Donaldsonville Catholics

Mass Times

DAILY MASS
Tuesday - 6:00pm @ Ascension
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday - 7:00am @ St. Francis

SATURDAY VIGIL
Reconciliation 3:00-3:45pm @ Ascension
Vigil 4:00pm @ Ascension

SUNDAY MASSES
8:00am @ Ascension
10:30am @ St. Francis

Office Hours

Office is located at Ascension of Our Lord Church
Mon—Thurs 8:00am-3:30pm
Friday 8:00am-12 Noon
Office closed for lunch 12 Noon-1:00pm

Church Location
St. Francis Church: 818 W. 10th St. Donaldsonville LA 70346
Ascension Church: 716 Mississippi St. Donaldsonville LA 70346

Bulletins

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Maryland county issues second order to stop Catholic schools opening

08/06/20 8:30 pm

Washington D.C., Aug 6, 2020 / 01:30 pm (CNA).- A Maryland county has issued a second order preventing non-public schools from reopening for in-person instruction, despite a previous effort being immediately overridden by Gov. Larry Hogan.

“Reemphasizing the need to protect the health and safety of Montgomery County residents as well as parents, students, teachers and staff from the spread of COVID-19, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles today issued a new Health Officer Directive and Order that continued to direct nonpublic schools in Montgomery County to remain closed for in-person instruction until at least Oct. 1, 2020,” said a release from Montgomery County published on August 5.

Knights of Columbus to report on Christian persecution in Nigeria

08/06/20 8:00 pm

CNA Staff, Aug 6, 2020 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- The Knights of Columbus announced a new initiative Thursday to report on Christian persecution in Nigeria, where at least 60,000 Christians have been killed in the past two decades.

Since 2014, the Catholic fraternal and charitable organization has spent more than $25 million on behalf of persecuted Christians and other religious minorities targeted for elimination in the Middle East, the organization says, which includes the rebuilding of the majority-Christian town of Karemlesh on the Nineveh Plain.

US government considers ethics of aborted tissue research

08/06/20 7:00 pm

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 6, 2020 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- A new federal ethics advisory board for fetal tissue research has convened to consider future federally-funded research proposals that involve tissue from aborted babies.

The Human Fetal Tissue Research Ethics Advisory Board of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) met for the first time on July 31, to advise the Health Secretary on the ethics of research proposals involving fetal tissue of aborted babies.

Welcome to Ascension of Our Lord & St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Churches in historic Donaldsonville, Louisiana - A Eucharistic Community since 1772. Establishment of our Catholic faith community pre-dates Donaldsonville by 50 years, at a time when the US territory was served by missionary clergy of the Catholic Church in Europe.

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Dear Parishioners of Ascension of our Lord and St. Francis of Assisi Parishes,

We are attempting to update our records and one item that we are in need of from every registered family is an EMAIL ADDRESS, if you have one! I am kindly requesting that you please submit your email address to the office. Please EMAIL us your name, phone number, and email address and submit it to [email protected]

Please share with other parishioners and encourage them to submit their information as well.

Thank you.
Fr. Matt

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Church Attendance Guidelines

Beginning 3/16/2020

Face masks required in church
Enter Ascension at side entrance under the covered drive through only
Holy water fonts are filled with hand sanitizer, please sanitize hands when entering the church
Max capacity under guidelines: Ascension 250 & St. Francis is 100
Enter church and go to the front of church and fill from front of church to the back to follow social distancing guidelines
- Follow the direction of our Ushers
- Maintain 6 feet social distancing
- Families can sit together
Additional Masses: Tuesdays at 6:00-pm & Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 7:00am
Once capacity is met, we cannot congregate in the back of the church
There will not be a collection of offerings, place offerings in baskets provide throughout church
Communion:
- Follow direction provided by our Users & maintain 6 feet distance
- Receiving communion: step away from the Eucharistic Minister, lower your face mask, receive communion and return your face mask
After Mass concludes, please maintain 6 feet distance and slowly depart church starting from the back of church for a controlled exit.
Please do not congregate at the back of the church. Visiting should take place outside of the church.