Saint Francis Parish and Outreach

10/12/2026

“Support one another, and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive one another. For just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also must you do. And above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection.” (Colossians 3:13-14, CPDV)

Charity is the bond. It is the thread that holds a community together, even when we are tired, even when we disagree, even when we have been hurt. Saint Paul does not ask us to be perfect. He asks us to carry one another and to forgive as we have first been forgiven.

This week, we invite you to name one relationship that needs mending. It may be a neighbor, a family member, or someone in our own parish family. Take one small step toward peace, whether that is a phone call, a kind word, or a quiet prayer.

At Saint Francis Parish and Outreach, our doors and our hearts are open to you. Come as you are, and let us be bound together in love.

10/10/2026

Join us tomorrow, Sunday, October 11, for Mass at 3:00 PM at Saint Francis Parish and Outreach, 557 Greene Street, Augusta, Georgia.

It is the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, and this week’s readings are about chains and a table. Isaiah promises that God will cast down the chains with which all peoples have been bound and set a feast for every face. In the Gospel, a king fills his wedding hall with whomever the servants find on the road. And Paul writes his thanks to the church in Philippi from a prison cell.

Tomorrow’s sermon is “The Bindings of Everyone Were Released.” We will look at the church in Philippi, where a businesswoman from another city, an exploited young girl, and a prison guard all ended up at the same table, and we will say plainly what this parish believes: that every person is welcome here, and that we love, support, and affirm immigrants, women, people of color, and our LGBTQIA+ siblings.

Our Mass intention is for an end to war, violence, and fascism in our world.

Whoever you are, wherever you have been told you do not belong, there is a place for you at this table. Come in person at 557 Greene Street, or join us online. Details at oursaintfrancis.org.

Pax et Bonum.

10/09/2026

Open to all! Come by today!

This weekend! Parking available on Greene Street.

10/09/2026

Saint Francis Parish and Outreach Newsletter - October 9, 2026

https://oursaintfrancis.org/newsletter/archive/30

A Franciscan Old Catholic Community of Faith

10/09/2026

The Chains God Cast Down

Isaiah says God casts down the chains that bind all peoples, and Jesus fills the wedding hall with whoever the servants can find. This week, a pastoral word to those who use Scripture to justify hatred, and to those who have been told they do not belong at the table.

https://oursaintfrancis.org/blog/chains-god-cast-down-wedding-feast

Isaiah promises God will cast down every chain, and the Gospel fills the wedding hall with outcasts. Why hatred that quotes Scripture has it backward.

10/07/2026

Convergent Streams Volume 9, Number 4 is now available.

Our Fourth Quarter 2026 edition (October, November, and December) is out, and we owe you an apology. This issue reached you later than planned because of a hard drive failure on our end. Thank you for your patience and your grace while we recovered and rebuilt.

This bilingual edition, in English and Spanish, takes up the theme Belonging and Advent: A Season of Waiting, A Season of Displacement. Advent does not begin in comfort. It begins on a dusty road, with a family that has nowhere to lay its head. Inside you will find reflections from Bishop Ben Williams, Father Ricardo Romero, Bishop Juan Carlos Mogollón Fernández, and Father David Castro, along with a news block from the Latin American Bishopric of the OCCI.

Print edition: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HM3JYNP7
Kindle edition: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HM58BKC2

Looking ahead, our next edition will cover January, February, and March of 2027 and will focus on living the gospel message in the new year.

Pax et Bonum

10/05/2026

"Come to me, all you who labor and have been burdened, and I will refresh you. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you shall find rest for your souls. For my yoke is sweet and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30)

Today the Church remembers Saint Faustina Kowalska, the humble apostle of Divine Mercy. She spent her life pointing others to the same gentle invitation Jesus gives in this Gospel.

Whatever you are carrying this week, you do not have to carry it alone. Christ does not ask us to be strong enough on our own. He asks us to come to Him, and He promises rest.

Our doors and our hearts are open at Saint Francis Parish and Outreach. Come as you are, and let us walk with you.

10/01/2026

Saint Francis Parish and Outreach Newsletter - October 1, 2026

https://oursaintfrancis.org/newsletter/archive/29

A Franciscan Old Catholic Community of Faith

10/01/2026

Go and Repair My House

The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. On the eve of the 800th anniversary of the Transitus of Saint Francis, a reflection on a ruined chapel, a small parish, and why the Gospel asks for fruit instead of size.

https://oursaintfrancis.org/blog/go-and-repair-my-house

On the 800th anniversary of the Transitus of Saint Francis, a reflection on the rejected stone, a house falling into ruin, and the work of repair.

09/29/2026

Today we celebrate the holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael.

"For he has given his Angels charge over you, so as to preserve you in all your ways. With their hands, they will carry you, lest you hurt your foot against a stone." (Psalm 90:11-12, CPDV)

God does not leave us to walk alone. Whether we are facing a hard week, a heavy decision, or a quiet worry we have told no one, we are surrounded by care that we cannot always see. Michael defends, Gabriel brings good news, and Raphael heals. Each one points us back to the same tender God.

Today, take a moment to thank God for the unseen help in your life. Then be that help for someone else, with a kind word, a listening ear, or a small act of service.