Mass Schedule

Saturday

5:00 p.m. SFX

7:00 p.m. (on Jekyll)

Sunday (SFX) 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

6:00 p.m. in Spanish

Weekday Masses St. Joseph Chapel

Mon. Tues. Thurs. Fri. 7:00 a.m.

Wednesday 8:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Reconciliation: Church

Saturdays 4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Sunday 7:45 - 8:15 a.m.

(Or by appointment)

St. Joseph Chapel (Please go to the main

office for a key) Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

St Joseph Chapel First Friday Adoration

2:00 - 7:00 p.m. Holy Hour

7:00- 8:00 p.m.

First Saturday

8:45 a.m.

Loving Father, You sent St. Francis Xavier to preach to

the nations. You call us also to be missionaries in our

own way. Help us to build and strengthen our campus so

that we may share Jesus with the people of Coastal Geor-

gia. Like, St. Francis Xavier, may we be people of prayer

and may we share You with those we meet. We thank

you for blessing us with a Parish and a School. May we

seek Your will to further your work. Bless us with a sense

of unity, a spirit of cooperation, and a generous heart as

we face the responsibilities and challenges of this under-

taking. We believe our goals are rooted in Your Word and

in Your Work. May we nourish each other in faith, support

each other in our temporal needs, and renew our Church

in the pattern of Your own Household. Amen.

St. Francis Xavier Staff

Rev. Timothy McKeown, Pastor

912-265-3249 ext. 11

Rev. Chris Ortega

Assoc. Pastor

912-265-3249 ext. 12

Ann Buebel

Office Manager

912-265-3249 ext. 0

Maggie Shafer

Director of Finance

912-265-3249 ext. 16

Rev. Mr. Larry Guyer,

Director of Religious Education

912-265-3249 ext. 14

PERMANENT DEACONS

Rev. Mr. Ntungwa Maasha

262-0458

Rev. Mr. Larry Guyer

912-265-3249 ext. 14 CHRISTIAN FORMATION CENTER

1116 Richmond Street

Brunswick, GA 31520

Juan Perez-Valdes,

Hispanic Ministry 912-264-6805 ext. 11

Marisol Soler,

Fam. & Youth Ministry 912-264-6805 ext. 12

Joe Sechkar

Dir of Liturgy/Facilities Maint.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

CATHOLIC SCHOOL

1121 Union Street

Brunswick, GA 31520

265-9470

Dr. Terry Mermann

Principal

Lori Carden, Office Manager

Maggie Shafer Director of Finance

912-265-3249 Ext.16

Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule -8:00 a.m.

-Noon -7:00 p.m. (bi-lingual)

Lenten Resources

Book: Resisting Happiness (available by all entrances. One per family) Devotional: Little Black Books

(available by all entrances. One per family please) Marriage Group: Amoris Laetitia (On Love in the Family). Call the church

office for information.

Begin your Lent with Prayer! First Friday – Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (silent prayer) from

2:00 pm until 8:00 pm in the Chapel. Jesus asked his disciples, “Could you not watch one hour with me?”

First Saturday Mass. March 4 at 8:45 a.m. in the Chapel

Stations of the Cross

Fridays of Lent at 7:00 pm in the main church.

Consider coming to one or all of our daily masses! Mon and Tues at 7:00 a.m.

Wed. at 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Thu and Fri at 7:00 a.m.

Fast and Abstinence. All Fridays are days of abstinence (no meat). Ash

Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence

for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of absti-

nence. For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are

obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to

eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to

a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon

members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards. (This year the

GA bishops have lifted the abstinence on March 17 for St. Patrick’s Day).

Fish Fry!

During Lent the Knights of Columbus will offer a Fish Fry in Xavier Hall each Friday from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Meals will consist of fried fish, coleslaw, hush puppies and iced tea. The cost is $8 per plate or $25 for a family of four. The youth group will sell dessert. Our first dates will be Friday March 3,10,17. Stations of the Cross will begin in the church at 7:00 pm.

Here we go!

On Wednesday we will enter into the Lenten journey. Symbolically, we will go out

into the desert for 40 days as our Lord did and open our hearts to the Father. A common

question for Lent is, “What are you giving up this year?” It’s a logical question since we

are called to pray, fast and give alms over Lent but perhaps it is not the best starting point.

We can turn to St. Ignatius of Loyola for a starting point. In his Spiritual Exercises he

notes our purpose, "Man is created to praise God, reverence God, serve God and by means

of that to save his soul…” Ignatius notes that we must let God shape us in the way that is

best. He calls this holy indifference. This is not an attitude of not caring but rather of letting

God work in my soul in the way He knows best. For example, if we were to draw up our

own life story we might choose to be beautiful/handsome, wealthy and healthy. But what if

in having all these things we became self-sufficient and forgot about God? This would be

the greatest tragedy – to lose our soul.

