Final Jubilee Bulletin for Jan 21-22 Halleluiah Halleluiah Halleluiah! The Year of Celebration is ended: the 150th anniversary of Stone Chapel, the 50th anniversary as a dedicated Parish and the 25th year of the Worship Center. See Father Jack’s Proclamation in this Bulletin. We are most proud of our caring, […]
Jubilee Bulletin Jan 14-15 Final Francis Facts As we celebrate St. Francis de Sales Jubilee I would like to end this year of Francis Facts and share some of St Francis’s more profound quotes: “Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose […]
Jubilee Bulletin Jan 7-8 Well last week we were taking personal inventory of 2016 and maybe making resolutions. If we take stock of Saint Francis De Sales for the Jubilee year 2016, we learned about the many components of our parish life. Maybe learned some new things. In this space […]
Jubilee-People In The Pew For one Sunday a month over the last year, the Jubilee Committee has recognized parishioners who have contributed, many behind the scenes, to our community. In varied ways over many years, these people have given their time and talents to create an environment where we […]
JUBILEE YEAR – Happy Christmas Anniversary As we come to the end of our year-long celebration of St. Francis de Sales parish community, we say “thanks for all that has been” and “yes to all that God has in mind.” Not long ago the singer Earth Momma released a song […]
How to describe our Blessed Saint The definition of prolific according to Google is: productive, creative, inventive, fertile (of an artist, author, or composer) producing many works; Present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful. Synonyms would be: plentiful, abundant, bountiful, profuse, copious, luxuriant, rich, lush. There is now doubt that […]
The Spirits of St. Francis de Sales Most parishioners walk past our graveyard every Sunday without ever reading the names on the tombstones or thinking of the people who reside in this hallowed ground. On October 29th and 30th, the Jubilee Committee and the Shadow Players Theatre Company shared the […]
William F. Turner and the Etching of SFDS The classic picture of our Stone Chapel by William Turner has an interesting story. It was found by a Jubilee year historian at the Harford County Historical Society in a book entitled Picturesque Harford County: The Artistic Impressions of Wm. F. Turner […]
Over the course of the past several years, a group of hard working and dedicated parishioners have been committed to making sure this Jubilee Year of Saint Francis de Sales Parish has been a year to remember. The Jubilee Planning Committee has been meeting monthly since early spring of 2014. […]
Knights of Columbus Ladies The Knights of Columbus Ladies of Council 11372 formed in 1994, the same year the Council was instituted. The Ladies follow the lead of the Knights in working to serve Church, Community, Youth, Council, and Family. Plus, also manage to have a lot of fun working […]