This message includes the following:
- The Week at a Glance
- New Mass Time
- Mass Change for June 6
- Congratulations to our First Communion Students
- Abortion Clinic Prayer Vigil
- Fall Festival News
- Father's Day Novena
- Bible in a Year Lunch
- Solemnity of Corpus Christi'
- Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ,
- VBS Volunteers Needed
- Altar Server Training
- In Memoriam
Calendar
Saturday, June 5:
- Food Pantry
- 4:00 First Saturday Devotion
- 4:30 Vigil Mass
- 6:30 Spanish Mass
Sunday, June 6:
- 8:30 Mass
- 11:00 Confirmation Mass
- 11:00 Mass in Marian Hall
Monday, June 7:
- 9:00 Mass
- 10:00 Case for Jesus Bible Study (Room 5)
- 11:15 Online Rosary
- 11:45 Bible in a Year Lunch Aviator Cafe
- 6:30 Case for Jesus Bible Study (Online)
Tuesday, June 8:
- 10:00 Weight on the Lord
- 11:15 Online Rosary
- 12:00 Mass
Wednesday, June 9:
- 10:00 Prayer Ministry (Meeting House)
- 11:15 Online Rosary
- 11:30 Divine Mercy
- 12:00 -2:00 Mass
- 1:00 RCIA
- 1:30 Catechism in a Year (Room 5)
- 6:00 pm Mass (Spanish)
Thursday, June 10:
- 9:00 Mass
- 10:00 SVDP
- 11:15 Online Rosary
- 5:30 Knights Meeting
Friday, June 11:
- 9:00-11:00 Mass and Adoration
- 11:15 Online Rosary
- 4:00 Grace Force (Marian Hall)
New Mass Time
Daily Mass will now be celebrated at Noon on Tuesdays
Mass Schedule Change for June 6th 2021
There will be 2 Masses on Sunday, June 6th. To alleviate overcrowding and to accommodate the Confirmandi, their sponsors, and families, we have scheduled another Mass in Marian Hall for 11:00 am on Sunday, June 6th.
Additionally, we have changed the Spanish Mass on Sunday, June 6th to a Vigil Mass on Saturday, June 5th at 6:30.
Congratulations to our First Communicants
Congratulations to the 12 students who received their First Communion last weekend! Please continue to hold them and their families in your prayers as they continue to grow in faith.
Abortion Clinic Prayer Vigil
, 2ndSaturday of every Month:
Next Date:Saturday, June 12, 2021,
The Carpooling group will leave from St. Francis at 6:45 a.m. to the Clinic. Prayer will take place from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. & Carpool home.
Location: Praying at Atlanta Women’s Clinic (AWC), 235 W Wieuca Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
Interested?
Contact Maryjane at 321-960-6351 or
Fall Festival News
Come one, come all! Help us with the Festival this Fall! That’s right! We are planning to hold our annual Fall Festival on the last weekend of September. All who would like to help organize and be part of the organizing committee, please contactTim Massey at 706-994-1247 or 706-896-7631 or by email atlivesound1944@hotmail.com
Father's Day Novena
Father's Day is Sunday, June 19th. We remember and honor all our fathers in our Father's Day Novena which begins on Saturday, June 12th. Novena envelopes are available in the church vestibule and in the church office.
You may drop your envelope in the collection basket or at the church office.
You may drop your envelope in the collection basket or at the church office.
Bible in a Year Lunch
Are you listening to the Bible in a Year Podcast with Fr. Mike Schmitz? Join us for lunch at the Aviator Café on Monday, June 7 at 11:45 to talk about your experience and how God is speaking to you through this scripture podcast. It doesn’t matter how many days you’ve
heard – if you’re caught up or just beginning. Let’s talk about the blessings of this podcast.
Contact Colleen Orchanian for more information.
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
On the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, we give special honor to Jesus, truly present in the most Blessed Sacrament of the altar. As Catholics, we worship the presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, both during Mass and outside of Mass. We are encouraged to spend time in prayer before the Lord in the Eucharist. Many parishes offer regular exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance. We may also choose to visit the church at other times to adore the Blessed Sacrament reserved in the tabernacle.
Why does Jesus give himself to us as food and drink?
