The Knights of Columbus 9521

April meeting will be on Monday, April 8, 2024, at 7:00 pm in the St. Fr a n cis de Sales Church hall. All men are welcome!

Through St. Faustina, the Merciful Savior has given the aching world new channels for the outpouring of His grace. These new channels include the Image of The Divine Mercy, the Feast of Mercy (Divine Mercy Sunday), the Chaplet, the Novena to The Divine Mercy, and prayer at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, the Hour of Great Mercy. Although these means of receiving God’s mercy are new in form, they all proclaim the timeless message of God’s merciful love. They also draw us back to the great Sacrament of Mercy, the Holy Eucharist, where the living Lord, who suffered and died on the Cross and whose Heart was pierced with a lance, pours forth His mercy on all mankind, and grants pardon to all who draw near and honor Him. As Jesus told St. Faustina: My Heart overflows with great mercy for souls, and especially for poor sinners…[I]t is for them that the Blood and Water flowed from My Heart as from a fount overflowing with mercy. For them I dwell in the tabernacle as King of Mercy. (Diary, 367)

The Feast of Divine Mercy

Please join us for a Divine Mercy Holy Hour on Sunday, April 7 from 3:00-4:00 pm at St. Francis de Sales Parish.

The Feast of Divine Mercy is celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of Easter (the Sunday following Easter Sunday). The Feast of Divine Mercy celebrates the fact that even now, Jesus calls us to immerse ourselves in his mercy and love. This feast focuses on God's continuing merciful action throughout salvation history to this day! After his Resurrection, Jesus took great care to show his apostles his hands and side, pointing to the wounds of the Passion, especially the wound in his heart, the source from which flows the great wave of mercy poured out on humanity.

The Feast of Divine Mercy Come experience the mercy and healing of our Lord. The Divine Mercy devotion has grown great- ly in popularity. Pope John Paul II declared the Second Sunday of Easter Divine Mercy Sunday when he canonized the Polish saint, Faustina Kowalska on April 30, 2000. St. Faustina's revelations put a great emphasis on this day as a "day of mercy". The familiar image of the Divine Mercy pictures two beams of light radiating from the heart of Christ, imaging the "water and blood" we hear about in 1 John 5:6. The Divine Mercy chaplet is prayed using rosary beads with special texts emphasizing the saving Passion of Christ.

Easter Basket Raffle.

The winners of the Easter baskets are as follows:
Children's baskets:

Luella Wojcik who gifted her basket to Sharon Fraser
Reiss Miller

Adult baskets:

Dale Howard
Jonathan Barton

A total of $1,158.30 was raised. This money will be donated to Narrow Road Home and Pro-Life equally. Congratulations to all of the winners. To everyone who purchased tickets, a huge thank you for making this raffle such a success. It is through your generosity that our Catholic Women's League is able to support various groups in our community.

Susan Horn, President St. Francis de Sales Catholic Women's League