EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. (English); 7:00 p.m. (Español)

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. (English); 11:30 a.m. (Español)

Daily Masses 12 noon Tuesday through Friday

9:00 a.m. Monday & Wednesday at Fr. Gabriel’s home

Holy Days of Obligation 7:00 p.m. Vigil (English)

12 Noon (English) & 7:00 p.m. (Español) DEVOTIONS

Eucharistic Adoration Sunday 12:30 through Saturday 4:30 p.m.

Rosary: Friday 6:00 p.m. (chapel)

EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MARCH/MARZO 3, 2019

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI Catholic Church

SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS Iglesia Católica

328-B Woodsway Lane NW • Lenoir, NC 28645-4356

W : http://www.stfrancislenoir.com • E- : stfrancislenoir@charter.net

C O (828) 754-5281 R (828) 572-2732

O H : Mon./Tues./Thur.: 10 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Wednesday: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. Friday: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 4th Sunday of the month: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

PASTOR: Rev. Stephen M. Hoyt RETIRED: Rev. Gabriel Meehan 757-9174 DEACON: Rev. Mr. Stephen Pickett DEACON: Rev. Mr. Dario Garcia 228-6622

P C Freddie Rivero, Chair 758-5245

P S Jessica Albanil (Esp) 754-5281

F F Amy Tarr, Co-ordinator 758-8871 e-mail: tarr4life@yahoo.com Classes 6 p.m.

R C I / RICA Regina Clark 850-0525 Candelaria Vasquez (Esp) 396-3614

Y M Sheyla Diaz 855-5587

H M Silvia Echeverria 729-4048

P P L Regina Spika rrspika143@aol.com 874-1077 Rita Morweiser 728-2269

K C Joe Maciejowski 572-5651

E English Women: Pam Barbour 729-7118 Spanish Women: Demetria Reyes 403-0016 Maria Hernandez 390-0238 Araceli Lozano 929-5760 Spanish Men: Leonel Gomez 215-9359 Ramon Hernandez 610-3085 Guadalupe Lopez 640-1013

SACRAMENTS Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. or by appointment Baptisms: Contact the church office Marriages: Contact the church office at least 6 months in advance

N P S V St. Francis warmly welcomes you. Please let us know how we can serve you. We invite you to participate in the activities listed in this bulletin and encourage you to register as soon as possible. Registration forms are available in the church or office.

Fresh flowers are provided each week by: GREER-MCELVEEN

Funeral Home (Delicate Touch Florist)

“Desde la plentiud del corazón habla la bca.”

“From the fullness of the mouth the heart speaks.”

This Week at St. Francis of Assisi Mass, Intentions and Activities

Monday/lunes - 3/4 No Mass / No Misa

Tuesday/martes - 3/5 • 12pm - Mass/Misa Intention: For homebound of our parish Intención: Por los confinados a su hogar

Wednesday/miércoles –3/6 Lent Begins—Ash Wednesday

• 12pm - Mass/Misa Intention: For those on our parish prayer list Intención: Por aquellos en nuestra lista de oración parroquial • 6pm - Faith Formation Class/Formación de Fe Clase • 6:30pm - Prayer Service (Distribution of ashes) • 7:15pm - Mass (Bilingual)

Thursday/jueves –3/7 • 9am - Lay Apostolate Prayer Group (Sch. Bldg) • 12pm - Mass / Misa Intention: For all souls in Purgatory Intención: Por todas las almas en el Purgatorio

Friday/viernes –3/8 • 12pm - Mass / Misa Intention: For Fr. Steve’s intentions Intención: Por las intenciones del Padre Steve • 6-9pm - Emmaus women (Sch. Bldg)

Saturday/sábado –3/9 • 3:30pm - Confessions / Confesiones • 5pm - Mass/Misa Intention: For the families of our parish Intención: Por las familias de nuestra parroquia • 6pm - Food Sales • 7pm - Mass/Misa Intention: For the families of our parish Intención: Por las familias de nuestra parroquia

Sunday/domingo - 3/10 • 9am - Mass/Misa Intention: For the families of our parish Intención: Por las familias de nuestra parroquia • 10am - Social (Hall) • 10:15-11:15am - Sacramental Prep • 11:30am - Mass/Misa Intention/Intención: + Roberto y Fernando Martinez

Gospel / Evangelio

Trees are known by their fruit. Good people produce good out of the goodness in their hearts, but evil people produce evil out of their store of evil. “From the full-ness of the heart the mouth speaks.” Luke 6:39-45

*** Los árboles son conocidos por sus frutos. Las perso-nas buenas producen bien de la bondad en sus cora-zones, pero las personas malvadas producen el mal de su tienda del mal. "Desde la plenitud del corazón habla la boca". Lucas 6: 39-45

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Ash Wednesday Schedule / Horario del Miércoles de Ceniza

Wednesday, March 6 / Miercoles 6 de marzo

• 12:00pm - Mass (English) • 6:00pm - Faith Formation Class / Formación de Fe Clase • 6:30pm - Prayer Service (Distribution of Ashes) Servicio de oración (Distribución de Cenizas) • 7:15pm - Mass (Bilingual)

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Thank you Fr. Cerezo for visiting and speaking with us this weekend about the Food for the Poor minis-try. May God bless you and this ministry. *****

Gracias Padre Cerezo por visitarnos y hablar con nosotros este fin de semana sobre el ministerio de Alimentos para los Pobres. Que Dios lo bendiga a usted ya este ministerio.