So by the principle of holy indifference St. Ignatius proposes, “Therefore, we must

make ourselves indifferent to all created things, as far as we are allowed by free choice and

are not under any prohibition. Consequently, as far as we are concerned, we should not

prefer health to sickness, riches to poverty, honor to dishonor, a long life to a short. The

same holds for all other things.” (Spiritual Exercises # 23). With this principle we seek to

let God shape us in the way he knows best. Isn’t true that sometimes our greatest spiritual

growth comes through our suffering? Our times of illness, financial setback, relationship

problems can be times of great growth.

This Lent let us remember that we were created to praise, reverence and serve God

and by this means save our soul. Let us ask is there any created thing that is holding me

back from this goal? It could be an improper relationship, time on the computer, pornogra-

phy, wasted time with movies/TV, video gaming, social media, alcohol, drugs, an obsession

with work, laziness, lack of prayer, anger, jealousy. This week ask the Holy Spirit to point

out one or two areas in your life that need to change. Ask God over these 40 days to help

shape your soul in the way He knows best.

This Lent let us have the courage of our blessed Mother who told the Archangel Ga-

briel, “Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your

will.” (Lk. 1: 38). May God’s will be done in our lives this Lent and may we praise, rever-

ence and serve God and by this means save our soul.

-Fr. Tim McKeown

Prayer List for February

(All Names will be refreshed

on the 28th)

Anna Hardwick

Socorro Helean

Georgia Burgess-Erwin Tilly Johnson

Moira Kaluzienski Huong Thi Phan Gertrude Roberts

Sara Fryar

Richard Brunegraff

Maria Zambon

Donal Brunegraff

David Higbee

Gloria Quinones

Byron Bankston

Charlotte Cornelius

Peggy Lee Farrar

Vi Daugherty Vera Borkowski

Elizabeth Wendell Judy Perry Majka

Dick Guerin

Kathleen Koreski Benjamin Koreski Billie Lou Henjum

Zoe Yawn

Manuela Rocha Leslie Kaufman

Michael Mleko Jr.

Steven Gentzle

Buddy Vazquez

Bob Gilleski

Steven Gentzle

Jarret Jumper & Family

Cody Rutledge

Savannah Jones

Barbara Elliott

Jim Layman

John Carbonell

Wyatt Kersey Our sons and daughters in

military service

Financial News

Collections for

Feb. 18th & 19th

$ 9,640.87

Please consider bringing a canned good to mass

next week. Especially helpful are pop-top cans

that people can open without an opener. Meats,

tuna fish and peanut butter are good protein

items. Thank you for helping those in need!

This September we will begin Financial Peace

University with Dave Ramsey. It is a course that

helps with financial planning and peace. If you

would be interested please contact Ann at the

office at 265-3249 or annbuebel@bellsouth.net.

Since St. Patrick’s Day this year occurs during

Lent and on a Friday, the Georgia bishops

have lifted the obligation to abstain from

meat and meat products on Friday March 17.

During Lent we will offer the Dynamic Catholic book Resisting

Happiness. If you would interested in leading a small study

group on a Sunday, weekday or weeknight please contact

Ann at the office at 265-3249 or annbuebel@bellsouth.net.

We will then publish a list of meeting times.

The St Francis Xavier Council of Catholic Women is again

helping you with your “Spring Cleaning”. Our annual

Rummage sale will be April 8th. Please save your donations,

they can be dropped off at the Parish Hall on April 6th or 7th

from 2:00 PM until 7:00 PM. The ladies of CCW truly

appreciate your donations to help us help our parish, school

and community.

February 26, 2017

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass Intentions

Saturday February 25

5 p.m. Our Parish Family

7 p.m. t Rose DeFranco

(At Jekyll United Methodist Church)

Sunday February 26

8:30 a.m. t Souls in Purgatory

11 a.m. t Mary, Effie, and Preston Blanchard

6 p.m. t Joe Locascio

Monday February 27

7 a.m. Special Intention Tuesday February 28

7 a.m. t Hubert Sasser Wednesday March 1 8 a.m. t Brendon Mermann

Noon Our Parish Family

7 p.m. t Chad Branson Thursday March 2

7 a.m. Special Intention

Friday March 3

7 a.m. Our Parish Family

7 p.m. Stations of the Cross

Saturday March 4

8:45 a.m. Our Parish Family

5 p.m. t James Daugherty

7 p.m. t Lorraine O’Connor

(At Jekyll United Methodist Church)

Sunday March 5

8:30 a.m. t Lewie Klejeski

11 a.m. t Brendon Mermann

6 p.m. t Our Parish Family

Teens in the Spirit at

the Diocesan Youth

Conference 2017

Here’s a picture album

of our teens at the conference held

February 17-19 at the Marriott Hotel in

Augusta, GA. We took 5 boys, 5 girls

and 2 chaperons. It was a refreshing

experience for all.

