WHITE ELEPHANT EPIPHANY PARTY
On Saturday, 1/3/26 at 6:00 p.m. join us for the Christmas Party of the Season! The parish provides a main dish and drinks. Attendees bring desserts and side dishes AND a fun, quirky, odd wrapped gift for the White Elephant gift exchange. Laughs abounds as parishioners try to 'trade up' to a better gift!
DISCIPLE MAKER INDEX FOR
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH
Our parish is on a journey to know, love, and serve Christ in our community. Together we must embrace Christ's vision for missionary discipleship so our parish can thrive and be a place for others to grow together in faith. The first step involves assessing our greatest strengths and opportunities using the Disciple Maker Index. The DMI is a tool that invites you to reflect on your discipleship journey here at SFA.
The 10-15 minute survey can be accessed
from November 26, 2025 -January 6, 2026 using this link:
All responses are confidential and the parish will only receive information about the community as a whole. Paper surveys are also available in the church for those who prefer not to complete the survey online.
Together we must embrace Christ's vision for missionary discipleship so our parish can thrive and be a place for others to grow together in faith.
GRANT FROM THE CATHOLIC FOUNDATION
St. Francis of Assisi has been awarded a $4000 grant from The Catholic Foundation, which was founded in 1984 with the concept of starting an independent corporation to manage perpetual endowments for the parishes, schools, and other ministries within the Columbus Diocese. This grant will be used to repair and improve sections of the sidewalk in front of the church.
HELP FOR GAZA THROUGH CRS
We join with Pope Leo XIV and the USCCB in prayer for families in Gaza who are enduring conditions of catastrophic collapse as hostilities escalate and basic elements for survival vanish. If you would like to provide financial support to those in urgent need of assistance, consider an online gift to Catholic Relief Services using this link:
Help Gaza-CRS Does your company offer a company match for personal philanthropic donations?
SFA is approved as part of the national registry.
Registration ID is 45901.
You could potentially double your donations through this process. Please review your company guidelines or
contact Chris Meacham, SFA Finance Chair at 614-561-6510 or chris@automotiveintegration.com if you have questions.
MASS INTENTIONSThe greatest, most powerful and charitable prayer we have in the Catholic Church is the Eucharistic celebration called the Holy Mass, the Breaking of the Bread. Mass Intentions may be requested for Sundays, most holy days, and weekdays throughout the year for the living and the dead, or in thanksgiving for God's blessings in life such as a birthday, a wedding anniversary, during a time of illness, etc. Requesting a Mass is not only a sign of our flourishing faith, but of our generous heart for those who say these Masses. Mass offerings in the Diocese are typically $10 and can be scheduled by calling or emailing the parish office.