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We are a Sacramental people journeying ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI toward our Christian mission to Catholic Church Est. 1980 know, love, and serve Christ. November 22, 2020

Liturgy of the Word with Communion Service Monday–Thursday | 6:30 am (suspended)

Reconciliation Saturday | 3:30 pm – 5 pm in Henke Hall

Blessed Sacrament Chapel Interior closed until further notice. We encourage you to continue prayer and adoration outside with the clear window looking in at the tabernacle.

Office Hours Monday-Friday | 9 am-3 pm

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4201 De Zavala Rd., San Antonio, TX 78249 | Office: 210. 492. 4600 | Fax: 210. 492. 8128 | www.sfasat.org WELCOME FRIENDS BUILDING COMMUNITY St. Francis Mass Schedule and Live Streams All daily Masses begin at 10 am during the week. The Thursday Mass is in Spanish; we do not have a Mass in English that day. We continue to stream Mass on Facebook Live on our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/sfasatx, and to our YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/c/stfrancisofassisicatholicchurch. If you have We know that the Lord has moved you in a Facebook profile, we invite you to like our St. Francis of Assisi Facebook page. the right direction. We hope you feel right Please subscribe to our YouTube channel as well. If you do not have a Facebook or at home in our parish. If you plan to make YouTube profile, you can still watch the Mass on our Facebook page and YouTube St. Francis of Assisi your church, let’s get to channel. After the Mass ends, we will also link the recording of the live stream to know each other! Register online through our website at http://sfasat.org/liturgy/streamed-masses. a quick and secure form at sfasat.org/ Our weekend Mass times are 5 pm on Saturday and 8:30 am, 11 am, 1:30 welcome. It’s a simple way that we keep pm (Spanish), and 5 pm on Sunday. We will live stream the 11 am and 1:30 track of our growth, and you benefit from pm Sunday Masses. We will be using SignUpGenius to keep track of attendance the advantages of membership. Welcome for our weekend Masses. The link is http://sfasat.org/weekendmass/. Our capacity to our St. Francis of Assisi community! limit is 180 people. You must indicate the number of family members, including yourself, who will attend so that we can adhere to the limit allowed inside the PARISH STAFF church. Please do niot sign up for more slots than you need. PASTOR Sign ups are not required for our weekday Masses, but we will still observe a Rev. Tony Vilano capacity limit of 180 people. Masks are required for everyone two years old and up. PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Tomichan Moonnanappillil, MSFS A Message from Deacon Al Casas, Jr. PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Sr. Rose Kruppa, CDP | [email protected] Deacon Al has been assigned to St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. We are grateful for how he always made himself available to the people of our parish and are sad to DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION see him leave St. Francis, but we are confident that he will be a great gift and asset Stephen Wright | [email protected] to his new parish community. Please read the message below from Deacon Al. DIRECTOR OF FAITH FORMATION MINISTRIES Larry Perry | [email protected] Dear St. Francis family, DEACONS I have enjoyed getting to know all of you and the many ministries at St. Francis. I will miss St. Jim Hewson, Mike Portele, Johnny Flores, Francis, but I always look forward to where our Lord is leading me. Please keep me in your and Tim Tucker prayers, and I will keep you and St. Francis in mine. DIRECTOR OF YOUTH MINISTRY God bless, Monica Harness | [email protected] Deacon Alvaro (Al) Casas, Jr. ELEMENTARY FAITH FORMATION COORDINATOR Miriam Flores | [email protected] Volunteer with Pilgrim's Pantry DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MINISTRY Pilgrim’s Pantry is revising its serving format at each of the church locations to meet coronavirus concerns. We will distribute meals Don Bernhard | [email protected] in a drive-by fashion to maintain social distancing. We will also be DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION moving equipment, cooking, and preparing food Monday through Kenneth Caruthers | [email protected] Thursday of Thanksgiving week ovember(N 23-26, 2020). As a BOOKKEEPER consequence of the changes that we are making, we are looking for additional volunteers at the Vonique Galdamez | [email protected] Maestro kitchen, and a significant increase in numbers of volunteers for assisting us in filling DIRECTOR OF KID’S DAY OUT food containers at Maestro kitchen on Thanksgiving morning between 8:30 and 11:00 am. We Rosie Chavez | [email protected] are addressing coronavirus concerns and will require masks covering the nose and mouth of all ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS volunteers in addition to social distancing arrangements that will be made. If you are available Natalie Hernandez | [email protected] this year, please sign up on the Pilgrim’s Pantry webpage at https://www.pilgrimspantry.org. Bianca Martinez | [email protected] We also ask for your financial support. Because of the changes that we are making, our FACILITIES MANAGEMENT expenses are increasing as well. You can make a donation through the Pilgrim’s Pantry church Ana Montenegro envelope mailed to you this month or at https://www.pilgrimspantry.org/donate. Most Leticia Menchaca importantly, we are asking for your prayerful support. Please consider serving God through Charles Samuel | [email protected] serving His people. We would love to have you join us again. 