This week is our parish Lenten Mission which will take place on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evening (March 6-8). We are pleased to welcome to St. Francis Xavier, Fr. Chris Peschel, pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in New Bedford and St. Teresa of Calcutta school, as our mission preacher. His reflections are entitled “Without Me You Can Do Nothing” (John 15:5) centering on the gift of our Eucharistic Lord truly present to us in the Blessed Sacrament. Fr. Peschel is truly a gift preacher. All are sure to be inspired by his preaching as we seek to grow in our relationship with the Lord during this Lenten mission.
Here is the schedule for the 3-night mission:
Each evening, Fr. Ryan will be available to hear Confessions from 5:30-6:20 pm.
On Monday and Tuesday, we will begin with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 6:30pm. Fr. Peschel will then preach his meditation. We will conclude with Benediction at 7:30pm.
On Wednesday, we will conclude the 3-day mission with Holy Mass beginning at 6:30pm. Fr. Peschel will deliver his final mission talk in the context of the homily.
Each evening, immediately after the mission, Fr. Peschel and Fr. Ryan will be available to hear Confessions until all have been heard.
On Thursday, March 16th at 6:30pm, The Men of St Joseph at SFX Parish hosted Bud Miller for our March Meeting.
Bud’s talk was a Lenten Reflection on the Fatima and Divine Mercy messages…“What Are You Doing?! Pray, Pray Very Much” (the Angel of Fatima to the children). Here is a link to the presentation: https://youtu.be/_2wa6joIGrI
SPRING BOOK STUDY – MARCH 1, 15, 22, 29 (Wednesdays)
All women from our parish, as well as other parishes, are welcome to attend our Spring Book Study! This is a great way to enter into the Lenten Season. We will be reading Matthew Kelly’s book “Holy Moments”.
Invite a friend to join us! You don’t need to attend every week of the Book Study…just come when you can. We look forward to seeing you 🙂
Meet us in the Hospitality Room (Church basement) and bring a friend!
Join us for a concert to feed people impacted by food shortages in Haiti. The concert will be held at St. John Neumann Parish Hall on Friday, February 17th at 7:00PM. All good-will donations go directly to support Sean’s orphanage and school in Haiti. Become a Team Haiti 180 member.
On Thursday, February 16th at 6:30pm, The Men of St Joseph at SFX Parish will be hosting an evening with Sean Forrest, founder of the organization Haiti 180. Please watch this 4 minute video for more information. https://youtu.be/eXH6Y4kGi5Y
Pizza at 6:30pm; Adoration, Confession and Benediction following the talk (takes place in the SFX school gym)
