First Reconciliation: Sunday, November 4 at 3 p.m. & Monday, November 5 at 6:30 p.m.

First Reconciliation (Confession) Preparation Meeting:  November 4 & 5

              The concluding first Reconciliation parent and child preparation meeting is scheduled as follows: (Please plan on attending one of these meetings with your child).

Sunday, November 4 at 3 p.m. or

Monday, November 5 at 6:30 p.m.

in the Parish Activities Center (PAC)

Sign-up for Dec. 1 or Dec. 8 confessional times will take place at this meeting.  Fr. Jim or Fr. Bosco will be with us to answer questions, ask a few questions, and to teach us about this Sacrament.  The meeting will conclude with a communal prayer service and the children will receive their pins. For information, contact Ellen Ward at ward@stfrancisa2.org or call 821-2132.

8th grade Family Session A & B notes

For Sunday A & B Family Session Confirmation candidates:

Just a reminder, for the 8th grade only, this coming's Sunday B on October 28 and Sunday A & B on November 18 are repeats of the same lesson.

If you are attending the November retreat, please attend the Sunday B session in the school library this coming Sunday, October 28.  If you already attended the October retreat, you may choose to attend either this coming Sunday's session or the session on November 18.

For a look at the Sunday 8th grade topic schedule, please click here or go to www.stfrancisa2.com (click on religious education, then classes, then middle school).

Mass with Bible Presentation: Sunday, October 28 at 5 p.m.

Instructions for the upcoming Mass with Presentation of Bibles:  Sunday, October 28 at 5 p.m. in church 

Sixth graders:
1.  Please pick up your name tag and name certificate from the table in the gathering space of church. 

2.  Please sit with your family in the reserved center pews. 

3.  After the homily, Father will call you forward.  As illustrated below, please stand facing the altar/cross at the foot of the sanctuary steps.  You will receive the bible and then Father will pray the blessing over you.  After the group blessing, you return to your pew.

4.  Your name certificate has an adhesive backing and is meant to be placed inside your bible on the name page.  (After receiving your bible, open your bible, remove the protective paper from your name certificate, and carefully aligning the certificate, press it in place in the inside cover of your bible).

For more information, please see the middle school class page.