PARISH NEWS & EVENTS
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE MASS DEC. 12
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Saint Francis parish hosted the annual Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass on Saturday, December 12 at 5:00 P.M.
Traditional songs, a procession and crowning of an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Most Holy Mass of Christ were celebrated to honor the Patroness of our Diocese.
Thanks to everyone who had a part in making this Mass a reality this year. May God bless you all.
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Traditional songs, a procession and crowning of an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Most Holy Mass of Christ were celebrated to honor the Patroness of our Diocese.
Thanks to everyone who had a part in making this Mass a reality this year. May God bless you all.
Click here to learn more about Our Lady of Guadalupe...
Blessing the Crown of Roses
Censing the Image
The Crowned Image of Our Lady during Mass
SEMINARY GRADUATES ORDAINED DEACONS
On Sunday, November 22, the Feast of Christ the King, Hugh Farthing and Johnny Gonzales were ordained Deacons in the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church at Saint Francis Free Catholic Church in Nashville.
Bishop Jack Stafford, Ordinary of the Free Catholic Diocese of the Holy Spirit, ordained the two men by the laying on of hands in Apostolic Succession during the Solemn Mass of Christ the King. Many firends, family and relatives were on hand to witness the ordinations.
Bishop Jack Stafford, Ordinary of the Free Catholic Diocese of the Holy Spirit, ordained the two men by the laying on of hands in Apostolic Succession during the Solemn Mass of Christ the King. Many firends, family and relatives were on hand to witness the ordinations.
The New Deacons
New Deacons Preparing the Sacrifice
The Litany of Saints
First Mass as Deacons
DEACON CANDIDATES AWARDED DIPLOMAS
St. Francis parishioners and deacon candidates Hugh Farthing and Johnny Gonzales each received the Diploma of Diaconal Studies on Sunday, October 25 at Saint Francis Church.
The men have completed the Diaconate Training Program, which is administered by Sacred Heart Seminary and is a requirment for admission to candidacy to the Holy Order of Deacon in the Diocese.
The program contains intense studies in Scripture, theology, pastoral ministry, diaconate studies and ecclesiology.
The men have completed the Diaconate Training Program, which is administered by Sacred Heart Seminary and is a requirment for admission to candidacy to the Holy Order of Deacon in the Diocese.
The program contains intense studies in Scripture, theology, pastoral ministry, diaconate studies and ecclesiology.