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Day Date Time Intentions Sat 10/17 5:00 pm Special Intentions of Stephen Hernandez, offered by Elise Hernandez †Bob Yenco, offered by Barb Yenco †Josefina Niño Monscivias, offered by Family Leyva 7:00 pm For the People Sun 10/18 8:00 am Special Intentions of Stephen Hernandez, offered by Elise Hernandez †Pedro J. Garcia, offered by Bennie & Yolanda Lopez In Remembrance of †Andrew Perez, offered by Eddie & Teresa Martinez 10:00 am †Josefina Niño Monscivias, offered by Family Leyva †Pedro Martinez, offered by Guadalupe Gonzalez †Alexander Hernandez, offered by Stephen & Elise Hernandez 12:00 pm Special Intentions Leticia Rojo Mireles, offered by Maria Rojo †Animas del Purgatorio, offered by Angelica Herrera †Elia Rojas Mireles, offered by Ramiro Rojas Mon 10/19 8:00 am Communion Service Tues 10/20 8:00 am †All Souls in Purgatory, offered by Angelica Herrera Wed 10/21 6:30 pm †All Souls in Purgatory, offered by Angelica Herrera Thurs 10/22 8:00 am †All Souls in Purgatory, offered by Angelica Herrera Fri 10/23 8:00 am †All Souls in Purgatory, offered by Angelica Herrera

Sunday Offering 10/11 $4500.75 Building Fund 10/11 $1631.00 WeShare online week 10/11 $2254.71 Thank you all for your support of the parishes operational

expenses. Online donations for the Sunday offering and Building Fund may be made at:

www.stfrancislancaster.org. Collection envelopes may also be mailed via USPS to the parish office or dropped in secure drop box on south side

of parish center door.

Weekend Mass Schedule

Saturday English 5:00 PM

Spanish 7:00 PM

Sunday English 8:00 AM

English 10:00 AM

Spanish 12:00 PM

Daily Mass Schedule

Mon.-Comm. Ser. English 8:00 AM

Wed. Spanish 6:30 PM

Tues, Thurs, & Fri English 8:00 AM

HOLY DAYS—Call office for Mass times.

Twenty ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 18, 2020

Sanctuary Candle burns the week of October 18-24, 2020 In loving memory of †Laura Rodriguez

Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her

May she rest in peace.

Offered by Guadalupe Gonzalez

Readings for the week of October 18, 2020 Sunday: Is 45:1, 4-6/Ps 96:1, 3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10 [7b]/1 Thes 1:1-5b/Mt 22:15-21 Monday: Eph 2:1-10/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4ab, 4c-5 [3b]/Lk 12:13-21 Tuesday: Eph 2:12-22/Ps 85:9ab-10, 11-12, 13-14 [cf. 9]/Lk 12:35-38 Wednesday: Eph 3:2-12/Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [cf. 3]/Lk 12:39-48 Thursday: Eph 3:14-21/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19 [5b]/Lk 12:49-53 Friday: Eph 4:1-6/Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [cf. 6]/Lk 12:54-59 Saturday: Eph 4:7-16/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 [1]/Lk 13:1-9 Next Sunday: Ex 22:20-26/Ps 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 [2]/1 Thes 1:5c-10/Mt 22:34-40 Observances for the week of October 18, 2020 Sunday: 29th Sunday in Ord. Time; World Mission Sunday Monday: Sts. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs Tuesday: St. Paul of the Cross, Priest Thursday: St. John Paul II, Pope Friday: St. John of Capistrano, Priest Saturday: St. Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop Next Sunday: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time; Priesthood Sunday ©LPi

Please keep the sick members of our Parish family in your prayers: Esteban Lira, Pete Romero, Diana Diaz. Jane Dacey, Bob Hanson, William Weissman, Tina Storti, Raquel Baiza, Kenneth Cruz, Jr., Richard Oishei, Kenny Gunderman, Margie & Sam, Jesus Aguilar, Rosendo Lopez, Julia Lopez, K C Pena, Leah Pena, Lillie Munoz, Andres Gillian, John Gary, Oscar Guerrero, Lourdes Vela, Severina Vela, Isidra Reyna, Enemencio Jaso, Alveno & Ruby Dickson, Connie & Bob Tezyk, Mary Brown, Catalina Gonzalez, Brianna Dean, Nicolas & Angelo Florido, Rosa Maria Santos, Yolanda Diaz, Inez Pena, , Josefina Aguero, Laurie Williamson, Osvaldo Mendoza Jr., Abigail Renata, Jerry Donoho, Abraham Perez, Yamil Ramirez, Luis Maldonado, and all those who are not listed and still are in need of our prayers. If you have a person to add on this prayer list, please call the office at 972-227-4124. You can also write the names of your sick loved ones in the notebook on the stand in the Narthex.

