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The Greater Catholic CommunityCOR JESU - FIRST FRIDAY OF OCTOBER. The Cathedralinvites you to Cor Jesu on Friday, October 1st from 7:00-8:30pm. Cor Jesu is an evening of Eucharistic Adoration, Confessions and music in honor of the SacredHeart of Jesus. For more details, search forWinona Cor Jesu on Facebook, or call Olivia Gadientat (507) 951-7063.MCCL UPDATES. Join others in your community at apro-life educational gathering and learn about thechallenges we face and how you can make a difference in protecting life. Minnesota Citizens Concernedfor Life (MCCL) will offer a pro-life presentation in Pipestone on September 20 at 7PM at Pizza Ranch, in Austin on October 15 at 7PM at Queen of Angels Parish,and in Rochester on October 21 at 7PM at St. JamesCoffee. Visit mccl.org/falltour for more information, orcall 612-825-6831.NATIONAL LIFE CHAIN. Come join pro-lifers at the National Life Chain on Sunday, October 3rd, from 2 to3:30pm on the sidewalk in front of PlannedParenthood in Rochester. Since 1987, the Life Chainhas been a public witness of prayer and repentance,uniting the Church in solidarity against abortion, whileboldly standing in the hope of Christ. Signs will be provided. Please come out in support of life.Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life Fall Tour will bein Rochester on Thursday, October 14th from 7 - 8pmat St James Coffee House. This free event is packedwith information and is open to all. Please come tolearn ways that you can promote the prolife message.For more information on either of the above, pleasecontact Linda McGuire at 507-259-4035.SOCIAL CONCERNS DAY. On Saturday, October 16,the fall Social Concerns Day on Restorative Justice:Healing the Harm will be held via Zoom from 9:30AM12:30pm. To register, email ilandsteiner@ccsomn.org.NO COST to attend but registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Keynote speakers will be Fr. LarryDowling and Martine Haglund. Fr. Dowling is the Pastorof St. Agatha’s Parish in North Chicago. He will speakabout the Biblical and Theological 5 underpinnings ofRestorative Justice, as well as some of the practicalways that it has been implemented in his parish tostrengthen families, build relationships, and resolveconflict. Mrs. Haglund is the Assistant Principal at Century High School in Rochester. She will be speakingabout her experience as a school administrator usingRestorative Justice to resolve conflict in an academicsetting.SUPPORT OUR PARISH WHILE YOU SHOP! We recentlylisted our parish as a charity on AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile allows people who shop on Amazon to designate one charity of their choice to receive 0.5% of eligible purchases.To begin, access Amazon by using smile.amazon.comrather than the usual amazon.com. The first time youaccess Amazon in this way, you will be prompted tosign in to your Amazon account and then select yourcharity. (Note: You will be able to retain your AmazonPrime membership.) They will have a few “suggested”charities at the top of the page; ignore those and instead, in the charity search box, type “The Church ofSt Francis of Assisi” (make sure it is Rochester, MN) andyou should see us come up. Hit “select”, and fromnow on any time you buy an Amazon item using thesmile.amazon.com URL you will be helping to supportour parish.If you are someone who shops on Amazon already,please consider using Amazon Smile and listing us asyour charity. Let your friends and family know aswell! Questions, please email or call the parish office.It's easy to sign up and will directly benefit our parish!KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COATS FOR KIDSPROGRAM. The St Francis of Assisi Knights of Columbus are participating in the annual nationwideCoats for Kids Program. Coats are purchased inboxes of 12 with the average price of a coat being 20. All coats purchased by the St Francis Knightswill be distributed within the Rochester area.This year, the national organization is matching boxes purchased by local councils. Therefore, eachbox purchased will result in 2 boxes being delivered locally. If you would like to help with this program, please drop your donation off at the ParishCenter office or in the Sunday collection indicatingthe donation is for the COATS FOR KIDS Program.Please make checks payable to KC Council 14170.

