Spirituality With A View 
Greetings!
I must inform you that three St. Francis of Assisi staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. They are in self-quarantine. The rest of the staff, including myself, are in self-isolation.

We are all doing fine. No one is in serious condition or hospitalized. We ask for your prayers.

Out of an abundance of precaution for the staff and for the whole community, with the advice and recommendation of the Bishop and our Parish leadership, we are closing the church until further notice. This is a very difficult and painful decision. I have felt very strongly that the church needed to be open to the community as long as it was safe to do so. Of course, that is now in question, and we need to act accordingly.
The raven feeds Elijah in the cave.
  • I will continue the daily Livestream of Morning Prayers from the Rectory and hope you will join me - either at 9 am, Monday through Friday, or by accessing the recording at your convenience.

  • I will continue to record a weekly homily and it will be posted to our website on Saturday by 5 pm.

  • We will continue to communicate with everyone through our e-mail newsletters and the weekly bulletin. If we are unable to publish a bulletin, you will still get a Saturday morning 6 am message from me.

  • Staff members can be reached through e-mail. Links are on our website, under the "About" tab.

  • Phone calls to the office are being routed to a staff member at home and messages will be forwarded.

  • Please also remember that our Outreach Ministry is standing ready to help anyone who needs assistance. You can reach them be email: stewardship@sftahoe.org.

Unfortunately, this means we must cancel our planned Livestream of Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and Easter Masses from St. Francis. However, there are many options to watch a TV or Livestream Mass from different locations including from our St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral in Reno (click here) and from other parishes in our Diocese (click here) .

Of course things never hit us as much until it’s in our own backyard. We are now challenged to find different ways to connect as a Christian community. I want to assure you that even if the front doors are locked, your parish is here for you. I am here for you. And we are together in this. This is a powerful reminder that the parish of St. Francis isn’t our beautiful building. The parish is present wherever WE are. Our homes are our chapels. Our Communion continues even in isolation and quarantine. 

Let us hold our staff, their families, and all who are affected by this virus in our prayers. Let us pray for all medical personnel and everyone who is in harm’s way to help others, including grocery store employees and people who are in regular contact with the public. Let us pray for those struggling financially because of this pandemic. Let us pray that Easter may find us a people of hope and joy even as we must distance ourselves from each other. 
God bless you,

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701 Mount Rose Hwy
Incline Village, NV 89451
(775) 831-0490