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The Sacrament of Infant Baptism has resumed. Deacon Larry is offering English baptismal classes via Zoom. Each session is from 7 pm to 9 pm. Parents and sponsors must register at the office at least 2 days before the class. For registration and more information please call the office at 972-227-4124.

PROTECT YOURSELF FROM COVID-19 *GATHERINGS POSE A RISK OF

INFECTION *ATTENDING MASS REMAINS

VOLUNTARY *MASKS ARE IMPORTANT AND

SHOULD BE WORN. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PROTÉGETE DE COVID-19. *LAS REUNIIONES PRESENTAN UN

RIESGO DE INFECCIÓN *ASISTIR A LA MISA PERMANECE

VOLUNTARIO *LAS CUBREBOCAS SON

MPORTANTES Y DEBEN SER USADAS.

Televised English & Spanish Mass Schedule update—Please note recent changes to the broadcast Mass schedule. Through the end of the year, the English Mass will be broadcast on KDFI Channel 27 at 11:00 AM and replayed at 12:00 PM. The Spanish Mass will be broadcast at 8:00 AM on Univision 23.

Watch online Facebook- facebook.com/dallascath.

YouTube-youtube.com/dallascath. All videos are available any time after their premiere at

https://www.youtube.com/dallascath.

How do new parishioners register for an account on FORMED?

Registering for FORMED is easier than ever: Go to formed.org/signup

Select your parish (zip code 75134 is easiest). Register with your name and email address. Check that email account for a link to begin

using FORMED. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

How do parishioners log into FORMED that previously had access? Go to formed.org/signup

In the upper right corner, select "Sign In" A new "Sign In" screen appears and user

enters their email address and selects "Next" A message appears for user to "Check your email!" Check that email account for a link to begin using

FORMED.

Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.

†Josue Maldonado-Guzman

Brother of Loyda and Bari Ramirez

May He Rest In Peace

Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her.

†Elvira Alderete

Mother of Teresa & Daniel Gutierrez

May She Rest In Peace

¿Cómo se registran los nuevos feligreses para ob-tener una cuenta en FORMED?

Registrarse en FORMED es más fácil que nunca Va ya a formed.org/signup

Seleccione su parroquia (es más fácil si pone el código postal 75134).

Registrase con su nombre y correo electrónico. Revise su correo electrónico, recibirá un enlace

para comenzar a usar FORMED. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

¿Cómo se registran los feligreses en FORMED que anteriormente tenía acceso?

Va ya a formed.org/signup En la esquina superior derecha, seleccione

"Iniciar sesión". Aparece una nueva pantalla "Iniciar sesión" y el

usuario ingresa su dirección de correo electrónico y selecciona "Siguiente"

Aparece un mensaje para que el usuario "¡Revise su correo electrónico!

Revise su correo electrónico, recibirá un enlace para comenzar a usar FORMED.

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Spes Gregis Holy Trinity Seminary Virtual Benefit— All are invited to virtually participate in the 17th Annual Spes Gregis Holy Trinity Seminary Virtu-al Benefit, which will be livestreamed on the Holy Trinity Seminary Facebook page

(https://www.facebook.com/htseminary/) on Friday, October 23 at 7 PM.

During this one-hour livestreamed benefit, we will introduce our 53 seminarians to the community and offer a glimpse of life on our campus. We invite the entire parish of St. Francis Lancaster, to tune in to learn about and pray for these men who are discerning a call to the priesthood in service to our Church.

You Still Have a Chance to Win!!! The Fall Raffle was postponed and will be on

Sunday October 11 after the 12 pm Mass!

1st Prize: $2,000 in Visa Gift cards Lisa Gatlin

2nd Prize: $1,500 in Visa Gift cards Maria Medina

3rd Prize: $1,000 in Visa Gift cards Gerardo Olivares

4th Prize: $750 in Visa Gift cards Esmeraldo Trejo

5th Prize: $500 in Visa Gift card Angel Rodriguez

6th Prize: $250 in Visa Gift card Miguel & Corina Huerta

Thank you all so much for your support!