Faith FormationMusicNotesFALL IS OFFICIALLY HERE. The time of cool evenings,and beautiful days. I have even learned that some ofmy friends have already gone to area apple orchardsto get some fresh produce. Most of us love to savor Fallperhaps because we know what next season is, andhow hard it can be on us.FALL FESTIVAL VIRTUAL CHOIR! We are planning to produce another virtual choir video in celebration of ourparish Fall Festival! All are welcome to participate. Weare asking for parishioners to submit videos of themselves singing the prayer of St. Francis“Make Me A Channel of Your Peace.”You can find detailed instructions forcreating and submitting your videowith the following link and/or QR code:What are you going to do to savor fall? I love walkingmy dogs in the crisp evening air, after dark, seeing allthe stars in the sky and realizing our God is bigger thaneither you or I can possibly grasp.Each of our Confirmation groups will experience a retreat this Fall, and get a unique opportunity to reflecton God in their life.On Friday night, our first year Confirmation studentsstarted their preparation with a retreat here at SaintFrancis. It was a wonderful way to “kick-off” their firstyear of preparation for this special Sacrament. The students heard powerful witness talks, built stronger bondswith each other, and participated in the Sacrament ofReconciliation. This was truly a strong spiritual experience for all of them.Then, in November, our second year Confirmation students will attend an overnight retreat at Camp Victory.Retreats are wonderful ways to step out of ordinary lifeand reflect on how blessed we are and recognizehow much God truly loves each of us.https://bit.ly/sf-virtualchoirFOLLOW ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI ON SOCIAL MEDIA! Iwant to invite you all to follow St. Francis of Assisi onsocial media! While many of you are already followingus on Facebook, we have recently launched an Instagram account as well.Through our social media accounts, you’ll receive themost current parish news and information, picturesand videos of parish events, livestream access, andmore!FACEBOOK: @stfrancisrochmnINSTAGRAM: @stfrancisrochHelp us to show the world the amazing things that arehappening here at St. Francis of Assisi by liking andsharing our posts!UPCOMING MINISTRY SCHEDULE 10/2-10/3Have you ever participated in an adult retreat? Iwould encourage you to give it a try.I hope you have a blessed week. Remember, Godloves you.- Mark (youthminister@stfrancis-church.org)- Zack (litfranc@stfrancis-church.org)to the Church of St. Francis of Assisi!We are grateful to our faithful parishioners &welcome our neighbors & guests who are visitingus. We want you to know that you are alwayswelcome here!

Parish NotesThe Season of Creation is an annual celebration ofprayer and action to protect God’s creation. Startingon September 1, with the World Day of Prayer for Creation, it continues until October 4, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.FALL FESTIVALSUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2021FALL FESTIVAL FOOD! TICKETS for the TURKEYDINNER by the CANADIAN HONKER and BURRITOSAND TAMALES will be SOLD at all MASSES thisweekend! The last day to purchase TURKEY dinnertickets and Burritos and Tamales is Sunday, September 26. On Monday, September 27, the office willcontact you via phone to schedule your TURKEYdinner pick-up.PLEASE NOTE: The LAST DAY to pre-order Vietnamese Egg Rolls was Friday, September 24.Fall Festival food will be served on a pre-order,carry out basis only.BIG TICKET RAFFLE! Please return your purchased (and non-purchased) raffle tickets to theParish Center Office. We will still do the drawingLIVE on Sunday at 2PM and will post it LIVE to ourFacebook Page!A PRAYER FOR OUR EARTHAll-powerful God, you are present in the wholeuniverse and in the smallest of your creatures.You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.Pour out upon us the power of your love,that we may protect life and beauty.Fill us with peace, that we may liveas brothers and sisters, harming no one.O God of the poor,help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of thisearth, so precious in your eyes.Bring healing to our lives,that we may protect the world and not prey on it,that we may sow beauty, not pollution anddestruction. Touch the heartsof those who look only for gainat the expense of the poor and the earth.Teach us to discover the worth of each thing,to be filled with awe and contemplation,to recognize that we are profoundly unitedwith every creatureas we journey towards your infinite light.We thank you for being with us each day.Encourage us, we pray, in our strugglefor justice, love and peace.SILENT AUCTION! The Silent Auction will be anONLINE event and a link will be provided via email,as well as posted to our website, and Facebookpage next week! A pre-view of the baskets will beposted to our Facebook page on Monday, September 27 so you can do some browsing!ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH T-SHIRT! Wehave a NEW St. Francis of Assisi Parish T-shirt forsale! The T-shirts are a beautiful green with whiteprint - and are printed 2-sided with a design takenfrom above our west-side entry doors to the church.T-shirts will be 15/Adult sizes and 10/Children’ssizes. Call the office for more information!CHANGING HEARTS AND MINDS. Prayer warriors needed! The 40 Days for Life Campaign begins September22. Please consider praying on Mondays at PlannedParenthood - the dates are September 27, October 4,11, 18 and 25 between 10AM-5:30PM. Please contactMaggie Eggerichs at 507-951-2316 or maggieeggerichs@hotmail.com for questions or for time slots topray. Thank you for protecting life!

