The Catholic Community of St. Francis of Assisi11401 Leesville Road, Raleigh, NC 27613 919-847-8205 www.stfrancisraleigh.org

Inspired by our patronFrancis of Assisi, we seek toproclaim the reign of God bygrowing in Holiness throughour experience of Christ in word, sacrament and oneanother, offering Hope to thosewho hunger for human dignity,and extending Hospitality to all.

Our Mission Statement Weekend Mass:Saturday: 5:30pmSunday: 7:30am 9:30am 11:30am 5:30pm

Daily Mass:Monday - Friday: 9:00amSt. Mary of the Angels Chapel

April 22 , 2018 Fourth Sunday of Easter

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Weekly Collection Schedule for AprilWeekly: April 22, 2018Weekly: April 29, 2018

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April 22, 2018

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Today, on the 4th Sunday of Easter, the universal Church cel-ebrates the 55th World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has informed us that the concentration of the fifteenth synod to take place in October of this year will be young people and their relationships with faith and vocation.Pope Francis writes, "Even amid these troubled times, the mys-tery of the Incarnation reminds us that God continually comes to encounter us. He is God-with-us, who walks along the often dusty paths of our lives. He knows our anxious longing for love and he calls us to joy. In the diversity and the uniqueness of each and every vocation, personal and ecclesial, there is a need to listen, discern and live this word that calls to us from on high and, while enabling us to develop our talents, makes us instruments of salva-tion in the world and guides us to full happiness."Please join me on this World Day of Prayer for Vocations in praying alongside our Holy Father that our youth may be sent out as disciples to foster a deep-rooted Faith and love for Our Lord, Jesus Christ. We also pray in a special way for all the priests and religious serving in the Diocese and specifically that our local Diocese will be blessed with an increase in vocations to the Priesthood and Consecrated Religious Life.We also express gratitude to all married couples for their beautiful example. You are a visible sign for the love that Our Lord Jesus has for His Bride, the Church. With God's grace, may your love grow stronger with the passing of each new day.Through the intercession of Mary Our Mother and Saint Joseph, may Our Risen Lord Jesus bless you and your family in this Sacred Season of Easter and always.

Through Baptism may they walk always as children of the light:

Brecken Ray Betz Son of Jordan and Kathy BetzAndrew James Broering Son of James and Lauren Broering Giovanna Maria Cummings Daughter of Joseph Cummings and Teresa MalatestaWesley Robert Lockwood Son of Josh and Meg Lockwood

Liam Zeh Mannina Son of Justin and Jenny ManninaClara Elizabeth Bartels McGuireRebecca Therese Bartels McGuire Daughters of John McGuire and Catherine BartelsClaire Elizabeth Wilcox Daughter of Mark and Betsy Wilcox

Through marriage may their lives always bear witness to Christ’s love:

Lauren Saccardo, daughter of Jim and Patricia Saccardoand Steven Spinelli, Jr., son of Steve and Veronica Spinelli

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This past Monday, our three Friars; Fr. Steve Patti, Fr. Steve Kluge, and Fr. Jim Sabak celebrated the renewal of their vows witnessed and supported by our community. During The Fran-ciscan School’s morning prayer, some of our eighth grade students lead the community in prayer with students, teachers, staff, and parents. Just as on April 16, 1209 when Saint Francis of Assisi made his profession into the hands of Pope Innocent III and received approval for the way of life he wished to live with his brothers, the Friars of St Francis of Assisi in Raleigh, NC continued the tradition in the Order of Friars Minor (the Franciscan Order) to gather and renew their vows. The purpose of this renewal is to recall the origins of the Franciscan Order and to recall the spirit of St. Francis and his companions as they founded it. For the Friars it is also a time to remember why it was that God called them to live joy-fully this life, and to once again commit themselves to living out the ideals begun by St. Francis and the first Fran-ciscans. This community appreciates your calling, thanks you for listening to it, and values your commitment.

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The Fourth Sunday of Easter is, perhaps, the right time for a note or two on the Easter Season, about which we have only reached the halfway mark! But by now it may be difficult to discern that we are still in Easter – the lilies have faded and died and most Easter baskets might be empty of anything except stray black jellybeans or a by now hard-as-rock marshmallow peep – if they haven’t been relegated to the storage box for another year! How is it possible to keep up the joy we are told to have at this time of the year when there are so many other distractions to take our minds and our hearts to other places than an empty tomb or a room behind locked doors? Graduations, end of school, spring festi-vals, prepping the beach or lake house, lawn care and grounds keeping, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day all seem to pivot to the forefront of our concerns at this time of the year. It makes “keeping Easter” all the more difficult it seems – guilt that we only remember it’s Easter when we see the “Easter Banner” still up in the church, or worse, unintentionally indifferent be-cause, “How much can you talk about an empty tomb?!”And yet, Easter is a difficult season, the most difficult season for us as believ-ers to enter into. A simple reason is that our culture and society place more emphasis on preparing for the feast than on celebrating it. Think of all the time put into Lent; is there anything com-parable in celebrating Easter? It can be almost a let-down come Easter Sunday, after all the hours and activity put into making Lent particularly penitential.But the more complex reason is our inability at times to realize that without

