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Holy Week: A Week to Consider the Whole

Holy Week and the lead-up to the celebration of Easter are all about family and community. As Pastor Chris Koehn emphasizes, “A lot of the gifts of Holy Week, that maybe all of us as…

Dust to Dust: What about Ash Wednesday?

February 27, 2025

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As the Church prepares to enter Lent, Ash Wednesday arrives in Western Christian Churches this week. Some of us start a little earlier by celebrating Mardi Gras to have that “last blowout” before the repentance…

Composting With Class

February 12, 2025

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As most everyone knows, ‘Care for Creation’ is ingrained in the Franciscan charism and the mission of The Franciscan School (TFS), our parish K-8 school. That’s why the school was open to a new…

Pope Francis Sends Hope on the World Day of Peace 2025

January 10, 2025

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Pope Francis Sends Hope on the World Day of Peace 2025 As the global church celebrated the World Day of Peace on January 1st, Pope Francis addressed an inspiring message to the world. Titled, Forgive us…

Building Community Through Sports

January 3, 2025

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In 2010, the vision for the St. Francis of Assisi campus became a more tangible reality for the parish. When Father Mark Reamer became pastor at St. Francis, he focused on making our community more…

Growing in ‘Welcome’ at St. Francis

December 18, 2024

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St. Francis Parish has been lauded for its welcoming atmosphere, and we strive to enhance further that experience for all who come to our campus. You may have noticed some improvements to the facilities at…

Crèches, Carols, and Cookies: Something for Everyone!

December 6, 2024

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Last year, we celebrated the 800th year of Saint Francis’ use of a crèche, or nativity, to celebrate the birth of Christ. As you may recall from that story , before 1223, the faithful…

Alzheimer’s Awareness and Caregiver Support

November 7, 2024

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“November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, a time to heighten awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and show support for the more than 6.2 million Americans living with it,” as highlighted by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America…

Land, Lots of Land, and A Starry Sky Above

August 29, 2024

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It’s been over 40 years since the founding of the St. Francis of Assisi Parish and over 45 years since the Diocese first purchased the property where the parish sits. A series of stories will…

Supporting The Mission

August 1, 2024

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As with any family or business, churches have expenses and depend upon their parishioners for support of their mission. Hard costs such as utilities, personnel, mortgages, and maintenance are similar to those of other organizations,…

Holy Week: A Week to Consider the Whole

Dust to Dust: What about Ash Wednesday?

Composting With Class

Pope Francis Sends Hope on the World Day of Peace 2025

Building Community Through Sports

Growing in ‘Welcome’ at St. Francis

Crèches, Carols, and Cookies: Something for Everyone!

Alzheimer’s Awareness and Caregiver Support

Land, Lots of Land, and A Starry Sky Above

Supporting The Mission

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