TO BELONG TO CHRIST: SCOTTHAHN REFLECTS ON THE TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARYTIMEFAMILY CONNECTIONThe second part of today’sGospel contains a strong message for those who share theresponsibility of fostering faith.It is indeed an awesome responsibility. Today’s Gospelreminds us that faith is a lifelong journey toward God. Wedon’t always get it all or evenget it right. But we pray for thegrace to acknowledge and build upon even thesmallest signs of faith, in ourselves and in others. Thereare plenty of obstacles that might prevent the growthof faith. Let us pray that we are not contributing to theobstacles that might hinder another person’s faith inJesus.s you gather as a family, observe that there are thingsin our lives that nurture our faith and things that canhinder it. Talk about some of the things that nurture ourfaith—healthy family relationships, healthy friendships,good literature, and so on. Name some of the thingsthat might be an obstacle to faith—unhealthy relationships, scandals, and so on. Observe that Jesus teachesus in today’s Gospel that we are to do everything wecan to help one another have faith in Jesus and do allthat we can to avoid creating obstacles that mighthinder another person’s faith. Read together today’sGospel, Mark 9:38-43,45,47-48. Conclude by prayingtogether that we will be a family that helps each othergrow in faith. Pray together today’s psalm, Psalm 19, orthe Lord’s Prayer.THE LORD’S PRAYEROur Father,who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name;thy kingdom come;thy will be doneon earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread;and forgive us our trespassesas we forgive those who trespass against us;and lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from evil.Amen.ministry of the Apostles.Today’s Gospel begins with ascene that recalls a similar moment in the history of Israel, theepisode recalled in today’sFirst Reading. The seventy elders who receive God’s Spiritthrough Moses prefigure theLike Joshua in the First Reading, John makes the mistake of presuming that only a select few are inspiredand entrusted to carry out God’s plans. The Spirit blowswhere it wills (see John 3:8), and God desires to bestowHis Spirit on all the people of God in every nation under heaven (see Acts 2:5, 38).God can and will work mighty deeds through the mostunexpected and unlikely people. All of us are called toperform even our most humble tasks, such as giving acup of water, for the sake of His name and the causeof His kingdom.John believes he is protecting the purity of the Lord’sname. But, really, he’s only guarding his own privilegeand status. It’s telling that the Apostles want to shutdown the ministry of an exorcist. Authority to drive outdemons and unclean spirits was one of the specificpowers entrusted to the Twelve (see Mark 3:14–15; 6:7, 13).Cleanse me from my unknown faults, we pray in today’s Psalm. Often, like Joshua and John, perhapswithout noticing it, we cloak our failings and fears under the guise of our desire to defend Christ or theChurch.But as Jesus says today, instead of worrying about whois a real Christian and who is not, we should make surethat we ourselves are leading lives worthy of our calling as disciples (see Ephesians 1:4).Does the advice we give, or the example of our actions, give scandal—causing others to doubt or losefaith? Do we do what we do with mixed motives instead of seeking only the Father’s will? Are we living, asthis Sunday’s Epistle warns, for our own luxury andpleasure while neglecting our neighbors?We need to keep meditating on His Law, as we sing intoday’s Psalm. We need to pray for the grace to detect our failings and to overcome s/liturgical-year/sunday-connection/Copyright 2021 The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, All rightsreserved.

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Sep 26, 2021 · NOVENA. The Saint Francis of Assisi Novena begins on Saturday, Septem-ber 25. Novena booklets will be in the Gathering Space. Please pray it and the Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi as we prepare for our Fall Festival on October 3 and the Feast of Saint of Francis Assisi on October 4. St. Francis of Assisi, pray for us. FALL FESTIVAL FOOD.