FLOCKNOTES ARCHIVE

Holy Day of Obligation

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...

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Advent

Advent

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....

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Patronal Feast

Patronal Feast

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...

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Blessed Thanksgiving

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...

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Rwandan Fundraiser

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...

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Next Adult Ed Session

Next Adult Ed Session

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...

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Variety Show Fundraiser

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....

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A Life Saver

A Life Saver

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...

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All Souls Day

All Souls Day

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...

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Vocations Sunday

Vocations Sunday

Please join your fellow parisioners at Saint Mary Cathedral in Fall River on Nov. 1st for a special Holy Hour for Vocations with Bishop Edgar Da Cunha.  Each year our parish attends this very...

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40 Days for Life

40 Days for Life

October 31st is the next date of our  parish vigil for the 40Days For Life.  On this day from 6am to 4pm we will be praying in solidarity for unborn children and their mothers across the street from...

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Memorial of God’s Archangels

Memorial of God’s Archangels

The Memorial of God's Archangels will be celebrated in the Church's liturgy on Tuesday, September 29th.  On this day Steven Guillotte, our parish Pastoral Services Director, will lead a Chaplet of...

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