THANK YOU FROM OUR SVdP SOCIETY

St. Francis wishes to thank those who donated to our holiday Giving Tree activity. The gift cards that were collected totaled to $3,290.00. Some of these have already been dispersed to needy families through our Saint Vincent de Paul Society. The remainder will be distributed over the coming months. The Lord has truly blessed St. Francis with the most generous of parishioners who truly reflect and act on the needs of others.


Worship

Daily Readings:
For daily readings, please visit the  USCCB website. 
 
Sunday Homily:

Homily  from Bishop Barron
 
Saint Spotlight:

(Sunday Homily and Saint Spotlight are courtesy of Bishop  Robert Barron and Word on Fire website. 
If you would like to find out more, please visit the website)   

Flu Season and Communion Reminder: 
Due to the flu season being upon us we will stop giving the blood during communion, we will only give the body. This change will  remain in effect until Easter Sunday 2019.




ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Please join us every Friday from 9 am to 7 pm for Holy Adoration. You can sign up on our website or through our app.
Download informational 




Vocation Flyers:
Prayer to Know My Vocation download
Six Ways to Discover My Vocation  download
Seven Ways Families can Foster Vocations flyer download



Parish Life

Financial Peace University
No more money fights! With Financial Peace University, you and your spouse will learn how to create (and stick to) a budget, save for emergencies, and make a plan for the future. Doesn't that sound peaceful? I'm offering FPU here at St. Francis just for you starting  February 18th at 7 pm for nine weeks. If you're interested in learning more, feel free to call or message me your questions @ 678-928-1284 or send me an e-mail at b@rpen.net.

Anyone Wishing to Become a New Member of St. Francis
If you would like to become a member of our Parish, please visit  stfac.org and click on the Forms tab to download our parish registration form. You can pick up a Welcome Packet at our Welcome and Connect Desk in the Narthex.


Around our Community

Saint Mary's Catholic School in Rome, GA would like to invite you to join us for Open House on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 6 PM at the school at 401 East 7th Street in Rome. 
Learn more about our academic rigor, meet our certified teachers, and ask about our before and after school programs, financial aid and transportation on our Cartersville bus.  
For more information, contact Christa Jackson, Admissions Director at 706-234-4953, or  cjackson@smsrome.org. 

Senior Shenanigans is an annual presentation of skits that poke fun at being an active senior citizen. (All cast members have to be at least 50 to be in the show.) Practice is held weekly on Mondays beginning in September through February each year, with time off from Thanksgiving to the first Monday in January.  Here are the folks from St. Francis who have participated in these shenanigans for several years, and are still having fun doing it:  Jeanne Avera, Adele Bruno, Al and JoAnne Calsetta and Peggy Fritz.  We invite all to come out and have fun with the actors and crew on February 23.   



This email contains weekly news and updates from our Parish. If you have any questions about any of the activities mentioned above, please contact Laura in our front office at 770-382-4549 and she will be happy to provide any clarification. 

St. Francis of Assisi - Cartersville