St. Francis Cathedral School

✨ Jubilee of St. Francis ✨
📅 January 10, 2026 – January 10, 2027

The Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi has been designated a Pilgrimage Site for this holy Jubilee Year as we commemorate the 800th anniversary of the death of Francis of Assisi.

Join us in celebrating his life and legacy through prayer, reflection, and community.

📖 Franciscan Spirituality Lecture Series
Come discover the beauty and depth of the Franciscan tradition.
🗓 April 16 – 7 PM
🗓 April 30 – 7 PM
🗓 May 7 – 7 PM

More events and programs to come! Plese visit our website for more information.

💕Sister Josephine’s Kindergarten class has been busy getting ready for Valentine’s 💌 Day. They have been tapping into their creative sides to make some beautiful projects.❤️ #SFCS

✨Mrs. Farrell’s 6th grade homeroom has been enjoying indoor recess playing Boggle and♟️chess. Everyone is hoping for warmer weather so they can back to outdoor recess in our school yard.😃 #SFCS

🇺🇸Third graders in Mrs. Burke’s class were busy reading about the Statue of Liberty, preparing for the Winter Olympics and presenting their comic strip book projects this week. They all did a great job!🌟#SFCS

✨It’s a Cathedral Weekend! ✨
🙌 Don't Miss it! 🔥💙

Sunday, February 7th
Paint and Sip with Fr. Roy at 6:30PM
in support of the Cathedral Concert Series
Cathedral Community Room

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Upcoming and Other Important Information
see below for more information

Consecration to St Joseph
The Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi invites you to a 33-Day Consecration to St. Joseph — a powerful time of prayer, reflection, and trust in our spiritual father.

Calling All Bakers!
The Cathedral Concert Series is looking for donations of baked goods by Saturday, February 14th. for the Cathedral Concert Series Bake SalePlease email burtonjeannine@yahoo.com

Social Concerns Q1 Events
See how you can participate in the mission of Social Concerns at the Cathedral! Email bwilliamson@stfranciscathedral.org for more information

🌟 Spring 2026 School Tours 🌟
Discover what makes St. Francis Cathedral School a place where faith, academics, and community come together. Join us for our upcoming school tour and experience SFCS in action!

📅 Thursday, February 26
⏰ Tours begin at 9:00 AM

🔗 Register for the tour:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfu2ljLsWO0QqSM_bK-Jv008NJf-_fZNWYfqduh5gW8xljR8A/viewform

🔗 Inquiry Form
Curious about our school and want to learn more? Connect with us!
https://sf-nj.client.factsmgt.com/oa/inquiry.cfm?memberId=19278&districtCode=sf-nj

✨ Join us for a meaningful journey of faith ✨

The Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi invites you to a 33-Day Consecration to St. Joseph — a powerful time of prayer, reflection, and trust in our spiritual father.

📅 February 15 – March 19, 2026
📖 Individual daily readings & personal prayer
⛪ Consecration Mass on the Solemnity of St. Joseph

All are welcome. Come place your trust under St. Joseph’s protection.
🔗 Scan the QR code to learn more or click the link below.
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/consecration-to-st-joseph-mic-donald-calloway/1136482029

👨🏼‍🚒Edison Firefighter Sacco came in to talk to the kindergartners about fire safety. He showed the children the gear that he uses and how it protects him. The students learned to “Stop, Drop, Roll”, have a safe meeting place at their home if there is a fire, and the importance of smoke detectors. Special thanks to all our first responders!🚒🧯#SFCS

⛪️Yesterday we closed out Catholic Schools Week with our noon Mass celebrated by Fr. Christy. Our SFCS students did an excellent job reading, singing and bringing up the gifts. After Mass, the campus was open for visitors to see the classrooms and meet the teachers. The student council members gave informative tours to prospective families.🏫 #SFCS

💕This afternoon, we “Celebrated our Faculty and Staff”. Our Home School Association (HSA) hosted the annual luncheon for our much deserving faculty and staff.😊We are so appreciative of all that our teachers, staff, and administration team do to make SFCS the best place for our students!🏫 # SFCS

❤️Today the SFCS student council executive board hosted breakfast for the wonderful volunteers that do so much for our school. We are truly blessed for those who give so much for our students during the school year.🥰Special thanks go out to them and Mrs. Farrell and Mrs. Hajduk for being the best student council moderators!💫 #SFCS

⏰ Last Chance to Register!