Easter there is no faith, there is no com-munity of believers, there is no God in whom to believe. The death of Jesus, contrary to what most people think, does not bring salvation – death is death. It is only in being raised, living again, that Jesus becomes Christ, and is given the “name above all names,” at which “every knee in heaven, on earth, and under the earth, must bend.” Easter takes work to celebrate, more work than Lent surpris-ingly, because Christian life takes work, hard work, to become a life that gives life, and one that does not blindly follow rules and regulations, or one that dies the slow and suffocating death of empty moralism.We must, despite all the absurdity, all the impossibility, all the seemingly nonsensi-cal fantasy, which can complicate and debilitate the power of Easter, believe that with God nothing is impossible and that all things are possible. If we fail to believe, we close our hearts to a God who at every moment surprises by mov-ing us beyond the comfortable and the practical. To exist unaware that such is indeed our God is state of living in which we must fear never to be found.This week we leave behind the empty tomb, because there is nothing there but death, and venture into the second half of Easter to discover a God who neither abandons nor forsakes us, a God who dares us to believe in the great power of selfless love, and a God who threatens us with resurrection – threatens us with the challenge to believe and profess that death, in all its forms and manifestations, does not, and will not ever, have the last word in our destiny as human beings, creations of a God who repeatedly works wonders in our midst.

Without Easter There Is No FaithFr. Jim Sabak, O.F.M., Associate Pastor

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Outreach MinistriesBecky Cawley, Justice and Peace Specialist

Join us for an evening reading, reflection and book-signing with longtime activist, priest, author, and Nobel peace prize nominee John Dear about his new book, They Will Inherit the Earth, a landmark work which connects the way of active nonviolence with solidarity with Cre-ation; shows how our global epidemic of violence and war could only lead to catastrophic climate change; and why we need to help build up the global grassroots movement of nonviolence if we are to protect creation. He cites Jesus’ third Beatitude as the basis for his meditation: “Blessed are the meek, they will inherit the earth.” Thomas Merton said “meekness” was the biblical word for “nonviolence” (in the Gandhi/King sense), so Dear notes how Jesus connected nonviolence with oneness with creation, how he practiced nonviolence and lived at one with cre-ation, and how we need to do the same. John Dear will invite us to rise to the occasion, deepen our nonviolence, take new steps into active solidarity with Mother Earth and suffering humanity,

They Will Inherit the Earth: Peace & Nonviolence in a Time of Climate Change

Sunday May 13, 4:00-5:15pm, Anthony Hall Founders RoomLimited Seating - RSVP at www.stfrancisraleigh.org/care-of-creation

and do what we can to welcome a new culture of peace and nonviolence.https://i2.wp.com/www.stfrancisraleigh.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/John16.jpg?resize=275%2C183&ssl=1

Except from the Introduction of Dear’s “They Will Inherit the Earth”:

One day, while sitting in my house studying the Sermon on the Mount, I saw it right there in front of me. “Blessed are the meek,” Jesus says in the Beatitudes. Thomas Merton wrote that “meekness” is the biblical word for nonviolence. “Blessed are the nonviolent,” Jesus is saying, as if he were an ancient Gandhi, an an-cient Dorothy Day, an ancient Martin Luther King Jr. “They will inherit the earth.”There it is. Blessed are the meek, the gentle, the nonviolent – they will inherit the earth. A life of nonviolent leads to oneness with creation and her creatures.A life of violence, of course, leads to an abrupt discord with creation. In a time like ours of permanent warfare, nuclear weapons, and catastrophic climate change, the message couldn’t be clearer. The God of peace, the nonviolent Jesus, and his Holy Spirit calls us to practice nonviolence. In that way, we’ll renounce and stop our environmental destruction, tend our Garden of Eden together, and restore creation to its rightful peace. In the process, we will discover peace with one another and all the creatures.This is the journey we are all called to live, to make the connection between active nonviolence and oneness with creation, so that we all might dwell peacefully in this paradise. All we have to do is open our eyes to the reality of creation before us, to be present to it, to take it in and honor it, and welcome its gift of peace – and to do so within the boundaries of nonviolence. In that present moment of peace, a new creation is offered to us once again.

