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Parish Life
2018 Annual Blessing of Pets at St. Francis – Saturday, October 6th
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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Giant (Huge – Really Big) Yard Sale – June 15th through June 17th
Our Giant (Huge – Really Big) Fundraiser Yard Sale will be held on:
- Friday, June 15th — 2 pm until 6 pm
- Saturday, June 16th — 9 am until 5 pm and
- Sunday, June 17th — 10 am until 4 pm
The Yard sale will be held on the church grounds at 1752 Harton Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
Come one, come all! Something for everyone. Children’s clothes & toys. Adult clothes. Kitchen, bathroom, living room stuff. Furniture. Small appliances. Knick-knacks galore.
Some used, some new. If you have any items you’d like to donate (all proceeds to St. Francis PNC Church) or you need more info, please contact: Monika or Fr. Andrew at 516-794-5189.
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2018 Blessing of Easter Baskets
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
- 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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Best Market Best Wishes Campaign – Join In
St. Francis in coordination with East Meadow Kiwanis will be distributing food collected through Best Market’s Best wishes Program. Locally owned and operated, Best Market is working with us to support those in need in our community.
The goal of the Best Wishes program is to help needy families in our community. The Best Market Team will prepare bags of Best Yet products. The bags will then be for customers in store to purchase to donate to the Best Wishes program.
The bags we will be receiving for distribution include one each of Best Yet Mac & Cheese Diner, Best Yet Peanut Butter, Best Yet Tomato Beans, and Best Yet Chunk Chicken.
The program will run for three weeks, October 31st through November 19th.
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Annual Blessing of All Pets on Saturday, October 1, 2016
On Saturday, October 1st 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 and Easter in East Meadow
Join us for Holy week and Easter.
- Palm Sunday – March 20 – 9am
- Holy Thursday – March 24 – 7pm
- Good Friday – March 25 – 7pm
- Holy Saturday – March 26 – Blessing of Easter Food at 1pm
- Easter Sunday Resurrection Holy Mass– March 27 – 9am
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