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During Lent, the Church invites us to spend a little more time in prayer and fasting as we prepare our hearts for Jesus’ passion, death and resurrection. Join your parish family for a simple meal of soup and bread before a beautiful service of music and prayer on Wednesdays...

Ash Wednesday is February 10. As we turn our attention to the start of the holy season of Lent, we receive ashes on our foreheads as a reminder of our need for repentance. For your convenience, ashes will be distributed at five liturgies on Ash Wednesday. 7:30 am (Fr. Tony) 9:15...

St. Francis Xavier School joins in the national celebration of Catholic Schools Week beginning Sunday, Jan. 31. Special activities are planned all week, beginning with noon Mass on Sunday, Jan. 31, where students will take part as readers, ushers, gift bearers and more. After the...

Have you participated in a small-group faith community here at St. Francis Xavier Parish? Every Lent, hundreds of parishioners gather in small groups to read and discuss a book about our Catholic faith. Most groups only meet during Lent; others continue to meet year-round to grow...

What if Marriage is more than you think it is? What if, woven into the very fabric of your humanity, is a purposeful desire placed there by God that will play a vital part in His work in the world? No matter how long you’ve been married, it’s always a good time to discover the...

Our last Soup & Scripture event for Advent will be Tuesday, Dec. 22. We invite all to join us for a simple meal of soup and bread at 6 p.m. in the Xavier Room (inside the school) and a special prayer service in the church at 7 p.m. The service will last about 30 minutes and...

Boys and girls in grades five and older are invited to train as altar servers beginning in Lent. Servers assist at Mass on weekends and holy days. They also are needed for school and PSR liturgies, weddings and funerals. Please consider signing up to help with this important...

St. Francis Xavier Parish will celebrate the feast day of its patron saint on Thursday, Dec. 3, with prayers and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament throughout the day. Our celebration of our patron saint begins with morning Mass at 7:30 a.m., and continues with the 9:15 a.m....

St. Francis Xavier Parish will conclude its 155th anniversary year with a very special evening on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. Following the 5 p.m. Mass, Father Tony Sejba will dedicate our new vestibule space and doors to the church, then invite everyone downstairs to the church...

November 11, 2015 Dear Parishioners, I need to make you aware that, on Friday, November 6, we suffered a breach in our computer network security, and hackers were able to access certain portions of our parish’s network. As soon as I became aware of the hacking incident, the...