St. Francis of Assisi - St. Blaise Parish

Tuesday Dec 1, 2015

• Liturgical Ministers Meeting

  Tuesday Dec 1, 2015 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

• Holy Hour - 7:00 p.m.

  Tuesday Dec 1, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  The Holy Hour takes place in the chapel located on the 1st Floor of the Parish Center
  
  You are invited to gather with your brothers and sisters to pray before the Blessed Sacrament. During the hour, hymns are sung, Evening Prayer from the Breviary is recited and silence is observed for personal meditation.
  
  All you who are burdened, come to me and I will give you rest says the Lord!!!

Wednesday Dec 2, 2015

• Faith Formation Meeting

  Wednesday Dec 2, 2015 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

• English Prayer Group

  Wednesday Dec 2, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  English Prayer Group – Parish Center

Thursday Dec 3, 2015

• Haitian Prayer Group

  Thursday Dec 3, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  Haitian Prayer Group – Chapel

• Legion of Mary

  Thursday Dec 3, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

• Society of St. Vincent De Paul Meeting

  Thursday Dec 3, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Friday Dec 4, 2015

• First Friday Mass & Adoration

  Friday Dec 4, 2015 8:15 AM to 12:00 PM

• Youth Group

  Friday Dec 4, 2015 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  Youth Group - Parish Center

Saturday Dec 5, 2015

• Piligrimage to Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, D.C.

  Saturday Dec 5, 2015 6:30 AM to 9:00 PM

  The pilgrimage to the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. is being sponsored by the Kreyol Prayer Group. For ticket information, please call the rectory office at 718.756.2015

• Clothing Drive

  Saturday Dec 5, 2015 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

  Today, The St. Vincent De Paul Society is sponsoring a Clothing Drive for the Poor. Please bring clean clothing to the SVDP truck parked in front of the church on Nostrand Ave. between 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon. Do not bring clothing to the rectory. Thanks!!!

• St. Francis of Assisi Basketball Program

  Saturday Dec 5, 2015 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

  Our Parish's Sports Association seeks to provide sports activities for parish youngsters in a safe, wholesome, Catholic environment emphasizing sportsmanship and character growth. The basketball program operates at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy's Gymnasium.

• Advent Youth Mini-Retreat

  Saturday Dec 5, 2015 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

  This Mini-Retreat is for Confirmation Youth, Teen Youth Group, and Junior Legion of Mary. The theme of the retreat is: A Journey with Mary.

• Religious Ed

  Saturday Dec 5, 2015 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

• Youth Group Poinsettia Sale

  Saturday Dec 5, 2015 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

• Kreyol Legion

  Saturday Dec 5, 2015 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

  Kreyol Legion

• New Life in Christ

  Saturday Dec 5, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  New Life in Christ

Sunday Dec 6, 2015

• Second Sunday of Advent

  Sunday Dec 6, 2015 All day

• Advent Giving Tree

  Sunday Dec 6, 2015 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM

  Throughout Advent, there will be a tree at the front of the church to which gift tags have been attached. You are invited to take a tag home with you after Mass and buy a Christmas gift for a child, a gift that is appropriate for the gender and age of the child written on your tag. Please wrap that gift with the tag chosen and place it under the Giving Tree when you next come to church. All of your gifts need to be placed under the tree by Sunday, December 20th in order that they are delivered by our St. Vincent de Paul Conference to the various charity agencies before Christmas.

• Youth Group Poinsettia Sale

  Sunday Dec 6, 2015 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM

• Second Collection

  Sunday Dec 6, 2015 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

  Fuel & Maintenance: The revenue from this collection is used to pay for utility bills and maintenance of the church property.

• RCIA Session

  Sunday Dec 6, 2015 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Monday Dec 7, 2015

• Senior Group

  Monday Dec 7, 2015 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM

  Senior Group-Parish Center Hal

• Breaking the Word

  Monday Dec 7, 2015 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

  Breaking the Word-Chapel

• Finance Commisssion Meeting

  Monday Dec 7, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

• Hispanic Prayer Group

  Monday Dec 7, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  Hispanic Prayer Group-Church

• Mini Course - Gospel of John

  Monday Dec 7, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  Join Fr. Sajdak and your fellow parishioners in an exciting new mini course during which we will be studying the Gospel of John. We will be looking at such questions as: Who really wrote this gospel? Why is it so different from the other three? Why are there only seven miracles presented? Why is there no account of the Last Supper? Classes will meet on Monday evenings in the Parish Center at 7 p.m. The course begins on October 19th. Tuition is $15.00. The text used is the Revised Edition of the New American Bible. See you there!

