St. Francis de Sales Church

It's COVID season again and Father would like to remind us all that if you are feeling ill, please stay home from Mass. Also, the Precious Blood will not be offered and Communion is permitted only in the hand. The pandemic has been trying for everyone and we appreciate your understanding. You can read the letter from Bishop Pates on the subject here.

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Our Parish Mission Statement

“To inspire all people to know, love, and serve God, by cultivating our faith family,
embracing our cultural diversity,
and serving the greater community.”

Misión de nuestra Parroquia

“Inspirar a todas las personas a
conocer, amar y servir a Dios,
cultivando nuestra familia de fe,
abrazando nuestra diversidad cultural y
sirviendo a la comunidad en general.”

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The position of Parish Management Coordinator of St. Francis de Sales is open.  Position is part time, required three mornings per week, one being Tuesday for a total of 12 hrs. per week in-office.  Remaining hours, up to 15-20, may be performed at home.  Responsible for monthly bookkeeping for St. Francis de Sales and Guadalupe Ministries as well as maintain checkbooks for four affiliated organizations.  Office management experience required include, developing and monitoring policies and procedures, maintaining human resources files, personnel policies and procedure manual, insurance issues, tax exempt filings and year-end tax filings, parishioner’s year-end tax letters, weekly offertory entries.  Additional credentials are bookkeeping experience, preferably Parish Soft, account payables, receivables, payroll, reconcile bank statements and prepare month end reports and attend finance council meetings monthly.   Part-time, 15-20 hrs. per week.  In-office attendance part is mandatory.  Active parishioner given preference or willing to become an active parishioner.  Must pass Safe Environment background check as well as annual test and conform to Personnel Policy guidelines as developed by Diocese of Crookston.  Current person will remain to assist in transition until end of year.  Please reply to Fr. Raul Perez-Cobo, Pastor at fatherraul@gmail.com or 611 15th Avenue North, Moorhead, MN 56560

We always need help with light maintenance inside and outside the church building. Our all-volunteer maintenance crew works on Wednesday mornings from 8 am to noon, and keeps our parish from having to pay full or part-time staff. If you can help only one Wednesday a month, or even just a couple hours a month, it would be greatly appreciated. Free coffee, water, and treats, along with the eternal thanks of your parish community.

The Father Raul text/email scam has once again reared its head. Father will never text you to ask you to do him a "favor" or to buy gift cards or anything else. If you receive one of these messages, please delete it.