by SFXparish | Nov 27, 2015 | NEWS
Our parish apostolate to women presents for all ladies of the parish a special morning of prayer and encouragement on Saturday, December 12th. The morning begins with morning Mass at 9:00am to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe who serves as the patron of the Women of Grace. After Holy Mass the ladies will meet in the parish hospitality room for a talk by Marian Desrosiers, Director of the Prolife Apostolate for the Diocese of Fall River, who has traveled to Mexico and will share her experience of being in the presence of Our Lady. Refreshments will be served and their will be an opportunity to sign up for the 2016 Women of Grace Program that begins in January. Please contact Mrs. Janine Hammarquist at jlh@sfxparish.com for more information about the Women of Grace events.
by SFXparish | Nov 27, 2015 | NEWS
Tuesday, December 8th is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, the day Catholics celebrate the creation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the womb of her mother St. Anne. Catholics believe that Mary was conceived without any sin or the tendency toward sin, her human nature being perfected by God for her singular vocation as the vessel and mother of the divine word, Jesus Christ. A solemnity is a holy day on which all Catholics are obliged to attend Holy Mass with a joyful heart. We will celebrate Mass at 9am on and 7pm on Tuesday, December 8th. Please come and express your devotion to Mary and to worship the Lord who gave her to us.
by SFXparish | Nov 24, 2015 | NEWS
While the world begins to celebrate its Christmas season, the Church opens its Advent Season on Sunday, November 29th. Advent is the period of four Sundays preceding the arrival of Christmas Day. During this time Catholics can attend Mass every day and hear the word of God proclaimed by the prophets about the coming of the savior, Jesus Christ. During these four weeks we prepare our hearts for the coming of the Lord so that on Christmas Day we may fully appreciate the Nativity of Jesus as the greatest gift of hope to all humanity and as the first installment toward the eternal salvation of man.
During this Advent Season please visit our parish and attend Holy Mass, Evening Prayer, and Eucharistic Adoration and grow in the grace of Jesus Christ!
by SFXparish | Nov 24, 2015 | NEWS
Bishop Edgar Da Cunha will be the principal celebrant of the Mass in honor of our patron, St. Francis Xavier, here on Thursday, December 3 at 9:00am. All parishioners are invited to join our parish school students and staff in observing the feast day of St. Francis Xavier – priest and missionary and patron saint of our parish church. St. Francis – Pray for us, and for our mission to the Town of Acushnet and beyond.
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.
