Church guide

Join the young organists of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church for an evening of organ and choral music. Our organists, ages 12-14, have been studying organ performance and liturgical accompaniment. Hear them perform as soloists and with members of the Children’s Choir in this event for the whole family. They will perform works by Bach, Dupré, and the exciting Suite gothique, by Léon Boëllmann. Your free will offering goes to support music ministry.

Join Divine Mercy Care on June 6th at St. Timothy as we explore the implications of third-party reproduction on women’s health and happiness. We will examine the practices of surrogacy, egg donation, and sperm donation, all of which involve a third party in the equation of human reproduction.

Saints and Suds!!! TUESDAY, JUNE 4 6-7pm - Fellowship/Social & Meal 7:15pm - Talk begins 9pm - Event concludes Rev. Eugen Nkardzedze, PhD Registrar, Catholic University of Cameroon "The Passion for the Mission of Christ and it's Challenges for the Ordinary Christian" ALL Men Are Invited!!! Dirt Farm Brewing 18701 Foggy Bottom Road Bluemont, VA 20135 Saints & Suds is proudly sponsored by the St. Francis de Sales Men's Group

Do you have plans for Memorial Day? Join your community on May 27th for a 1.5 mile Family Fun Run prior to the Hamilton Day Parade. Proceeds from the race will benefit Ken Culbert & Hamilton Elementary PTOs. AMAZING prizes will be awarded for costumes! Prizes for Most School Spirited, Craziest 🤪, Patriotic 🇺🇸. Prizes also awarded to Most enthusiastic and encouraging! Register or make a donation here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/19959954442

From Pro-Choice Resident to Pro-Life Doctor May 22nd at 8:30pm at St. Veronica Catholic Church Join Divine Mercy Care and St. Veronica's Aslan's Army Apostolate to hear Dr. John Bruchalski share his conversion story. All the way from providing abortions to providing prenatal care for the poor, Dr. B's transformation is an encounter with Divine Mercy you will never forget! Please register at divinemercycare.org.

Don't forget about our guest author event this Thursday night!! Please RSVP if you haven't already.

RSVP to the Memorial Loss Service which will be held at St. Leo the Great in Fairfax on May 11th.

Please join us Thursday May 9th from 7-9pm to hear Dr. John Bergsma, author of "Yes, There Is a God" at St. Francis De Sales Church. This will be a free event. RSVP to [email protected].

Divine Mercy Care's Infant Memorial Service will be May 11th at 7pm at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. Divine Mercy Care is hosting an interdenominational infant memorial service for all those who have experienced any form of infant loss at any time in their life. Please register at divinemercycare.org. We hope the service brings healing to those in mourning. This is a free event. Please share with friends or family who may be interested in attending and RSVP.

We regret to inform you but the chili cook off for this Saturday 4/27/19 at St Francis has been canceled. Stay tuned if this event will be rescheduled.

This Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday! Divine Mercy Sunday is a very special Sunday when the Divine Floodgates from Heaven are wide-opened and Jesus offers us the total forgiveness of all sins and punishment to any soul, who goes to Confession and receives Him in Holy Communion, on that day. Read more about Divine Mercy Sunday here: http://www.divinemercysunday.com/

🚨EMAIL SCAM ALERT🚨 Please beware of an email scam from someone using Fr Escalante’s email address. The scammer is asking for iTunes gift cards for a cancer patient, and it’s coming from [email protected]. This is a scam and please ignore and report!

HOLY WEEK Monday, April 15 “Come Walk with Me”, Holy Hour with music by Mark Forrest – 7:30pm Confessions Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - 6:30-8pm Friday - 10:45am-12:30pm Saturday - 8-8:30am, 3-4pm TRIDUUM Holy Thursday, April 18 Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7:30pm followed by Eucharistic Adoration until Midnight Good Friday of the Lords Passion, April 19 Liturgy of the Word, Veneration of the Holy Cross, Holy Communion – 3pm Tenebrae – 7:30pm (no Stations of the Cross or Adoration on Good Friday) Holy Saturday, April 20 Easter Vigil Mass – 8:30pm EASTER SUNDAY – April 21 7am- No music 8:30am – Children and Parish Choir 10:30am – Cantor and Organ 12:15pm – Cantor and Organ 5pm – Witness Band

The Light is On For You Each Catholic parish in the Diocese of Arlington and the Archdiocese of Washington will have Confessions available every Wednesday evening, from 6:30pm-8pm, beginning the week after Ash Wednesday. If you have been reluctant to come to the Sacrament or have been away for some time, this is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with Christ and His Church. Learn more at https://thelightison.org/

ABSTINENCE AND FASTING Everyone over 14 years of age is bound to observe the law of abstinence. ABSTINENCE from meat is to be observed on all Fridays within the season of Lent and Passiontide and on Ash Wednesday. On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, everyone over 18 and up to the beginning of their 60th year is also bound to observe the law of FAST. On these two days, only one full meatless meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one’s needs; but together they should not equal another full meal. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, therefore, are the only days of both fast and abstinence.

Here is our Mass schedule for Ash Wednesday – March 6 6:30 AM – No music 9:00 AM – Children’s Choir 5:00 PM – Cantor and Organ 7:00 PM – Parish Choir For a full schedule on masses, adoration, confessions and more during Lent, visit the parish website at: https://saintfrancisparish.org/ash-wednesday/

Join us for pancake breakfast tomorrow!

Don't forget!! This weekend and next Our American Heritage Girls Troop 0962 will again be selling delicious Cooke Tavern Soups after all Masses in the Narthex. The soup mixes are preservative-free, salt-free, and non-GMO, and are made from all natural ingredients. Many of them are gluten free as well. They are wonderful to have on hand during Lent, and make great gifts! Prices are $8 each, or consider purchasing a cost saving bundle of 4 for $30. Checks made out to St. Francis de Sales are accepted after Masses. The soups may also be purchased via credit card at Fish Fry Fridays (Mar 15 and 22). You may also place orders through individual Troop members. Contact [email protected] with any additional questions. Thanks for supporting our Troop, and our Parish!

Our American Heritage Girls Troop 0962 will again be selling delicious Cooke Tavern Soups after all Masses on Feb 9th/10th and March/10th in the Narthex. The soup mixes are preservative-free, salt-free, and non-GMO, and are made from all natural ingredients. Many of them are gluten free as well. They are wonderful to have on hand during Lent, and make great gifts! Prices are $8 each, or consider purchasing a cost saving bundle of 4 for $30. Checks made out to St. Francis de Sales are accepted after Masses. The soups may also be purchased via credit card at Fish Fry Fridays (Mar 15 and 22). You may also place orders through individual Troop members. Contact [email protected] with any additional questions. Thanks for supporting our Troop, and our Parish!