Saint Francis Parish

New post: The Heart of the Matter: Faith That Becomes Integrity https://oursaintfrancis.org/the-heart-of-the-matter-faith-that-becomes-integrity/
This Sunday’s Gospel begins with a clear statement from Jesus: He has not come to abolish
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Join us Sunday, February 8, 2026 for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass at 3:00 PM. We meet at 557 Greene Street in Augusta, Georgia.

If you cannot join us in person, you can join us virtually here on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SaintFrancisParish), on our social media site (https://video.myocci.social), TikTok (@saintfrancis30901), and YouTube (@SaintFrancisParish@youtube.com).

We hope you will join us!

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New post: Be Salt. Be Light. Be Human First. https://oursaintfrancis.org/be-salt-be-light-be-human-first/
Some Sundays the lectionary feels like a theme. This Sunday it feels like a map.

Isaiah
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Post Edited: Light in the Darkness, Courage in the Streets https://oursaintfrancis.org/light-in-the-darkness-courage-in-the-streets/

Join us Sunday, January 18, 2026 for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass at 3:00 PM Eastern Time.

If you cannot join us in person, you can join us virtually here on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SaintFrancisParish), on our social media site (https://video.myocci.social), TikTok (@saintfrancis30901), and YouTube (@SaintFrancisParish@youtube.com).

We hope you will join us!

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New post: Behold the Lamb of God: Our Call to Be Light in Troubled Times https://oursaintfrancis.org/behold-the-lamb-of-god-our-call-to-be-light-in-troubled-times/
As an Old Catholic community rooted in the apostolic tradition yet responsive to the signs
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New post: A Servant for Justice: Baptismal Courage in a Time of State Violence https://oursaintfrancis.org/a-servant-for-justice-baptismal-courage-in-a-time-of-state-violence/
A beloved child of God is dead.

On January 8, 2026, Reuters reported that a 37-year-old
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As we wind down to the end of the year, we start to look toward next year. Our streaming and music license is up for renewal and the cost this year is $350. We are looking to raise this money so that we can continue to offer music during mass. The good thing this time around is the addition of the rights to use Master Tracks for our music. Since we do not have a choir or musician at church, this will mean that our musical selection will be much better!

If you would like to help us meet this need of $350, you can visit https://oursaintfrancis.org/support-us/.

Thank you so much for your continued support and help!

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Christmas at the Margins - https://oursaintfrancis.org/christmas-at-the-margins/

We gather in the stillness and shadow of Christmas Midnight Mass to tell a story the world keeps trying to silence.

It is not a story of comfort or control. It is not a story about power winning through force. It is the story of a child born into danger, poverty, and political violence. A story of God choosing to be with those who are pushed to the edges.

Our lectionary opens Midnight Mass with words that feel almost too familiar to a weary world: “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.” That light does not arrive with an army or a decree. It comes quietly, carried in the arms of a young woman who has no social standing and no protection beyond faith and courage.

Jesus is born because there is no room. No room in the inn. No room in the systems of his time. No room in an empire that thrives on fear, hierarchy, and control. The Son of God enters the world, already excluded.

This is where Christmas begins.

At Saint Francis Parish and Outreach, we insist on telling the whole Christmas story. Not the sanitized version that fits neatly into holiday decorations, but the real one. A child born under occupation. A family living under the threat of state violence. Parents who will soon have to flee as refugees to protect their child from a ruler who uses fear to maintain power...

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As we wind down to the end of the year, we start to look toward next year. Our streaming and music license is up for renewal and the cost this year is $350. We are looking to raise this money so that we can continue to offer music during mass. The good thing this time around is the addition of the rights to use Master Tracks for our music. Since we do not have a choir or musician at church, this will mean that our musical selection will be much better!

If you would like to help us meet this need of $350, you can visit https://oursaintfrancis.org/support-us/.

Thank you so much for your continued support and help!

New Advent Reflection from Saint Francis Parish and Outreach

This week’s Scriptures call us to prepare the way of the Lord by walking with the stranger, defending the vulnerable, and welcoming those who seek refuge. Isaiah, Paul, and John the Baptist remind us that real faith produces real action and real hospitality.

In our reflection we also look honestly at how immigrants are treated in our nation today and why this conflicts with the Gospel and the long Christian tradition of welcoming the stranger. The early Church taught very clearly that the foreigner belongs to God and that loving the stranger is a command, not an option.

Read the full reflection on our website and join us as we walk with immigrants, neighbors experiencing homelessness, and all who come to our doors seeking hope.

https://oursaintfrancis.org/walking-with-the-stranger/

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