Today, May 8th, is the anniversary of the death of Fr. Edward Greene, O.F.M., the pastor of St. George - St. Francis from 1979 until his death in 1998. Click for his full biography from the Franciscan Friars Holy Name Province website.

St. George-St. Francis Revised Weekend Schedule: Saturday, December 30, 4:00 PM at St. George and on Sunday, December 31, 11:00 AM, at St. George. There will be no 7:30 and 9:00 Masses.

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The weekend of June 26-27 will be Fr. Vu’s last weekend with us as pastor. We will celebrate his retirement with a covered dish luncheon after the 11 AM Mass on Sunday, June 27 in the church hall at St. George. All are invited! Please call or email Roseann at the parish office with any questions.

Join us on Sunday, April 11th, 3PM at St. Francis Church, Youngsville, to commemorate the Hour of Mercy by reciting the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy.

Fr. Vu will be hearing confessions at St. George Church, Jeffersonville, from 4pm to 8pm on Monday, March 29th.

St. Francis Church, Youngsville Palm Sunday Mass 9AM Good Friday Service 3PM Easter Sunday Mass 9AM St. George Church, Jeffersonville Palm Sunday Masses 4PM Vigil, and 7:30 & 11 AM Holy Thursday Mass 7PM Good Friday Stations of the Cross 7PM Holy Saturday Blessing of Food 11AM Easter Vigil 8PM Easter Sunday Mass 11AM

Please be advised that volunteers will be cleaning up Calvary Cemetery during the week of March 21st in anticipation of the Easter season. Please click for more details.

Friday evenings at 7 PM St. Kateri Tekakwitha Chapel in the rectory at St. George, Jeffersonville

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Ashes will be distributed: 8:00 AM @ St. George, 3:30 PM @ St. George, 7:00 PM @ St. Francis. Ash Wednesday is a day for both fasting and abstinence.

We invite you to join thousands of Catholics nationwide in prayer for the respect of human life during a special novena called 9 Days for Life. Visit 9daysforlife.com to sign up to receive daily intentions from January 21st through the 29th.

This year we invite you to take part in an old tradition of “chalking the door” to celebrate the Epiphany, the day that marks the arrival of the magi, to the place where Jesus was born! This year the Epiphany will be celebrated on Sunday, January 3, but you may also wait until the traditional date of January 6. Following a year that saw families shaken by the coronavirus pandemic, the traditional home blessing will serve as a special symbol of hope and a visible reminder of faith. “Chalking the door” is a sign and symbol of asking God’s blessing upon those who live, work, or visit throughout the coming year. In Exodus, the Israelites marked their doors with blood so that the Lord would pass over their homes; but in this service, we mark our doors with chalk as a sign that we have invited God’s presence and blessing into our homes. In Deuteronomy 6:9 God tells the people of Israel: “These words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house… You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” Chalking the door is a tangible way to honor God in our lives. Visit USCCB.org or click on the picture for more information

January 1st is the Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God, a holy day of obligation. Mass will be celebrated at 9 AM at St. Francis in Youngsville, and again at 11 AM at St. George in Jeffersonville.

St. George -Jeffersonville December 24, Christmas Eve 4:00 PM Vigil Mass 10:00 PM “Midnight Mass” Dec 25, Christmas Mass 11:00 AM Jan 1, New Year’s Day Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God Mass 11:00 AM St. Francis -Youngsville Christmas Eve Mass 7:00 PM New Year’s Day Mass 9:00 AM Dec 26 & 27 Feast of the Holy Family Regular Weekend Schedule at both churches

The Most Reverand Gerardo J. Colacicco, Auxillary Bishop of New York, will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. George Church on Wednesday evening, November 4, 2020 at 5PM. The confirmandi include Jacob Hubert, Kaydence Everitt, Holly Barlow, Jorgia Gladding, and Matthew Rutledge. Catechists Mr. JP Graham and Mrs. Cathy Hart have worked to prepare our young people for this, the final sacrament of initiation in the Catholic Church. We ask your continued prayers for all.

The Catholic bishops of the United States are pleased to offer once again to the Catholic faithful Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, our teaching document on the political responsibility of Catholics. This statement represents our guidance for Catholics in the exercise of their rights and duties as participants in our democracy.

Fall is here! Our parish is open and celebrating Mass and the sacraments. We rely on your continued support to keep our parish running and our churches properly maintained and looking their best. This raffle will support St. Francis Church. Get your tickets now for a raffle to be held during the month of November. $10. per ticket, 30 chances to win! We hope to sell 1000 tickets. Contact Joe Anne Baker, [email protected] or the parish office, 482-4640, for more information.

Each year, the Society for the Propagation of the Faith coordinates mission appeals in parishes throughout the Archdiocese of New York. We are usually visited by a missionary each spring. This year, in light of the global pandemic of COVID-19, these appeals are being featured on the MISSIO Fundraising Platform of the Pope’s mission societies, MISSIO.org. Our parish has been assigned the following project: Rescue Home for Girls in Papua New Guinea. Learn more about this effort, offering your prayers and support, using the link found in this article.

Every year on Good Friday, a collection is taken up in Catholic Churches to support the work of the Franciscans working in the Holy Land. Christians there rely heavily on the help that comes to them from this worldwide collection. This year, since measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus prohibit gatherings in our churches, the traditional Good Friday Collection for the Holy Land has been postponed to September 13th.

St. George Church Golf Outing 2020 Swan Lake Golf & Country Club Sunday, August 9th 1 pm Shotgun Start