Jesus gives himself to us in the Eucharist as spiritual nourishment because he loves us. God’s whole plan for our salvation is directed to our participation in the life of the Trinity, the communion of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Our sharing in this life begins with our Baptism, when by the power of the Holy Spirit we are joined to Christ, thus becoming adopted sons and daughters of the Father. It is strengthened and increased in Confirmation. It is nourished and deepened through our participation in the Eucharist. By eating the Body and drinking the Blood of Christ in the Eucharist we become united to the person of Christ through his humanity. . . . In being united to the humanity of Christ we are at the same time united to his divinity. Our mortal
and corruptible natures are transformed by being joined to the source of life. . . .
By being united to Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in us, we are drawn up into the eternal relationship of love among the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. As Jesus is the eternal Son of God by nature, so we become sons and daughters of God by adoption through the sacrament of Baptism. Through the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation (Chrismation), we are temples of the Holy Spirit, who dwells in us, and by his in dwelling we are made holy by the gift of sanctifying grace. The ultimate promise of the Gospel is that we will share in the life of the Holy Trinity. The Fathers of the Church called this participation in the divine life “divinization”(theosis). In this we see that God does not merely send us good things from on high; instead, we are brought up into the inner life of God, the communion among the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In the celebration of the Eucharist (which means “thanksgiving”) we give praise and glory to God for this sublime gift
Why does Jesus give himself to us as food and drink?
Jesus gives himself to us in the Eucharist as spiritual nourishment because he loves us. God’s whole plan for our salvation is directed to our participation in the life of the Trinity, the communion of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Our sharing in this life begins with our Baptism, when by the power of the Holy Spirit we are joined to Christ, thus becoming adopted sons and daughters of the Father. It is strengthened and increased in Confirmation. It is nourished and deepened through our participation in the Eucharist. By eating the Body and drinking the Blood of Christ in the Eucharist we become united to the person of Christ through his humanity. . . . In being united to the humanity of Christ we are at the same time united to his divinity. Our mortal
and corruptible natures are transformed by being joined to the source of life. . . .
By being united to Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in us, we are drawn up into the eternal relationship of love among the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. As Jesus is the eternal Son of God by nature, so we become sons and daughters of God by adoption through the sacrament of Baptism. Through the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation (Chrismation), we are temples of the Holy Spirit, who dwells in us, and by his in dwelling we are made holy by the gift of sanctifying grace. The ultimate promise of the Gospel is that we will share in the life of the Holy Trinity. The Fathers of the Church called this participation in the divine life “divinization”(theosis). In this we see that God does not merely send us good things from on high; instead, we are brought up into the inner life of God, the communion among the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In the celebration of the Eucharist (which means “thanksgiving”) we give praise and glory to God for this sublime gift
Meals for Deacon Larry and Rita Casey
Would you like to help provide a meal for Deacon Larry and Rita Casey? We have set up a page to schedule meals at TakeThemaMeal.com. Here is the link to sign up for a date in June.
They thank you for your prayers love and continued support!
Vacation Bible School Volunteers Needed!
We are in need of volunteers for this year's Vacation Bible School! It will take place June 21 through the 24th from 9 until 12. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Joe Kwiatkowski at fiducialius@hotmail.com
Join via livestream for a four-part Pentecost Mission that will celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit and help participants welcome Him more deeply into their lives! Each session will include dynamic preaching and teaching, followed by a time of worship and prayer for greater activation of the workings of the Holy Spirit.We look forward to journeying with you closer to the heart of Christ, through the power of the Holy Spirit! You can Register through:
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Altar Server Training
The ministry of Altar Serving is having an open recruitment for all men, women, children and families who have received Holy Communion. The main role is to assist the Priest and Deacon in the celebration of the liturgy. Training for new and seasoned Altar Servers will be on Monday, June 21 @ 12:45. Children who are attending our VBS camp will be fed before training. Training will be about 1 hour. Newly trained altar servers will be asked to serve at weekday Mass before they begin serving at Sunday Mass. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Caroline Lucas at 706 461 5208 care73a@gmail.com
In Memoriam: Lena Nichols
Mrs. Maria Helena "Lena" (Pimenta) Nichols, 85
Mrs. Lena Nichols, age 85, of Gainesville, Georgia, passed away Sunday, May 30, 2021. A Funeral Mass for Lena Nichols is scheduled for Friday June 11 at 11amat St. Francis Catholic Church in Blairsville, Georgia.
Lena was born June 25, 1935 in Brazil. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Silvina (Lopes) Pimenta. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Nichols; son Alberto and her grandson, Felipe.
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