Rev. John Dear is a long time peace activist, lecturer, and teacher, and the author of 35 books including Thomas Merton Peacemaker; Lazarus Come Forth!; Living Peace; The Nonviolent Life; and The Beatitudes of Peace. He has been nominated many times for the Nobel Peace Prize, including by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He works with CampaignNonviolence.org and the Vatican Nonviolence Initiative and lives in New Mexico. For more, see his personal website: www.johndear.org.

Spend an Evening With John Dear on His New Book:

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Upcoming Information/Registration Meetings for Youth Confirmation Preparation 2018-20Prayerfully discerning celebrating Confirmation? Thinking about completing your Christian Initiation?At St. Francis, we follow the Diocese’s guidelines that Confirmation is a two year faith development journey consisting of the Remote (year one) and Proximate (year two). Interested youth who are cur-rently in 7th grade through high school and at least one parent must attend one of the offered information/registration meetings below. Confirmation prepara-tion is a two year long journey. Prepara-tion can start as early as 8th grade and will culminate with the celebration of Confirmation in the fall of 2020.Information/Registration Meetings:Sunday, April 22, 3:45pm in Anthony Hall Founders RoomThursday, April 26, 7:00pm in Anthony Hall Founders RoomWednesday, May 2, 7:00pm in Anthony Hall Founders RoomRSVP online at https://form.jotform.com/60824762171152.If your family is planning on participating in the 2018-20 Confirmation preparation process, you MUST register at one of these meetings! Additional registration meetings will not be held, as the program starts in October.Questions? Please contact Martina Dumberger at 919-847-8205x264,martina.dumberger@stfrancisraleigh.org.

Our program is a small group-based faith formation model, centered on the Mass, offering fellowship, in a fun, social setting and safe environment. Because Mass is the source and sum-mit of our faith, our program meeting times are scheduled around Mass to prepare the children and youth to be open to the message proclaimed there. We typically meet twice a month. Fami-lies MUST be registered parishioners at St. Francis of Assisi to participate in Faith Formation. For more information, visit: https://www.stfrancisraleigh.org/formationregistration/

Families who have a child in Kindergarten or older are invited to consider enter-ing this walk towards the Eucharistic Altar. This process is a two-year long jour-ney and can start as early as 1st grade, culminating with the celebration of First Reconciliation in the fall of the second year and First Eucharist in the spring of the second year. Parents with children who will be in either Kindergarten or 1st Grade for the 2018-2019 school year MUST attend an Information/Registration meeting to learn about the preparation process, important dates, and their role in this special journey.

Parent information/enrollment meetings will be held in the Main Church:Wednesday, May 16, at 6:00pm

Thursday, May 17 at 6:00pmSunday, May 20, at 1:00pm

RSVP online at https://form.jotform.com/62304764767160.

Upcoming Information/Registration Meetings for First Reconciliation/First Eucharist Preparation 2018-2020

Formation Registration for Grades K – 12

Opens On April 25th!

Be a Mission Mercy Volunteer! Week of June 25-29We are looking for adults to:•Prepare and serve meals•Drive youth to and from their

service sites•Chaperone overnight

Thank you for giving your time and talents! Please use the below links to sign-up to choose a day and a role:http://bit.ly/missionmercymealshttp://bit.ly/missionmercychaperoneshttp://bit.ly/missionmercydriversDrivers and chaperones must be Level C. Questions? Contact Alex Mancuso, Coordinator of High School Formation at alex.mancuso@stfrancisraleigh.org.

Education Ministries

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Easter requires a season (50 days in fact) in which our church can taste and see the goodness and sweetness of the Lord. At St. Francis of Assisi Preschool, we make plenty of room for festivity in which we can celebrate God’s love for us and promote the peace of Christ through our relationships with our world and each other.The preschool is still accepting applications for the 2018/19 school year. Visit our website at www.preschoolatstfrancis.com or call Jennifer Stephens at 919-847-8205x262 to schedule a tour!

Easter Celebration Continues

We are accepting applications in grades Kindergarten through eighth grade for the 2018-19 school year. Schedule an individual tour, have your children come in and shadow, and let us show you what makes TFS truly special! We would love to meet you. For more information about The Franciscan School, please contact Lura Tysiac at 919.847.8205x469 or email Lura at lura.tysiac@stfrancisraleigh.org

Looking for a New School to Call Home? Join Us at The

Franciscan School!

