EVENTS PAGE
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Celebrate the Birthday of Our Blessed Mother Mary!
Celebrate Mary's Birthday!
Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the: Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Join us for Mass at 9:15am.
Afterwards in the Assisi Center all are welcome to bring a dish to share.
Please RSVP sign-up here
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/Marys-Nativity#/
so we know how many people are coming and tell us if you can bring a dish to share and/or help decorate. ... or call Scott (734-821-2121). Possible Ideas for What to Bring: FRUIT or QUICHE, EGGS or a BREAKFAST CASSEROLE or a SWEET BREAD.
We’ll have the coffee ready. This and all "FIFTY-FIVE & FASTER" Daytime Events are organized and hosted by Seniors @ St. Francis.
Our St. Francis Parish
K of C
"Comedy Knight"
featuring
The Funny Together Tour
on
Saturday
evening,
September
12th, 2026,
from 6:30–8:30 PM.
This is going to be an incredible evening of laughter, community, and faith. Plan to join us by reserving your tickets in advance.
• The
direct link to tickets:
https://www.funnytogethertour.com/annarbor
• Our
show poster.
• Our
promotional video
• Our Parish
K of C: stfrancisa2.org/kofc
Alpha House Family Shelter
St. Francis is hosting the week of September 14-20, 2026, to serve the several homeless families at Alpha House. Dinner foods may be prepared and simply dropped-off. We need your help to purchase, cook and deliver foods (for about 35 people mostly children). The current number of residents and their food allergies will be available one week prior. Sign-up here:
www.signupgenius.com/go/shelter
Scott Wright (734-821-2121) justice@stfrancisa2.org.
Alpha House, 4290 Jackson Rd., Ann Arbor (between Zeeb and Wagner).
Food Drive November
Food & groceries are needed for those who use the food pantries in our area. We need your help! Especially shopping before Sun, November 15th, 2026, delivery!
- Please pick-up an empty grocery bag with an attached shopping list, available at the church doors November 7th & 8th, 2026. You are also invited to assist with distributing the empty bags . Sign-up here...
- Return the groceries directly to the truck/trailer parked by the PAC November 14th & 15th, 2026.
- Help Deliver the grocery bags to the food pantries in Ann Arbor & Ypsilanti.
Taizé Prayer Service
Join us at Saint Francis of Assisi Church on Monday evening, September 14th at 6:30pm -7:30pm on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross... as we contemplate the centrality of the cross in our lives. We invite you to bring your home crucifixes for a special blessing.
Join us for an evening of Taizé Music, contemplative prayer, scripture, prayerful silence. All are welcome to attend this peaceful time of prayer and reflection. Your time spent in the Light of Jesus will make you glow with glory! Those who spend time in Adoration become more adorable. All are welcome! Learn more... and let us know if you can help us setup and/or, cleanup.
Civilize It
- Tuesday evening 6:30pm, September 15th, 2026 for Skills for Disagreeing Better - Please SIGN-UP now RSVP here!!!.
In a season when elections and public issues can deepen divisions, followers of Christ are called to be witnesses of hope, charity, and truth. The St. Francis Parish - Life, Peace & Justice Ministry invites you to ...
Bring Christ's Peace into Election Season
by participating in our series of discussions!
We are hosting at St. Francis' Assisi Center
a series of
in-person Conversations/Workshops
facilitated by
Braver Angels Alliance of Washtenaw County.
These workshops explore practical ways to engage in difficult conversations with civility, deepen our capacity to listen, and become faithful witnesses to the Gospel in our families, workplaces, parishes, and communities.
Pilgrimage:
The Sheen Trail
Two-Day-Bus-Overnight
Pilgrimage
September 15th-16th, 2026,
(Tuesday-Wednesday)
to Peoria, Illinois.
Join Fr. James Conlon, as we visit The Venerable (soon to be Blessed) Archbishop Fulton Sheen Trail, Shrine, and Tomb at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Peoria, Illinois.
Registration and more details HERE...
We are not going to the canonization ceremony which takes place on September 25th, 2026, in St Louis, Missouri (2 1/2 hours from Peoria, IL). (However the canonization will be livestreamed and broadcast on Sept 25, 2026).
