St. Francis de Sales Parish - Akron, Ohio

Senior Euchre Group
2025-01-22 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Memorare Center
Meet in the Memorare Center 1:00-4:00 pm

8:15 AM Mass
2024-12-26 08:15 - 08:45

Eucharistic Adoration
2022-07-27 07:00 - 22:00 | St. Francis de Sales Parish Church
Breaking for Mass

Becoming Catholic
2025-09-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Memorare Center
The Order of Christian Initiation for Adults, or as we call it, Becoming Catholic, is a prayerful and structured journey that introduces adults inquiring about the Catholic faith to the teachings of the Church, the beauty of the Sacraments, and the richness of Catholic prayer and community life. For more information contact: Michael Kimble, Becoming Catholic Coordinator 330.606.8376, be**************@*******sh.com

Women's Study Group
2025-01-14 09:00 - 11:00
Tuesdays 9:00-11:00 a.m. in the St. Gerard Room
This group for women reads several books about prayer, the saints, or other topics of the faith together throughout the year. To learn more, contact the Parish Office at 330-644-2225.

Parish Cluster Confessions
2026-03-23 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Francis de Sales Parish Church
Multiple priests from our parish cluster will be available to hear confessions at St. Francis de Sales on Monday, March 23 from 7:00-9:00 p.m.

PSR & Ignite
2025-09-15 19:00 - 20:00
Monday Evenings 7:00-8:00 p.m.

Eucharistic Adoration
2022-08-01 18:00 - 22:00 | St. Francis de Sales Parish Church

Night Prayer & Benediction
2026-03-22 20:00 - 20:30 | St. Francis de Sales Parish Church
All are welcome to pray Night Prayer in the church at 8:00 p.m. on Sundays in Lent.

Youth Group
2025-09-21 19:00 - 20:30
Sunday Evenings 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Memorare Center

Prayers for Healing
2024-10-27 11:00 - 12:15 | St. Francis de Sales Parish Church
Our Matthew 10:8 Healing Ministry is available to pray with anyone in need of healing after the 11:00 a.m. Mass on the fourth Sunday of each month.

11:00 AM Mass
2022-07-31 11:00 - 12:00 | St. Francis de Sales Parish Church

9:00 AM Mass
2022-07-24 09:00 - 10:00 | St. Francis de Sales Parish Church

Diocesan Week of Service
2026-03-22 08:00 - 17:00
This year, Bishop Malesic is asking that every parish participate in the Diocesan Week of Service from March 22-28. He wrote this…“Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, some time ago, I wrote you a pastoral letter entitled ‘A Flourishing Apostolic Church.’ It was there that I asked you to follow a pastoral blueprint to examine the ways we worship, evangelize, and serve. Today, I am inviting you to consider putting the third leg of this blueprint into action by taking part in the Diocesan Week of Service from March 22-28, 2026. Parishes, schools, and Catholic organizations are invited to host a service opportunity during the Week of Service. You know the needs of your community better than we do, so we are asking you to design a project that suits the needs of your local community.”
Our parish staff brainstormed that the Week of Service would not be a single project, but rather we would invite all families to go out into the community and perform random acts of service and kindness. This could be as simple as writing a card or letter to someone, helping someone paint a room or clean a house, or even doing spring yardwork for someone else. I will leave this up to each family.
Since it is the year of St. Francis, we thought we would put a Franciscan spin on this opportunity. St. Francis of Assisi interpreted God's command to "Rebuild My Church" not just as repairing physical buildings, but as a call to restore the "living stones"—the human members of the Body of Christ. Inspired by 1 Peter 2:5, he knew believers are spiritual stones that must be renewed, repaired, and brought back to the center of the Church’s mission through love and service. In the spirit of St. Francis, you and your family are invited to pick up a small stone provided by the parish at Sunday Mass on March 22 and take it home with you. Then, find a way to be of service during the week. Afterward, you can paint your family name on the stone and return it the following Sunday, March 29. Then we will use them to make something beautiful in the butterfly garden. Every stone will represent an act of service by a family, and every act of service builds up the Body of Christ. Thank you for joining in our mission to “Rebuild the Church!”
Fr. Jeremy

7:30 AM Mass
2022-07-24 07:30 - 08:30 | St. Francis de Sales Parish Church

5:00 PM Vigil Mass
2022-09-24 17:00 - 18:00
Saturday evening vigil mass.

Men's Group
2022-07-30 07:00 - 08:00

Stations of the Cross
2026-03-20 19:00 - 19:30
Stations of the Cross are prayed in the church at 7:00 p.m. on Fridays during Lent.

6:30 PM Mass
2022-07-28 18:30 - 19:00

Confession
2024-03-28 17:30 - 18:15 | St. Francis de Sales Parish Church
The Sacrament of Reconciliation

Choir Practice
2025-01-08 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Francis de Sales Parish Church

Moms of Littles Group
2025-09-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Memorare Center
All moms are invited to join the Moms of Littles group which meets on the first and third Wednesdays of the month in the Memorare Center. The group is intended to build community among parish moms and children. Littles of all ages are welcome! Contact ed***@*******sh.com for more information.
