7:00 am - 6:00 pm: Monday - Thursday
7:00 am on Friday to 6:00 pm on Sunday
Monday through Saturday: 8:30 am
Sunday: 9:00 am
Thursday: 6:00 pm
To securely make a gift to St. Francis Xavier Church, text a dollar amount to 504-233-6373. You will be asked to complete a one-time registration page with your billing and contact information. After this registration, you can give any time by texting a dollar amount to our phone number.
Simply:
1. Text “Enroll” to 504-233-6373 to donate on a regular basis or gift amount for a one-time donation.
2. Follow the link to and complete a one-time process.
God Bless You!
DAILY MASS AND VIDEO EVENTS. Click here to view on YouTube.
CHRISTMAS VIDEO, “TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, COVID-STYLE”. Click here to view on YouTube.
LIVE Thursday, December 24 3:00 pm LIVE - Christmas Eve Masses in Church (Fr. Joe). Click here to view on YouTube.
Price: $50 each ticket
Tickets to be sold: Only 250 tickets
Prize:
1st Prize - $5,000
2nd Prize - $1,000
* All proceeds will go directly to the new school sign on Metairie Road and Betz Place!
Sunday, April 18:
- No PSR Classes
Monday, April 19:
- Parish Council Meeting, 6:30pm, St. Joseph Hall
Tuesday, April 20:
- Bereavement Group Sessions, 12:00 noon and 6:30pm
- School Board Meeting, 6:30pm, St. Joseph Hall
- Scout Pizza Night at Mark Twains Pizza on Met. Rd.
Wednesday, April 21:
- Talk on St. Joseph by Fr. Joseph Doyle, 8:30am & 7:00pm
- Scout Pizza Night at Mark Twains Pizza on Met. Rd.
Thursday, April 22:
- Deacon Ed’s Food Bank, 9:00-11:00am, St. Joseph Hall
- Rosary, 6:00pm, Church - Men’s Club Meeting, 6:30pm, St. Joseph Hall
Friday, April 23:
- ACT Aspire Testing in School
Saturday, April 24:
- Lay Ministry Formation Mtg, 8:30am-12:00noon, SJH
- Girl Scout Reception, after 4:00pm Mass, St. Joseph Hall
THIS WEEK AT OUR SCHOOL
Monday April 12:SUMMER ENRICHMENT/TUTORIAL (June 2-25):
SFX students entering 4th-7th
Taught by Miss Lebeuf, Middle School Reading Teacher
Click here for the flyer and registration form.
Contact Miss Lebeuf with any questions.
Click here for the registration forms for students entering PK3
Click here for the registration forms for students entering PK4 through 11 years old.
* Contact Mrs. Penny with any questions.
CABBAGE BALL (June 7 - July 23):
Age: PK3 & Up
Registration for our 2021 Summer Cabbage Ball League is now OPEN! To register, please complete the Google Form LINK
St. Francis Xavier parents may pay online at fbtonline.com or by check. Please make checks payable to SFX Summer Cabbage Ball and send to the school office. The registration deadline is Friday, May 14th.
COACHES & SPONSORSHIPS needed! For all details, please review the registration form.
* Contact Brigette Starr or 504-432-0601 with questions.
The application portal for Champions of Catholic Education tuition assistance program will open March 1-14, 2021. All applications must be submitted through FIRST BANK & TRUST portal that will be posted on www.nolacatholicschools.org at the appropriate time.
Camp Jaguar 2021
Theme for school year 2020-2021
Questions to review with students
Map for our school arrival and dismissal
Apr 16 Friday Update
A Generous Boy
Masses are videotaped daily and accessible at church.stfrancisxavier.com.; Friday, Saturday and Sunday Masses – Fr. Joe; Monday Mass – Fr. Thien; (Fr. Thien is out of town attending a funeral till Sunday afternoon)
Today’s Gospel – A Generous Boy: In today’s gospel, a crowd of 5,000 people that was following Jesus was hungry and without food. Jesus asked his disciples to feed them, but they responded, “Impossible.” But then, a young boy stepped forward and offered his food – five loaves of bread and two fish. Jesus blessed and multiplied the food, the whole crowd ate, and there were leftovers. We remember that nameless young boy all these years later. Am I selfless in giving of myself and my gifts so God can multiply their good? Do I see the Eucharist as God’s ultimate multiplication of Himself? Do I trust God has lots of loaves and fish to give me?
SCHOOL ONLINE AUCTION CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY: Our School Online Auction continues till Sunday at 8 pm. Check out this link and consider becoming a Bidder or Donor for the Auction: https://sfxspringauction2021.ggo.bid.
