Dear brothers and sisters, / Estimados hermanos y hermanas, Come, Holy Spirit, and enkindle in us the fire of your love. / Ven, Espíritu Santo, y enciende en nosotros el ardor de tu amor. We look forward to opening our church for the first time in a few months for public worship this coming Sunday, the Solemnity of Pentecost, in which we celebrate the “birthday” of the Church, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the gathered Apostles, the Mother of God and the other disciples of the Lord gathered in the Upper Room.  / Tenemos ganas de a...

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Brothers and sisters, / Estimados hermanos y hermanas, Please find attached the bilingual invitational letter for the farewell to our Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity which will take place next Saturday, May 30th, from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.  The details are within the letter. / Adjunto está la carta invitacional bilingüe avisándoles a ustedes de la despedida en carro para las hermanas franciscanas de la caridad cristiana que se llevará a cabo el próximo sábado, el 30 de mayo, de la 1:00 p.m. hasta las 3:00 p.m. Los detalles están adentro....

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Brothers and sisters, / Estimados hermanos y hermanas, Christ is risen!  He is truly risen!  Alleluia! / ¡Cristo resucitó! ¡En verdad resucitó! ¡Aleluya!                           Please find attached the Directives from the Catholic Diocese of Jackson about reopening our Catholic churches next weekend, Saturday evening, 30 May and Sunday, 31 May, the Solemnity of Pentecost.  It is rather detailed and we want you to be informed. / Adjunt...

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Livestreaming Week of 5/11/20 on St. Francis of Assisi Parish Facebook page Please share with family, friends and neighbors Sunday Masses:  English at 10:00 a.m. and Spanish at 11:30 a.m. Daily Mass (in English): at 7:30 a.m., Monday, May 11th through Friday, May 15th Monday evening Bible Study with Fr. Cam in English, May 11th at 6:00 p.m. Catholic Themes with Fr. Kim (in Spanish), Wednesday, May 13th at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evening Mass (in Spanish) at 6:30 p.m. St. Francis Radio Show – Thursdays on WGNL 104.3 FM; 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. also...

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Online giving for Sunday Envelope Offering is available.

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A small group of St. Francis parishioners have been gathering on a monthly basis for prayer and dialogue on the challenge of racism, both personal and systemic. As a group, we would like to share with you a prayer card. We invite you to pray this prayer in hopes of bringing about prayerful dialogue between community members in a way that will help us grow closer in unity. We also invite you to join us for prayer and dialogue on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at St. Francis Church. For more information, please talk to Maxine Ford, Stephanie Sanders, Karen Albr...

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If you are a Catholic Christian and are not (yet) married in the Catholic Church but have married in another tradition, are married civilly or cohabiting and would like to see about getting married in the Catholic Church, please contact Fr. Cam or Fr. Kim through the Parish office: 662-453-0623. They will be happy to meet with you confidentially to discuss the matter.  

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Food Pantry News:  Have you brought bars of soap for the Food Pantry lately? Many bars are needed at this time. Place them in the basket in the back of church. ~~~~~~~~~~ Estamos invitados a donar jabón corporal (sólido o líquido) para los necesitados a la Bodega de Comida (“Food Pantry”) de Greenwood.  Los puede depositar en el bote negro cerca de la entrada de la iglesia.  ¡Gracias!

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“The St. Francis Show” on 104.3 FM (WGNL) each Thursday at 10:30 am. You can also follow live-streaming on the parish’s Facebook page. Derrick Faucheux is the show’s weekly host. It is an outreach of St. Francis Parish to share the Good News of Jesus in our contemporary world. 

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NO Bible Study this Monday Evening till further notice

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You can drop off your aluminum cans in the trailer at St. Francis (behind the church).  Not only are we helping the environment, but the money goes towards scholarships for St. Francis students.  We thank you for you help! ~~~~~~~~~ Latas de aluminio – Se puede depositar las latas de aluminio para los refrescos en el carrillo detrás de la Iglesia de san Francisco.  El dinero ganado por reciclando estas latas beneficia a la escuela de san Francisco por ayudar a los costos de la cuota escolar para los estudiantes a la escuela.  ¡Gracias p...

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