by SFXparish | Nov 24, 2015 | NEWS
Monsignor Gerard O’Connor and the parish of St. Francis Xavier wish you and yours a very peaceful and blessed Thanksgiving. We pray for peace throughout the world as we are thankful for all the good things that God has bestowed upon us. We pray especially for peace in the Middle East and the protection of all those under threat from the violence of terrorism and its inexcusable hatred. We pray also for all our military personnel serving overseas or who are away from their homes during the holidays. May the Lord keep them safe and secure and return them to their families who eagerly await their return. Please join us on Thanksgiving Day for our only Mass of the day at 9am.
by SFXparish | Nov 24, 2015 | NEWS
Thank You to all who donated individual scholarships and who bought tickets to our parish Variety Show to raise funds to send 10 Rwandan children to high school in Rwanda. We met our goal in raising $5,000 toward this cause. We thank all parishioners and others who continue to support this ongoing venture in favor of home grown education which can only assist in the personal and local development of the Rwandan people.
by SFXparish | Nov 18, 2015 | NEWS
On Sunday, January 10th at 9:15am, and on Tuesday, January 12th at 7:00pm, Philip Martin, Chairperson of the Theological Department at Bishop Stang High School will present Apologetics 101. Philip will explain that apologetics does not mean that we are to apologize for our faith, but that we are to defend it and be prepared to answer questions about it. We answer questions about the faith especially when people want to know about “our reason for… hope” in Christ and for eternal life. For the complete list of Adult Ed sessions please click here for a full explanation of all 10 sessions.
by SFXparish | Nov 9, 2015 | NEWS
We thank all parishioners who have donated graciously to our fundraiser to put Ten Rwandan children through high school in Rwanda. We are on target to raise the funds needed to accomplish this. Any parishioner interested can also attend our upcoming Variety Show on Saturday, November 14th. Tickets are $15 per person and sales will help us reach our goal.
by SFXparish | Nov 4, 2015 | NEWS
We thank all parishioners and the Knights of Columbus who kept prayerful vigil with us on October 31st at the abortion clinic in Attleboro. We had another “save”, that is, a saved life as a woman who exited the clinic said that something was tugging at her heart when she woke up that morning and she decided to not abort her child. We thank God for his grace which no doubt stirred the conscience of this young woman. We continue to pray for her and for her beloved baby.
by SFXparish | Oct 23, 2015 | NEWS
On Monday, Nov 2nd we will have 2 Masses in remembrance of all souls (all who have died) at 9am and 7pm. After the 7pm Mass we will process to the Acushnet Cemetery with lit candles and when we arrive we will pray for the souls of the dead speaking aloud all the names of those who had funerals at our parish since the last All Soul’s Day. Please join us as we respect the dead with an offering of intercessory prayer which is a great Spiritual Work of Mercy.
