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A Call For Youth Ministers If you are interested in helping the Church of the Future, you are invited to become part of a team that ministers in the present to teens and younger adolescents in our High School and Jr. High Youth Ministry Programs. We want to provide fun, faith-filled opportunities for our youth to experience the love of God and to help them grow in that love. Please consider sharing your time, talent and faith with our teens. Interested? Questions? A Call to Prayer: Sunday, December 20 We will discuss the book, More information: see the Bulletin. Auction Items Needed!
Breakfast Ministry Collection: Saturday and Sunday, January 2 and 3 The Breakfast and Step Ministry can always use your financial support as well. Donation envelopes marked "Step/Breakfast Ministry Contribution" are located in the racks in the back of the church. You may place envelopes in the collection basket or mail them to the Parish Center. God bless you for your generosity and compassionate care.
Breakfast Ministry Invites You Help is needed for 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. We need you! More Information:
Catechumenate for Children Franciscan-Minded People Sign up and receive information on current issues via emails, electronic newsletters, action alerts, and a means to respond–suggested emails, phone numbers of representatives and senators, and talking points. More info: www.franciscanaction.org or Fr. Larry (397-0055) or pick up a fl yer on the back table. More information or to register:
God is Calling Approximately four times a year we invite people to begin their formal journey with our family of faith in RCIA Inquirty. After six weeks of informal discussion, we share in the Rite of Welcome at the doors of our church, and people enter the catechumenate, the next period of RCIA. At that time, companions begin their walk with our catechumens as representatives of the parish. To be a companion involves attending two Thursday evening RCIA sessions a month, as well as participating in rites during weekend Masses, particularly in Lent. To be a companion, you do not need to know theology. You do need to be willing to meet someone, support and pray for them, and make a commitment to walk with them for approximately one year. It really is not possible to minister in RCIA without parish companions. Our inquirers need you. Don't let our welcome stop at the door. Individuals and couples are welcome as companions. Our next Rite of Welcome is in two weeks, so please call this week! There will be another at the end of our Easter season. Every blessing, Sister Peggy. More Information:
Green Thumb or Good with a Rake? We thank dedicated volunteers Maylon Richards, Bob Chilcote and Mike Kelly, who are retiring from this ministry after many years of caring for the grounds around our church and parish cneter. Their generous gift of time and effort has benefitted us all. Please hlep us keep this ministry going! Contact Joe Prassa (443-8084 x107 or JoeP@stfrancisparish.com) or just show up on a Tuesday or Sautrday morning around 7:00 or 7:30 am! We have rakes, brooms and buckets. Just bring yourself! Help Welcome New Parishioners! More Information or to volunteer:
Help with Junior High More Information:
Infant Baptism Program: Donation So, if you are looking for a way to contribute directly to the parish, please consider donating towards the purchase of a new computer for our Infant Baptism Program. Checks can be made out to St. Francis Parish with “Infant Baptism Program” specified in the memo line, and dropped into the collection basket or mailed to the parish center, attention Sr. Peggy. More Information:
In-Home Caregivers If you are a caregiver and would like your name added, Join Our Teen Group For more information about our group, or to join,
please contact
Our School Needs Your Help! Our Shelves Runneth Over If you have books or DVDs that you would like to donate:
Our Step Ministry Needs You For 10 years, the St. Francis Step Ministry has kept the commitment to "be there" for the homeless folks in our neighborhood. We provide 16 adults a safe, peaceful and private place to sleep in the Parish Center courtyard. If you would like to serve as a welcoming presence one day a week from 6:00-7:30pm, please contact Kay Skonieczny (916) 443-8084 x111 or KayS@stfrancisparish.com. Praise God's Name with Dancing...! If you have ever thought you would like to join the dancers at one of our feastday liturgies, now is your chance! The Sacred Movement Ministry invites you to join us for the 2008 Centennial Celebration liturgies on the weekend of the Feast of Francis, October 4 and 5. More Information:
Self-Help Groups
For times and locations of meetings, please call the Parish Center: (916) 443-8084 General Mills Box Tops & Campbell's Labels Just drop them in the jar marked “BoxTops” at the main entrance to the church. Thank you for your support!