Don’t miss this beautiful opportunity to learn to let God lead this Lent. All women of the parish are invited to join our Lenten journey with Crux: Daily Lenten Meditations by Fr. Columba Jordan, CFR.

📅 Begins next week
📍 Weekly small groups
💲 $15 (includes book)

Registration is still open – Few Spots remain!
Register today and walk into Lent with intention, prayer, and community.
https://www.onesimplifiedforms.com/PGStFrancisMetuchenNJ/os-A0VG4wLt

🤎Franciscan Friar, Brother Gabriel Cortez captivated our students this morning with his🛹skateboarding skills sharing his message of faith with our students. He performed daring feats with his skateboard jumping over our teachers to show the importance of trust in our faith journeys.✝️ #SFCS

🏐The SFCS CYO was overflowing with school spirit today as the 8th grade classes took on the faculty in the annual volleyball game. The students had a great time cheering for all of the players. Our mascot, the Crusader really revved up the crowd!📣 #SFCS

🥰Today we “Celebrated our Students” with a school wide bingo game and the annual 8th grade vs faculty volleyball🏐game. The students worked together to hunt around the school for mini Jesus figurines. All of the children had a great day! 💫Special thanks to our student council executive board members that delivered ☕️coffee, 🫖tea, 🥐croissants, 🍓🫐fruit and 🍪cookies to our well deserving faculty and staff.😊 #SFCS

🏫 SFCS Open House 🏫

Join us for our St. Francis Cathedral School Open House on

📅 Sunday, February 1st from 1-3PM

Come explore our vibrant Catholic learning community, meet our faculty, tour our campus, and discover what makes SFCS a place where faith, scholarship, and community come together.

✨It’s a Cathedral Weekend! ✨ 🙌 Don't Miss it! 🔥💙 Sunday, February 1st Commissioning of Lectors at the 10:00 AM Mass Cathedral St. Francis Cathedral School Rescheduled Open House SFCS's Open House will begin with 12:00PM Mass Open House will follow after Mass from 1:00PM-3:00PM Cathedral | St. Francis Cathedral School ------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming and Other Important Information LAST DAY: Register for Women's Daily Lenten Meditations by Jan 28 See below for more information

✝️Today students from PreK - 8th grade "Celebrated our Community" by assembling "Blessing Bags" full of toiletries, snack and personal care products donated from all our generous school families. Half of the bags were brought over to our Parish Pastoral Center to the Director of Social Concerns, Bidgie Williamson who delivered them to the Ozanam Shelter. The other half was dropped off by Security Guard Tony at the New Dover United Methodist Church where they will be packed up with lunches for the homeless and delivered to St. Joseph Social Service in Elizabeth. There they will distributed to communties in need. It was was such a wonderful day at SFCS to see how our charitable actions can help so many people in need.😃 #SFCS

✨As part of Dr. Macaluso’s “Wellness Program”, our middle school students set goals for themselves. The children learned that writing📝goals down helps to gain clarity, focus, accountability, motivation, and a sense of direction. The students can see how their daily choices connect to future success. Dr. Macaluso explained that not all goals are achieved, and that is okay; but setting goals help shape a positive mindset and encourage growth.🌟#SFCS

✨Our PreK and Kindergarten classes had a fantastic time entertaining guests in their classrooms yesterday. They built ☃️snowmen, painted 🎨pictures and enjoyed delicious 🍕pizza with their parents, grandparents and guardians. Our campus is blessed to have so many young students enrolled to learn and grow at our school.🥰 #SFCS