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Welcome to Saint Francis Parish and Outreach!

We are a resisting church!

In the face of the darkness around us, Saint Francis Parish seeks to be a beacon of light and hope. We are a sanctuary for all those who need it. All are welcome!

Pax et Bonum!

Bishop Greer
Join us every Sunday at 3:00 PM at 557 Greene Street in Augusta Georgia in the sanctuary of the MCC of Our Redeemer.

January 26, 2025: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass Intention: For the repose of the soul of Al Hortiz.

February 2, 2025: Feast of the Presentation of the Lord/Blessing of the Throats
Mass Intention: For an end to violence in our world.
For the St. George family; Fr. Bryan Wolf; Mary Nehls; for Kelesh’s daughter; James (Cancer); Linda (Cancer); Jacob (Cancer); James Long (Cancer); Mickey; Jacob Williams; Valarie and Boyfriend; Julie and Bill Cowitt; Kelesh and family; Lindsay; Bishop James Long; David; John; Bishop Ben and Darlene Williams; Ryn Ingells; growth for our parish family; all those in the path of the wildfires and severe weather, end of hostilities in Ukraine and the Middle East; for an end to gun violence.
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Who do you serve? Jesus or a dictator

As I sat down to write this blog post, word has come that hundreds of people who may or may not be undocumented immigrants have been arrested and whisked away to an undisclosed location. Even as I write these words, the fear is real and the remembrance of another nation who did this in the 1930’s is harrowing.

This Sunday we read the story of Jesus proclaiming the passage from Isaiah that says:
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring glad tidings to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to let the oppressed go free,
and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.

So many people in the United States claim to be Christians, yet they applaud binding up innocent people, blinding those who see too much, oppressing more and more people, all in the name of a false god. They turn against the teachings of Jesus and even call for the deportation of Americans who preach those very teachings.

Bishop Budde is a prime example of this vitriol. She preached the message of compassion, love, and hospitality toward all human beings, even those we don’t get along with, or think are wrong. And for this, members of congress are calling for her deportation. This is abusive and heretical.

It is time that all people of faith who truly follow the message of Jesus, the message of Isaiah, stand up and call out the false teachings being promoted by those who claim to be Christians, but deny Jesus by their lifestyles. Those people are easy to spot. They claim to be Christian but attack immigrants, women, the poor, and the LGBT. They promote abusive regimes that disappear people in the middle of the night. They support anti-religious dictators who spend their time finding new ways to make the marginalized lives unbearable.

We can either be true to our faith or finally admit that we are not Christians and that we do not follow Jesus.

Like Bishop Budde, I call on all people of faith to show compassion, love, and kindness to all people. To stand up for the rights of those most in need of our support. To protect immigrants, women, people of color, and the LGBT community.

To do otherwise is not just unholy, but un-Christlike.

Which side will you choose?

Pax et Bonum,

Bishop Greer Godsey

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Our Parish Outreaches


Human First Outreach

This ministry focuses on providing food and toiletry supplies to the homeless in the Augusta, Georgia area. We provide feminine hygiene products to those that need them and food for the pets of our homeless friends and family.

We are working to bring a human touch to this ministry as we encourage volunteers to engage with the individuals we are helping in a compassionate and loving way. We expect all volunteers to refrain from proselytizing and preaching to those we serve. Instead, take a hint from Hamilton “talk less, listen more”.

If you would like to donate to this important ministry, you can visit our Amazon wishlist and purchase items to be sent directly to us.

Our you can donate by visiting this page here on our website.

Reclaiming the Cross Outreach

Check out our newest outreach in which we work to set the record straight on what the Bible says about many of the issues facing our society today!

Reclaiming the Cross is an outreach of our parish headed up by Subdeacon Luna Godsey.

Visit Reclaiming the Cross by clicking this link: https://oursaintfrancis.org/outreach/reclaiming-the-cross-outreach/

Podcast Outreach


We are back! You can always check out our Podcast Outreach at https://oursaintfrancis.org/outreach/podcast-outreach/.
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