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The Prayer Coordinator serves as the liaison between the Prayer
Committees and the Parish Pastoral Council.
Goals and activities to fulfill the mission of each committee are
established yearly.
Mission:
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Families of Military is a group of military family members
belonging to St. Francis of Assisi Parish, who gather onces a
month for fellowship and prayer. We meet for lunch, share
stories about our loved ones serving in the military and also
share how we are dealing with our separation from them. Any
and all family members are welcome. We are very relaxed and
casual group. We welcome your company.
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Mission:
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To promote the rosary and other forms of prayer in the home.
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Activities:
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This group consists of adults who meet monthly to plan how to
promote prayer in the home. Members of the group develop and
distribute special publications explaining how to get started
praying as a family, how to say the Rosary, and how to participate
in the various prayer services available at St. Francis. Members
plan a monthly Vernacular article, weekly bulletin tips and also
maintain resource racks (found in the hallway to St. Clare and in
the new walkway) of materials about prayer. The committee meets on
the fourth Monday of the month, at 7:00 p.m. in St. Clare Hall.
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To bring people to a greater understanding of the Bible, an
awareness of God's living presence in Scripture and an
appreciation of how the Bible can be applied to daily life.
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Activities:
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This study consists of at-home, personal study of Scripture, small group
sharing and personal and shared prayer. Groups meet a various times -
morning, days, and evenings. A variety of studies are available by
different scripture teachers / experts, ie. Catholic Sacred Scripture Study,
Little Rock Scripture Study, Jeff Cavins, Scott Hahn. Studies offered range
from 4 to 24 weeks duration. Watch the Sunday bulletin for information
or call the church office to find the bible study right for you.
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Mission:
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To promote praying of the Rosary. Increase attendance at Tuesday
evening Rosary. Promote Marian devotion. Promote First Saturday
devotion.
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Activities:
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The Rosary is said every Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the
Church. This group also sponsors a May Crowning of our Lady and
in October, a Rosary, Litany, and Benediction.
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Mission:
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Aid the Pastor in performing spiritual works in the parish,
personal sanctification through Mary, and the spread of devotion to
Mary.
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Activities:
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Active Legion of Mary members meet weekly on Mondays after the
8:00 a.m. Mass in the old rectory. Active members visit the sick and
elderly in their homes, hospitals, Wesley Rehab., and two nrusing homes.
They participate in PSR and RCIA classes, distribute the Mary statue
and serve as Eucharistic Ministers. Auxiliary members commit to daily
recitation of the Rosary and other prayers to further the work of the
Legion of Mary.
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Mission:
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To provide paper and pencils at all times to facilitate the
petitionary needs of our parish family. Your petitions are
prayed for at all Masses. The prayer box is located at the
back of the church by the baptismal font, and is emptied
at the end of each month.
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Mission:
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To encourage and promote Adoration of Jesus Christ in the
Blessed Sacrament through 24 hour exposition.
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Activities:
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People volunteer to spend time (of their choosing) in adoration
before the exposed Blessed Sacrament.
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Mission:
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To Promote our love of God through prayer for the needs and
intentions of others.
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Activities:
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The prayer chain consists of either a phone chain or E-Mail
chain. Volunteers offer their individual prayers and daily
sacrifices for the intention of each request.
Phone Chain: The chair persons pass on the prayer requests
through all prayer chain lists compiled from the stewardship
volunteer forms. The daytime chain is from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.,
and the evening chain from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Prayers are
passed down the chain
E-mail Chain: Prayers are received at your email address.
E-mail volunteers do not pass prayers on to other volunteers.
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Mission:
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To promote praying of the Rosary, with family groups or
individuals leading the rosary before each weekend Mass.
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Activities:
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Schedules persons to lead the Rosary beginning 20 minutes before
weekend Masses.
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To help foster priestly and religious vocations.
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Activities:
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Members assist the pastor and all parishioners to become more
aware of the fact that Christ is calling everyone to a particular
vocation in the church. Among those, we can be confident that some
are called to be priests and some to be sisters. Committee members
help to create an atmosphere in which the call may be heard and
encouraged.
This commitee welcomes all parish memebers to join one or more of
its subgroups to help foster and support vocations.
1. 31 Club: Individuals commit to offering a Mass and prayers one
day each month for vocations to the priesthood and religious
life.
2. Write to a Seminarian or person studying for religious life:
Parishioners write letters to individuals studying for the
priesthood or religious life.
3. St. Francis Statue: Parishioners sign up to take the statue of our
parish's patron saint home for a week and pray each day of that week
for religious and priestly vocations.
4. The Elijah Cup: Each weekend, the priest, at the end of
Communion, calls a family, couple, or individual forward to receive
this Chalice (at any Mass of your choice). The priest encourages
them in their prayers for vocations. The family, couple or
individual returns to their seat. The Elijah Cup is returned to the
priest on Saturday morning after Mass.
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Mission:
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To gather as a group to pray the Rosary for the special
intentions of the individuals in the group as well as for various
needs of other members of our parish. Simple treats are served
each week after Rosary to allow for social fellowship. Children
are always welcome.
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Activities:
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The Rosary is said at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday mornings in the
Nursery at Church or at the home of one of the members. A list of
members and location each week can be found in the vestibule of the
Church.
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