by SFXparish | Nov 6, 2019 | NEWS
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).
by SFXparish | Nov 4, 2019 | NEWS
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.
Go to Parish Podcasts Page
by SFXparish | Sep 13, 2019 | NEWS
Our parish group will meet again on Monday, 30 September at 7:00 pm in the parish center. Anyone who has lost a loved one and is struggling with grief is welcome to attend. During the evening of the 30th we will focus on the subject of Regret. While we have focused on sadness in our past meetings, this time we will focus on a very particular type of sadness which affects many people because of perceived missed opportunities: things we might have said or done while the person that we loved was with us. Come join us for a spiritual exercise in grieving and for friendly fellowship.
by SFXparish | Sep 13, 2019 | NEWS
We are gearing up for another month dedicated to human life. In October we hold our traditional Baby Bottle Campaign in which you fill baby bottles with coin (or bills) to donate to a local pregnancy resource center which offers alternatives to abortion and faithful support through and beyond pregnancy. Next we will hold a parish Blood Drive on Sunday 20 October with the usual mobile clinic in our parking lot. Lastly, we will once again join in prayerful vigil in Attleboro across from the single remaining abortion clinic in our diocese. Our 40 Days for Life sponsorship day will be Saturday 26 October. October has a few other surprises, so stay tuned!
by SFXparish | Sep 13, 2019 | NEWS
Bishop Edgar da Cunha has issued a decree that all diocesan permanent deacons now have the option to wear clerical attire when performing ministerial duties such as hospital visits, weddings, baptisms, funerals, etc. Permanent deacons can now wear a clerical collar. The specific color decreed by the bishop for the deacon is “grey” to distinguish him from the diocesan priest who wears black. The deacons may also wear other identifiers such as the deacon lapel pin, especially if the deacon is wearing a suit jacket.
Our Deacon David Pepin has welcomed this opportunity to cloak himself in this new ministerial attire which is put forth to instruct all of us of that the deacon is an ordained minister of the church.
by SFXparish | Jan 11, 2019 | NEWS
Thank you to all parishioners, parish apostolates, and others who contributed to our Annual Christmas Shoe Drive (2018) for children living in a Rwandan village. This year we raised $4,000 to be used only for the purchase of shoes by Father Leonard Kayondo when he returns home to his country soon. God Bless you all for your generosity!