Happy Birthday to St. Francis of Assisi Parish! We were founded April 25, 1982 which means that St. Francis of Assisi Par-ish is 36 years old. As I was preparing to write this column, I realized that Founders Day isn’t just about the parish. It’s about the people of the parish, too. Every time we welcome a person or a family to the parish, they are experiencing their own personal Founders Day with St. Francis. I arrived at St. Francis of Assisi in October 1988 with my family as new parishioners when we moved to Raleigh, NC. My parents came to St. Francis of Assisi and immedi-ately felt the warm and welcoming environ-ment they wanted for their family. They felt connected to the other parishioners and also to the friars themselves. The friars continue to relate real life situations to the gospel rather than just preaching to the congregation. When I returned to St. Francis after college, I still felt the same spirit of welcome. In my time away I realized the Franciscan Spirit that had been instilled in me when I was a child was still pulling me back to St. Francis even though I lived 30 minutes away. Now I’m raising my son in the same Franciscan Community I grew up in and this same welcoming spirit and Franciscan values are what will keep my son involved and a part of the parish for years to come as well.Just like the people of the parish, The Catholic Community of St. Francis of Assisi has grown and changed. None of us looks like we once did! And over the years we’ve worked and celebrated together as we shared picnics, sold Christmas trees, shared Sack Suppers with the Saints and now my son is making memories at FrancisFest, the Social Justice Fair and Living Stations of the Cross. My hope is that, like me, the memories and values he learns here at St. Francis will stay with him for years to come – whether he’s at St. Francis or another parish. I would like to invite you to share your feelings, hopes, and experiences from your personal Founder’s Day of joining the St. Francis of Assisi Parish. You can share these stories and experiences with your family or friends or reach out and share them with me. And we love pictures! So from one parishioner to another, I’m glad we found St. Francis of Assisi parish. And I hope we get to welcome many more!

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Parish Life Ministries

Ashley Watson, Coordinator of Community Programs

Upcoming Parish Life

Activities:Camp Francis 2018:Registration is OPEN! Camp Francis is our popular summer camp and has lots of cool opportunities in athletics, technologies, arts, and various enrichment areas! Camps are half-day or full-day. For more information, our brochure and all other summer camp offerings, visit our website at https://www.stfrancisraleigh.org/camp-francis/.Youth Volleyball:Registration is now open to rising 3rd to 9th grad-ers. Practices either Monday or Wednesday; games every Thursday night. Season runs Mid-May – end of July.www.stfrancisraleigh.org/community-life-volleyball/Men’s 18+ Summer Basketball League:Registration is now open for the 7th season of the Men’s 18+ Summer Basketball League at St. Francis. Season runs June through end of July. Saturday games, no practices. Teams must register together.https://www.stfrancisraleigh.org/community-life-sum-mer-adult-mens-basketball-league-over-18/Seeing God in Your Cancer Journey:Have you been affected by cancer? Would you like to help others affected by cancer? Consider becom-ing a ministry leader for Seeing God in Your Cancer Journey. Training is provided and you’ll meet some of the most amazing people! For more information contact Kathleen Owen at kathleen.owen@stfrancisraleigh.orgEucharistic Ministry to the Home:If you enjoy sharing the Eucharist and the whole experience of mass, please consider sharing it with those who can no longer come to the table at Mass. Eucharistic Ministry to the Home is in need of ad-ditional volunteers. To volunteer for the EMs to the Home, please contact Pat Spencer at 704-608-1678.Transportation Ministry:The Transportation Ministry is also in need of volunteers. This ministry provides transportation to parishioners who have no means of getting to church for weekend liturgies. For each ministry, you only need be available once each month. To volunteer for the Transportation Ministry, please contact Stephanie Smith at 919-302-0080.

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This WeekendOur Lady of the Rosary Food DriveYour generosity provides food to this im-poverished community. Buying groceries for others is a simple but meaningful way to live the Gospel. Each month, hundreds of people have trouble stretching their income to cover food. There will be a truck in our parking lot collecting your donations. April 22Earth Day Celebration:Sunday, after the 9:30am and 11:30am Masses – a variety of indoor and out-door tables with activities, information, resources, giveaways/raffles that engage parishioners to care for creation in their daily lives.April 23St Vincent de PaulA neighbor with two teenagers contacted us asking for help with her water and electric shut off notices. She did not receive her child support payment for this month. We were able to assist her. Also there was additional good news in that she will be starting a full time job at the end of this month, so in the future she will not be so dependent on her child support payment. If you have any ques-tions on SVdP, contact Cathy Smith at smithtcr@gmail.com. Meetings are in the Padua Room in the Community Center and begin at 6:45 pm.April 2550+ Group Potluck LuncheonIf you’re 50 years or older, you’re invited to join us for our monthly potluck lun-cheon in Clare Fellowship Hall at 12:00 noon. All are welcome, and you do not have to be a member of St. Francis or the group to attend – so bring your friends. Come and share a delicious

meal and lively conversation! You can de-termine what to bring by using the initial of last name. We’ll be using Menu #3. If last name starts with A thru D = Dessert, Bread or rolls,E thru M = Salads/side dish, N thru Z = Main Dish Please bring sufficient food for 8 people.We hope to see you and your friends at the Potluck!