SNAP Benefits—In partnership with Catholic Charities USA & the Walmart Foundation, Catho-lic Charities Dallas is offering SNAP (food stamp) application assistance to educate families about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and reduce hunger. For help, call or email 972-587-8001 or SNAP@ccdallas.org.

Holiday Food Baskets. The Society of St. Vincent De Paul will be preparing Holiday Food Baskets for Thanksgiving Day for needy families of our St. Francis of Assisi parish this 2020 holiday season. We are planning for 30 food baskets. Families in need may contact the St. Vincent De Paul hot line 972-218-6605. Sign up for this program will begin October 4, 2020 and end on November 15, 2020.

Canastas De Alimentos San Vicente De Paul (SVDP) estara preparando las canastas de alimentos para el dia de Accion de Gracias y, para ayudar a las familias menos afortundas de nuestra comunidad de San Francisco durante Noviembre y. Esperamos tener 30 canastas de alimen-tos para el dia de Accion de Gracias. Por favor llame a la linea de San Vicente de Paul al 972-218-6605 para obtener mas informacion sobre este programa o ser incluido en nuestra lista de destinatarios. El 15 de Noviembre es el ultimo dia para inscribirse en las can-astas de alimentos para los dias festivos.

World Mission Sunday, our annual worldwide Eu-charistic celebration for the Missions and missionaries of the world, will be cele-brated on October 18 this year. This collection on the next-to-last Sunday in Oc-tober is a unique, global effort for the entire Church to provide for the building up of over one thousand local churches in Asia and Africa, the Pacific Islands, and parts of Latin America

and Europe. Through the work of these churches, and their witness to Christ, the poor receive practical help and experience God's love and mercy, His hope and peace.

El Domingo Mundial de las Misiones, nuestra cele-bración eucarística anual mundial para las Misiones y los misioneros del mundo, se celebrará el 18 de oc-tubre este año. Esta colecta en el penúltimo domingo de octubre es un esfuerzo único y global para que toda la Iglesia se ocupe de la construcción de más de mil iglesias locales en Asia y África, las islas del Pací-fico y partes de América Latina y Europa. A través del trabajo de estas iglesias y su testimonio de Cristo, los pobres reciben ayuda práctica y experimentan el amor y la misericordia de Dios, su esperanza y paz.

Religious Education

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SAFE ENVIRONMENT/AMBIENTE SEGURO

PARENTS PLEASE WATCH Safe Environment Video with your children. These videos are age appropriated and you can watch them English or Spanish language.

PADRES DE FAMILIA VER Video Ambiente Seguro con sus hijos. Estos videos son apropiados de acuerdo a la edad del estudiante y pueden verse en Ingles o Español.

Page: https://www.cathdal.org/safeenvironment-videos Username/email: safeenvironment@cathdal.org Password: Parent2019!

St. Francis’ Fall Raffle and Food Sales

Thanks to all the parish organizations who sponsored the raffle prizes. Special thanks to Joan Colaluca, Paul & Cathy Fehmel, for their generous contribution toward the prizes as well. Also, special thanks to Maximina Perez & Marcos Ramirez, who coordinated the food sales for two consecutive weekends. And thanks a lot to all the parishioners who supported this event either by sharing their time, talents, and/or treasures. It takes the participation and cooperation of the whole community to make any parish event a success. Thanks to all! Gabriela Vela, PCL <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

Rifa de Otoño de San Francisco y Venta de Comida

Gracias a todas las organizaciones parroquiales que patrocina-ron los premios de la rifa. Un agradecimiento especial a Joan Colaluca y a Paul & Cathy Fehmel por su generosa contribu-ción monetaria para los premios de la rifa. También un agra-decimiento especial para Maximina Pérez & Marcos Ramírez, quienes coordinaron la venta de comida por dos fines de sema-na consecutivos. Y muchas gracias a todos los feligreses quie-nes apoyaron en este evento dando su tiempo, talentos y/o te-soros. Se necesita la participación y cooperación de toda una comunidad para hacer de cualquier evento un éxito. ¡Gracias a todos! Gabriela Vela, LCP

