Sharing Our Stories
Parish BlogDo you have a story about putting your faith into action? We’d love to hear about how our various ministries here at St. Francis are impacting you and the world around us. Send an email to Lisa Ostendorf lostendorf@stfrncis.org to submit your story for consideration.
Support St. Francis House
St. Francis House: An Outreach Program St. Francis of Assisi Parish 2606 Heth Court, Dumfries, VA 22026 703-221-6344 Francia Salguero & Angelica Silva We are here to serve those in need! During this great time of need, St. Francis House is remaining open to...
Virtual Lenten Scripture Classes
Fr. Jim Scullion, O.F.M.'s Virtual Lenten Scripture Classes The Gospel of Mark - “Repent and believe in the Gospel” (Mark 1:15) is the traditional admonition on Ash Wednesday from the Gospel of Mark, the source of our gospel readings for the Sundays in this Liturgical...
Preparing the Heart for Lent
Back in the day when I was working in the world and spending way too much time on airplanes accumulating way too many frequent-flyer miles, it seemed to me business travelers did three things on longer flights: sleep, work, or read Stephen’ Covey’s “The 7 Habits of...
Anti-Human Trafficking National Day of Prayer
St. Francis of Assisi Anti-Human Trafficking Committee (AHTC) 2021 National Day of Prayer Summit February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Register to attend by emailing: michael.chamberlin@verizon.net The AHTC is holding a virtual summit and prayer service on Saturday,...
2021 March for Life
The 2021 National March for Life will take place on Friday, January 29th. This annual event is important even during the pandemic. Out of an abundance of caution the March will be held virtually. Complete details can be found at:...
Many Thanks and Looking Ahead
Many thanks to all who worked to make possible and successful, our Christmas and New Year’s Liturgical celebrations. Despite the restrictions placed upon us by the pandemic, all went well. My deepest appreciation to all who contributed to the Christmas collection. ...
Reflections on the Events of January 6th 2021
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge and the Provincial Ministers of the Franciscan OFMs of the United States have each issued a statement or reflection on the events of January 6th - events that rocked the Capitol and the soul of a nation. Bishop Burdidge's reflection can be...
Holy Communion outside of Mass
On Christmas Day we offered "drive by" Holy Communion to those who had participated in the parish live stream Mass. We have received numerous emails from parishioners expressing their appreciation for the opportunity to receive the Eucharist. Some had not been able to...
Resolutions and habits
Unless you happen to be like my muse, Calvin, in the comic strip, I suspect you are about to make some New Year’s resolutions. How did you do on last year’s resolutions? About the same as the rest of us? One ad hominem wisdom saying defines “insanity” this way: to...
AmazonSmile and the Parish School
AmazonSmile and the Parish School This is perhaps the easiest ways to raise funds for the parish and the school. If you shop online with Amazon, then keeping shopping as you would. The AmazonSmiile program will donate 0.5% f your purchases to the parish. It is the...