2 NOVEMBER 22, 2020 St. Vincent de Paul Thanksgiving Food Drive Thanksgiving Day Mass Our Thanksgiving Day Mass is at 10 am on Thursday, November 26. Our capacity is 180 people. Please sign up at http://sfasat.org/weekendmass. Thanksgiving Office Closures Our St. Vincent de Paul Ministry, with the Nuestro Ministerio de San Vicente de The parish office support of the Knights of Columbus, will Paúl, con el apoyo de los Caballeros de will be closed for be collecting canned goods for the needy Colón, recolectará productos enlatados Thanksgiving in our community. Due to COVID-19 para los necesitados en nuestra comunidad. November 26-27, 2020. Fr. Tony, Fr. Tom, precautions, we will not be distributing Debido a las precauciones de COVID-19, and the St. Francis staff wish you and your the brown paper bags. Instead, you may no distribuiremos las bolsas de papel. En loved ones a safe and happy Thanksgiving! bring your donations in plastic bags, cambio, usted puede traersus donaciones en Saturday Reconciliation which we will later use to distribute some bolas de plastico, que luego usaremos para of our goods. Donations may be dropped distribuir algunos de nuestros productos. We continue to offer the off anytime through November 29 in Puede colocar donaciones a qualquier hora Sacrament of Reconciliation the barrels in the walkway by the parish desde el 31 de Octubre - 29 de Noviembre every Saturday at 3:30 pm in office, the St. Vincent de Paul office on en los contenedores afuera de la oficina Henke Hall. Please be sure to Mondays from 12-2 pm and Tuesdays Parroquial, a la oficina de San Vicente wear your mask. If it has been and Wednesdays from 10 am-12 pm, de Paúl los lunes de 12-2 pm, martes a while, you can find a guide or you may bring your donations to the y miercoles de 10 am - 12 pm o puede on how to go to confession within the Thanksgiving Day Mass on November 26 traer sus donaciones a la Misa del Día de "Confession" button in our parish app. at 10 am. Fr. Tony will bless these donations. Acción de Gracias el 26 de Noviembre a Your generosity helps less fortunate las 10 am. Padre Tony va a bendecir estas Sympathy and Prayers families in our community have a special donaciones. Su generosidad ayuda a las We offer our holiday season. Below is a list of suggested familias menos afortunadas de nuestra sympathy items that focus on nutritious, non- comunidad a tener una temporada festiva and prayers perishable food. Please limit donations to especial. A continuación es una lista de to Monica new, unopened items and check expiration los productos sugeridos. Favor de limitar and Tom dates. Please keep glass containers to sus donaciones a solo articulos nuevos Harness for the passing of his mother, a minimum. Toilet paper and paper y comprobar las fechas de vencimiento. Joyce Evelyn Harness. Eternal rest grant towels are especially needed at this time. Favor de limitar los contenedores de vidrio. unto her, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Tuna Fish in Water Evaporated Milk Granola en Barra Toalla de Papel Amen. Single Toothbrushes Dry Pinto Beans Salsa de Espagueti Leche Evaporada Toasted Oats Cereal Saltine Crackers Cepillo de Dientes Frijol Pinto Seco Joined Together in Marriage Spam Canned Meat Jell-O/Pudding Jalea de Uva o Fresa Chili fin Frijoles Canned Fruit (light) Chili No Beans Atún en Agua en Lata Papel Higiénico Quick Oats/Oatmeal Mac & Cheese Avena/Copas de Avena Pasta Dentifrica No Salt Tomato Sauce Peanut Butter Pure de Tomate Sin Sal Galletas Saladas Grape/Strawberry Jelly Granola Bars Sopa Maruchan Ramen Jell-O/Pudding Canned Soups, Variety Toilet Paper Manteca de Cacahuates Mac & Cheese Vegetable Cooking Oil Paper Towels Sopas en Lata, Variedad Papas en Polvo Ravioli/Spaghetti Rings White Rice Pechuga de Pollo en Lata Aceite Vegetal Canned Chicken Breast Toothpaste Frijol Ranch Style en Lata Spam en Lata Canned Spaghetti Sauce Beef Stew Cereal Toasted Oats /avena Arroz blanco Instant Mashed Potatoes Spaghetti Tomate en Cubitos en Lata Espagueti We congratulate Leslie Hernandez and Canned Diced Tomatoes Bar Soap Vegetales en Lata, Variedad Jabon Tyler Jackins on their union in Holy Canned Ranch Style Beans Ravioli/Espagueti en Rueda Matrimony on Saturday, November 7, Canned Vegetables, Variety Fruta en Lata (baja en azúcar) 2020! May their bond grow stronger every Peanut Butter snack crackers Guisado de Carne de Res en Lata day as they build a life together rooted in Maruchan Ramen soup packages Hamburger Helper Carne de Res compassionate, understanding love and Hamburger Helper or Skillet Mix Galletas de Mantequilla de Cacahuates live out their vocation. WWW.SFASAT.ORG 3 F AITH FORMATION

