CANCELED – Marriage Day of Reflection
Do you desire a stronger and more fulfilling marriage for you and your spouse? Join other couples on this Day of Reflection for Married Couples on Sunday, 29 March 2020 from 11:30 am -5 pm at the parish school. This event will help you to reflect on the great value of your matrimonial vows and the graces that the sacrament gives you to fully live out this vocation. The day will include talks discussing the following topics: “The Ideal Marriage: What We Want”; “The Promise to Love: Why the Vows Matter”; “Forgiveness: the Will to Love”. There will also be the opportunity for Eucharistic Adoration & Sacrament of Confession. Free child care will be provided. The lunch provided is $20.00 per husband/wife; child meals can be reserved for $6.00. The presenter will be Father Nicholas Fleming who has a license in Marriage & Family Studies from the John Paul II Institute in Rome. Please pick up your registration form in the church entrance or in the parish office.
Shoe Fundraiser
Shoes for Rwanda:Thank you to all who made donations for the purchase of shoes for children in a Rwandan village. We raised $2,345.00 which is enough to purchase nearly 120 pairs of shoes for children to be able to attend school. This annual Advent fundraiser continues to have your great support. We are forwarding every penny of the raised amount to Father Leonard Kayondo so he can see that the funds go directly to the benefit of the Rwandan children.
Year of Grace Study
Parish Wide Book Study: As part of our continuing parish Adult Education program we will be offering an 8 week video series based in the book “The Sacraments” written by Fr. Matthew Kauth and which all parishioners will receive as a Christmas Gift from the parish. The subtitle of this book is “Discovering the Treasures of Divine Life” which fits in nicely with our parish Year of Grace. Father Matthew illuminates not only the scriptural foundation and profound spiritual realities of each sacrament but also the necessity of each sacrament as a means to living a happy and fulfilled life leading to heaven. We are offering different days and times for you to view this video series with us in the parish center hospitality room. We will present on Tuesdays at Noon and Thursdays at 9:45 am and 7:00 pm for 8 weeks. The first showings will be on Jan 28th and 30th respectively. Various parish staff will facilitate the video and be available to answer questions after the video. There is no cost to participate.
Rwanda Fundraiser
Please join us on Saturday 16 November from 5 to 8 pm for a parish Family Fued event to raise funds to send Rwandan children to high school in their own country. We have a special association through Father Leonard Kayondo of Rwanda to ensure that 10 children are provided for their full high school years through this raising of $5000. Tickets for this event are $15 for adults and $5 for children, 12 and over. Please call 508 995-7600 for more information. (This event takes place at the parish school).
Parish Podcasts
Introducing our new Parish Podcasts!
“Kindling Our Zeal” is the name of our new parish podcast series. These podcasts were recorded during our recent Adult Education Series, which is part of our Faith Formation Program here at St. Francis Xavier. Currently you will find recordings regarding the Gospel writers, as well as the Letters of St. Paul. Please check back as we will add more podcasts throughout the year.
We hope that through these talks and reflections, your faith may grow and your hearts burn with zeal for the faith like that of our patron saint.