Our next Rosary Party is scheduled for Sunday, 13 August at 6:00 pm at the parish school. Come for intercessory prayer, fellowship, fun and desserts (but mostly for the prayer)!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their prayers, concern, and support over this year of my formation at St. John’s Seminary in Boston. As you may know, this was my first year at St. John’s. A new place always offers challenges and opportunities. With your support, overcoming these challenges was …
Dear Parishioners, It is with a heavy heart that I announce to you that I will be leaving St. Francis Xavier Parish at the end of June this year. I am being transferred to the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon as the Director of the Office of Divine Worship. Bishop Da Cunha has given me on …
An Introduction to Evening Prayer and the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office). We are all familiar with the liturgy we celebrate together every Sunday, the Holy Mass, or the Holy Eucharist. But did you know there is another liturgy of the Church, sometimes called “the official prayer of the Church?” It is the Liturgy …
Thank you to all who came to give blood on Sunday, April 23rd. We had 29 individuals come to donate and 20 units drawn. We look forward to our next drive which will be in the summer. We will have more information as the time approaches. Thanks again to all for your participation in this life-sustaining …
Join us on Monday 10 April at 7:00pm in the Parish Center as we begin our preparation for the Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary which will take place after the 9:00am Mass on Saturday 13 May, the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. This date is especially important this year as it marks the …
Please join us for our annual School Gala on Friday 28th April, 2017 at 6:00pm at the Century House in Acushnet. This major school fundraiser will feature live and silent auctions and many other fun activities which will raise funds for our beloved school. Please support your school by reserving your place. Call our school at …
Click here for an article in the Anchor about our Rosary Parties: http://www.anchornews.org/news/march-2017/03-10-17-1.html A Message from Mary Cardoza In October 2017, the church will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. Our Lady gave many messages to the three children and the one message that repeats in many apparitions …
Our next Parish Blood Drive, the first of the New Year, will be held from 7:30am to 1:30pm on Sunday, April 23rd 2017 in the parish parking lot (east-side). A very new and comfortable mobile-clinic will be parked to receive your donations which help sustain and save lives. October is especially a month in which the Church celebrates …
St. Francis Xavier Parish of Acushnet Adult Education 2016 -2017 The Bible: What It Is, Where It Came from, and What It Means to the Church – September 25 & 27 Deacon David Pepin This presentation will explore how the Bible is the Word of God spoken to His people through sacred writers …