Saturday Morning Prayer and Reflection: "Becoming a Laborer in the Lord's Harvest" 9:30-11:30 AM | DECEMBER 5 ACTS Core invites everyone in the parish to a morning of prayer and reflection online on the first Saturday of every month. Please invite your family and friends. All are welcome! Lorraine Beddingfield, Ramona Leonard, Marco Aldaz, and Karl Kevilus will be facilitating a discussion on “Becoming a Laborer in the Lord’s Harvest” on December 5, 2020. This is a great opportunity to pause and reflect at the beginning of the Advent season! The Zoom link is posted at http://sfasat.org/saturday-prayer/. Faith Formation Registration Register your children and teens for faith formation now at http://sfasat.org/faith-formation/registration/. At this link, you will find details regarding fees, meeting times, and consent and liability forms. Please contact Miriam Flores at [email protected] if you have any questions about elementary faith formation or sacrament prep or Monica Harness at [email protected] if you have any questions about middle school or high school faith formation. Pray for Our RCIA Participants Please pray for our brothers and sisters who are participating in the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults: Michelle Higgins Tijerina, Heather Allen, Eileen Humbert, Jose Flavio Robles, Jessica George, Alice Green, Stephen Poolas, Jorge Espinoza, Chelsea Davis, Ben Sheppard, Madison Alivia Koch, Juan Eduardo Medina. RCIC for Children 7 and Older Do you have a child seven years of age or older who would like to be baptized into the Catholic Church? Please contact Larry Perry at [email protected] for more information on the Rite of Christian Initiation Adapted for Children. Pray the Rosary with Us We pray the Rosary every Saturday outside near the Marian grotto by the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at 4:30 pm before Mass. Masks covering the mouth and nose and physical distancing are required. If you have any questions, please call Jane Cantu at 210.240.3381. Racial Justice Prayer Service Fr. Tony Vilano and the St. Francis of Assisi parish staff filmed a prayer service for racial justice. You can watch it on the parish's YouTube channel. You can also find it on our website at http://sfasat.org/racialjustice/. We invite you to view and share the video and join us in praying for racial justice. After you participate in the prayer service, we encourage you to reflect on ways you can act to promote racial justice. Men's Freedom Group The St. Joseph Men’s Freedom Group is dedicated to helping men break the bonds of pornography and sexual addiction that trap them in shame, loneliness, and frustration. Send an email to [email protected] for more information, meeting times, and location. You are not alone. There is hope and a path to freedom! View Assembly 2020 Did you miss the Assembly or want to watch it again? https://www.archsa.org/assembly has you covered with timestamps for easy navigation. You can also watch the individual speaker presentations at https://www.archsa.org/sessions.