Bishop's Annual Appeal 2017

Thanks to all who have made their 2017 Bishop's Annual Appeal contribution.

Thus far we have collected $10,906 of our 50,000 total. We are off to a good start!

You might not be surprised to learn that CRS Rice

Bowl is encouraging us to use these upcoming 40

days of Lent to reflect on what it means to encoun-

ter ourselves, our neighbors and our God anew.

But what might surprise you is that Pope Francis

himself has asked Catholics around the world to

participate in programs like CRS Rice Bowl to do

exactly that: to build a culture of encounter!

Rice bowls are available at all the exits. If you

want to participate, please pick up yours and start

saving. Boxes will be available for drop off at the

end of the 40 days.

SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER Catholic Church

405 Howe Street Brunswick, GA 31520

annbuebel@bellsouth.net Campaign Office: 912-265-3249

VOL 4, February 25 & 26, 2017

RECEPTIONS BEGIN THIS WEEK !

If you have any questions, please contact Dan Inman in the campaign office at (912) 265-3249

If you have yet to RSVP, don’t wait! Please give us a call at the parish office – (912) 265-3249 or email: annbuebel@bellsouth.net, so we have an idea of how many people will be attending. There are plenty of dates and times available. All families who attend Mass at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church are encouraged to participate in the social and informative receptions. Perhaps you are not registered with the parish, but have been attending here part time. Your presence and assistance are vital to our success! Besides, it’s also an opportunity to meet fellow parish families and ask your questions, so please join us on one of the following days:

Thursday, March 2 at 12 pm in St. Francis Xavier School Library Thursday, March 2 at 7 pm: Home of Steve & Maureen Thompson

Monday, March 6 at 7 pm: Home of Steve & Maureen Thompson

The Thompson’s Address: 1027 Union Street, Brunswick, GA 31520

Wednesday, March 8 at 12pm in St. Francis Xavier School Library

Wednesday, March 8 at 7:30 pm in Xavier Hall

We look forward to seeing you there!

Father Tim and the St. Francis Xavier Leadership Committee are deeply grateful to all of the Parishioners who signed a volunteer card during "Volunteer Recruitment Weekend." The gift of your time and talents for this important endeavor is most appreciated and very much needed. If you did not have a chance to sign up, but would like to help with the Home Visitation Phase of the campaign, please pick up a volunteer card at the Campaign Table in the back of the church. You may drop it in the offertory basket or return it to the parish office. Our volunteers are the key to the success of our Campaign! Additional details will follow for those who agree to help.

Thank you for your generosity!

OVER 54 PARISHIONERS VOLUNTEER

February 26, 2017 - 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span? Why are you anxious about clothes? Learn from the way the wild flowers grow. They do not work or spin they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Matthew 6:27-28 Jesus tells us today, “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.” May we see ourselves as stewards of what God has shared with us. May we pray about how to best use our resources to build up the kingdom of God!

Parish Activity Contacts

Adult Bible Study, Joe & Linda Kirby…………….267-9359

Altar and Environmental Care, Diane Lott……….223-1261

Bereavement, Ann Buebel………………………..265-3249

CCW, Rose Browning……………………….……...270-7176

Communion Ministers, Ann Buebel……………..265-3249

Culture of Life, Rose Lodise…………….…….…...264-4121

Greeters, Ginger Dorcas…………..……………....275-8492

Jekyll Island Catholic Ladies, Eleanor Daniel…....635-3046

Knights of Columbus, John Carbonell…….……...230-6198

P.S.R., Larry Guyer ……………………..…265-3249 ext. 14

RCIA/Sacramental, Larry Guyer…….…...265-3249 ext. 14

Religious Articles Shop, Rose Lodise……..……...264-4121

St. Monica Society, Peggie Cash…………….…....264-5458

St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store…………...….…....262-6027 Parish Council, RoseMary Jones at rosemaryjonessfx@gmail.com

Most Rev. Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM Conv.

Bishop of Savannah

Please call Ann Buebel at 912-265-3249 ext. 0.,

email her at annbuebel@bellsouth.net

or come by to schedule your masses. Office hours are 9

a.m. to 4 p.m.

Membership

To be a registered member of a Parish is to

have a sense of belonging to a family. New-

comers are requested to register at the Church

Office soon after arrival, to meet the staff and

learn about your new parish. In the time of fam-

ily sickness, death or special need, parishion-

ers are asked to notify the Church office. If re-

quested, Holy Communion will be brought to

anyone desiring to receive the Eucharist but

are unable to attend Mass for serious reasons.