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Facing the Challenge of Our Time Recent national headlines have raised troubling questions for Christians and communities of faith. The President’s designation of anti-fascists as terrorists brings to the fore deep concerns about justice, resistance, and our moral calling as followers of Jesus. For…

Sunday, as we celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we will gather at the intersection of suffering and salvation, of brokenness and redemption. The Cross, a symbol once synonymous with shame and brutality, has become, through Christ, the supreme sign of healing, hope, and…

Our Statement on the shooting of Charlie Kirk:

Today, on this Feast of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, who died during World War II in a concentration camp, we release a statement on Homelessness and the use of the National Guard on United States soil. The parallels between those events in Germany and those unfolding on our shores is very disturbing.

We are working to raise enough to cover this month's parish needs. We are in need of $100 to pay everything this month. If you can help, you can donate below:

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Thank you for your help!

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Let’s start with a simple question: *What does it mean to be a Christian in today’s world?* It’s a question we all wrestle with at some stage—sometimes quietly in prayer, sometimes in the middle of a busy week, and sometimes when we see someone in need. If you’ve spent time at Saint Francis Parish…

I was honored 11 years ago today to receive a first blessing from Bishop James St. George at his consecration to the Office of Bishop. He is a wonderful bishop, friend, father, and husband. Here is to many more years of service, my dear brother, Bishop James St. George!

Bishop Greer

Happy Pride Month!

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Today is the deadline! Our parish needs to raise $1200 right away. We have our liability insurance that is $500, our Pride booth supplies are $500 and our webhosting is $200. Any help you can provide for us to continue to support the most marginalized in our community would be helpful.
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Join us starting June 5th at 8:00 PM ET for our weekly Bible Study. We will be streaming it on www.younow.com/BishopGreg.

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Hope to see you there!

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Our letter of congratulations to the Bishop of Rome, Pope Leo XIV.

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Thank you for your support!

Our parish needs to raise $1200 right away. We have our liability insurance that is $500, our Pride booth supplies are $500 and our webhosting is $200. Any help you can provide for us to continue to support the most marginalized in our community would be helpful. Links below.

As I have watched the things happening in our country, especially the illegal and unconstitutional disappearing of American Citizens, I cannot help but see the parallels to the stories we read this week. #faith #HolyWeek #hope #resisting #spirituality
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Pay St. Francis of Assisi Old Catholic Churc using PayPal.Me Go to paypal.me/saintfrancisparish and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

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Thank you so much for your support!

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Our liability insurance for the parish is coming due. As part of our commitment to do things right, we depend on having insurance to cover anything that might happen during our services. The bill yearly is $500.

If you would like to help us meet this obligation, you can donate below:

Our parish in Argentina is prepared for Holy Week. Please join them if you are able!

Nuestra parroquia en Argentina se prepara para la Semana Santa. ¡Únanse si pueden!

In our final part of the series on Becoming a Resisting Church, we have to ask ourselves what we should do when everything else we do to change hearts and minds fails. We can do everything right and we can still fail to make a difference in the world around us.
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We hope to see you there!

Let us come together as a family and celebrate Palm Sunday, April 13 at 3:00 PM EDT at 557 Greene Street in Augusta, GA. We conclude our Lenten series on how to Become a Resisting Church this Sunday.

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