This year due to COVID-19 Restrictions limiting capacity at Masses for Social Distancing, you must have reserved a seat. Click the link in the box above this news section. Tickets may be reserved here until Dec 10th., they will be on a first come, first served basis. Choose the Mass you would like to attend. You will be asked to provide the name the reservation will be under, an active email, for confirmation and how many seats you require. An email will be sent to confirm your request. Tickets will be issued. The tickets will be available after Masses on the the Weekends of Dec 12/13, and 19/20th, or they may be picked up at the office the during the week of Dec 14-18th 9 AM - 3PM. Seating at the Masses will be up to the direction of the ushers, to make sure we can provide a seat for all that have reserved.

Parish Gift Shop has just the right Christmas gift you are looking for. It is open by appointment. Contact Denise Drogo 973-875-6863 to set up an appointment. The GIFT SHOP will also be open during the Parish Tree Lighting. Saturday, Dec 5th following the 5PM Mass. (@6PM) Masks must be worn, only one customer at a time.

It's that time of year. . . Let's help families in need this Christmas Season. The program will be a little different due to COVID. The tags will be on display in the Church Social Hall hung on the walls to allow Social Distancing while choosing the gift you wish to donate. For those staying virtual- there will be a list of Gift Cards, that you can just drop off. Gift should be wrapped and returned with the original "Tag" attached by Dec.20th- So we can get them to the families before Christmas.

Traditions- Let's join together outside in the circle for our annual Christmas Tree Lighting. We will gather as the 5Pm Mass lets out. There will be Hot Chocolate (served) and Individually wrapped goodies to share. We hope you can be there to help usher in a beautiful Christmas Season. Masks must be worn.

Religious Education classes will go all remote for the month of December 2020 due to COVID spikes and our County going to the orange level. Please contact PETRINA GARRITY our Rel. Education Coordinator, if you have specific questions. Parents please check your email- pertinent information will be been sent directly to you. (973) 827-3248 x 327 petrina@stfrancisvernon.org Rel. Education will resume in person classes, Saturday - Jan9th, 2021, HS Program on Sunday, Jan 10th, and Tuesday Class on Jan 12th -Group B, Jan 19th for Group A to be in-person.

Even though we are having in person Masses (Sat.,5PM, Sun., 8AM, 10AM, 12 Noon) We will continue to LIVE STREAM Mass from St. Francis, Go to our facebook page at 10:00 AM Sundays to see Father Chris celebrate Mass. You must have a Facebook account to see it. Look us up and follow our page. https://www.facebook.com/StFrancisVernon/ At 10 AM click the live link.

St. Francis de Sales - Mailing Address: P.O. Box 785, McAfee, NJ 07428 We also have a newly installed mailbox to the left of the main Church doors, for any paperwork to be dropped off for the office.

Bishop Serratelli has granted us permission to lower the age of receiving Confirmation starting in our 2020 -2021 school year to grade 8. Receiving Confirmation earlier will enable high school students to better participate in our parish community by serving as Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, and Youth ministry to name a few. As next school year will be the transition year, provisions will be made to have grades 8, 9 and 10 also confirmed here at St. Francis de Sales. We trust this change will greatly benefit the young people of our parish.

The Columbiettes are collecting POP TOP TABS for Ronald McDonald House. We will place a container in the Church Social Hall for all you have collected. Bring them in a baggie and drop them in the container. The Columbiettes will get them to Ronald McDonald House. This will be an on-going project.

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