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Happy Mothers Day
The Staff of St. Francis de Sales would like to wish all the Mothers,
Grandmothers, Step Mothers and Mothers to be a very Happy
and Safe Mothers Day.
Manna Certificate Form
Manna Certificate form is now available on line! Just think you can now
download the form from our website and print it out. All you need is
Adobe reader which you can get from Adobe at no cost to you!
You can fill out the form and take it to the parish office ahead of
time to save time of getting the certificates. All you have to do is click
on the link Manna Certificate and download it
to your computer. Lets
Support our parish and school by buying the certificates.
Clusters
There has been a lot of talk about clusters and what they mean.
Bishop Lennon has assigned all the parishes in the Cleveland Diocese
into different groups called Clusters. Each cluster has it's own churches
and schools Many have ask who is in our cluster? Here is a list of the
parishes in our cluster;
(Suburban Southwest District)
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St Anthony of Padua |
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St. Columbkille |
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St Francis de Sales |
We have added a Social Justice Page to our website. It can
be found under "About our Parish Community" page. If you want
to check it out just click on Social Justice and we'll take you there!
Stewardship Prayer Now on Line
The St Francis de Sales' Stewardship Church Prayer is now on line.
It can be found in the "About our Parish Community" section or you
can just click on Stewardship Prayer to go there.
Southwest Canicians
The Southwest Canicians are a social group comprised of Catholic
widows and widowers. If you are interested in joining us, please
call the office and get Wanda's phone number and tell them what for.
Can you Help
We have a few parishioners who are in need of a ride to church. If you can
help, please call the parish office at 440-884-2319.
Catholic Charities
For over 80 years, Catholic Charities has provided Hope to the hungry and
homeless, children and families, disabled, and elderly of our community.
Please give Hope to more people-- join thousands of others across our Diocese
who are giving generously to Catholic Charities.
For more information, call216-696-6525, or 1-800-869-6525,ext.1049 or
www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org .
Catholic Relief Services
You’re probably familiar with CRS, but if not, here is a brief overview. CRS has served as the official international
relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic community since 1943. Under the direction of the U.S. Conference
of Catholic Bishops, we aid the poor in 98 countries both by providing direct assistance and by working with partner
organizations to alleviate the causes of poverty and social injustice. For our full mission statement or details,
you can visit http://crs.org or e-mail me with questions.Darcy Higgins
St Francis de Sales News Ticker
We have added a News Ticker To our Parish News below. Certain events
will be listed here also. If you move your mouse over the news article and it
turns blue, you can click on it and it will take you to that sight. Each news article
will be preceded by codenames to identify the news article. Below the news ticker
you can click on "get list of codenames and there they can be printed out from that
page so you will have them for reference.
St. Francis de Sales News Ticker.
Click here to get a list of Code Names
Nursing Home and Homebound
If you have a family member who belongs to our parish and is homebound or
in a nursing home please call the parish office at 440-884-2319 and let us know.
It is difficult to keep our records straight without your help. Thank you and
God Bless
Mass Intentions
The Mass Intentions can now be found in the "About our Parish Community"
section of our web site. These will be posted on a weekly bases. If you would
like to check them out just click on Mass Intentions and we'll take you right
there.
Department for Marriage and Family
The Department of Marriage and Family invites you to visit their website
at www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org/mfm/
You will find helpful information
pertaining to marriage preparation dates, natural family planning classes,
divorce recovery groups, bereavement groups, parenting information,
helpful internet links and more.
Support Your Parish
You often ask how can I help with our parish? There are many ways parishioners
help! Have you ever concidered joining a ministry? All Ministries are now open to
take on new members. Check out what we have to offer on our Ministries Page
and take a few minutes to fill out the on-line form. That's It!
Vibrant Parish Life Phase II
If you would like to learn more on Vibrant
Parish Life, just click on the link
to get more information.
We Would Like To Hear From You
We would like to hear from you about our web site. We now have a new
feature on the main page called Sign our guest book located where the mail
link used to be ! Just look for the book or you can click on guestbook
here.
This will give you a chance to let us know what your thoughts are about our
website. Please visit this section !
Parish Certificate Program
Certificates may be purchased in the parish or school office
during regular office hours and from the Credit Union on Sunday.
Sick of the Parish
To view the sick of the parish list, Go to "About Our Parish Community" page and click on
"Ministries of St. Francis de Sales" and the list can be found under "Social
Concerns"! To check it out just click on Ministries to take you there.
Are You A Registered Member?
Please do not assume you are a registered member of St. Francis de Sales Parish
just because you attend Mass here. If you have not come into the rectory office to
fill out a registration form and are not receiving envelopes, we have no record of
you. Newly married couples who choose to remain at St. Francis de Sales must
also register as a new family. Without a record, we would be unable to help you
when you wish to get married, have a child baptized, are ill, or in the hospital,
or are asked to act as a sponsor or to be a Godparent. To be a Godparent or
Confirmation sponsor you must have a certificate from us stating that you are a
practicing Catholic, which we would not be able to issue without having a record
of your membership. Please call the rectory office at 440-884-2319 with any
questions or for further information.
Parish Bulletin Articles
Bulletin articles are due in the parish office 10 days before they are to be
published. This is a firm deadline. It makes it hard to get all of the articles
in correctly when they are handed in at the last minute ! Thank You !
TV-Mass Needs You
The TV-Mass needs congregations for 2007. The TV-Mass is a weekly broadcast
mass that is taped at 7 pm every Wednesday at WJW-TV-8 and is broadcast Sunday
mornings at 6:30 am. If you know of a group or organization who would like to participate,
please contact Mike Becher at 216-696-6525 or 800-869-6525 ext. 3820.
TV Mass Schedule
Click here to view the
TV schedule from the Diocese
Parish Office Hours
Weekdays 9:00 am - 12:00 noon. 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturdays 10:00 am - 3:00 pm.
Mass Away From Home
Are you going to be traveling or going on a business trip? No matter where you go you can
attend Mass at your destination. FREE ministry to traveling Catholics. For nationwide
Mass times and locations: Call 1-800-Mass Times (1-800-627-7846) or Internet
www.Masstimes.org
