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Leaders of our 75+ parish ministries are invited to attend our annual Ministry Leaders Dinner on Wednesday, Aug. 27, in the Xavier Room. The dinner begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. We invite you to come and allow us to thank you for your dedicated ministry to our parish, as well as...

The Knights of Columbus will hold its ninth-annual Clambake on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Camp Paradise in Seville. Enjoy a fun-filled evening complete with one dozen clams, a half chicken, yam, corn, chowder, broth, beverages and desserts. The camp is located five minutes south of...

St. Francis Xavier School is back in session, with 495 students in kindergarten through the eighth grade. Students will celebrate the beginning of the new school year with an all-school Mass (minus the kindergartners, who start coming to liturgies later in the year) on Tuesday,...

We join Catholics throughout the world to celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Aug. 15. It is a holy day of obligation, and four Masses will be celebrated: the 7 p.m. vigil Mass on Thursday, Aug. 14, plus 7:30 a.m., noon and 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15. Because it...

We are in our final days before life returns to what constitutes “normal” here at St. Francis Xavier Parish for nine months of the year, when the school is in session and the grounds are abuzz with activity and learning. Parents, be sure to check the school’s...

It’s almost time to go back to school! Father Thom has been busy painting blue and yellow (school colors) stripes on the hallway walls while everything gets refreshed and renewed and ready for a new school year. There’s even a new floor and color scheme in the Xavier...

Please join us for an evening of faith, fellowship and reflection as we celebrate our Mother Mary at our annual Walk with Mary on Saturday, Aug. 9. Registration check-in begins at 3:45 p.m. The evening will include Rosary, Mass, dinner, our speaker Dave Haney, music (a soloist),...

Thanks to all of you who brought items for our parish Christmas in July Donation Drive to benefit the Battered Women’s Shelter of Medina County. Your gifts touched the hearts of those who work with the many families — some of them our neighbors and friends —...

Thanks to all of you for the tremendous patience you’ve shown while our parking lot reconstruction work continues. Last year, we ripped up the half closest to the gym, and this summer it’s even more inconvenient because we’re replacing the section closest to the...

Join us at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 3, for a 30-minute Eucharistic prayer service for life, marriage and liberty as we participate in the Fortnight for Freedom 2014. Put your chairs and blankets in place, then gather in church to sing patriotic songs, pray for blessings upon His...