April 25Mystagogy: The Call to DiscipleshipAs part of Catholicism 101: Exploring the Basics of Our Faith, Fr. Jim Sabak will be presenting Mystagogy: The Call to Discipleship at 6:30pm in the Cha-pel (refreshments are available starting at 6:00pm in the Community Center). To RSVP, please visit: https://form.jotform.com/80864720128154May 7Men’s Prayer Breakfast Men’s Ministry – Next meeting is May 7 at 7:00am in the Padua Room of the Assisi Community Center. Fr. Kluge will continue his review of What do You Seek? The Questions of Jesus as Chal-lenge and Promise by Michael J. Buck-ley, S.J. No need to buy the book. Just come and enjoy fellowship!May 13Author Rev. John Dear Speaks on Climate Change and Religion Sunday, 4:00pm-5:15pm, Anthony Hall Founders Room. A personal witness of a priest and theologian coming to see the environment as key aspect of his disci-pleship and commitment to nonviolence. Fr. John Dear is an author of many books including a new one about nonviolence and the environment. He is a well-known peace activist and has been nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize.

June 9, August 11St. Francis Feeds - Breakfastat Oak City Outreach Center, an out-reach center to the hungry and homeless of downtown Raleigh. On the second Saturday of every other month, volun-teers from our parish provide the food, serve the breakfast meal, and visit with guests in the dining room of this won-derful center. Families and groups are welcome! Sign up atwww.bit.ly/breakfastatOCOCjune2018 www.bit.ly/breakfastatOCOCau-gust112018

This Week and Beyond...

We go Together Like Coffee and Donuts!Each Sunday our family gets together to fellowship over coffee and donuts after the 9:30am and 11:30am masses. Music, children dancing, parents laughing – it is beautiful to watch. This time is a great reflection of us – this great big wonderful family here at the Catholic Community of St. Francis of Assisi. Our weekly coffee and donut time will end Sunday April 22. Over late spring and summer we will be having coffee and donuts only once a month. Here are the dates for planning: May 20, June 24, July 22 and August 26. After Labor Day we will pick up again. Thank you so much for all those who have helped or will continue to make these Sundays happen – Daylight Donuts, Knights of Columbus, Women’s Prayer Group, St. Vincent de Paul, Boy Scouts, LGBT Ministry, and the Com-munity Center staff. If you are interested in helping out with this Hospitality Hands ministry, contact me and we can share this joyful time together: deb.royals-mizerk@stfrancisraleigh.org or 919-847-8205 x222.

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Save the Date! 24th Annual Birthchoicee Run for Life We're looking for runners, sponsors and volunteers for the annual 5k Run and 1 Mile Fun Run on Saturday, August 18 at Wake Med Soccer Park in Cary. Visit www.raleighrunforlife.org or www.runnc.com for more info. If you have any questions, please contact Eileen Mayhew 919-447-2701 or Kathy Klein 919-815-1369.

The following positions are available at The Franciscan School beginning in August 2018. The school, established in 2000, is rooted in the Franciscan tradition and provides a learning environment that embraces the Gospel values of the Roman Catholic faith. Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter, that includes educational philosophy, by May 11 to: tfsresume@stfrancisraleigh.org. Please visit our website at www.franciscanschool.org for more information about the positions and our school.

Spanish Teacher, Full-timeThe primary role of the teacher will be to instruct students in all grade appropriate aspects of the Spanish language, to design a creative learn-ing environment, and to incorporate technology to engage and challenge the students. The candidate will dem-onstrate the ability to use innovation and vision to implement the goals and requirements of the Diocesan Language curriculum in their lesson plans to prepare the students. Art Teacher, Full-time, Grades 3 -8 The primary role of the teacher will be to instruct students in the visual arts, while challenging them to move beyond whatever might be their current level of experience and talent. The candidate will demonstrate the ability to draw the students out to reach their full artistic potential as it applies to the goals and requirements of the Diocesan Visual Arts curriculum. Instruction in ceram-ics, charcoal drawings, oil pastels, or other mediums is expected, as well as the integration of technology into the art classes.

