On Sunday, Feb. 18, St. Francis celebrated the Rite of Sending, a special blessing given to those participating in the RCIA prior to their travelling to the Cathedral in Milwaukee for another ceremony called the Rite of Election.Read More
Ash Wednesday (February 14th) 7 AM • 8:15 AM 9 AM (all school) 6:30 PM (with Religious Ed students) 7 PM (bi-lingual) Friday, February 16th 2:30 PM All school, Stations of the Cross with Benediction 6 PM Stations of the Cross & Simple Soup Supper Wednesday, February 21st 6-7:30 PM Religious Ed church tour and...Read More
Everyone was a winner at the Lucky Ticket Raffle on Jan. 24! It was a fun night with lots of laughs. Thank you to all who came to the dinner, bought tickets, sold tickets, and helped out. Special appreciation goes to our emcees Brent and Amy Amann, drum tumbler Rita Popelka, ticket puller Fr. Mark,...Read More
Fifty-three High School students from the parishes of St. Francis de Sales, St. Benedict, and St. Catherine’s recently gathered together for a weekend Confirmation Retreat in East Troy. Special thanks to the chaperones, parents, and retreat leaders Molly Smith and Michael Deane. Please continue to pray for this amazing group of young adults as they...Read More
What is a reverse raffle anyway? A reverse raffle is a raffle, but backwards. Although we draw the winning tickets in the beginning, they aren’t revealed until the ticket is actually in the countdown. The winners (and losers!) are announced backwards from 300th ticket to the first place prize. The suspense builds as people realize...Read More
Meet the new chairperson of our SFDS Stewardship Committee! You’ve seen her but even more likely you’ve heard her. You will recognize Laura’s face but also her beautiful singing voice which is frequently featured at 9 a.m. Mass. Laura joined the contemporary choir about 15 years ago and has been a driving force in the...Read More
We’re excited to announce that our new church tour brochure is here! Designed to help you conduct a self guided tour, it’s full of information about the rich history and architecture of our newly renovated church. You can find the brochure in the information rack at any church entrance. (You may keep it or recycle...Read More
For the third year in a row, the SFDS Stewardship Committee has worked with parishioner Ryan Fain on mailing out a Christmas Postcard to all Parishioners as well as to about 1000 other households in the 53147 zip code. It features a handy reference to all of the Christmas and Christmas Eve Mass times. We...Read More
Rob Bartal has been a tremendous asset to both our school and church by helping us keep current with technology. As our go-to IT guy, he has not only donated his services but has saved the day many times! He and his family moved to Williams Bay from Glenview in 2003. They decided to send...Read More
Our parish school eighth graders held a very successful baby items drive on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Diapers, baby food, and many other essentials were donated to the Lake Geneva Food Pantry to help keep babies fed and comfortable. We’re very proud of these you people making a difference! Read More
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