Spread holiday cheer by donating gift cards to the Christmas angel tree! This annual initiative supports the clients of our St. Vincent de Paul ministry, ensuring smiles and warmth for those in need this festive season. Each gift card can range from $15 to $25 and will help local families this holiday season. Please contact Carol with any questions: [email protected]

Potluck Christmas Party and Ornament Exchange. Bring a dish to share. If you would like to play the ornament exchange game, bring an ornament gift wrapped. All women of the Parish are welcome! Contact Stefani Patton for more information: 912-401-8767

The parish office will be closed for Thanksgiving from Wednesday, November 22 through Friday, November 24. We will reopen at 9am on Monday, November 27.

All Elementary Students (K-5) are invited to attend an Advent Retreat to prepare for the festive season! We will decorate cookies, play games, and have fun! The retreat is free to attend, but online registration is required. The deadline to register is Monday, November 27th. We are also in need of volunteers for this event! Please contact the faith formation office to volunteer!

Next weekend, the Women in Faith group will be selling advent calendars for only $5 each! Each day of the calendar will have a piece of chocolate AND a daily Bible verse! You can choose from 4 designs (see pictures). Make sure to stop by their table in the Narthex or at the car overhang to pick one up before they sell out! Cash, check and credit card accepted. For more information, contact: Cindy Chandler 847-323-1494 or [email protected]

Cartersville High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser November 11-19 to raise funds for student members to attend professional leadership conferences. Please drop of your new or gently used shoe donations to the box in the Narthex!

Dan Burge, a parishioner and from the Bartow County Sheriffs Department will lead a discussion and provide resources on how to protect yourself. November 9, 2023 from 6-7pm For more information, contact Cindy Caughman.

The Forty Hours Adoration Devotion is a special forty-hour period of continuous prayer made before the Blessed Sacrament in solemn exposition. November's 40 Hours Devotion will be: Thursday, November 2nd , 7am through Friday, November 3rd at 11pm You can sign up in the Narthex or use the QR code to sign up online.

While All Saints’ Day celebrates the holy men and women in Heaven, All Souls’ Day honors all of the faithful departed on November 2. In some countries, such as Mexico, people know All Souls’ Day as the second day of “Día de Los Muertos.” To celebrate this feast, our Hispanic Ministry will be setting up traditional altars in the parish hall beginning next Sunday, October 29th. Please stop by to visit!

We will have coffee and donuts after all Masses on Sunday, October 29th! This month is sponsored by Estudio Biblico. There will be a donation basket available!

The Young Families of St. Francis will be getting together for Dinner and a Decade this Friday at 6pm! Come to gather for dinner and learn to make a rosary together in community with other young families!

Our annual Blessing of Pets will be this Wednesday, October 4th at 5pm. All animals must be on leashes, in cages, or otherwise restrained. Thank you!

Join us for a potluck style dinner (please bring a side dish or dessert to share!) followed by a talk on The Importance of Kids at Mass by Fr. Kevin and a family craft to create a Mass bag! If you have any questions, please contact Claire Awtrey at [email protected].

The Nocturnal Adoration ministry of our parish invites you to a Kermes SUNDAY, September 17th, after each Mass, to raise funds for the Canonical Installation Ceremony of the group. Please stop by to enjoy delicious food and help us with our fundraising!

St Francis Catholic Council of Women are again collecting items for Boxes of Joy. We collect items that can be bought at the dollar store. We add a rosary and a book about Jesus which teaches the children how to pray the rosary in three languages. The boxes are shipped to seven countries in Central and South America. For many children, these are the only Christmas gifts they will receive. All items we receive are packed into a 12 x 5 shoe box. The boxes are packed for ages two to teenagers. We will have a box in both narthex to place your donations. We are collecting items September 23rd through October 2nd. We will also be accepting monetary donations to help cover the shipping costs. If you have any questions at all, please call Stefani Patton 912-401-8767

The Forty Hours Adoration Devotion is a special forty-hour period of continuous prayer made before the Blessed Sacrament in solemn exposition. September's 40 Hours Devotion will be: Thursday, September 7th , 7am through Friday, September 7th at 11pm You can sign up in the Narthex or online: https://stfac.flocknote.com/signup/130497!

The Parish office will be closed for Labor Day - Monday, September 4.

All Homeschool Families are invited to join us for our first monthly Friday Field Trip! We will gather at St. Francis for 9am Daily Mass and then head to Dellinger Park to chat, play, and have lunch! Dellinger Park:  100 Pine Grove Rd, Cartersville, GA 30120 Contact Alexis Weathers for more information: 770-823-8861 or amweath[email protected] or visit our webpage: www.stfac.org/homeschoolcoop

We are working on a new Parish Directory of all our active parishioners and their families! Each participating family will receive a free copy of the parish directory as well as a free 8x10 portrait! Click here for more details!

Did you know that there is a Young Families Ministry starting this fall?!? The Young Families Ministry at St. Francis of Assisi is dedicated to supporting families with young children to grow in their relationship with each other, with the Catholic Church and with our Savior, Jesus Christ. We hope to build a community of parents who are sharing similar joys and challenges that parenthood brings as well as give the children a community to build friendships. We meet once a month for dinner and an event. Families with young children are welcome to join us as often as your family life allows! Our first event will be Friday, August 18th at 6pm for Pizza on the Playground! Bring the kids and enjoy community building with other like-minded Catholic families! Contact Claire Awtrey with any questions: [email protected].