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Welcome
to Saint Francis of Assisi Parish. Our parish was formed
on July of 2013 with a merger of two faith communities,
St.Thomas À Becket and St. Joseph Catholic Churches. We
chose as our patron, Saint Francis of Assisi –a saint
known for his love and devotion to Jesus Christ and
founder of the Franciscan Order. Your visit to our
website is sincerely appreciated and we hope that you
find the information on our site helpful. So please,
take your time and make yourself at home; scroll through
the various windows to learn more about our parish
family and discover who we are as a Catholic faith
Community. Finally, when you leave our website, may you
go with the blessing and peace of Christ.
Fr. Jamie
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Have a Prayer Request ?
The Saint Francis of
Assisi Parish Prayer Line
You may call
Pat Kowal @978-355-2144 or
Vicky King @978-355-4830
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Mass Schedule
St. Joseph Chapel:
Sunday 8:00 am
St. Thomas-a-Becket Church:
Saturday: 4:00 pm
Sunday: 10:30 am
Weekday: M-W 9 am
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Sunday June 26th the 8AM Mass will be
celebrated at St. Thomas A Becket
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Barre Food Bank
2nd Wednesday of each month at the Barre Congregational
Church, Park Street, on the Common Donations may be
brought to both St Thomas & St Joseph Churches.
Non-perishable food items and PERSONAL CARE items
needed. Thank You
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Lectio Divina It is
a latin term which means " divine reading" and describes
a way of reading Scriptures whereby we gradully let go
of out own agenda and open ourselves to what God wants
to say to us. A group within the parish has been
gathering monthly to learn this practice. We are
extending an open invitation to all parishoners to come
and join us. We meet the third Thursday of the month at
4:00 pm in St. Thomas hall. Our next meeting will
be............ . If you want to join us call the parish
office @
978-355-2228
so we will have supplies for you.
Questions call Jan @
978-355-2228 or Paula
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Mary's Garden:
Tuesday 1:30pm-5:30pm Temporary Suspended
Eucharistic Exposition:
Tuesday 6:00pm-7:00pm
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HOMEBOUND?… if you
would like visits from your St Francis Parish family.
For more information, call the Church Office at
978-355-2228.
Homebound parishioners may be enrolled in the HomeTouch
Program Receive a weekly inspirational mailing including
our Church Bulletin! Call Priscilla @
508-882-3128 HUGS to
all~! Be well & Be blessed
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HELP! FAMILIES IN CRISIS.
We are accepting contributions to the St. Francis of
Assisi Emergency Fund. Donations can be placed in an
envelope marked Emergency Fund in the basket with the
offertory envelopes. For more information please contact
the parish office. Thank you for your generosity. |
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Knights of
Columbus Council meets on the second Wednesday of
each month at 7:00 PM in the St.Thomas-a-Becket
church hall.Our next meeting is.......... |
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Visiting the Homebound at
Grandview Terrace Great news! Fr. Jamie is
holding Mass at Grandvie Terrace on the fourth Tuesday
of the month! The next Mass will be Tuesday...... at
1:00pm All are welcome! You don't have to reside at
Grandview Terrance to attend. Join us for worship,
fellowship and refreshments. Need transportation
call 978-355-6659 We
will find you a ride.
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" Behold i stand at the door and knock"It's time to
learn more about your Faith and experience what our
Religion can do for you. Jesus is waiting for you
personally. Cursillo Weekends are a wonderful way to
start on this journey. Go to
www.fourthday.org
to download an application or call Pam Hamilton
@774-239-8909 for more information. You'll be
glad you did!
Upcoming Retreats:
Womens Weekend
Mens Weekend
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Hearts On Fire News:
The
Greatful Hearts Drive of Personal Care+ Cleaning Items
can be left in the back of both Churches
Thank you
and God bless
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Environmental Stewardship Video Series - Green Mass |
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Retreat Opportunities at Mary
House in Spencer Mary House in it's 50th+ year
is a comfortable countryside farmhouse with it's own
chapel located at 186 N. Spencer Road. It's now open to
men and women seeking a place for prayer and quite.
Located about one mile from St. Joseph's Abbey in
Spencer. For inquiries or reservations call Joyce at
508-885-5450 or visit
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PRAYER TO HEAL OUR LAND
Lord, who are we as a
people, having been given blessings in portions as no other
nation before us? What has become of us, Father? We have
spoiled your spacious skies with buildings and cities
breathing with sin. The amber waves of grain are no longer
viewed as our blessing but as our due. The awe and reverence
due You when we gaze upon the purple mountains and their
majesty is no longer held; rather, how much pleasure they
can give us. Father, we have spurned You. We’ve blamed our
problems on those who promote darkness, but You gave us time
with Your Mother. Now our eyes have been opened by Her. Our
lack of holiness, our not being light has allowed darkness
to prevail. Indeed, our sins which we wrongly view as small
have allowed those in darkness to commit great sins without
shame. We now realize it’s because of our failings as
Christians. Father, Samuel told your people, “It is true you
have committed all this evil, still you must not turn from
the Lord, but worship Him with your whole heart. For the
sake of His own great name, the Lord will not abandon his
own people.” Father, we come before You with our whole
hearts and ask You to grant Our Lady Her intentions. Mary,
we do not deserve to even be heard, yet we know Your Son’s
passion merits that we are. Mary, we call You as You have
called us. Please, intercede before God to forgive us, to
heal us, to heal our families, and to heal our nation.
Father, grant Mary’s intentions and hear Her pleas for us.
We know you are justly irritated with us but we beg and
plead for forgiveness through our repentance from our
hearts. We realize our nation is headed toward disaster by
so many signs You have given us. Holy, Holy, Holy God, grant
Mary Her requests that we may again be your people, not a
nation above God but one nation humbled and under God. Amen.
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Photo's of St. Joesph & St.Thomas
Becket courtesy of
https://statues.vanderkrogt.net
Church of St.Thomas-a-Becket and
St. Joseph Chapel Are Wheelchair Accessible
Diocese of Worcester ©Copyright
St.Francis of Assisi Parish 2013-2022. All rights
reserved.
398 Vernon Ave., P.O. Box 186 South Barre, MA 01074
fax (978) 355-0042 • Office phone (978) 355-2228 |
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