4 NOVEMBER 22, 2020 SUPPORT OUR HOLIDAY BAZAAR VENDORS

Because of COVID-19, we are not having our Gail Kabrich – Independent Scentsy Consultant Lupita Trevino – Tupperware annual Holiday Bazaar at St. Francis this year. 210.725.4274 [email protected] However, we encourage you to reach out to the [email protected] vendors listed below and support them this www.embraceyourscents.com Mary Claire Scholl – Twelfth & Blossom holiday season. They offer a variety of unique gifts! For every Hope, Strength & Love Warmer ($50) [email protected] sold through January 31, Scentsy will donate $9.50 Watercolor Paintings, Scripture Art, Home Décor Amy Orosco – Paintings, Crosses & Things to National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF), [email protected] providing help and inspiring hope to those affected Maureen Tapscott – MoTap Designs & Cindy’s Etsy.com.artbyaorosco by breast cancer through early detection, education, Cups & Creations and support services. Our NFL line is currently [email protected] | [email protected] Anna Werner – The Storybook Lady available. Disney Villains Scentsy Warmer $75 – Wooden painted signs and décor; tumblers; dog 210.363.8419 Warmer height: 6 inches tall. Disney Villains Wax bowls (customized); other specialty items [email protected] Collection $20, trio of Scentsy Bars. Children's cloth storybooks Miriam Flores – Independent Rodan and Fields Geri Pieper Consultant Anne Marie Weldon – DVTD Original art cards (to send to all those shut in) and 210.849.2047 [email protected] original paintings for sale at https://www.facebook. www.miriamflores.myrandf.com 210.870.4706 com/JustGeriArt and at https://www.instagram. Providing premium skincare products for all skin dvt.com/amweldon com/geripieper. Just send a message or comment types and skincare concerns. From acne to wrinkles Premier Designs Jewelry and MORE in the NEW to make a purchase. and everything in between, I can help you find the Marketplace DVTD (pronounced devoted) skincare regimen that’s best suited for you. Ginger Carol – LuLa Roe Christina Trippy – Janie's Jams & Jellies 210.326.3669 Myrna Gonzalez-Salinas – Wild Rocks Jewelry [email protected] [email protected] 210.262.4113 I make homemade jams and jellies and have been https://shop.lularoebless.com/GingerNCarol [email protected] selling at the St. Francis Holiday Bazaar for the Use Code: SFABazaar Unique handmade jewelry, Natural Gemstones in past 15 years. Every year I make a wide variety of Simply Comfortable clothing while making you Sterling Silver; Swarovski Crystals in Sterling flavors including some that may surprise you such feel more beautiful! We have so many new styles to as Blueberry Cherry jam or Strawberry Margarita choose from and many old favorites! Please enjoy Phyllis Goodson – dōTERRA Wellness Coach jam. Whatever the variety, I find the freshest fruits free shipping and 10 percent off your purchase 210.573.5718 and vegetables of the year to make my delicious (valid through December 20) on our new website! [email protected] jams and jellies. I start the season with strawberries Pure essential oils. Free health consult and oil gift. from Poteet and then select the best produce Jane Neuenschwander – Color Street Nails throughout the summer and fall to put into my [email protected] Ruby Kaluza – Independent Consultant with product. For this year's list of jams and jellies, www.colorstreet.com/justjane Thirty-One please email me. Color Street Nails. 100 percent nail polish, no 210.414.4181 drying, no cutting – just Peel, Press, and GO for [email protected] Daisy Canavatti – Pashawl Etc. salon quality nails! So fun! www.mythirtyone.com/RedBagLady [email protected] Handmade Mexican clothes, shawls, blouses, Judy Lewis – Lewis Creations Ruth Smith – Rufus’s Ceramic’s table runners, bags, jewelry, ponchos, etc. [email protected] 210.218.1595 Crochet hats, animals, blankets, household items, [email protected] Dawn Hooker - Monat and quilts Ceramics and Christmas Ornaments [email protected] Hair care, skin care, and styling products Kathy Swift – Kathy’s Kreations Tammy Freeman – Born 2 Bee Candles [email protected] [email protected] Debbie Malone – Cameo Blessings Wreaths, Swags, Display Diaper Cake for future Hand poured homemade candles in different 210.422.6786 orders, pictures made with Paper Art containers; wind chimes [email protected] Vintage cameos from 1930s-1960s. Prices start at Lorraine Bedingfield –Lorraine’s Needles & Wendy Bolerjack – Your Queen Bead $15. Lots of Catholic cameos on sale! Things [email protected] [email protected] Beaded serving pieces and accessories Leona Fiorini - Artist, Muralist, and Crafts Items include knitted and crocheted blankets, 210-410-9366 scarves, hats, and gloves

