St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

www.xavierbrunswick.org, 912-265-3249

September 29, 2019

Please sign up for one hour of prayer

for Adoration Friday, October 4. First

Friday Adoration is scheduled for Oc-

tober 4 in the Church from 2 to 7 p.m.

Sign-up sheet is located on the back

table. Mass at 7 p.m.

This Fall at SFX

-Please take a few minutes in prayer today to discern joining our Discovering Christ program

for the fall. We are offering two options: a daytime class that will meet on Tuesdays from

11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. beginning October 1st. Our seminarian Esteban Mallar will facilitate

this class. Another option is Thursday night from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. John and Patti La-

Neve will facilitate beginning October 3rd.

The format is very simple – we begin with a meal that we will provide; we watch a 30-minute

video about a spiritual topic, and we conclude with 30 minutes of conversation about the video.

A few things I found from last year’s course: people loved sharing a meal together and fellow-

shipping; they enjoyed the modern and well done videos, and they loved the opportunity to

speak about their faith with other Catholics. Seven weeks that could change your life! Please

consider signing up by the back tables or at SFXreservations@xavierbrunswick.org.

-We are in the midst of a feasibility study to explore the possibility of building a new school

on our Grant Street property. We would keep the current school intact and begin building on

Grant Street once we have secured one half of the cost in cash or pledges. We will have a ren-

dering of the proposed school in November to share with you. Besides reaching out to SFX Par-

ish, we are reaching out to SFX School families, SFX alumni, local philanthropists, and seeking

grants and assistance from the Diocese. If you have received a survey, please take a moment to

fill it out and return it.

-Today is commitment Sunday for our “Leading All to Christ” campaign. We will hear from

fellow parishioners and collect our pledge cards today. This is different than a capital cam-

paign. We are stopping to assess what we give to the Lord each week (or month) to build up the

Kingdom of God here in the Golden Isles. What is the Lord asking me to give? Can I give 2%

more? 5% more? Have a conversation with Our Lord, and please fill out your card today. If you

need a card, they are in the pew or on the front tables.

The Spirit is a moving at St. Francis Xavier! I hope you will find a way to be involved. Life

with our Lord is always an adventure. It is not always easy, but we were not made for comfort –

we were made for greatness (Pope Benedict XVI)!

Fr. Tim McKeown

K of C Full will be offering a breakfast next Sunday after the 8:30 mass on Oct 6th. The menu will consist of scrambled eggs, sau-sage, bacon, grits, juice, fruits, pancakes and more... $8 per adult or $18 per family WOW! Come join us!

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

See page 6

Reconciliation:

Church

Saturdays

4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Sunday

7:45 - 8:15 a.m.

(Or by appoint-ment)

St. Joseph Chapel

Monday - Friday

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Church

First Friday

Adoration

2:00 - 7:00 p.m.

SFX Parish picnic is scheduled for Sunday, October

13, noon to 2 pm in Hanover Square. This is the

park across the church. Bring a chair or picnic blan-

ket. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided.

Bring a dessert to share. Fun for all.

Thank you everyone who helped in this very successful blood drive we

couldn’t have done it without the help of our K of C volunteers and those

who gave their precious blood.

The Youth Group will meet beginning Wed. Oct 2 at 5:30 pm. Seminari-an Esteban Mallar will lead the group. We will meet in the Narthex. Other October dates are Oct. 9, 16, 23 and 30. This is for grades 9-12. Friday October 4 will be the Blessing of Pets. The School children will have their pets blessed at 2:30. If any parishioners would like to bring their pets please bring them at 3:00 to the area in between the CFC and Xavier Hall. First Friday Adoration in the church beginning at 2:00 pm on Oct. 4. Come and spend an hour with Our Lord. You may sign up (so that we know that someone is with Our Lord each hour) or you may drop in for a visit. At 7:00 pm we will conclude with First Friday Mass in English and Spanish. PARISH NITES are back! Wed. Oct. 9 (Fr. Tim speaking about the spirituality of Halloween) at 5:30 in Xavier Hall and Wed. Oct. 16 (Seminarian Esteban Mallar will speak!). Bring a covered dish to share. Meal at 5:45. Talk at 6:15 pm. Those who wish to go to 7:00 pm Mass can do so. Coffee and Donuts in October! Gather in the Narthex after mass. -Oct. 20 hosted by the Greeters, Lectors and Ems. -Oct. 27 hosted by Altar and Environmental Care

Make a joful noise unto the Lord!

