The Lenten Season, Holy Week, and Easter at St. Francis Parish

February 25 – Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Great Lent – Holy Mass and Distribution of Ashes at 7pm.
Stations of the Cross every Sunday during the Lent after 9am Holy Mass.
March 08 - Solemnity of the Institution of the PNCC
March 15 – St. Patrick’s/St. Joseph’s Day Fundraiser Dinner at 3pm in the St. Francis [...]

Reflection for Ash Wednesday -2009

Jest drabina do nieba,
Przy drabinie stoi krzyż
Here is the ladder to heaven
And beside the ladder stands the cross
These words are translated from a very old Polish Lenten hymn.
Jesus came to call us to heaven. This is a wonderful invitation but the party is not free. There is work to be done.
We are called [...]

St. Patrick’s & St. Joseph’s Dinner – March 15th

Please join us on Sunday, March 15th at 3pm for a fundraiser dinner in honor of St. Patrick’s and St. Joseph’s days.
There will be plenty of traditional, homemade, Irish and Italian specialties like corn beef and cabbage, as well at Santa Guissepe’s pastries.
Reservations are required. Please call Carol at (516) 546-2535. Adults: $15, [...]