Happy Feast Day! This weekend we celebrate the 800th Anniversary of the “Transitus” the death of our Patron, Saint Francis of Assisi. You will notice special Bible Readings, Prayers, and Songs at Mass for this Solemnity of our Patron Saint. Near the end of his life Francis wrote, “I have done what was mine to do, may the Lord teach you yours.” Well, after we paid off the debt on our current church on Thanksgiving Day last year, you started asking me: “Now what, Father? What’s next?”...

Next weekend, we will celebrate the Solemnity of Saint Francis of Assisi at all of our weekend Masses with special Bible Readings, Prayers, and Songs. I hope you are praying the Novena that began on Friday, September 25! This year marks the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus - the death- of our Patron Saint. It is a Jubilee Year for us and for all Franciscan churches around the world. The Jubilee Prayer, composed by Pope Leo, is at the main entrance to our Church and to Assisi Hall. ...

It’s hard to believe that I arrived here at Saint Francis five years ago on September 15. I am so happy to be your Pastor! What tremendous growth we are seeing in the parish! In that time, we officially added nearly 600 families. Unofficially, I see a lot more throughout the year! We will soon have an update on the search process for a potential new site for a new parish mission in the Crystal Valley area. Following the feasibility study that we did in the Spring, we have been actively...