We welcome and appreciate the talent of our new accompanist Billie Lou

Henjum, and encourage everyone who enjoys singing to join us! The

choir will start back in October after their summer break. We practice on

Wed. evenings following the 7:00 PM mass in the choir loft and again on

Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM. It is not necessary to be able to read mu-

sic but that is helpful. We would love to be able to sing 4-part harmony on

the beautiful music we sang in the past and could do so with more mem-

bers. We are now using the Heritage Mass settings until Advent. The

Gloria is No. 877 in the green book followed by the music for the other

mass parts.

Collection for:

September

21 & 22

$ 9,137.03

Mission Coop

$ 1,521.00

Save the Date

St Francis Xavier Crafter’s Fall Bazaar, Saturday November 2

9:00 to 2:30 in Xavier Hall

Artisans with unique items, bake sale, food and $800 in Gift Cards raffle. Tickets are available after mass. Bring the Family and support your Parish and local Craft-

ers.

Needed!!! Crafty people and entrepreneurs looking for a venue Applications available by contacting

Eileen Singleton 571-6463 or Ginger Dorcas 269-7266

Feasibility Study

In working with parish and school leaders and after much prayer and discernment, we have decided to conduct a feasibility study to determine whether a capital campaign is possible or not. We are consider-ing a campaign to build a new School building. Over the course of the next several weeks, we will be invit-ing all of you to participate in this feasibility study. This is an opportunity to share YOUR thoughts and feelings about the parish and school, its future and whether you see the need for this vision.

Many of you will be receiving a letter requesting a personal interview; please respond to us as soon as possible. The interview will ideally be done here at the parish or, if needed, can be arranged over the phone. Please call the parish office to schedule an appointment. Also, many of you will be receiving a questionnaire in the mail. You may complete this online following the instructions in my letter or you may complete it and return it in the envelope provid-ed. Please complete and return your questionnaire prior to October 11th. Thank you in advance for your participation. Please continue to pray for our parish and school families as we embark on discerning our future.

The Council

of Catholic

Women will

have their

monthly

gathering on Monday,

October 7 at 6:00 pm

in Xavier hall. Ladies

of the parish are

invited to come and

join us.

For many years, Publix has been a partner with

local schools, including St. Francis Xavier Catholic

School! Parishioners and parents were asked to

swipe a little green card each time they made a

purchase, and a percentage of the cost was sent

to the school. Publix will continue to do that, but

beginning October 1st, the little green cards will

not be used. Instead, you are asked to go toPub-

lix.com/partners and set up an account (name,

email, and phone number) and select St. Francis

Xavier School as your favorite, then each time

you check out, you will put in your phone num-

ber and you will be helping our school earn mon-

ey the same way you did using the little green

cards. Thank you for taking the time to sign up

at Publix.com/partners. This is a great, easy way

to support our parish school! Thank you!

SHARE THE LOVE AND YOU COULD

WIN A BRAND NEW CAR!

St. Francis Xavier Catholic School is par-ticipating in the Friends of Davis Love Foundation Car Raffle. This year’s raffle is for a Buick Encore from Nalley Bruns-wick Automobiles. 100% of the money collected through the raffle is distribut-ed back to our school. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the church or school office. Students will be selling tickets after masses September 22, 29, and October 6.

Make checks payable

to Davis Love Founda-

tion.

The Young

Adults of the

Parish (20’s &

30’s) met for

the first time

September

19, for Theol-

ogy on Tap at

Hop Soul

Brewery.

Guest speaker for the evening was Fr.

Chris Hassel who spoke on faith and

relationships. Next month’s speaker

will be Seminarian Esteban Mallar.

His topic will be “Ghosts, demons and

angels, oh my!” October 24 @ 6:30

p.m. at Hop Soul.

Stay connected with SFX happenings!

To sign up for general messages from SFX or from

groups you are a part of: Text SFX150 to 84576 to begin.

And follow the instructions that are sent to you.

If you can't complete the sign-up by mobile phone, go

online to: flocknote.com/

StFrancisXavierCatholic2 and follow the instructions.