Share Your Faith Or would you be willing to work with Preschoolers or toddlers (during the 9:30 Mass) using a structured curriculum? With enough volunteers, you wouldn't need to work every Sunday; you'd share the responsibilities and have a chance to make new friends. We also need a couple of adults to help with the Nursery program once or twice a month (as a lead babysitter - we have teen helpers.) Your time is a precious gift to parents of very young children! Please contact Georgie (443-8084 x112 or georgies@stfrancisparish.com.) Children's Faith Formation 2009-2010 Volunteer Sign-Up Sing Joyfully To Our God! 2008-2009 promises to be a special time for music ministers as we celebrate the centennial of our church building. We are planning to sing some new and exciting music for a special concert to celebrate the event. We especially need altos, tenors and basses (sopranos are always welcome too). If you can carry a tune and can regularly attend rehearsals and liturgies, we will train you to be part of this rewarding ministry. More Information:
Singles Group Fellowship - Interested? More Information:
Spiritual Direction Opportunity A woman parishioner is participating in the Spiritual Direction Internship offered by the Bread of Life Center. She is available to offer spiritual direction at no cost. More Information:
Sunday Hospitality Ministry (Coffee & Donuts)
Taizé Prayer Every Wednesday evening, St. Francis of Assisi Parish hosts Taizé-style evening prayer from 6-7PM in the Church. Come share this deeply moving experience with us. All are welcome to participate in this contemplative and spirit-filled service. More Information:
Teens: Help with Coffee & Donuts
Tithing Committee Needs Your Input The number of organizations to receive awards and the amounts awarded are determined each year as part of the parish budget process. For our fiscal year 2009/2010, $2,760 was budgeted for grants of $230/organization. Second quarter recipients are:
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Care Packages for US Troops More info: Operation USO Care Package website Community Chaplain Program
More Information: Visit the Law Enforcement Chaplaincy Sacramento website Contact director@crisiscare.us Diocesan Scripture Institute: Available Online To view the video presentations, visit: Diocesan
Scripture Institute webpage Healing Prayer Requests by Email Help Foster Children More Information: Call 875-6460 Help the Hungry More Information on how to support their efforts: Visit: CDFB website Call: (916) 761-5624 Mercy Volunteer Corps: Year of Service More info: (215) 641-5535 Pastoral Assistance for Victims Please call toll-free (866) 777-9133 if you are seeking assistance in coping with this tragic situation. Assistance is available in English and Spanish. Samaritan Counseling Service More Information: See Samaritan Counseling Service website Sr. Nora's Place More Information: See Sacramento Loaves and Fishes website
Volunteer at Francis House If you can give a few hours each week to help those less fortunate, More Information: Volunteers Needed for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance More Information: Wellspring Women's Center If you would like to make a difference in the lives of women and children, please contact Sr. Jane (916) 454-9688 x202. Annual Christmas Store needs donations of new, unwrapped gifts for babies, children, teens and women. More Information: |
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It has been said that our Youth are the Church of the Future – actually, the youth are in our Church right here and now!
Praying With & For Others 
For our Mardi Gras Gala fundraiser, we need auction items. Do you have a vacation home weekend/week you can donate? Connections to gift certificates? Could you make up a gift basket to donate? Call Kay (443-8084 x111) or 
1st Weekend of every month 
Start your day by offering a hot
cup of coffee, a warm smile
and a light breakfast to our
patio guests.
Franciscan Action Network (FAN) is seeking people from the
ministries we serve to join with
Franciscans of the First Orders,
Third Order Regulars, and Seculars,
so that we can speak with a
common voice of advocacy in
Washington, D.C. on issues of peace-making,
poverty, human rights, and care for creation.
God continues to call women and men to our faith. And you and I are needed to walk with them individually.
St. Francis needs you! Join with others on Tuesday or Saturday mornings and lend a hand with mowing, raking, edging, pruning, weeding..
WOULD YOU BE WILLING to contact newly
registered members of our parish and
share your enthusiasm for St. Francis?
Or prepare a dish to share and help us
welcome newcomers at St. Francis Parish 101, our new
parishioner orientations?
We can use your help with this
rewarding ministry of welcome.
How do we reach out to the parents of the babies who join
our Church community each year, welcome them, make
sure that we get the names of the babies and godparents
right, arrange baptism dates and times? By computer!
Unfortunately, the computer in the Infant Baptism
office stopped working this past week....
Our Outreach office often receive requests for a list of caregivers who provide services for elderly and infirm individuals
needing various levels of In-Home Care. We'd like to expand our list.
We are grateful for the many generous
donations to our parish library,
but our shelves are literally overflowing
and many of the donated books and other materials
are duplicates or not a “good fit” for our small collection.
Will you be there? In my darkest hour. In my fear and in my sorrow. Will you bring me hope of a better tomorrow?
“Let them praise God’s name with
dancing, making melody to God with
tambourine and lyre” (Ps 149:3).
Please bring your General Mills cereal box tops and Campbell’s Soup labels for St. Francis Elementary School. 
We invite you to help St. Francis by teching children about God's love for us (11:00-11:55am on Sundays, September-May). We have teacher manuals and offer training in August and September to prepare you for this opportunity!
If you have ever thought about
singing at one of the St. Francis
liturgies, here is your chance to
give it a try! We are looking for
singers at all levels of ability to be a
part of the Music Ministry.
Seeking Hospitality Ministers to set up and serve coffee & donuts after 9:30am Mass. If you enjoy this treat or would like to meet people, how about taking a turn at offering a friendly greeting, a warm cup of coffee and a savory donut? Interested? Call Kay (443-8084 x111 or kays@stfrancisparish.com).
Wednesdays at 6PM in the Church 
Join us in helping serve coffee and donuts 
Please consider serving on our
St. Francis Tithing Commitee,
which meets quarterly to select for the pastor’s approval
local, national and international justice/advocacy organizations
whose missions are compatible with our own.
Our brothers and sisters who are homeless and find shelter with us every night need your generousity and prayerful support. The cold, dark days of winter are especially daunting for those who live their lives on the streets, as is this time of year with its festive, family activities. During the holiday season, particularly, many of us want to share with those who are most vulnerable among us. Below are some opportunities for you to consider:
Each week, your prayers are requested for those serving in the Armed Forces. 