 PM, Monday to Friday, continues to be a little bright spot in the day. It lasts about 10 minutes or so and finishes off with prayer for all those important intentions that we have. To join us, click on “Evening Chat” above.

Don’t forget to check out our Weekly Bulletin, the Sunday Homily and Reflection. (The tabs are found below.) Please do not hesitate to contact me with any of your questions or concerns via email (fr.ross@verizon.net) or give me call (Office: 627-2710, Ext. 11 / Cell: 410-258-4087).

Bingo This Wednesday

Join us every Wednesday at 7:30 PM in our Social Center. The prizes are great, the snacks are tasty and the company is even better. Along with the Bonus Ball and Share the wealth, the Progressive prize is $1,000. Come and enjoy yourself–Bring a Friend! Hey, you never know.

Weekly Bulletin * Parish Calendar * Sunday Homily * Reflection

Directions Click Here

Online Giving (E-Giving)

PLEASE CONSIDER, IF YOU ARE ABLE, USING OUR ONLINE GIVING (E-GIVING) PROGRAM–IT IS PROVING TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL FOR ALL INVOLVED. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE. THE SIGN-UP PROCESS IS QUITE SIMPLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND/OR TO SIGN-UP FOR THE PROGRAM, PLEASE CLICK ONTO THE FOLLOWING LINK:

ONLINE GIVING LINK

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CALL THE PARISH OFFICE AT 627-2710.

Join Us

If you are with us on a regular basis and have not registered, Click here to download the Registration form PDF. You can mail it in or drop it off in the collections basket when you come to Church. Call us if you have any questions or concerns.

Our Family’s Websites

St. Mary of the Lake (Hamburg)

St. John Paul II (Lake View)

Most Precious Blood (Angola)

St. Anthony’s Church (Farnham)

Help For The Abused

To report any abuse and/or for assistance Click Here or contact Fr. Ross

Lenten Confessions

As part of our Lenten journey, we come together as a Family of Parishes at St. John Paul II Parish on Tuesday, March 28 at 7:00 PM for the celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation There will be a number of priests available for Confessions. Our regular schedule for the Sacrament of Reconciliation here at St. Francis is before the 8:00 AM weekday Masses (Monday to Saturday) and on Saturdays from 3:00 until 3:30 PM.

Holy Week Schedule

HOLY THURSDAY (April 6)
Mass of the Lord’s Supper–7:00 PM
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GOOD FRIDAY (April 7)
Stations of the Cross–12:00 Noon
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion–3:00 PM
The Seven Last Words of Christ–7:00 PM
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HOLY SATURDAY (April 8)
Blessing of Food at 1:00 PM in Social Center
Easter Vigil–8:00 PM
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EASTER SUNDAY (April 9)
Masses at 8:00, 10:00 and 11:30 Noon
(No 6:00 PM Mass)
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As always, we ask you to invite your family members and friends to join us for this most special of weeks.