About us
Welcome!
Welcome to Our New Deacon Francisco Gonzalez, Jr!
Thank you for your warm welcome! I am Deacon Francisco Gonzalez, Jr. and am from Brooklyn, New York. I am married to Neomara and have three adult children and a grandchild. Over the years, I have been a tour bus operator for many companies, a tractor trailer driver, train mechanic, aircraft mechanic, aircraft fueler, wrecker operator, closed circuit monitor installer and Instructor for the New York City Department of Sanitation for twenty-five years.
In 2013, my wife gave me an application for Diaconate Formation. I was not interested at all. Not long after, I had an encounter with Jesus in the presence of The Blessed Sacrament and fell in love with Him. I then had another encounter with Jesus and learned to trust in Him. I then knew that this calling was truly for me. Praised be Jesus Christ.
I attended St Joseph, Dunne Woodie Seminary College for four years and was ordained in May, 2019. I was assigned to St Brendan Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn for five years, and still attend there six months of the year. I’m assigned the other six months here at Annunciation Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Miami in Florida.
I enjoy my journey as a Deacon and I'm available to serve God in whatever He has for me now and in the future. I'm very blessed by God for the family members he gave me in my life and blessed to meet Fr. John and all the parishioners of Annunciation. If there is anything I can assist to help my brothers and sisters in Christ, please don't hesitate to ask me. Thank you for your warm welcome to Annunciation Church. May The Almighty Lord bless you now and always. Amen.
Annunciation Parish History
Annunciation, founded in 1959 to serve Catholics in Dade and Broward Counties, drew parishioners from Saint Stephen and Visitation parishes. Masses were celebrated in the Lake Forest Civic Center and in the Madonna Academy before the dedication of its permanent church structure in 1963.
The parish established a school in 1961 with 222 students in kindergarten through fourth grade and by the following year, enrollment had increased to 297. Today the parish’s educational complex consists of four buildings, administration offices, a school library, and a gymnasium that is also used for school activities. In addition, a parish center provides space for computer lab, art, music and Spanish rooms, and a science lab.
Parishioners hold weekly Legion of Mary meetings, contribute to the Saint Vincent de Paul Society and Respect Life. They also serve as ushers, sing in two choirs, and serve as lectors and Eucharistic Ministers. The parish has active Bible study groups in English and Spanish.
Fundada en 1959 para servir a los católicos de los condados Dade y Broward, Annunciation atrajo a los feligreses de las parroquias St. Stephen y Visitation. Las misas se celebraban en el centro cívico Lake Forest y en la academia Madonna, antes de que su iglesia permanente fuera dedicada en 1963.
En 1961, la parroquia estableció una escuela con 222 estudiantes de pre-primaria hasta el cuarto grado, matrícula que al año siguiente había aumentado a 297. En la actualidad, el complejo educativo de la parroquia consiste de cuatro edifi cios, ofi cinas administrativas, una biblioteca escolar y un gimnasio que también se utiliza para las actividades escolares. Además, el centro parroquial cuenta con un laboratorio de computadoras, salones para arte, música y español, y un laboratorio científi co.
Los feligreses tienen reuniones semanales de la Legión de María, y ayudan a la Sociedad de San Vicente de Paúl y al Respeto a la Vida. También participan en dos coros, como ujieres, como lectores, y ministros extraordinarios de la Sagrada Comunión, y dos activo grupos de estudio bíblico se reúne con frecuencia.
