Forty Hours at Saint Francis of Assisi
 

2024 Schedule

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Our Forty Hours Schedule will look a little different this year, as it will coincide with the arrival and presentation of the Blessed Carlo Acutis Eucharistic Miracles of the World Exhibit. Here is the full schedule of our Forty Hours:

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Sunday, September 29, 2024

7:00 AM - Mass

9:00 AM - Mass 

11:30 AM - Mass 

Adoration will begin immediately following the 11:30 AM Mass and will end prior to the start of the 7:00 PM Vespers

7:00 PM - Vespers & Benediction

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Monday, September 30, 2024

8:30 AM - Mass

Adoration to follow Mass

7:00 PM - Vespers & Benediction

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

8:30 AM - Mass

Adoration to follow Mass

7:00 PM - Solemn Vespers & Benediction to close out 40 Hours

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About the Homilist - Reverend Michael J. Pawelko

He attended St. Philip Neri grade school in East Greenville and graduated from Upper Perkiomen High School in 1985, and did quality assurance work for a company in Sellersville for many years.

After starting to feel the call to the priesthood, he entered St. Charles Seminary in 2002 and was ordained a priest by Justin Cardinal Rigali in 2010 at the age of 43.

His first assignment was as Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Southampton. This was followed by an assignment as Parochial Vicar at St. Eleanor in Collegeville. From 2014 to 2019 he served as Parochial Vicar of St. Joseph Parish in Aston. In 2019, he was appointed Pastor of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish in Hilltown, and he is now Pastor of Saint Joseph Parish in Warrington, PA.