Tuesday Dec 8, 2015

• Holy Hour - 7:00 p.m.

  Tuesday Dec 8, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  The Holy Hour takes place in the chapel located on the 1st Floor of the Parish Center
  
  You are invited to gather with your brothers and sisters to pray before the Blessed Sacrament. During the hour, hymns are sung, Evening Prayer from the Breviary is recited and silence is observed for personal meditation.
  
  All you who are burdened, come to me and I will give you rest says the Lord!!!

Wednesday Dec 9, 2015

• Bereavement Ministry Meeting

  Wednesday Dec 9, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

• English Prayer Group

  Wednesday Dec 9, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  English Prayer Group – Parish Center

Thursday Dec 10, 2015

• Haitian Prayer Group

  Thursday Dec 10, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  Haitian Prayer Group – Chapel

• Legion of Mary

  Thursday Dec 10, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Friday Dec 11, 2015

• Youth Group

  Friday Dec 11, 2015 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  Youth Group - Parish Center

• Prayer Ministry Meeting

  Friday Dec 11, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Saturday Dec 12, 2015

• St. Francis of Assisi Basketball Program

  Saturday Dec 12, 2015 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

  Our Parish's Sports Association seeks to provide sports activities for parish youngsters in a safe, wholesome, Catholic environment emphasizing sportsmanship and character growth. The basketball program operates at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy's Gymnasium.

• Confirmation Large Group Gathering #1

  Saturday Dec 12, 2015 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

• Religious Ed

  Saturday Dec 12, 2015 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

• Youth Group Poinsettia Sale

  Saturday Dec 12, 2015 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

• Feast Day Mass of Our Lady of Guadalupe

  Saturday Dec 12, 2015 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

  Today we honor Our Lady of Guadalupe, Empress of the Americas, with a Solemn Mass at 5:00 p.m. Following the Mass there will be a Parish Social in the Parish Center Basement Hall.

• Kreyol Legion

  Saturday Dec 12, 2015 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

  Kreyol Legion

• New Life in Christ

  Saturday Dec 12, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  New Life in Christ

Sunday Dec 13, 2015

• Third Sunday of Advent

  Sunday Dec 13, 2015 All day

• Advent Giving Tree

  Sunday Dec 13, 2015 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM

  Throughout Advent, there will be a tree at the front of the church to which gift tags have been attached. You are invited to take a tag home with you after Mass and buy a Christmas gift for a child, a gift that is appropriate for the gender and age of the child written on your tag. Please wrap that gift with the tag chosen and place it under the Giving Tree when you next come to church. All of your gifts need to be placed under the tree by Sunday, December 20th in order that they are delivered by our St. Vincent de Paul Conference to the various charity agencies before Christmas.

• Youth Group Poinsettia Sale

  Sunday Dec 13, 2015 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM

• Second Collection

  Sunday Dec 13, 2015 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

  Christmas Flowers: The collection, in memory of our deceased loved ones, will be used to beautify our church for the Feast of Our Lord's Nativity.

• RCIA Session

  Sunday Dec 13, 2015 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Monday Dec 14, 2015

• Senior Group Trip

  Monday Dec 14, 2015 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM

  The trip for today is a Visit to the Cloisters in Upper Manhattan.

• Breaking the Word

  Monday Dec 14, 2015 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

  Breaking the Word-Chapel

• Hispanic Prayer Group

  Monday Dec 14, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  Hispanic Prayer Group-Church

Tuesday Dec 15, 2015

• Holy Hour - 7:00 p.m.

  Tuesday Dec 15, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  The Holy Hour takes place in the chapel located on the 1st Floor of the Parish Center
  
  You are invited to gather with your brothers and sisters to pray before the Blessed Sacrament. During the hour, hymns are sung, Evening Prayer from the Breviary is recited and silence is observed for personal meditation.
  
  All you who are burdened, come to me and I will give you rest says the Lord!!!

Wednesday Dec 16, 2015

• English Prayer Group

  Wednesday Dec 16, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  English Prayer Group – Parish Center

• Pastoral Council Meeting

  Wednesday Dec 16, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Thursday Dec 17, 2015

• Haitian Prayer Group

  Thursday Dec 17, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  Haitian Prayer Group – Chapel

• Legion of Mary

  Thursday Dec 17, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

• Society of St. Vincent de Paul Meeting

  Thursday Dec 17, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Friday Dec 18, 2015

• Youth Group

  Friday Dec 18, 2015 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  Youth Ministry Christmas Celebration

Saturday Dec 19, 2015

• St. Francis of Assisi Basketball Program

  Saturday Dec 19, 2015 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

  Our Parish's Sports Association seeks to provide sports activities for parish youngsters in a safe, wholesome, Catholic environment emphasizing sportsmanship and character growth. The basketball program operates at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy's Gymnasium.

