St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

Nomvember 18 ( Evening of Praise and Adoration in church):  
       + 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm: Contemporary Praise & Worship Music by Jamie Diliberto and Friends
       + 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Holy Hour of Adoration with guided meditations (available priests for Reconciliation)
              * This evening is free and open to all. Please call the parish office (834-0340) for additional information.

Closing and re-opening for Thanksgiving Holidays:
      + Adoration chapel: Close at 5:00 pm on Wednesday November  27 and re-open at 7:00 am on Monday December  2.
      + Parish office:  Close at 4:00 pm on Tuesday November 26 and re-open at 8:00 am on Monday December 2.

December 1: Last day to return the gift to the Chrismas Giving Tree. If you would like to donate a gift, please take a paper angel from this tree, buy and wrap the requested gift with the paper angel attached. Please contact Christine, joanofarc1405@gmail.com with any questions.

December 7 (9:00 am to 2:00 pm): Our school hosts an Old Metairie Christmas Market. Come out and shop for your Christmas gifts at our Christmas Market. There will be Vendors in the school, schoolyard and St. Joseph Hall. Concessions will be sold. Contact Brigette Starr at brigette.b.starr@gmail.com or 432-0601

December 10 (The Daughters of St. Paul Christmas Concert at 7:00 pm in Jefferson performing arts center):
         -  A bus will board at 6:00 pm in the church parking lot.
           - Cost: $45 includes a concert ticket and transportation to and from the concert.
            - For more information, please contact Carol Pritchard at 835-6809 or cpritchard@stfrancisxavier.com.

December 13 ( Christmas concert, Nativity blessing, and Tree lightning at 6:30 pm in church): Annual Christmas Concert by the SFX School Choir and the blessing of our new outdoor Nativity Set and outdoor Christmas Tree. Refreshments will be provided by the Men’s Club. 

December 14 (Advent Morning reflection in church from 8:30 am - 11:30 am): This reflection will have 2 presentations, the availability of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and Eucharistic Adoration. 

December 17 (9:30 am to 4:30 pm): St. Francis Xavier home tour with seven Old Metairie Homes including parish rectory. If you would like to join with this home tour, please call parish office (834-0340), Suzy (985-373-5551), or Christine (723-3664).

Meeting dates:
            Tuesday October 15, 2019
            Tuesday November 19, 2019
             Tuesday January 28, 2020
             Wednesday February 12, 2020
             Tuesday March 3, 2020
             Tuesday April 21, 2020

Meeting details: 
              6:00-6:30 pm: free dinner for parents and children in cafeteria
              6:30-7:45 pm: parent workshop in St. Jospeh Hall
              Free childcare in cafeteria
      * For more information, please contact the parish office at 834-0340 or Heather Trimber at hmchisson@gmail.com

- Our last mailed bulletin will be for the weekend of November 23-24.
- In order to receive bulletin by email, please register at www.jspaluch.com/BulletinSubscribe.aspx 

            The Thanksgiving holidays bring with them Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday. 
            The Tuesday after Thanksgiving each year is Giving Tuesday, a day to thank God for blessings bestowed upon us during the year and to look within ourselves to see how we can best use our talent and treasure to help others. This year, St. Francis Xavier is building upon that feeling of generosity and compassion by asking parishioners to make a one-time donation to St. Francis Church or School through either Faith Direct or iGiveCatholic.
              On Tuesday, December 3, please consider donating to St. Francis through faith.direct/LA422 or iGiveCatholic. Clink onto St. Francis Xavier Church or School under the Archdiocese of New Orleans. If you prefer, you can call the parish office at 834-0340 or drop by the office to make a donation by check or credit card. Online giving starts on Monday, November 18.
               Your gifts and your participation in Giving Tuesday will be a great blessing for us as we try to “catch up” on our finances before the end of the calendar year. 
 
May God bless you richly,
Fr. Joe

          As Christ's disciples, we are called to go forth and spread the good news of His Resurrection. Our parish's many ministries are examples of how many of you answer that call. Our ministries require not only gifts of time and talent, but also of financial help.
           Please prayerfully consider supporting St. Francis Xavier with electronic donations through Faith Direct. Signing up is easy! Visit faith.direct/LA422 or text the word ENROLL to (Text-to-Give Phone Number). 
           Thank you for your continued support of our parish family!

     Fr. Nile Gross of Notre Dame Seminary gave a wonderful presentation entitled “How to get more out of the Mass” at St. Francis Xavier Church on February 2, 2019.  By special request of those who attended the presentation, we attach a copy of the text of Fr. Nile’s talk below under "Parish Flyers and information."  Also check below for a You Tube video of a similar talk by Fr. Nile on the Holy Mass..

- Monday through Saturday: after 8:00 am Mass.
- Thursday: 6:00 pm  
- Saturday: 3:30 pm