Parish bulletin
St. Francis Parish Bulletin – September 13, 2026
In this week’s bulletin
- No school Monday, September 21 School is not in session so teachers can attend a meeting.
- Student-led Masses begin next weekend Starting with the 4:30 p.m. Mass Saturday, September 19, school children will fill all the roles they can once a month, rotating among the Masses.
- PSR opening Mass Monday, September 14 4:45 p.m.
- School golf outing Sunday, September 27 Sponsored by the Holy Name Society at Westview Golf Course, 11:30 a.m. with a 12:30 shotgun start; $75 per person includes 18 holes with a cart, food before and after, and prizes. To sign up or sponsor a hole, contact Dan Hoffman at 217-617-3537 or Cindy Hoffman at 217-617-3538.
- Truth Seekers Psalms study – register by Sunday, September 27 Ten Tuesday sessions, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the Bride’s Room of the parish center, beginning October 6; study guide is $27.95. Sign up by texting 217-430-2234 or emailing John Venegoni at jvenegoni6808@comcast.net.
- Ladies of St. Francis dinner meeting Tuesday, September 15 Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. with no Mass beforehand; $10 for dinner and $10 for annual dues, new officers installed, and the theme is team apparel. Reserve by calling or texting Helen Zimmerman at 217-242-6692.
- Adoration for Priests Sunday, September 20 An hour of adoration followed by Benediction at St. Francis, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
- Area-wide Mass at QND Friday, October 2 9:30 a.m. in the QND gym with Bishop Paprocki, joining the four Quincy Catholic grade schools, St. Mary’s in Mt. Sterling, and QND.
- Franciscan service nights this week The League of St. Clare meets Sunday, September 13 at 7 p.m. in the parish hall to refresh funeral dinner arrangements (bring a glue gun; Karen Weiman, 217-242-5513), and the Francis Fraternity works at Quincy Catholic Charities Thursday, September 17, 7-8:15 p.m., with a rectory patio social September 24 (John McDowell, 217-440-8187).
Also inside
- Father Arisman’s column on forgiveness, plus the first of a weekly paragraph from the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
- Mass intentions for September 14-20.
- Stewardship report for the week of September 6, with the Annual School Fund at $61,919.88 year to date.
- This week in the parish – Rosary for Peace, the Blanket Project, quilters, CYO board, Divorce and Beyond, Men’s Prayer Group, Scripture Discussion, OCIA, Finance Council, and Cursillo Reunion.
- Liturgical minister schedule for September 19-20, with several positions still open.
- Job openings – a part-time or full-time parish maintenance position at $15-$20 an hour (resume to jtompkins@stfrancissolanus.com), and substitute teachers, aides, and cafeteria workers for the school (Julie Radel, 217-222-4077).
- Congratulations to Grace Sparrow and Ben McKenzie, married at St. Francis Solanus on August 29.
- Around the area – St. Anthony Men’s Society chicken dinner Sunday, September 20; Quincy SPIRIT volunteering at Blessed Sacrament; a Benedictine Sisters monastic experience October 30-November 1; and Knights of Columbus raffle and Friday chicken dinners resuming September 25.