• Jr. Legion

  Saturday Dec 19, 2015 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM

  Jr. Legion

• Religious Education Christmas Party

  Saturday Dec 19, 2015 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

• Youth Group

  Saturday Dec 19, 2015 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM

  Youth Ministry Mass

• Kreyol Legion

  Saturday Dec 19, 2015 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

  Kreyol Legion

• New Life in Christ

  Saturday Dec 19, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  New Life in Christ

Sunday Dec 20, 2015

• Fourth Sunday of Advent

  Sunday Dec 20, 2015 All day

• Advent Giving Tree

  Sunday Dec 20, 2015 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM

  Throughout Advent, there will be a tree at the front of the church to which gift tags have been attached. You are invited to take a tag home with you after Mass and buy a Christmas gift for a child, a gift that is appropriate for the gender and age of the child written on your tag. Please wrap that gift with the tag chosen and place it under the Giving Tree when you next come to church. All of your gifts need to be placed under the tree by Sunday, December 20th in order that they are delivered by our St. Vincent de Paul Conference to the various charity agencies before Christmas.

• Second Collection

  Sunday Dec 20, 2015 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

  Your Christmas Gift to the Parish: The collection is used to help with the operational deficits of the parish.

• RCIA Session

  Sunday Dec 20, 2015 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Monday Dec 21, 2015

• Senior Group Christmas Secret Pal Party

  Monday Dec 21, 2015 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM

  Senior Group-Parish Center Hal

• Breaking the Word

  Monday Dec 21, 2015 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

  Breaking the Word-Chapel

• Peace & Justice Meeting

  Monday Dec 21, 2015 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

• Hispanic Prayer Group

  Monday Dec 21, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  Hispanic Prayer Group-Church

Tuesday Dec 22, 2015

• Holy Hour - 7:00 p.m.

  Tuesday Dec 22, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  The Holy Hour takes place in the chapel located on the 1st Floor of the Parish Center
  
  You are invited to gather with your brothers and sisters to pray before the Blessed Sacrament. During the hour, hymns are sung, Evening Prayer from the Breviary is recited and silence is observed for personal meditation.
  
  All you who are burdened, come to me and I will give you rest says the Lord!!!

Wednesday Dec 23, 2015

• English Prayer Group

  Wednesday Dec 23, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  English Prayer Group – Parish Center

Thursday Dec 24, 2015

• Christmas Vigil Mass

  Thursday Dec 24, 2015 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Friday Dec 25, 2015

• Christmas Midnight Mass

  Friday Dec 25, 2015 12:00 AM to 1:30 AM

• Second Collection

  Friday Dec 25, 2015 12:00 AM to 10:30 AM

  Catholic Charities: The revenue from this collection supports programs and services provided by Catholic Charities that have literally transformed the lives of so many of our neighbors. Catholic Charities currently sponsors many programs and services for children and youth, adults and seniors, the developmentally disabled, the mentally ill, the hungry and the homeless. In addition, Catholic Charities is one of the largest faith-based providers of affordable housing in the country providing housing units for the elderly, homeless, disabled, low-income families, and special needs housing.

• Christmas Day Mass

  Friday Dec 25, 2015 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Saturday Dec 26, 2015

• St. Francis of Assisi Basketball Program

  Saturday Dec 26, 2015 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

  Our Parish's Sports Association seeks to provide sports activities for parish youngsters in a safe, wholesome, Catholic environment emphasizing sportsmanship and character growth. The basketball program operates at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy's Gymnasium.

Sunday Dec 27, 2015

• The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

  Sunday Dec 27, 2015 All day

Monday Dec 28, 2015

• Hispanic Prayer Group

  Monday Dec 28, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  Hispanic Prayer Group-Church

Tuesday Dec 29, 2015

• Holy Hour - 7:00 p.m.

  Tuesday Dec 29, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  The Holy Hour takes place in the chapel located on the 1st Floor of the Parish Center
  
  You are invited to gather with your brothers and sisters to pray before the Blessed Sacrament. During the hour, hymns are sung, Evening Prayer from the Breviary is recited and silence is observed for personal meditation.
  
  All you who are burdened, come to me and I will give you rest says the Lord!!!

Wednesday Dec 30, 2015

• English Prayer Group

  Wednesday Dec 30, 2015 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  English Prayer Group – Parish Center