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2019 Annual Blessing of the Pets at St. Francis – Saturday, October 5th

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On Saturday, October 5th St. Francis parish will hold its annual Blessing For All Animals at 1 p.m. Bring your dogs, cats, hamsters, gerbils, birds, fish, ferrets, turtles, lizards, for a special St. Francis blessing…

Blessed are you, Lord God, Maker of all living creatures, On the fifth and sixth days of creation you called forth fish in the sea, birds in the air and animals on the land. You inspired St. Francis to call all animals his brothers and sisters. We ask you to bless this animal. By the power of your love enable it to live according to your plan. May we always praise you for all your beauty in creation. Blessed are you, Lord our God, in all your creatures! Amen.

Directions to St. Francis parish: Take Southern State Parkway to exit 25N (RT-106 N) toward East Meadow for about a half mile. Turn left onto East Meadow Avenue for approximately 1 mile. Turn left onto Harton Avenue. Harton Avenue is off East Meadow Avenue between Pietro’s Pizzeria and the Chinese Take-Out.

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Holy Week Schedule

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  • Palm Sunday – April 14 – Blessing and distribution of palms - 9 AM
  • Holy Thursday – April 18 – Holy Mass – 7PM
  • Good Friday Service – April 19 – 7PM 
  • Holy Saturday – April 20 – Blessing of Easter Food – 1PM

On Holy Saturday, April 20th, all are welcome to bring your eggs, cooked foods, uncooked foods, baskets or not, covered with a white linen cloth (or not)…Fr. Andrew will bless your Easter foods in a short, cheerful service. 

Easter  Sunday – April 21 – Procession & Resurrection Mass – 9AM Easter.

Breakfast to follow. Come, you are invited to attend our traditional “Easter Celebration Breakfast” held in the Parish Hall.  Come, let us REJOICE together! 

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2018 Annual Blessing of Pets at St. Francis – Saturday, October 6th

Community Events, From the Pastor, Liturgical, Parish Life, PNCC /

On Saturday, October 6th St. Francis parish will hold its annual Blessing For All Animals at 1 p.m. Bring your dogs, cats, hamsters, gerbils, birds, fish, ferrets, turtles, lizards, for a special St. Francis blessing…

Blessed are you, Lord God, Maker of all living creatures, On the fifth and sixth days of creation you called forth fish in the sea, birds in the air and animals on the land. You inspired St. Francis to call all animals his brothers and sisters. We ask you to bless this animal. By the power of your love enable it to live according to your plan. May we always praise you for all your beauty in creation. Blessed are you, Lord our God, in all your creatures! Amen.

Directions to St. Francis parish: Take Southern State Parkway to exit 25N (RT-106 N) toward East Meadow for about a half mile. Turn left onto East Meadow Avenue for approximately 1 mile. Turn left onto Harton Avenue. Harton Avenue is off East Meadow Avenue between Pietro’s Pizzeria and the Chinese Take-Out.

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2018 Blessing of Easter Baskets

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All are welcome — as always! Bring your eggs, cooked foods, uncooked foods, baskets or not, covered with a white linen cloth (or not)… Father Andrew will bless your Easter foods in a short, cheerful service on Saturday, March 31st at 1 pm.

This service is a token of gratitude to God for all his gifts of both nature and grace. A reminder that the Lord is part of our daily life and is always among us! Please bring a family member or a friend; help make this old but significant tradition new again!

Download this flyer [pdf] for information on preparing a traditional Easter basket.

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Holy Week at St. Francis, East Meadow

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  • Palm Sunday Procession & Holy Mass, March 25th at 9am
  • Holy Thursday Mass, Thursday, March 29th at 7pm
  • Good Friday Liturgies, March 30th at 7pm
  • Holy Saturday Blessing of the Baskets, March 31st at 1pm. All are welcome! Bring your eggs, cooked foods, uncooked foods, baskets or not, covered with a white linen cloth (or not)…Fr. Andrew will bless your Easter foods in a short, cheerful service.
  • Easter Sunday Procession & Resurrection Holy Mass, April 1st at 9am
  • Easter Breakfast, April 1st following Holy Mass. Come, you are invited, family and friends of St. Francis Parish, to attend our traditional “Easter Celebration Breakfast” held in the Parish Hall, after Easter Sunday Mass. Come, let us REJOICE together!

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