Catechists Needed
Faith Formation is in need of Catechists as well as classroom assistants for the 2018-2019 Faith Formation year! Our Faith Formation program serves students in grades 1-12 as well as our preschool aged children through the Sunday nursery program. All volunteers and catechists are required to pass a criminal background check and receive Virtus certification through the Archdiocese of Atlanta. There will also be a summer catechist training to learn more about our formation program and parish leadership training. While this is an incredibly rewarding opportunity to serve our parish, catechists must be committed to the religious education or our youth. If you are a fully initiated Catholic in good standing with the Church, please prayerfully consider serving as a catechist at St Francis. For more information, please contact Amy Toft, Director of Faith Formation at   atoft@stfac.org or 770-382-4549 xt 20

 

Faith Formation Registration is now OPEN!

While the family formation experience is the most important religious education that your child could ever undertake, it is our role as Church to help support and encourage you as parents as the primary educators of your children. Furthermore, sacramental reception and participation in weekly Sunday mass is foundational to living a holy, Catholic life which our catechesis is built upon. For this reason, we strongly encourage continuous faith formation of your children and offer religious education classes for grades 1-12. Please take special note that weekly mass attendance is required as part of our program.
Faith Formation Registration for the 2018-2019 academic year is now open! Registration packets are being distributed after faith formation classes in the carpool line. Packets may also be picked up in the parish office after mass or in the Faith Formation office throughout the week. Please carefully read the program information, complete all paperwork and return the forms with your family payment to the Faith Formation office NO LATER than June 2018 to ensure your child's placement. Spots fill quickly so please enroll now.
For questions, please contact our Faith Formation Office for program details.  We look forward to serving you and your family.

¡Inscripción de Formación de Fe está ABIERTA Ahora!
Mientras que la experiencia de la formación de familia es la educación religiosa más importante que su niño podría aprender, es nuestro deber de la iglesia ayudarle a apoyar y animarle como padres de familia son los educadores primarios de sus hijos. Además, la recepción sacramental y la participación en la Misa semanal es fundamental para vivir una vida santa y católica en la que se basa nuestra catequesis.

Por esta razón, apoyamos firmemente que contin ú e la formación de la fe de sus niños y ofrecemos clases de la educación religiosa para los grados 1-12.

Los paquetes de registro se distribuyen después de las clases de formación de fe en la línea de carpool. Por favor noten que la asistencia semanal en la Misa es requerida como parte de nuestro programa. ¡La inscripción para la formación de fe  para el año académico 2018-2019 está abierta!

Los paquetes también pueden ser recogidos en la oficina de la parroquia después de Misa o en la oficina de formación de fe durante toda la semana. Por favor lea cuidadosamente la información del programa, complete todo el papeleo y devuelva los formularios con su pago de familia a la oficina de formación de fe a más tardar en junio del 2018 para garantizar la colocación de su hijo. Las clases se llenan rápidamente así que por favor inscríbase ahora.

Para preguntas, por favor póngase en contacto con nuestra Oficina de Formación de Fe para mas detalles del programa. Esperamos poder servirle a usted y a su familia.

 

Ladies of St Francis -

You're invited for a morning of reflection and fellowship Sunday, May 5th from 9 am - 10 am in St Matthias classroom (far end of the hall on the left). 

We'll read and reflect briefly on the Gospel for that Sunday then have a time of sharing and fellowship. While our motivation for meeting is to continue to follow up with ladies post-retreat, we are excited to welcome all ladies from the parish who would like to attend for fellowship and prayer.

 

Here's the Gospel for May 5th:
Gospel JN 15:18-21

Jesus said to his disciples:

"If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.

If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own;

but because you do not belong to the world,

and I have chosen you out of the world,

the world hates you.

Remember the word I spoke to you,

'No slave is greater than his master.'

If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you.

If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

And they will do all these things to you on account of my name,

because they do not know the one who sent me."

 

What verse(s) stand out to you the most?
Jesus addresses himself to me and tells me: If you belonged to the world, the world would love what is yours. How do I apply this in my life?
In me there are two tendencies: the world and the Gospel. Which of these two has the priority?

We'll see you Sunday, May 5th from 9am - 10am in St Matthias classroom

When:Tuesdays 6pm-8pm
Where: St Matthew Classroom
Childcare Provided
Come Unlock the Mysteries of the Bible as we dive into an 8-week Bible Study by Biblical scholar Jeff Cavins. We'll uncover an incredible love story from our Savior outlining Salvation History in the entire context of the Bible. We'll go from Genesis to Revelation in a way that applies to your everyday life.
Come Tuesday evenings from March 20th through May 15th from 6pm-8pm. Childcare will be provided. The cost for the study is $20/workbook and you'll need a Catholic Bible. For registration and information, please contact Amy Toft at atoft@stfac.org

Attention all women of the Parish :   

St Francis of Assisi is hosting the next North West Atlanta Council of Catholic Women (NWCCW) quarterly meeting on Saturday, May 19th, from 10 am - Noon.   We hope you can join us in hosting this event and in turn learn more about all the wonderful things the CCW is doing.   A light breakfast as well as lunch will be served.   The next St Francis CCW meeting will be held on Tues May 8th at 6:30 pm & we will be planning all the details for this wonderful event. We hope you can join us. Questions? Reach out to Lynn Anderson at lynn_anderson84@att.net or 404-931-5103.  

News flash! The parish is no longer charging for the Lighthouse Catholic Media kiosk items in order to make them more available to everyone who seeks to grow their faith. However, in order to help keep the latest titles coming, the parish most gratefully accepts any DONATIONS you care to make in the kiosk slots provided!

 

Anyone Wishing to Become a New Member of St. Francis