Food Bank Report: Despite heavy rain yesterday, our Food Bank served groceries to 18 individuals and families, including ground meat and fixings to make meat loaf. The Food Bank also distributed grocery store gift cards. Thanks for your support of this ministry.
Cancellation of Talk on St. Joseph, April 21: Sadly, Father Joe Doyle, SSJ called yesterday to cancel his talks on St. Joseph next Wednesday. He has developed a health issue and will undergo medical testing next week. Father Doyle hopes to reschedule his talks when his health improves. Please keep him in prayer.
St. Joseph the Worker “Work Day,” May 1: Join us for a Parish/School Work Day to spruce up our campus on Saturday, May 1 (the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker), from 9 am to 12 noon. The work will consist of general clean-up, gardening, pressure-washing, painting and other small work projects. Equipment, cold water and snacks will be provided. High School youth needing service hours are welcome. We ask everyone who intends to help to sign up so we know how many projects we can work on and what equipment we need. Call 834-0340 or email rgriffin@stfrancisxavier.com.
Men’s Club $5,000 Raffle: The St. Francis Men’s Club is holding a Raffle to raise money for new signage for our school. Only 250 tickets will be sold at $50 each. First prize is $5,000. Second prize is $1,000. The drawing will be on the last day of school, May 21. To purchase a raffle ticket, contact the School Office (833—1471) or email the Men’s Club at Jlebeouf5150@gmail.com.
Mother’s Day Outdoor Mass (May 9) and Lunch Purchase Option: Mother’s Day Weekend is one of the biggest times of the year for Mass attendance. We will have our usual Weekend Mass Schedule on May 8-9, but the 12 noon Mass on May 9 will be Outdoors in the Church Parking Lot. Bring your own chair and enjoy praying outdoors with our faith community. Aroma Catering is offering a Lunch Purchase Option for Mother’s Day: complete dinners of shrimp and grits, espresso beef or Italian chicken for $17 and kids’ boxes of grilled chicken fingers or pepperoni rolls for $10. Food can be picked up at Church on Mother’s Day from 11 am to 1 pm. Orders must be paid in full to the Church Office by May 6. See our website or call our office for more info.
Parish Picnic, Sunday, May 16: Due to the relaxing of outdoor gathering restrictions in Jefferson Parish, we have resurrected our previously cancelled Parish Picnic for Sunday, May 16, from 1-4 pm at Pontiff Park Shelter # 6. Bring your own chair. We will provide the rest. Food will include grilled pork and chicken, jambalaya, white beans and corn, and for the kids, a hot dog bar. Plum Street Sno-Balls. Water and lemonade. Cake Walk. Old-fashioned games and races, but no pie-eating or pie-tasting contests due to Covid. Hand sanitizer stations. Food will be served by hospitality ministers. A lot of manpower will be needed to host the picnic, so please be generous when sign-up is announced.
Upcoming Events: School Mass for 4th-7th Graders, Friday; Homilies on the Word of God, Masses this weekend; Parish Council Meeting, Monday; School Board Meeting, Tuesday; Talks on St. Joseph cancelled for Wednesday due to speaker’s illness; Men’s Club Meeting, Thursday; Lay Support Group Meeting, next Saturday; Girl Scout Awards, next Saturday; Reception for St. Louis and Rombouts Award Honorees, April 25; Parish Work Day on Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, May 1; First Communion Masses, May 8; Mother’s Day Outdoor Mass, May 9, 12 noon; 7th Grade Promotion Mass, May 11; School-Ending Program and Drawing for Men’s Club $5,000 Raffle, May 21; “The Presence” Video Series on the Eucharist, May 19, May 26 & June 2, SJH; Jody DiMaggio’s First Mass as Deacon and Reception, May 23: Summer Camp & Summer Cabbage Ball, June 7-July 23; Fr. Thien’s Farewell & Thank-You Reception, June 26, 5 pm .
Adoration Chapel, Office Hours, Confession Schedule and Bulletin: The Adoration Chapel is open Monday through Thursday from 7 am to 6 pm, and from 7 am on Friday to 6 pm on Saturday. The Parish Office is open from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Monday through Thursday and from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm on Friday. Confessions will be heard by Fr. Joe at 7:30 and 8:30 am on Saturday, and at 3:00 pm on Saturday. Our bulletin is available on the parish website and in church.
Financial Support: Thank you for your financial support of our parish.
The next email will be on Tuesday, April 20.
