Important Events

St. Francis seniors are invited to St. Bernadette Valentine Potluck at 5:30PM on Feb. 9. Please  bring a hot dish, salad or dessert. Questions: Call Bonnie at 244-4787.


Retreat for married couples.
Growing Together: Food for the Journey. February 10-12. Presentations by Deacon Pat and Lory Kelley. At Faraway Retreat House.

The Surprising Sacrament of Matrimony. April 13-15. Presentations by Fr. Tom Vandenberg at Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center at Palisades.



WORLD DAY OF THE SICK MASS Mount St. Vincent - February 11, 9:30 a.m.
Most Rev. Archbishop J. Peter Sartain will welcome all as Principal Celebrant along with concelebrants: Fr. John Madigan, Pastor, Holy Rosary; Fr. Abraham Miller, Providence Mount St. Vincent; Fr. Lyle Konen, C.Ss.R. Redemptorist Fathers of Seattle and Fr. Richard Ward, Chaplain,  Order of Malta. Seattle University Chapel Choir will sing. The celebration will bring the hope and healing of Lourdes to the residents of the Mount and the broader community, especially the poor and sick of the Archdiocese of Seattle.


ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL
Tickets for the school musical, Beauty & the Beast, are now available! Show dates are Friday,  March 2 and Saturday, March 3 at the Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien at 7:00 pm. Adult tickets are $12 and Children/Senior tickets are $10. Get your tickets at the school office or call
206- 243-5690 for more information.


MEDJUGORJE PILGRIMAGE
SPRING PILGRIMAGE, May 22–June 1, 2012. $2850. To secure a seat, deposit of $500.00 is due Feb. 10, 2012, so do not delay. Final payment due April 5, 2012. Spiritual Director: Fr. Maxy D’Costa, Pastor, St. John the Baptist, Milwaukie, OR.
Pilgrimages includes air (from Portland, OR), airport taxes and land transportation. English speaking guide, accommodations with 2 meals a day in Medjugorje, and more.
Come join us and experience one of the most spiritual and peaceful places on earth, Medjugorje, Bosnia- Herzegovina. People say, “Medjugorje is a place where Heaven touches earth.” “I will tell people that Medjugorje is a place where people can go and be renewed in their faith,” Bishop Kenneth Steiner. For info call Center For Peace - West 503-646-4435.


Recurring Events

Marriage Encounter
Mission Statement:
Worldwide Marriage Encounter’s mission of renewal in the Church and change in the world is to assist couples and priests to live fully intimate and responsible relationships by providing them with a Catholic “experience” and ongoing community support for such a lifestyle.


Marriage Encounter can help strengthen your marriage/Holy Orders by helping to bring you closer to your spouse/people and to the Lord. For information and dates, contact Mike and Marge P. at (206) 772-2344,