by SFXparish | May 23, 2018 | NEWS
We recently upgraded our parish center, church, and rectory to LED lighting (including the parking lot). We expect this to result in much savings on our electric bill over time. We contracted with Energy Source for the lighting fixtures and bulbs and our own parishioner Doug Corrigan completed the project and replaced all the lighting. This was a market value project of $26,897.29, however after the utility incentive we paid only $4,034.60. Once again we thank you for your generosity to our parish Building Fund which pays for such facility improvements.
by SFXparish | Apr 24, 2018 | NEWS
Vocations are a top priority here at St. Francis Xavier Parish and so we are particularly excited about the prospect of a new female religious vocation in our 3rd Grade school teacher Haley Ketchske. In order to support Haley, our Women of Grace apostolate is sponsoring a night at the Knights of Columbus Hall (57 Fairhaven Road in Mattapoisett) on Friday, 11, May at 6pm. All women of the parish are invited to attend and to bring their post-First Communion daughters with them for an evening of fellowship and fundraising for Haley (free will donations will be accepted on Haley’s behalf). We will have a guest speaker on women vocations. Please sign up after the weekend Masses or call Janine at 508 995-7600 for more information.
by SFXparish | Apr 24, 2018 | NEWS
Thanks to all parishioners and others who offered to give blood on Sunday, 22 April. We had 25 people come forward to donate and 21 units collected. Once again, thank you for supporting LIFE!
by SFXparish | Mar 23, 2018 | NEWS
Confessions during Holy Week are being held on Monday, 26 March and on Good Friday (30 March) from 5:30 to 6:30 pm; and on Holy Saturday from 3:00 to 4:00 pm.
by SFXparish | Mar 23, 2018 | NEWS
Please join us on Good Friday for a 3 pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion. There will be no Holy Mass but there will be distribution and reception of Holy Communion per tradition. Come also at that time to venerate the Holy Cross and partake in the reading of the Lord’s Passion. At 7 pm we will also have the Stations of the Cross so we can further prayerfully unite ourselves to our suffering Lord.
by SFXparish | Mar 23, 2018 | NEWS
On Holy Thursday, 29 March, our parish will celebrate our Catholic liturgy in the morning at 9 am by praying the Divine Office. At 7 pm we will celebrate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper after which the Blessed Sacrament will be reposed in our Eucharistic Chapel for Adoration until 11 pm. At 8 pm parishioners are invited to jump on a bus leaving from our parking lot to participate in the Visitation of the Seven Churches, a tradition that began in the 16th century in Rome by St. Phillip Neri. We will visit seven deanery churches and should return to our parish church by 10:30 pm.
