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St.Francis of Assisi Parish |
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 |
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 |
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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Barre Food Bank Food Pantry
Distribution Barre Congregational Church 2nd Wednesday
of the Month 10AM -11:30AM 3rd Thursday of the Month
5:30PM -7PM Donations may be brought to both St Thomas
& St Joseph Churches. Non-perishable food items and
PERSONAL CARE items needed. Thank You |
News in Brief
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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. |
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. 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 @
978-434-1246. |
Mary's Garden:
Tuesday
1:30pm-5:30pm
Temporary Suspended
Eucharistic Exposition:
Tuesday
6:00pm-7:00pm |
Visiting the Homebound at Grandview Terrace
Great news! Fr. Jamie is holding Mass at Grandview
Terrace on the fourth Tuesday
of the month! Mass will be 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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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
www.maryhousema.com |
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Environmental Stewardship Video Series -
Green Mass |
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Hearts On Fire News:
The Greatful Hearts Drive of
Personal Care+ Cleaning Items
Items can be left in
the back of both Churches
Thank you and God bless
The Hearts on Fire group is in the process of welcoming
new members. This is a parish group focused on the
Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy. |
BABY SAFE HAVEN
Those in turmoil
are able to drop off a newborn they are unable to care
for at any hospital, police station, or manned fire
station in Massachusetts. Support & Guidance is also
available by calling
1-877- 796-HOPE (4673) or
1-888-510 -2229. |
A Note From Our Parish Office
The
2023 Mass Record Book will be available to reserve Mass
Intentions starting on
Tuesday, November 1, 2022. If
you are interested in scheduling a Mass Intention for
2022-2023,
please call the Parish Office at
978-355-2228 and leave
a message for our
Parish Secretary
or send an email
to
[email protected] .
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BARRE Senior Center
Did you know?
The Barre Senior Center is not just for Seniors!
Eileen Clarkson Director can help with filling out forms
for fuel assistance, utility assistance, housing needs
and veterans assistance for people of all ages.
Call
978-355-5004 and ask
for Eileen. |
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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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Church of
St.Thomas-a-Becket and St. Joseph Chapel Are Wheelchair
Accessible
Diocese of Worcester ©Copyright St.Francis
of Assisi Parish 2013-2023. 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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