Employment Opportunities

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Eucharistic Ministry to the Home If you enjoy sharing the Eucharist and the whole experience of mass, please consider sharing it with those who can no longer come to the table at Mass. Eucharistic Ministry to the Home is in need of additional volunteers. Our Transportation Ministry is also in need of volunteers. For each ministry, you only need to be available once each month.For the EMs to the Home, Contact: Pat Spencer at 704-608-1678 and for the Transportation Ministry, please Contact: Stephanie Smith at 919-302-0080. St. Francis Brown Bag Ministry We would like to add more coordinators. We make and deliver lunches to the residents of the Morehead Hills senior citizen apartments in Durham every Saturday. Coordinators meet up with volunteers one Saturday per month, guide them through the process of making the lunches, lead the group in a short prayer, then travel to Durham to deliver the lunches. All ages welcome. This is a wonderful opportunity for a family to serve together. Time commitment: 2 hours/month, Saturday 9:00 - 11:00am. Contact: Tricia Downs at stfrancisbbm@gmail.com. For more information, visit stfrancisraleigh.org/bbm. Ministry Leader Needed: Have you been affected by cancer? Would you like to help others affected by cancer? Consider becoming a ministry leader for Seeing God in Your Cancer Journey. Training is provided and you’ll meet some of the most amazing people! Contact: Kathleen Owen at kath-leen.owen@stfrancisraleigh.org We’re looking for facilitators to establish a DivorceCare4Kids at St. Francis. DC4K provides chil-dren with a safe and neutral place to gain an age-appropriate understanding of separation and divorce. They will learn how to process and share their feelings. Each session is filled with motivating and exciting activities. Games, crafts, role playing, discussion times, journaling, and activity books help children process the divorce and move forward in their lives. Training is provided. Must be Level C certified. Contact: Kathleen Owen at kathleen.owen@stfrancisraleigh.org or 919-847-8205x241.

Volunteer OpportunitiesAA Meeting: The Daily Reprieve Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets Mon. thru Fri. at 7:00 am in the Laverna Center (log cabin across from the Chapel.) Enter thru the garage. Al-Anon Meetings: Sun. 7:00pm, LaVerna, lower level.Always God’s Children: LGBT people, family, and friends are invited to this support group to discuss issues of personal concern in a confidential, welcoming place. Meets May 6 at 3:15pm in Anthony Hall Room 403. Visit www.stfrancisraleigh.org/LGBT.Adult Open Play Nights: Assisi Community Center Gym. Visit http://stfrancisraleigh.org/adult-open-play to contact the ministry leaders for each of our adult open play nights. Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregivers Support Group:The first Wednesday of the month, 1:00-3:00pm in the Padua Room of the Assisi Community Center and the third Wednesday of the month, 7:00-9:00pm in Anthony Hall Rm. 405. Linda Tucker, ltucker40@nc.rr.com, 919-900-8280.Centering Prayer: Thursdays, 9:35am or 7:30pm in St. Mary of the Angels Chapel.Community Center Classes: Regular exercise classes and parent/child classes run weekly, September-May.www.stfrancisraleigh.org/programs-and-classes.Community Garden: Saturday mornings,10:00am. Call Pat or Paul Kelly at 919-413-8833, email mpmkelly@hotmail.com, or just drop by.Divorce Care: Tuesdays, 7:00 - 9:00pm in theCupertino Rm. of the Assisi Community Center.Confidential, co-ed healing from separation and divorce.Contact Bill Morgan at dejanuts@yahoo.com.Job Connections Coaching Call: Mondays 4-5 pm. We provide tools and advice on how to stay motivated and on target. To enroll, contact mike@mcgrailgroup.com. Peace Pole Prayer: Join us after the 9:30am Mass on Sundays to pray for peace in the world and our country. Meet in front of Clare Hall for a few minutes of prayer. Prayer Shawl Ministry: Clare Hall Room 202, May 3, 12:00noon-2:00pm. Contact Cindy Cardello, 919-846-8825 or Donna Quirk, 919-847-2084 for details.Rosary Ministry: Mondays, 7:30-8:30pm, St. Mary of the Angels Chapel. Daily Rosary: Monday through Friday at 9:35am in the church after the daily Mass in the chapel.50+ Adults Group: Monthly potluck luncheons throughout the year and monthly game days, September through May in Clare Fellowship Hall. Contact Gene Schulz, 919-562-0477. Women’s Ministry: Contact Kathleen Owen at kathleen.owen@stfrancisraleigh.org or 919-847-8205x241.Young Adults Community: (20’s and 30’s) Weekly Bible study every Wed.,7:00pm, Anthony Hall Rm. 403.

