Please bring your basket(s) to the Parish Center on July 11th & 12th after all the Masses. Our goal is 250 baskets. The dollar value of your container should be $15 to $25. No need to wrap your donation – we have a creative team of wrappers to do that for you. Need ideas or someone to assemble a container for you? Call Lisa Strieker (698-2299) or Kristi Hilmes (972-6114). (Empty baskets on the rectory back porch are begging to be filled. Filled baskets may also be dropped off on the rectory back porch.)

The St. Francis Rainforest Falls VBS Program was blessed to host 104 children for our program this year! Special thanks to the many parish members who donated their time and talents (as teachers, activity leaders, and grade & high student volunteers) to spread His word. Also, thanks to the VonderHaar family from Mainstreet Pastures for spending Tuesday morning with us to share information about your farm! Finally, tremendous thanks to Janice Lampe & Sue Szoke for coordinating the event from start to finish - once again, job well done. You are true blessings to St. Francis Parish!

Join us from 11:00-3:00PM on July 18 & 19th for the St. Francis Quilt Show. Preview of the 2026 Picnic Bingo Quilts, the 2026 Special Quilt, 2026 & 2027 Bi-Month Quilts will be on display. There will be scrubbies, aprons, table runners, quilt tops, quilts and more for sale. Information & pictures of a few quilts that have been made are available at stfrancisav.org/parish-life/quiltersshowcase. Admission is $3.00, which includes refreshments and attendance prizes.

Join us for the St. Francis Church Picnic on August 1st! Fried Chicken Dinner 3:30pm-6:30pm- Dine In or 3:00pm-7:00pm Carry Out. Mass at 4:00pm. Quilt Bingo at 6:30pm. EVERY GAME FOR A QUILT. Ties are paid out with cash. Kids inflatables start at 5:00pm. Raffles, Big 6, Picnic Poker, Country Store, Baskets, Beer, Margaritas, Ski, and more! Live Band: Cheers Band, Starts at 8:00pm. Don’t miss out on all the fun! Need Raffle Tickets? Go to our Facebook page www.fb.com/embracingourfaith or website www.stfrancisav.org for more information.

January: Catherine Schroeder of Aviston

March: Pat Biver of Trenton (donated back for picnic)

May: Brenda Gebhart of Chesterfield, MO

The St. Francis Family is excited to begin planning for the 2026-27 PSR school year! 

PSR registration is now open!

To register using the “pay online” option, go to the direct link: www.osvhub.com/stfrancisav/religious-ed/parish-school-of-religion-psr-2026

To register & mail a check, go to the parish website stfrancisav.com and select "PSR Registration" under the Links & Forms tab. 

https://www.stfrancisav.org/psr-registration

Visit the Community Resources page for information on local services offering utilities and food assistance. 

Thank you for your participation in the recent Faith Formation survey. By completing this survey, you are helping us build a Parish that supports, welcomes, and inspires everyone in our faith family. 

Linked below are the survey results. More  information will follow through the parish bulletin. 

Survey Response Presentation

Survey Responses

Faith Formation Team Members:

Fr. Von Deeke

Sr. Jeannette Fennewald

Denise Castillo

Milissa Faust

Corey Huegen

Lynn Huegen

Kevin Kohlbrecher

Dan Ribbing

Terry Thole

Dave Weis

St. Francis Parish has just subscribed to an extraordinarily effective new outreach from Franciscan University’s Catechetical Institute (CI). Thanks to a partnership between our diocese and the CI, we are now able to offer on-line education for every person in the parish. Select the "Faith Formation" tab from our website menu above to learn more.

St. Francis now has access to FORMED. FORMED is like “Netflix for Catholics”. Here are instructions on how to Create an Account:

1. Visit Formed.org/signup

2. Click on "Continue to Sign up/Login" (skip this step if the page says "Join your Parish”)

3. Near the bottom, click on "Sign Up"

4. Enter your information then click on "Sign Up"; .Here it may ask you to put in a code from your email. Or it may just have you click “sign in now” from your email.

5. Enter the Zip Code, 62216

6. Select St. Francis of Assisi

7. Click "Submit"

You will need to create an account on a browser before downloading the App. After signing into the app you may be sent another email.

The St. Francis Parish Center is available for rental.

Please visit the "Parish Center Use Agreement" under the "Links & Forms" tab for further instructions on how to make a reservation.

NOTE: ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE MADE WITH THE PARISH OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. THE AGREEMENT FORM DOCUMENT ON THE WEBSITE CANNOT BE SUBMITTED FOR AUTOMATIC RESERVATIONS.