St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

Diocese of Palm Beach 200 W. 20th St.

Riviera Beach, Florida 33404 Telephone: 842-2482 • Fax: 863-2985

www.stfrancisofassisi1948.org Serving Riviera Beach • Lake Park • Singer Island

MASSES Saturday 8:00 AM, Vigil 4:00 PM Sunday 8:00 and 11:00 AM (Feb. through Easter: 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 AM) Weekday 7:30 AM (Feb. through Easter: 7:30 and 9:00 AM) STAFF Rev. Peter T. Truong Pastor Deacon Richard Lyles Angelo LaRosa, Parish Council Chair David Cotton, Choir Director Ruby Hicks, Organist Alicia McLean Bookkeeper/Secretary

DEVOTIONS Miraculous Medal Novena - Saturday after Morning Mass Holy Hour - Thursday morning after Mass CONFESSIONS Saturday: - after Morning Mass - 3:00 - 3:45 PM By Appointment BAPTISMS Please make arrangements a month in advance. Baptismal Preparation for Parents required.

MARRIAGES

Contact the Rectory six months in advance.

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 20, 2013

I lift up my eyes toward the mountains; whence shall help come to me? My help is from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. — Psalm 121:1�2

SHARING THE LIFE-GIVING WORD Assurance or Faith?

It was a drought season for the local people who lived on farming and pro-ducing crops. The priest of the local church announced that there would be a prayer service for the public to pray for rain. It was a scorching day and the sun was shed-

ding its hot rays upon the land when people were gath-ering outside the church. The prayer service was held for an hour with fervent prayers. Suddenly there was thunder and dark clouds appeared, then heavy rains fell like pouring. While people were trying to run and find shelter under the patios of the church, a little girl took out from her bag an umbrella and opened it.

It is said: “when you pray for rain, bring with you an umbrella.” Praying for rain is the act of needs; bring-ing an umbrella is the act of faith. As human beings we cannot escape from acting out of needs; but pray-ing for needs to be satisfied must lead us to the One we pray to. What more important in Christian prayer is not so much of what we ask for, but to know whom we pray to. We pray so much, but do we trust God much?

Jesus, in encouraging his disciples to pray, always said, “… How much more your heavenly Father will listen to you and will see to it that your needs are taken care of.” Jesus always had confidence in God’s love for us, but there was one thing left for him to be con-cerned: “But when the Son of Man comes back, will he find faith on earth?”

At the bottom line, the question is: “Are we looking for assurance, or are we looking for faith?” Rev. Peter T Truong

WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday: October 19 4:00 PM Katherine Gillette by Ginnie and John

Sunday: October 20 8:00AM Edward Kaczka by Linda Kramer 11:00AM Lena Cicero by Peter Cicero

Monday: October 21 7:30 AM Mary Lyons and Benefactors of St. Vincent DePaul Society

Tuesday: October 22 7:30 AM Prayer Service

Wednesday: October 23 7:30 AM Healing of Family Tree Gertrude Saint Eloi Thursday: October 24 7:30 AM Lucy Dejulius by Daughter

Friday: October 25 7:30 AM John A. Lo Buglio by Polly Lo Buglio

Saturday: October 26 8:00AM Tony Celantano by Randy Johnson 4:00PM Mildred Yauicoli by Al and Maria Carosa

St. Vincent DePaul URGENT NEED OF

Non perishable items, which can be dropped off for St. Vincent de Paul at the entrance way at the side of the chapel in the church. All donations will go to the outreach program. Thanks in advance for your generosity.

St Francis of Assisi Counseling Center The Center offers a diversity of affordable counseling services. For appointment, please call Monique Lincoln at 561-721-5262

We are a Roman Catholic Parish Community belonging to the Diocese of Palm Beach. Through vi-brant and faith-filled Liturgies we encourage spiritual growth and worship. As believers in Jesus, we strive to be a family concerned with one another, friendly and welcoming. Generous in all we do, we work at becoming evangelizers by living and sharing Faith with everyone we encounter.

PARISH SUPPORT

Offertory, October 13, 2013 …..…...… $ 1,654.00 Maintenance ………..………....……........ 428.00 Pennies from Heaven …………………... 0.00 Thank you for your continued generous donations.

PRAY THE ROSARY FOR ALLTHE FAMILIES WHO ARE AFFECTED BY

GUN VIOLENCE

SANCTUARY FLOWERS FOR THIS WEEKEND ARE OFFERED FOR

Mr. and Mrs. Jose Da Silva By Daughters

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St. Francis of Assisi Fall Bazaar

It’s that time of year again we need you, your bake goods and good used working items for our Fall Bazaar & Flea Market that is being held on, No-vember 16th and 17th in the parish hall. This year some volunteers will be joining us and donating items from St. Paul of the Cross Parish to make our Fall Bazaar even larger. So your help at the bazaar is going to be very important to make this event a great success.

The Fall Bazaar is a family parish event. We are going to need a lot of volunteers, all members (young and golden) working together for the better-ment of our parish. Please bring your used items to St. Francis Parish Hall on October 26th, November 2nd, and November 9th from 10:00am – 12:00 noon.

Watch the bulletin for more information about the Bazaar. If you have questions, please call Lorraine at 561-758-3061, Marge at 561-694-6810, or Cher-yl at 561-842-2958.

The Visiting Nurses Association mobile medical unit bus will be at 22nd & E Streets, Riviera Beach (1 block off Broadway), Oct. 22nd, 10am-1:30pm and the 4th Tuesday of each month, providing free health exams for the uninsured, adults, children, or those who cannot afford an insurance co-pay.

RCIA RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS

If you or anyone you know who wishes 1) To be baptized as Catholics. 2) Already baptized as Catholic but wishes to re-ceive the Sacrament of Confirmation. 3) Already baptized in another Christian faith but wishes to be received into the faith of the Catholic Church. 4) Or simply wish to deepen and rediscover the beauty of his/her Catholic Faith.

Know that a parish’s catechetical program will be provided for them. For registration please contact

with the office: 842 2482

The Women of St. Francis of Assisi would like to thank, Fr. Peter, our pastor, the parishioners, friends and family members that joined us in cele-brating our patron saint feast day, on Saturday, Oc-tober 5th, after the 4:00 pm Mass. The food for the pot luck dinner was delicious. We would like to thank everyone who put their hearts into preparing such wonderful dishes and desserts to share on this special occasion. Everyone truly enjoyed the food and the meeting of new and old friends.

Religious Education: CCD , first communion and confirmation classes, will be held on the first and third Sundays of every month at 9:00am.

St. Vincent De Paul of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Paul of the Cross

THANKSGIVING 2013 ‘Feed-A-Family’ Program Please support our Thanksgiving drive, for 2013. Your generosity last year enabled us to assist over 150 fami-lies. We look forward to doing more this year, with your help. Thank you

CHOIR SCHELDULE

SUNDAY October 20, 2013 8:00AM SATURDAY October 27, 2013 4:00PM