St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

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!

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

• Regular Day

• Tuesday T-shirt Day
• Grades due by 8:00 AM for Progress Reports

• Progress Reports sent home
• Online Auction Begins - please promote it!

• Regular Day

• Signed Progress Reports due
• Mass (Grs. 4-7), 9:00 AM

• April 8:

• April 9: March Students of the Month Announced
• April 12-16: Standardized Testing, 3rd-7th Grades
• April 14-16: School Online Auction
• April 14: Progress Reports Sent Home
• April 16: Signed Progress Reports Due
• April 19-23 - ACT Aspire Standardized Testing (3rd-7th)

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.

Summer camp registration (Camp Jaguar from June 7 - July 23):

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.
 

  Mark your calendars!

School Online Auction - APRIL 14-18

APRIL CALENDAR CHANGE

NEW RULE

REMINDERS

• Hang your name sign from your rear view mirror for the entirety of carpool so that all staff can see the name. Hint: A pants hanger works great!
• Siblings & Carpools are dismissed from the yard.
• Single Riders are dismissed from Betz Pl. Please go to your usual location even if a sibling is sick or out of school. The students are used to going to their designated side.
• If anyone in your immediate family tests positive, please notify Ms. Dwyer immediately. You can call the school, 833-1471, or email if after hours.
• Students should be kept home if they have any symptoms and their doctor should be consulted. Please do not assume it is allergies or a cold or send them to school after giving medication.

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY

  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 4^th-7^th 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; 7^th 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
                             

     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