HAVE A BLESSED WEEKEND. FR JOE
We have an immediate Job Opening for a Maintenance-Janitorial Worker at our Church and School. The job entails a wide range of maintenance and janitorial work, manual labor and whatever are the needs of the campus. Job entails the ability to take direction from our Facilities Manager, C.J. Rowden, and basic knowledge of HVAC, Electrical and Plumbing. Hours are 8 am to 4 pm on weekdays. Some experience required, three references. Salary based on qualifications and experience.
Contact C.J. Rowden at crowden@stfrancisxavier.com or call 504-834-0340.
Time schedule for each session:
5:30 pm: Eucharistic Adoration
6:00 - 7:00 pm: Lecture and Q&A
Location: Schulte Auditorium at Notre Dame Seminary (2901 S. Carollton Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118)
Watch livestream of each lecture on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbWUrGENcibx6KlEtIb1Syw/videos
Click on the link sessions below to register to attend the lectures:
Beginning on the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, January 10, 2021, the local Catholic Churches in Archdiocese of New Orleans have entered into the Year of the Eucharist, a time of renewal, healing, and communion. This year is dedicated to helping all of us, clergy, religious, and laity, grow in our relationship with Christ.
We begin this important year on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord because baptism marks the beginning of our initiation into Jesus Christ, a lifelong journey toward union with Christ and one another. The Eucharist is communion with God. Christ nourishes us with his very Body and Blood so that we can be joined more closely to him and to all humanity.
As the universal church observes a special Year of St. Joseph as proclaimed by the Holy Father, we in the Archdiocese of New Orleans call upon St. Joseph’s powerful intercession to bring us closer to Jesus in the Eucharist.
Marking the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph being declared patron of the universal church, Pope Francis proclaimed a yearlong celebration dedicated to the foster father of Jesus. In a Dec. 8, 2020 apostolic letter, "Patris Corde" ("With a father's heart"), the pope said Christians can discover in St. Joseph, who often goes unnoticed, "an intercessor, a support and a guide in times of trouble." He then continue: "St. Joseph reminds us that those who appear hidden or in the shadows can play an incomparable role in the history of salvation. A word of recognition and of gratitude is due to them all"
Plenary indulgence in the year of St. Joseph:
A Plenary Indulgence is the full remission of punishment for sin so that no cleansing is required in Purgatory. As a special blessing of the Year of St. Joseph and owing to St. Joseph’s role as the Protector of Life and Universal Patron of the Church, Pope Francis has announced a plenary indulgence attached to receipt of the sacraments on reciting prayers to St. Joseph. See www.https://nolacatholic.org/ prayers-to-st-joseph.
Conditions for Indulgence: The plenary indulgence is granted under the “usual conditions” for an indulgence: Confession, Eucharistic Communion and Prayer for the Intentions of the Pope. It is granted to the faithful who are detached from sin and who participate in prayer for the Year of St. Joseph in one of the following ways:
(1) Meditate for at least 30 minutes on the Lord’s Prayer, or take part in a Spiritual Retreat of at least one day that includes a meditation on St. Joseph
(2) Perform a spiritual or corporal work of mercy in the spirit of St. Joseph
(3) Recite a family or couple rosary
(4) Entrust their daily work to St. Joseph or pray to him for those seeking gainful work
(5) Recite the Litany of St. Joseph for persecuted Christians.
Indulgence for the Sick:
Amid the ongoing Covid-19 concerns, the plenary indulgence is also extended to the sick, the elderly, the dying and all those who can’t leave their homes. They can obtain the indulgence if they are detached from sin and have the intention of fulfilling, as soon as possible, the three conditions for an indulgence plus recite an act of piety to honor St. Joseph, offering to God the sufferings of their lives.
Prayer for protection and healing from Coronavirus
Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
Monthly Prayer meeting
Please click the link below to see the Scripture readings every month:
https://church.stfrancisxavier.com/monthly-prayer-group-meeting
Loving and faithful God, through the years the people of our Archdiocese have appreciated the prayers and love of Our Lady of Prompt Succor in times of war, disaster, epidemic and illness. We come to you, Father, with Mary our Mother, and ask you to help us in the battle of today against violence, murder and racism.
We implore you to give us your wisdom that we may build a community founded on the values of Jesus, which gives respect to the life and dignity of all people.
Bless parents that they may form their children in faith. Bless and protect our youth that they may be peacemakers of our time. Give consolation to those who have lost loved ones through violence.
Hear our prayer and give us the perseverance to be a voice for life and human dignity in our community.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. Mother Henriette Delille, pray for us that we may be a holy family.