Small Group Opportunities

Each morning Lord,You gift me

With the Grace to beReborn at breakfast.

Another Easter dawning.And I feast

On the question,“Who would You have me be this day?”

Fr. Steve K.

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Diocese of Raleigh News

Looking Ahead to Next Week

The Four Levels of Happiness a lecture by Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., PhD.April 28, 2018, 6:30pm - Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, RaleighHappiness, as Aristotle noted, is the one thing you can choose for itself – everything else is chosen for the sake of happiness. Father Spitzer has created a system called “The Four Levels of Happiness” to teach high school and college students (as well as adults) the different kinds of happiness – from their sources to their effects.

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Contact Us! Parish Office: 919-847-8205 fax: 919-790-1790

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WelcomeNew Parishioner Registration Toni Hammes 847-8205x265Becoming Catholic Jenn Fiduccia 847-8205x238Get Involved! Deb Royals-Mizerk 847-8205x222Franciscan FriarsPastor Fr. Steve Patti, O.F.M. 847-8205x224Assistant to the Pastor Tresa Pickup 847-8205x249Associate Pastor Fr. Steve Kluge, O.F.M. 847-8205x225Associate Pastor Fr. Jim Sabak, O.F.M., 847-8205x226Deacon Stephen Andrews 732-213-0104SacramentsBaptism Tim Hetzel 847-8205x244First Reconciliation Sarah Bowser 847-8205x496First Eucharist Sarah Bowser 847-8205x496Confirmation Thomas Bulick 847-8205x239Matrimony Tim Hetzel 847-8205x244Holy Orders Fr. Steve Patti, O.F.M. 847-8205x224Anointing of the Sick Kathleen Owen 847-8205x241Reconciliation Appointments Tresa Pickup 847-8205x249RCIA Jenn Fiduccia 847-8205x238

Funeral Planning Tresa Pickup 847-8205x249Columbarium Niches Tresa Pickup 847-8205x249

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Get Involved! Deb Royals-Mizerk 847-8205x222 Worship MinistriesDirector of Liturgy and Music Jim Wahl, 847-8205x230Coordinator of Liturgical Ministers Mary Lacy Simmons 847-8205x488Altar Servers & Thurifers Joanie Madormo rmadormo@sbcglobal.netChildren’s Liturgy of the Word Jackie Kelly 203-512-8807Church Keeping Beverly Saunders 846-5795Cross Bearers Joseph Randazzo josephjrandazzo1@gmail.comDeaf Ministry Jean Cooke-Byrne 412-8365Environment & Art Theresa Baumgartner 848-3383Eucharistic Ministers Mary Lacy Simmons 847-8205x488Funeral Ministers Lisa Gianturco 845-9718Hospitality Hands Deb Royals-Mizerk 847-8205x222Lectors Mike Wrzesien 624-1592Master of Ceremonies Michael & Julie Ducatte 622-8883 Medical Presence at Mass Kathleen Owen 847-8205x241Music Ministry Joyce Petzka jepetzka@gmail.comParking Ministry Steve Burdett 845-2714Ushers John Cuomo 931-4308 Weekend Receptionists Kathleen Owen 847-8205x241Weekend Welcome Hosts Deb Royals-Mizerk 847-8205x222Wedding Directors Carol Ricotta 554-8896Outreach MinistriesDirector of Justice and Peace Trevor Thompson 847-8205x270St. Francis Feeds Becky Cawley 847-8205x267Brown Bag Ministry Mailbox stfrancisbbm@gmail.comOak City Outreach Becky Cawley 847-8205x267Catholic Parish Outreach Food Drive Sue Hand 846-7954Panera Food Pick Up Becky Cawley 847-8205x267Ronald McDonald House Mailbox stfrancisrmhministry@gmail.comJobs for Life Dinners Ellen Ferrone ellen.ferrone@gmail.comOur Lady of Rosary Food Pantry Becky Cawley 847-8205x267Interfaith Food Shuttle Becky Cawley 847-8205x267