RCIA RCIA classes started on Thursday the 8th of October, 2020 via Zoom. If you missed registration, you can still enroll. $50.00 registration fee. Who should attend these sessions? Any adult that would like to complete his/her sacraments of initiation: Baptism, and/or Communion and/or Confirmation. All participants must complete a registra-tion form and bring cert of baptism to the parish office be-fore attending classes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

RICA El sábado 10/24/2020 @ 5 p.m., iniciaran las clases vía Zoom para aquellas personas interesadas en participar en las sesiones de RICA. ¿Quién debe participar de estas sesiones? Adultos que desean completar sus sacramentos de iniciación católica: Bautismo, Comunión y/o Confirmación. Todos los participantes deben completar un formulario de inscripción y traer copia de Cert. de bautismo a la Oficina Parroquial para poder de participar de las clases. Inscripción $50.00. Se les invita a registrarse como Parroquianos de San Francisco.

GOSPEL MEDITATION - Nobody enjoys paying taxes. Despite our displeasure in being forced to do so, we also real-ize that the monies generated from taxes allows governments to provide essential services for its people. Corruption really gets our goat, however. When we witness malfeasance, over-spending, irresponsibility, and dishonesty in governmental spending, the grave injustices make an already unpleasant and arduous task even more difficult. The inappropriate distribu-tion and use of hard-earned monies can leave a person quite angry and disconnected. It’s bad enough the government wants something from me, now God does, too? God is not concerned necessarily with our money, alt-hough its proper use does factor into our faith life. As the pay-ment of secular taxes speaks of our allegiance to the govern-ment, our return to God speaks of our allegiance to God. All of creation, even the entire universe, is fashioned in the image and likeness of God. What speaks to God and has meaning and relevance to him? All of creation and indeed our very selves! God delights in us and when we present ourselves back to him, he delights even more! As the payment of secular taxes is de-signed to secure the equitable distribution of goods and ser-vices to all people, so is our return of ourselves to God in grati-tude meant to advance God’s kingdom here on earth. When our exclusive and sincere allegiance is given to God, God can use us to set things right and straight again. The wounds of sin distort our relationship and disorder our world. By giving ourselves and all of creation back to God in grati-tude, we acknowledge the proper Creator and Author of life for who He is and devote our labors exclusively to God’s kingdom and the justice, peace, or order God envisions. In giving back to God all that belongs to God, we set the axis of our lives cor-rectly and put our priorities in proper order. All of our relation-ships, especially with God, our brothers and sisters, and all of creation are perceived more clearly as they really are. Using, accumulating, wasting, exploiting, hording, and self-preservation are no longer necessary. ©LPi

MEDITACIÓN DEL EVANGELIO – Los fariseos confab-ulaban contra Jesús para que aclarara lo de pagar los impuestos al César y de alguna manera buscaban la forma de atraparlo. Le tendían trampas para que cayera en ellas. Sin embargo, la sabiduría de Jesús se pone de manifiesto ante aquella situación. La respuesta a la pregunta fue clara y concisa, sin nada turbio. “Devuelvan, pues, al César las cosas del César, y a Dios lo que corresponde a Dios”. (Mateo 22:21). Ellos buscaban que se equiv-ocara para acusarlo con la autoridad romana, y así quitarlo del camino. La respuesta deja claro que el dinero sirve solo para vivir y que ese no llega al cielo. Nadie se lleva tesoros cuando muere. Lo que si salva es la fe y darle culto verdadero a Dios. ¿Cuál es entonces el mensaje? ¿Qué debemos aprender de esta lección? Saber, que, Dios también tiene derechos. Devolver a Dios sus derechos, es cumplir con sus mandamientos y el princi-pal, amar al prójimo como a ti mismo. ¿Cómo? Este tiempo es tiempo de prueba, tú sabes si lo aprovechas. Pidamos, al participar en la Eucaristía, renovar nuestro compromiso de bautizados para participar en la misión que Jesús nos ha encomendado. Evangeliz-ar, con el ejemplo, al pueblo sufriente en este tiempo de pandemia con la compasión y el servicio alegre --- no con palabras sino con hechos. ¿Qué te parece? Es sencillamente, devolver a Dios lo que le corresponde, tal como lo dijo Jesús a las personas de su tiempo y nos lo recuerda ahora a nosotros. ©LPi

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