St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church—Lincoln

06/02/2022

Choral Music Instruction for ages 6-11 will be held in the SF church basement, June 6-10 from 9-10 AM. This instruction will include the Ward Method and basic chant repertoire. Cost is $10/student ($20/family) per class. Please contact Nicholas Lemme via the parish office to register. Space is limited.

You can read about the Ward Method here.

The Ward Method of Music Instruction is a progressive method of teaching elementary school children – through vocal instruction – music theory, composition and conducting. The Method was developed to teach American Catholic school children the fundamentals of music so that they would be able to ...

12/20/2021

Christmas Mass Schedule

† The First Mass of Christmas (in Nocte)
-Carols start around 11:15pm
-Mass at 12 Midnight

† The Second Mass (in Aurora) 8:00am (Low)

† The Third Mass (in Die) at 10:00am (High).

Please note there will not be a 12pm (noon) Mass on Christmas Day.

12/20/2021

We celebrated our little oratory's 100th Anniversary last Tuesday with Bishop Conley.
Thank you for that honor, Bishop Conley.
AND thanks to all of those that who have preserved this place over the years and those who continue to do so, including those that made the church, the liturgy, and reception the best it could be. May God reward you!
Here's to 100 more. ...ad multos annos!

A Pontifical High Mass celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the St Francis of Assisi chapel in Lincoln Nebraska that was offered December 14, 2021, by Bishop...

08/27/2021

Perpetual Rosary for the Traditional Latin Mass and the the FSSP throughout the whole of the month of September, organized by the Chaplain General of the FSSP.

Please prayerfully consider signing up.

The Motu proprio Traditionis Custodes and its accompanying letter from Pope Francis have shocked us all. We have not yet been informed of any definitive decisions regarding the future of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter and its apostolates. Even though the first reactions of various bishops have...

08/23/2021

A very important novena starting today, by the request of the Superior General of the FSSP.

Please consider praying this with your family and sharing this.

08/15/2021

This last week, we bade farewell to Fr. McCarthy as he made his transfer to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Littleton, Colorado.

Please welcome the new rector of St. Francis, Fr. Joseph Heffernan, coming from North American Martyrs in Seattle!

08/04/2021

Associates of St. Francis: We are putting together a new pictorial directory! We want everyone to get a new picture made so that our new directory will be complete. It won't be complete without you!

You can make your appointment at church on the sign-up sheets in the vestibule, or you can click on the link below and make your
appointment online.

https://instant-scheduling.com/sch.phpkn=763&typId=63651&step=2

Photo dates are September 15-16, 2021.

You will have a professional photography session, schedule a ZOOM meeting to see your proofs on computer and have the opportunity to purchase extra portraits for family and friends!

06/12/2021

Can you spy the subtle message in the beautiful flower work from yesterday's feast of the Sacred Heart? Let's give our flower arrangers (past and present) a "thank you!"

01/04/2021

Please note that the Mass time for this Friday's Mass (January 8th) will be moved to 8:00 AM.

10/04/2020

For the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, we were blessed to have our deacons for a Solemn Mass, Solemn Vespers, and veneration of a relic of our holy saint!

08/06/2020

Happy Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ!

"[In the Transfiguration] the foundation was laid of the Holy Church's hope, that the whole body of Christ might realize the character of the change which it would have to receive, and that the members might promise themselves a share in that honor which had already shone forth in their Head. About which the Lord had Himself said, when He spoke of the majesty of His coming, 'Then shall the righteous shine as the sun in their Father's Kingdom'."
-St. Leo the Great