WWW.SFASAT.ORG 5 PREPARING FOR ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS Scout Wreath Sale In light of COVID-19, Troop 498 is moving its holiday décor sales online this year. The handcrafted evergreen and decorator items will remain the same outstanding quality and will be delivered by mail in late November. (For details about shipping, please visit https://giftitforward. com/shipping-information.) Please visit https://giftitforward.com/ to support our St. Francis of Assisi Scouts using the coupon code tr498tx001. Troop 498 thanks you for your support and wishes you the best of holidays this year. Wreaths Across America On December 19, 2020, AHG TX3145 will be helping Fort Sam Houston to Remember and Honor our veterans by laying Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country’s fallen heroes. Please help us honor and remember as many fallen heroes as possible by sponsoring remembrance wreaths, volunteering on Wreaths Day, or inviting your family and friends to attend with you. Learn more at AHG TX3145’s Wreaths Across America page at https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/ pages/142927/Overview/?relatedId=0. Thank you so much for supporting AHG TX3145 and Wreaths Across America! Reflections for Advent/Christmas We will distribute this book of daily reflections after all Masses November 21-22. Through Michelle Francl- Donnay's fresh and meaningful reflections on Lectionary readings from the weekday and Sunday Masses, readers will grow in their understanding of the word of God. Receiving the Gift of a New Creation: An Ignatian Online Christmas Retreat from OST 7-9 PM | DECEMBER 7-9 2020 has been a particularly difficult year for everyone aswe faced COVID-19, lockdowns and job losses. What are we being called to by Jesus? Jesus, the light who is coming into the world, is waiting to enter our hearts and celebrations this year. We will be meditating together on receiving the gift of Jesus, healer of a broken world, God’s creation being renewed, receiving the gift of our new creation in Jesus. Receiving the Gift of a New Creation will follow the format of an Ignatian Twilight Retreat, but it will be given online to ensure safe social distancing. Ana Frietze, MAPM, Dr. Renata Furst, and Stephanie Stewart will facilitate this online retreat. Learn more and register at https://ost.edu/event/ignatian-retreat-2020. 6 NOVEMBER 22, 2020 A CTIVE FAITH

We Invite You to Set Up Online Giving Discipleship Sharing for November 14-15 If you have not done so already, Regular Offertory $14,889.77 Online Giving $17,251.00 we highly encourage you to set up Parish Growth Online $270.00 your online giving account. This is our preferred giving method. Visit Mass Attendance for November 14-15 http://sfasat.org/contribution/, click on the ConnectNow Online Giving icon on the right column Saturday 5:00 pm 173 Sunday 8:30 am 182 of our website, or use the "Giving" button in our parish app and Sunday 11:00 am 203 Sunday 1:30 pm 66 select "Give" to be taken to our online giving portal. Through Sunday 5:00 pm 110 Weekend Total 734 our online giving, you will be able to make contributions and can even set up recurring gifts. If you need any assistance with Upcoming Black Bag 2nd Collections online giving, please email our bookkeeper, Nikki, at vrodriguez@ sfasat.org. If you chose not to use online giving, you can also send November 22 Campaign for Human Development in your weekly/monthly parish envelopes or plain envelopes with November 29 Habitat for Humanity your cash or loose check donations identifying the donor to the December 6 Society of St. Vincent de Paul parish office. We sincerely thank you for your generosity. Ecothoughts - Our Common Home Weekly Tip Make energy efficiency a primary consideration when buying items such as a furnace, dishwasher, or refrigerator. Products labeled "Energy Star" are recognized for superior efficiency, which benefits the environment.

This Thanksgiving, let us remember all the good things and people who have come into our lives. We focus on thanking each one who has helped us, and ultimately thank God for the good gifts of this world. Let us pray...

Generous and merciful God, we thank you for your abundant gifts to us. As we celebrate this Thanksgiving feast, we ask you to send your Spirit, to open our hearts to you and our neighbor, that we may share the gifts you have given us as your Son Jesus taught us to.

Thank you for the many blessings of our lives: our family and friends, our home and the food we eat, our health and employment.