We have 56 members!

Let us join in the sim-

ultaneous Rosary across

the US. Our parish

will be participating

in the Rosary Coast

to Coast rallies on

Sunday, October 13, anniversary of

the Fatima Miracle of the Sun. This

will take place right after our parish

picnic at 2 pm in Hanover Park.

Mass Intentions

Saturday, September 28

5:00 p.m. t Rudy Garcia

7 p.m. t Eleanor Daniel

(At Jekyll United Methodist Church)

Sunday, September 29

8:30 a.m. Special Intention for CCW

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

6 p.m. t Nancy Lee Brady

Monday, September 30

Noon Special Intentions

Tuesday, October 1

7 a.m. t Dominic Latourneau

Wednesday, October 2

7 a.m. t Charles Hannon

7 p.m. t Helen Wozniak

Thursday, October 3

7 a.m. t Maria Anton

Friday, October 4

8 a.m. t Mary Whitney

2 - 8 p.m. Adoration and Mass

Saturday, October 5

5:00 p.m. t C.D. Burgess, Sr.

7 p.m. t Rudy Zocchi

(At Jekyll United Methodist Church)

Sunday, October 6

8:30 a.m. t Edward Rozmarynoski

11 a.m. Sr. Pauline & Sr. Rebecca (int.)

6 p.m. Our Parish Family

September 29, 2019

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary

Time

Jack & Jan Mistisshen, Jerry Ehlman, Joyce

McPhee, Carol Papia, Michael L. & Michael S.

Mleko, Ric Carr, Shirley Reilly, Hazel Woody, Betty

Blouin, Lidia Gorman, Martha Burroughs, Jackie

Maassen, Dan Hickey, Jim & Susan Layman, Ma-

nuel & Derek Canas, Yvonne Lott, Tedi LaMere,

Helen Berry, Emory Young, Clay Dial, David

Higbee, Sr Andrea Curran, Sr Kathleen

McMenamin, Bro Robert Sokolowski, Helen Berry,

Emory Young, Patricia Clark, Janice Guyer, Norma

Ireland, Joan Schwartz, Mary Chapman, Dusty

Sloan, Ruthie Aspinwall, Denny Silva, Katherine

Haven, Bebe Browning, Alexandra Bergman, Eric

Meiring, Helen Drawdy, Peter Mistisshen, Sandi

Wadsworth, Marion Schmidt, Carl Alexander, Pe-

ter & Mary Homitz, Gerald Homans, Mike Force,

Dorothy Pepich, Kyle Kirby, Pat Huff, David

Zachry, Ann Brown, Bonnie Fales, Phyllis Johns,

Michael Westberry, Roy Rose, Wendy Pruitt,

Cynthia Robinson, Jim Holland, Evelyn Potts,

Janice Murrell, Gerard Kilroy, Henrique Castanhei-

ra, Nathan Lockwood, Helen Seaman, Marcus Sea-

man, Robert Chagnon, Joe Kirby, Vicky Lynn

Mleko, Dianna Rutledge, Linda Forsyth, Joan May-

er, Gary Grolemund, Randy & Patricia Bellflower,

Carlotta McGarvey, Mike Meehan, Arlene Catali-

na, Bill & Sheila Cole, Lois Trudel, David Robin-

son, Dawn Usher, Special Intentions

PRAYER LIST

Prayer List will be updated on October

6. Please email or call the office the week

of the 26th to keep names on the list.

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, Marisol Soler ………………………264-6805 ext. 12

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

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

Knights of Columbus, Bill Schuster……………….266-6779

Religious Ed., Larry Guyer …………..…265-3249 ext. 14

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

St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store…………..….…....262-6027

SFX School/Dr. Mermann …...……….…….912-265-9470

Parish Council, Alan Borst: alan.borst.sfx@comcast.net

Most Rev. Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM

Conv. Bishop of Savannah

Church Office

405 Howe St.,

Brunswick, GA 31520

912-265-3249

Ann (Office Manager) ext.0

Fr. Tim ext. 11

Fr. Chris ext. 12

Deacon Larry ext. 14

Deacon Robert ext. 15

CFC Building

912-264-6805

Juan ext. 11

Marisol ext. 12

Maggie (Finance) ext. 10