General Parish Calendar
St. Francis de Sales Mardi Gras
The F
east before The Fast
When: Tuesday February 21, 2012 from 6:00-8:00 PM
Hotdogs and Sloppy Joes 6:00-6:30
Games begin at 6:30!!!
Where: Lower Level of St. Francis de Sales Church
Who: Children preschool through 5th grade and parents
What: Games, Prizes, Masks, Music, Door prizes every 15 minutes and a Parade. Concluded by the burning of the palms
Cost: Free (Donations appreciated)
Come and join the fun!!
John Bell @ St. Francis!
St. Francis, in conjunction with the Diocese of Grand Rapids and The Grand Rapids Chapter of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, Presents composer, preacher, song leader extrodinare, John Bell. This will be a NOT TO BE MISSED event!
Information on John can be found here
Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Each night, December 3-11, the community will celebrate the Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe. All are welcome for any or all of the evenings. Each evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the rosary, followed by a presentation on a different topic relating to Our Lady. At 5:00 a.m. on December 12, we will begin with a rosary followed by a serenade. The majority of the novena will be celebrated in Spanish. The following days will be bilingual; a special invitation is extended on these evenings to those who do not speak Spanish.
- Saturday, December 3: Rosary begins at 6:30 pm.
- Thursday, December 8: Rosary will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by a bilingual Mass.
- Saturday, December 10: Rosary begins at 6:30 pm.
Christmas Party
at the Corpus Christi Center
We will have Prayer of the Rosary and a Celebration of Mexican Posada with Christmas Carols, Food and Fun for the whole family!
Welcome Weekend
Welcome Weekend end of Masses
Summer Festival
St. Francis de Sales Parish of Holland/Zeeland
Third Annual Summer Music and Ethnic Food Festival
Mark your calendars for St. Francis de Sales Third Annual Music and Ethnic Food Festival. Three days of fun for the whole family.
Friday, July 29; Saturday, July 30 & Sunday, July 31
Taste food of St. Francis de Sales including offerings of American, Mexican and Filipino cultures.
Listen to great music- back by popular demand- Who Hit John?, the Soulz of Rhythm and many more.
Raffle tickets are on sale now and the parish office for up to $5000 Grand Prize! Other prizes are $1000, $750, $500, and $250. Tickets are $5 each or 6 tickets for $25. The drawing is on July 31 at the close of the festival. There will also be an Early Bird Drawing of $250 June 29 and July 13. (Drawing will revert to a 50/50 raffle is enough tickets are not sold to cover prizes.)
Bid on wonderful silent auction items and have fun playing kid and family games.
Proceeds to benefit St. Francis de Sales Parish.
Graduation Recognition Masses- 10:30am & 12:30pm
Celebration of all our graduates of the St. Francis de Sales community for this completed school year.
Asamblea de Oracion at 6 pm
Vigilia de Pentecostes 8 pm - 6 am
Let's Go to Bat for Kids
Come and see Fr. Charlie and other area priests against the ball players from the local media as they raise funds for child abuse prevention.
at Fifth Third Ballpark
Pastoral Council review of Mission & Ministry 2000
Guadalupanas Brunch after 8:30 & 10:30 Masses
Hope College Women's Choir Concert
Stop by and enjoy the Hope College Women's Choir for their spring concert here at St. Francis. More info to come.
Admission is free, and the sound will be spectacular!