Vaccination Clinic: Flu Shot Clinic:
on
Sunday, September 27th
@ 8am-1pm
at the Assisi Center. Walk-ins are welcome!
Kroger will bring all supplies for the on-site clinic to provide all required vaccines including Flu, Covid, MMR, Pneumonia, RSV, Shingles, Hepatitis, Tdap…
We need participants to provide a copy of their prescription insurance cards and a vaccine consent form. The Kroger Health and wellness team has access to MCIR (Michigan care immunization registry) so, will be also able to help teachers and staff educate or provide vaccines to complete their vaccine series or any due vaccines by checking their MCIR record.
Those who are
not
covered by an insurance that is accepted, may pay for the flu shot by check made payable by credit card. IF YOU lack resources or need, SIMPLY SHOW THIS ANNOUNCEMENT at the clinic, and our St. Francis Parish charity fund, St. Vincent dePaul, coordinator, Scott Wright, will pay for yours.
Cross Catholic Outreach - Water for Life -
Welcome our visiting missionary priest at all Masses at St Francis the weekend of October 24-25, 2026. Father and another represetative from Cross Catholic Outreach will share with us many exciting updates on how our Lenten donations are saving lives!
“This is the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it.” (Psalm 118:24)
Traditional Thanksgiving
Meal & Talk on
"Finding Your Joy"
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, ...
At 9:15 AM Holy Mass in Church.
After the Mass in the Assisi Center...
"Finding Your Joy" a program of reflections and prayer experiences utilizing music, Scripture, and movement to help us find more joy in life... by Janene Ternes Trevisan.
Help us plan by signing-up here, or call 734-821-2121. RSVP by Nov 12th, 2026.
Tapestry of Promise
The Work of God Woven from the Threads of the Old Covenant
Catholic Conference
at
St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Ann Arbor, Thursday– Saturday
November 19th -
21st ,
2026
Donate/Sponsor/Get Tickets
HERE!
Inspired by the call of The Most Reverend Bishop Boyea to make 2026 the "Year of the Bible," the Tapestry of Promise conference invites you to deepen your understanding of the beautiful way in which Jesus, the Incarnate Word, is prefigured by the events of the Old Testament – a tapestry woven by God from the people and events of the Old Covenant. We invite you to grow in faith through the Sacraments, sacred music, and the dynamic teaching of learned and charismatic speakers.
Seniors @ St. Francis * 55 & Faster
Our “perpetual-youth group” type of event activities each month help us grow in joy and in the love of Jesus. Some of our regular annual events include:
July - Picnic at County Farm Park
August - Saint Clare of Assisi
November - Thanksgiving Meal & Talk
December - Christmas Cookies & Carols
Monthly - Seniors' Out-to-Lunch Bunch
Monthly - Daytime Events Planning Committee - Leadership Team;
Keep a lookout for event details in the Bulletin or on our website! You can RSVP for 55 & Faster events by the Sign-Up HERE! Or, contact (734-821-2121).
Jesus is in JAIL! Will you pray with Him?
“Be Not Afraid!” Jesus was incarcerated during his life, and he can still be found in the jail.
Come and see for yourself.
Both women and men attend Catholic services in the Jail on Hogback Road, Ann Arbor. About 25 Catholic volunteers, from St. Francis and various other parishes in our area, take turns visiting. Some volunteers go weely, or twice each month, and some go less frequently, only 5-6 times in a year. Each Saturday morning and Wednesday evening a small team of volunteer ministers offer a Catholic prayer service.
Learn more here! Or call Scott (734-821-2121)
Eucharistic Ministry for Homebound of St. Francis Parish
Visit Homebound Catholics:
Volunteer to visit individual residences of St. Francis Parishioners who are unable to join us at Sunday Mass. These homebound members rely upon your generosity to bring Christ in the Eucharist to their home. Catholic relatives, friends and neighbors are invited to consider assisting with this ministry for their homebound loved one.
Learn more here!
Questions? Contact: Scott Wright 734-821-2121
justice@stfrancisa2.org
For more information about what is happening at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, check out our bulletin.
See our Calendar here!