We ask your blessing on all gathered here today, and all your people throughout the world, through Christ your Son. Amen. WWW.SFASAT.ORG 7 P RAY TOGETHER MassReadings Intentions & Mass Intentions Sacraments & Celebrations Monday, November 23 Baptism Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5/Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [cf. 6]/Lk 21:1-4 Baptisms are normally celebrated during Mass on the first 10:00 am †Joyce Evelyn Harness full weekend of each month, excluding Lent. For preparation Men & Women of the U.S. Armed Forces classes and to register for a baptism, please register at sfasat. Tuesday, November 24 org/baptism. Please email [email protected] or call Bianca Rv 14:14-19/Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13 [13b]/Lk 21:5-11 at 210.492.4600 more information. 10:00 am †Hector Gutierrez - Family First Communion & First Reconciliation Lorraine Griffin - Lu & Joe Smith Baptized children between the ages of 7-17 require two years Wednesday, November 25 of faith formation prior of the reception of the sacraments. For Rv 15:1-4/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 7-8, 9 [Rev 15:3b]/Lk 21:12-19 more information, please call the parish office at 210.492.4600. 10:00 am †Joe Schilling Confirmation †Shirley Perigoni Classes for teens begin in their junior year of high school. Thursday, November 26 Classes for adults are scheduled with RCIA. For more Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 [Rev 19:9a]/ information, please call the parish office at 210.492.4600. Lk 21:20-28 Matrimony 10:00 am Natalia & Patrick Brockman - Family Engaged couples associated with our parish, please contact The Brinkmann Family Deacon Mike & Cathy Portele at [email protected] with a Friday, November 27 minimum of nine months prior to your expected wedding date. Rv 20:1-4, 11—21:2/Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a [Rev 21:3b]/Lk A date may not be finalized until all formation is completed. 21:29-33 Anointing of the Sick 10:00 am †Margarita P. Ortiz If you or a loved one is seriously ill or preparing to undergo Healthcare Workers and First Responders major surgery, please call the office to schedule. Saturday, November 28 Rv 22:1-7/Ps 95:1-2, 3-5, 6-7ab [1 Cor 16:22b]/Lk 21:34-36 Interested in Becoming Catholic? If you (adult, teen, or child over the age of 7) are interested 5:00 pm †Enrique Guerrero in becoming Catholic or need to complete the Sacraments The People of the Parish of Initiation, join us Sundays at the 8:30 am Mass, followed Sunday, November 29 by a session in the JP II Room. Please call Sister Rose at Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7/Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 [4]/1 Cor 210.492.4600 for more information. 1:3-9/Mk 13:33-37 Quinceañeras 8:30 am Flora Ezzell Quinceañeras must be scheduled at least one year in advance Doctors, Nurses, and Frontline Workers by contacting Natalie at 210.492.4600 or receptionist@ 11:00 am †Shirley Perigoni - David Aguilar & Marilyn Murphy sfasat.org. The quinceañera must be currently attending faith †Bertha Hesles Acosta - Family formation classes or be enrolled in a Catholic school, be up 1:30 pm Funcionarios electas to date on her Sacraments of Initiation (baptism and first Gente de la parroquia communion), and she and her family must be registered, 5:00 pm †Amparo Garcia & Family - Marshall Family active parishioners who contribute to St. Francis of Assisi. Those For Whom We Pray Sanctuary Candle Barbara Braden, Alicia Pelczar, Mike Hotard, Lisa & Carl Dietrich, Fr. Mike Lenihan, Ryan Solis, Sue Luckhardt, Jarett Oldt, Lorraine Griffin, Marilyn League, Sr. Ginny Celmer, Martha Nuñez, Sylvia The Sanctuary Candle burns for Garcia, Jeane Hill, Bob Utter, Margaret Harvey, Claudia Tijerina, Carmen Hernandez, Anita Beltran, Shirley Perigoni from November Gladys Arikian, Connie Prochaska, John & Chloe Hansard, Ella Moore, Marilyn Kelley, David & Paula Prochaska, Milo Mattorano, Patricia LeFevre, Mary Oden, Abbe Oden, Bill Goggin, Julie Hudeck, Marilyn 22-December 5, 2020. Gibson, Gilbert Guerrero, John Vargas, Debi Canon, Rusti Crutchfield, Nancy Scofield, Anthony Kwan, Bart Pelton, Paula Byars, Katie & David Bazan, Matt Hassell, Rene Perez, Rosanna Soriano, MaryLou Prayer Line Kasberg, Norberto Rosales, Jr., Jeff Jung, Mary Louise Aldrich, Hassan Khader Ali Yusuf, Bobbie Stacy, The prayer line ministry team prays for your Michelle Hurst, Bella Soleno, Morris Tallmon, Delia Elaine Brady, Michael J. Guadagnoli, Arthur Styer, Catie Caudle, Janice King, Bobbie Stacy, Tara Perry, Bishop & Annie Prochaska intentions. Submit prayers to Cindi Adcock We pray for these names on our prayer list each week. We will keep names for 4 at [email protected] or 210. 410. 3591. weeks unless otherwise notified. Submit prayers online at sfasat.org/prayer-requests. 8 NOVEMBER 22, 2020 D ISCOVER DISCIPLESHIP

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