St. Francis of Assisi

Fr. James Conlon, pastor of St. Francis and Steve Ray are leading a wonderful pilgrimage to Mexico November 26- December 5, 2018. The highlights include climbing to the top of Tepeyac Hill where Our Lady appeared to St. Juan Diego; touring of the Shrine of Guadalupe with Mass in front of the Tilma of our Lady; visiting amazing churches, an Aztec temple, and exploring the pyramids of the Sun and Moon built 2000 years ago. This journey will visit safe and secure areas and be filled with history, beauty, and plenty of opportunities to grow in your faith.

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Made for Joy! Made for Happiness!
Save the date! Diocese of Lansing Assembly: September 22, 2018
Breslin Center in East Lansing
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Sunday Mass Times:
Saturday Vigil at 5 pm; Confessions (3:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.)
Sábado 7 p.m. Santa Misa en Español (confesión 6 p.m.)
Sunday at 7 am, 8:30 am, 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 5 pm.

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Daily Mass Times:
Mon, Tues, Wed at 9:15 a.m.
Thursday at 9:15 a.m. in church followed by Holy Hour of prayer, and Adoration of the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament until 6:30 pm
Friday at 8:15 a.m.

Daily Masses are held in either the main church or in the lower level Chapel as listed in the calendar.

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Welcome to St. Francis! We are a parish of many different cultures and languages bound together by a common love of our Lord and a commitment to share God’s love by word and actions with others. Come Worship with Us! Fr. James Conlon, Pastor

Contribution Statements are now available online

New this year! Register for “My Own Church” to download your 2017 contribution statement, or to update your parish records.

Whether you’re ready to work on your tax return now, or wait until April, the record of your contributions to St Francis will always be available for you here.

Ministry Center Campaign Update
Join the Campaign for Our New Ministry Center!

Pictured above: Reynaldo Romero hands Peter Bonasso decorative grasses to plant on the ground for our new Ministry Center. Fr. James Conlon, our pastor blessed the ground on the day marking the coming of the Holy Spirit, Pentecost.

We received our first payment from the Witness to Hope Campaign of $539,269.50. This will be the first of our quarterly payments (April 2018) until we receive our share of the 8 million dollar goal. Thank you to all who have contributed! We still need your help! As of 5/14/18, we are at $6,602,573 towards our pledge goal of $8,000,000.

Basic design has begun on our new Ministry Center! Our talented Building Committee started basic program modeling for our new Ministry Center. We will also re-open talks with the City of Ann Arbor beginning in late May 2018.

Town Hall meetings: We will need your feedback! Look for an announcement in the fall for design Town Hall meetings.

Remember we are meeting present needs and building for the future. If you have pledged – Thank you!

Please read Fr. James’ letter.

Ways you may pledge …

Use the Pledge card in your personal Campaign Packet
Pick up a new Pledge card in a “participation” envelope found at the church entrances, or in the Parish Office.
Pledge online at www.witnesstohope.net

I pray God’s blessings upon you.

Fr. James

Register your child (Grades PreK-8) online for fall 2018-19 Religious Education and Sacramental Classes online form here. Classes are offered on Sundays and Wednesdays. For a paper form, download paper form here and return to the Parish or Religious Education office. (If your child is not enrolled in St. Francis school, please register your child for Religious Education classes).

New to St. Francis, beginning 2018-2019 Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for Sunday Preschool. Spaces are limited. Sign up online here or download and return a paper form here.

Religious Education Teachers & Aides are Needed
Sign up to Teach or Aid here!

We are in need of Catechists and Aides to teach and share our Catholic Faith with our parish children. If you pray, attending Mass regularly, believe, and are actively trying to live the Faith, please consider sharing your Faith with children.

Even if you have never taught before, you can succeed as a catechist. The requirements are a devotion to our Lord, as expressed in our Catholic Faith, a love expressed in patience and attentiveness towards children, and a desire to learn! Classes begin the week of September 23. Teaching materials and training are provided.

Teachers and Aides are needed for most sessions: Wednesday (6:30 p.m.—7:45 p.m.) grades K-8; Sunday Sessions A & B (from 11:15 a.m.-12:20 p.m.) grades preK-8; and Sunday preschool & Nursery with Toddler and 2’s (10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.). Leaders and Aides are also needed for the Children’s Liturgy of the Word during the 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 pm Masses. Please set aside Tuesday, September 18 at 7 p.m. in the Parish Activities Center (PAC) for the Teacher-Catechist-Aide Orientation meeting.

Please contact Ellen Ward at ward@stfrancisa2.org or 734-821-2130 for more information or to volunteer to teach or assist in teaching the Faith to our parish children!

Sign up for Pilgrimage: Benedictine Spirituality Sept. 4 & 5
with Fr. James Conlon, pastor
Join us on a Pilgrimage to St. Meinrad Benedictine Monastery in St. Meinrad, Indiana with Fr. James Conlon, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church, Ann Arbor.

Tuesday, September 4 2018, at 6:50 am our bus departs from the front of St. Francis Church. We will arrive back home on Wednesday, September 5 by 11:30 p.m.

Pilgrimages are times of prayer, shared experiences, reflections and retreat which focus our attention on “the one thing that is necessary (Luke 10:42).” In the Benedictine motto Ora et labora (pray and work), it is “ora,” or “pray,” that comes first.

Our pilgrimage to St. Meinrad Archabbey allows for an experience of Benedictine spirituality: the balance of labor & prayer and the charism of hospitality, Let all guests who arrive be received like Christ, for He is going to say, “I came as a guest, and you received Me” (Matt. 25:35).–Chapter 53, Rule of St. Benedict
Our pilgrimage 1`includes Mass, Stories of St. Benedict & St. Scholastica, Benedictine values and hospitality, and other spiritual and educational opportunities. Our pilgrimage situated immediately following Labor Day provides an opportunity to look at the Benedictine balance of prayer and work. St. Meinrad is nestled in rural southern Indiana surrounded by woods and farmland. St. Meinrad’s is a vibrant monastic community of over 100 Benedictine monks.

St. Francis of Assisi

Mass Times: Sat Vigil 5p.m; 7pm (Spanish); Sun 7am, 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:30pm, 5pm

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