St Francis ServesCommunity Garden Pat & Paul Kelly 413-8833Curbside Care Ian Gillen ianjgillen@gmail.comDuke Children’s Hospital Joe and Geanie Slifer 870-6993Family Promise / WHIN Hosts Ron Smith 455-7786Gabriel Project Trevor Thompson 847-8205x270Migrant Ministry Bruce Cartier bcartier@nc.rr.comPrison Pen Pal Jill Balogh jbalogh@nc.rr.comR.A.R.E. Tom Zimmerman thomaspzimmerman@bellsouth.netRed Cross Blood Drive Bryan Kozak 910-728-9200Refugee Resettlement Aggie Dalton aggiedalton@gmail.comSt Francis Builds / Habitat Diane & Bob Steinbeiser 846-8026St Vincent de Paul Ministers Cathy Smith 419-348-8843Support Circles Kat and Ferrel Guilroy ferrel.guillory@gmail.comWhitaker Home Trevor Thompson 847-8205x270St Francis on MissionInternational Mission Trips Trevor Thompson 847-8205x270Sister Parish - Guatemala Carie Gunnells carie.gunnells@gmail.comSt. Francis Inn, Philadelphia John Budway 305-205-5104St Francis LearnsCatholic Social Teaching http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/Care for Creation Trevor Thompson 847-8205x270Community Conversations Trevor Thompson 847-8205x270Engaging Spiritualty Becky Cawley 847-8205x267Just Faith Trevor Thompson 847-8205x270Justice Theater Project http://www.thejusticetheaterproject.org/Peace Pole Prayer Ben Whitehouse whitehouseben5@gmail.comStudy Circles Trevor Thompson 847-8205x270

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Parish Life MinistriesDirector of Parish Life Kathleen Owen 847-8205x241Pastoral Presence Ministries Caregivers Carol Derrenbacher 919-696-6096Centering Prayer Alice Stanford 781-5860Emmaus Ministers Kathleen Owen 847-8205x241EMs to Abbotswood Anita Misko 630-699-0519EMs to the Homebound Pat Spencer 704-608-1678EMs to the Magnolia Glen Jacob House Jacob_house@moduslink.comEMs to the Meadows Andrea McVerry amcverry@yahoo.comEMs to Rex Hospital Edward Gilmartin edward.gilmartin@gmail.comEMs to Springmoor Janice Horner 484-949-1417Prayer Line Ministers Jackie Adamo 847-8205x268Prayer Shawl Ministry Cindy Cardello 846-8825 Donna Quirk 847-2084Rosary Ministry Barbi Taperek 744-7234 Ministries of Support & Care Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregivers Linda Tucker 900-8280Caring Casseroles Cooks Kathleen Owen 847-8205x241Feed the Need Cooks Kathleen Owen 847-8205x241Job Connections Mentors Mary Horner 610-755-5392Medical Facility Visitors Sharon Holland hollandbozo@yahoo.comTransportation to Mass Drivers Stephanie Smith 302-0080Weekday Volunteer Receptionists Tresa Pickup 847-8205x249Social Groups AAMEN Ministry Leon Cooke 740-7515Always God’s Children Chuck Small 859-4889LGBT Ministry Jane Paris 847-7431Men’s Ministry Norm Tuomi norman3722@att.net Ralph Guenther rguenther2@nc.rr.comYoung Adults https://www.stfrancisraleigh.org/youngadults/Women’s Ministry Kathleen Owen 847-8205x24150+ Adults Group Gene Schulz 562-0477

St. Francis of Assisi Community CenterCoordinator of Community Center Ashley Watson 847-8205x444Athletic Programs Mary Arleth 847-8205x358Assisi Café Ashley Watson 847-8205x444Parish Events (FrancisFest) Ashley Watson 847-8205x444Summer Camps (Camp Francis) Ashley Watson 847-8205x444Community OrganizationsBoy Scouts Mark Priest scoutmaster352@aol.comCub Scouts (pack352nc.org) Mike Hutchinson membershippack352.comGirl Scouts Melissa O’Connor 847-8205x296Knights of Columbus Michael Darrow autofindr@aol.comSecular Franciscan Order Frank PelusoO.F.S http://ofscentralnc.orgFaith Formation MinistriesDirector of Faith Formation Jenn Fiduccia 847-8205x238Assisi Scripture Study Jenn Fiduccia 847-8205x238Baptism Ministry Tim Hetzel 847-8205x244Marriage Ministry Tim Hetzel 847-8205x244Confirmation Sponsors Thomas Bulick 847-8205x239Children’s Formation Group Leader Sarah Bowser 847-8205x496Family & Marriage Enrichment Team Tim Hetzel 847-8205x244Middle School Formation Group Thomas Bulick 847-8205x239High School Formation Group Alex Mancuso 847-8205x223 RCIA Team & Sponsors Tim Hetzel 847-8205x244Play and Pray (Sunday Nursery) Tara Moore 847-8205x270Young Adults Bible Study Group Tim Hetzel 847-8205x244Stewardship Ministries Director of Stewardship Deb Royals-Mizerk 847-8205x222Stewardship Committee Deb Royals-Mizerk 847-8205x222Way of Francis Ben Whitehouse whitehouseben5@gmail.com

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