Mon: Sir 17:20-24; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 10:17-27

Tues: Sir 35:1-12; Ps 50:5-8, 14, 23; Mk 10:28-31

Wed: Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14,17; 2 Cor 5:20-6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18

Thurs: Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25

Fri: Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-5-6ab, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15

Sat: Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-6; Lk 5:27-32

Sun: Dt 26:4-10; Ps 91:1-2, 10-15; Rom 10:8-13; Lk 4:1-13

Daily Readings Mar. 4 - 10

Retiro Espiritual Juvenil Invitamos a todos los jóvenes de 15-17 años a un retiro espiritual Marzo 8,9 y 10 (hombres).El retiro se lleva a cabo en Pickens, SC. Para mas información contacte a Guadalupe López al 828-640-1013.

Blessings of Thanks!/ Muchas Gracias!

Your Gifts to God and Parish Income received thru 02/17/19 Ingreso Recibo el fin de semana ................... $4,333.50 Weekly Budgeted Expenses Gastos Semanales Presupuestados ................$5,200.00 *YTD Received / Hasta la fecha recibido: $147,467.81 *YTD Needed / Hasta la fecha necesitado: $176,800.00 Thank you /Gracias

Natural Family Planning Course

FREE Natural Family Planning (NFP) Full Course is offered on March 30th in Hickory at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, from 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The course will be offered in the Parlor, near the parish offices.

Topics to be covered include:

* Effectiveness of modern NFP methods * Health risks of popular contraceptives * Benefits of NFP - health, relational, and spiritual * Church teaching on responsible parenting and marital sexuality * And...how to use NFP

For more information, go to ccdoc.org/nfp or to RSVP, contact: Batrice Adcock, MSN, at Catholic Charities (704)-370-3230 or bnadcock@charlottediocese.org.

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Faith Enrichment Resources / Recursos de Enriquecimiento de la fe

Check out our faith enrichment resources in the Narthex. We have a new selection of the popular Lighthouse CD’s, for example, ‘The True Meaning of Easter’ and ‘Real Womanhood’. And, a reminder that Formed.org is a dynamic free resouce available to all parishioners. You’ll find the best Catholic content here such as movies, books, audios and more. Go to stfrancislenoir.com, select Quick Links, then select Formed.org. Enjoy!

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Echa un vistazo a nuestros recursos de enriquecimiento de fe en la entrada de la iglesia. Tenemos una nueva se-lección de los populares CDs de Lighthouse, por ejemplo, "Preguntas Protestantes y Respuestas Católicas" y "De Mujer a Mujer". Y, un recordatorio de que Formed.org es un recurso dinámico y gratuito disponible para todos los feligreses. Encontrará el mejor contenido católico aquí, como películas, libros, audios y más. Vaya a stfrancisle-noir.com, seleccione Quick Links, luego seleccione Formed.org. ¡Disfrute!

Converging Roads Health Care Ethics Conference:

Human Dignity at the Beginning of Life The St. John Paul II Foundation, in collaboration with the Diocese of Charlotte and Belmont Abbey College, present the 2nd annual Converging Roads health care ethics conference on Saturday, April 6, 2019 from 8:00 am to 6:45 pm at the Cathedral of St. Patrick. The conference theme will focus on Human Dignity at the Beginning of Life, and continuing education credits for healthcare professionals will be offered. A White Mass, honoring health care professionals and their role in the Church, will open the conference. To register and for more information, visit convergingroads.com.

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Discovering True Friendship

Discovering True Friendship is a retreat for all high school youth. It takes place March 15-17, 2019 at Valley Haven Camp in Hickory, NC. Cost is $50. About the Retreat “What is a true friend? What is ultimate friendship? Do you have what it takes to be a true friend? Jesus said, “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 Do you have a friend who is willing to die for you? Are you willing to die for any of your friends? What about someone that you’ve never met, a stranger? Come prayerfully wrestle with these huge questions and explore the deep, deep depths of God’s love for us and how he challenges how we are to love one another.” Learn More: For more information on the retreat, contact Paul Kotlowski at 828-228-1692 or paulk@CharlotteDiocese.org.

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CDs y DVDs de Cielo Abierto March 9 & 10 El proximo fin de semana después de Misa tendremos CD’s y DVD’s de Cielo Abierto y Grupo Emma-

nuel para la venta! Para todos aquellos que disfrutaron nuestra Misión Parroquial, esta es una manera de revi-vir esos bellos momentos! ___________________________________________

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