saint FRancis xavier parish November 4, 2018

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1 saint FRancis xavier parish November 4, 2018 You shall love your neighbor as yourself. ~ Mark 12:30 Our Mission Statement St. Francis Xavier is a Catholic- Jesuit parish ignited by the Eucharist To Pray, Serve, Do Justice, and Love.

2 Items of Note: Celebrating Sunday all the way home: On the way home from Mass consider asking: When do you think of God? What do you feel it means to love your neighbor as yourself? There is nothing that can replace the absence of someone dear to us, and one should not even attempt to do so. One must simply hold out and endure it. At first that sounds very hard, but at the same time it is also a great comfort. For to the extent the emptiness truly remains unfilled one remains connected to the other person through it. It is wrong to say that God fills the emptiness. God in no way fills it but much more leaves it precisely unfilled and thus helps us preserve - even in pain -the authentic relationship. ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer 2

3 Missoula Catholic Schools has a rolling admissions process and is actively accepting applications for this school year and next. Please contact the schools to set up your 2 or with any questions you may have regarding admissions. St. Joseph School Admissions Open House, Thursday November 8th from 9:30-11:00am. All are welcome! Cabin Fever: all young people in Gr. 6-8 are welcome for a fun night of activities on Friday, Nov. 9th 7-9pm at the Missoula Catholic Schools Activity Complex. Loyola Sacred Heart High School Enrollment Information Night: Wednesday, Nov. 14th from 7-8pm. All are welcome! For more information about the schools and related events, please contact Kathy Schneider, Loyola Sacred Heart High School Principal at and/or Christina Vierra McGill, St. Joseph School Principal at Autumn is a time of remembrance and a time to pause in gratitude for our many blessings. You most likely received a mailing from the Diocese of Helena explaining more about this years Annual Catholic Appeal which supports so many valuable ministries. We encourage your participation in prayer and discernment as to the gift you might pledge this year. Thank you! Spanish Mass November 18th 6:00 pm at Blessed Trinity

4 The White Crosses Twenty-nine years ago, on November, 19 th, Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J., Ignacio Martín-Baró, S.J., Segundo Montes, S.J., Juan Ramón Moreno, S.J., Joaquín López y López, S.J., Amando López, S.J. and their housekeeper Elba Ramos, and her 15 year-old daughter Celina Ramos, were murdered at the University of Central America in San Salvador, El Salvador. saying mass in a small chapel. On March 24, 1980, St. Oscar Romero was assassinated in El Salvador while On December 2, 1980, lay missioner Jean Donovan, and three American Nuns, Dorothy Kazel, Maura Clarke, and Ita Ford were brutally murdered by members of the US backed National Guard of El Salvador. Each November, we commemorate their tragic deaths by erecting these white crosses. The lives and loss of these martyrs have significantly influenced the Ignatian family in the United States and throughout the world. Jesuit institutions have re-defined what it is to be universities, high schools, parishes, etc. in light of the martyrs, discerning new ways of addressing issues of social justice locally and abroad.

5 It's not too early to mark your calendars to volunteer for this year's Giving Tree! Make tags in Reidy Hall Sunday Nov 11, 11:00 AM Put up Trees in church Friday Nov. 16 4:00-5:00 PM Gift Sort Tuesday, Dec 11 in Reidy Hall 8:30 AM 12 Make food Boxes - in Reidy Hall Friday Dec 14 8:30-11 AM Gift distribution Friday, Dec PM Position Opening Guatemala Mission The Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena is currently seeking candidates to serve as the Mission Coordinator at the Guatemala Mission. The Diocese of Helena Guatemala Mission consists of the Mission complex, Clinica Maxeña (medical clinic) and Educational Institute Santiago de la Asunción. If you have a calling to promote spiritual growth within the lives of others, support social justice, and provide community outreach, this may be the opportunity for you. Please apply online at The completed application and / or resume can be submitted via mail to the Diocese of Helena, Attn: Carmae Fawaz, PO Box 1729, Helena, MT or via fax to or via at CFawaz@diocesehelena.org. For more information or a position description, please contact Carmae Fawaz at (406) or Michael Seipp at (406) or mseipp@diocesehelena.org 5 Come make music with us! If you would like to sing with the choir, contact Blakely at , blakelym@sfxmissoula.org, The Mary Martha Ministry The knitting group meets on the third Thursday of the month in the Xavier Room in the Parish Center at 11:00 am. The Mary Martha Ministry crafts beautiful prayer shawls that are blessed then distributed to parishioners who are suffering. All those able to knit or crochet or who want to learn are welcome. Contact: Joan Waters at

6 Mass Scriptures for the Month of November, 2018 Saturday 11/3 Phil. 1:18b-26 Bl. Rupert Mayer Ps. 42 Luke 14:1, 7-11 Sunday 11/4 Deut. 6:2-6 31st in Ordinary Ps. 18 Heb. 7:23-28 Mark 12:28b-34 Monday 11/5 Deut. 30:11-14 All Saints of the Ps. 16 Society of Jesus John 12:23-26 Tuesday 11/6 Phil. 2:5-11 Ps. 22 Luke 14:15-24 Wednesday 11/7 Phil.2:12-18 Ps.27 Luke 15:1-10 Thursday 11/8 Phil. 3:3-8a Ps. 105 Luke 15:1-10 Friday 11/9 Ezek. 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 The Dedication of Ps. 46 the Lateran Basilica 1 Cor. 3:9c-11, Please keep us in your prayers as we discern and surrender ourselves to God s will. Be assured of our continued prayers for you. The first year novices at the Novitiate of the Three Companions in Culver City, California began the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola on November 2, 2018 and will come out of retreat on the Feast of St. Francis Xavier. The first-year novices of the US West Province Lawrence Dacanay, nsj Brett Helbling, nsj Brian Hunter, nsj Travis Neuman, nsj Alexander Phan, nsj Collin Price, nsj Nicholas Russell, nsj Please remember our Diocesan Seminarians Couples Corner Dillon Armstrong Matthew Christiaens Tyler Frohlich Deacon Nathan Scheidecker Kyle Tannehill Being married will lead to life satisfaction, more wealth, and better health. Marriage does more to promote life satisfaction than money, intimacy, or even children, say Wake Forest University psychologists. Compared to singles, married people accumulate about four times more savings and assets. Married elderly people are more likely to maintain daily health-promoting habits, such as exercising, not smoking, eating breakfast, and having regular medical check-ups As a parish, let s work together to support and celebrate healthy marriage! 6 Family Promise The white board is up in the west entrance for those wishing to sign up to volunteer for family promise during the week of November If you are interested in learning more about this important program, please call Pam in the parish office Journey The 2019 Catholic Journey formally know as Cursillo is planed for January 2019 at Christ The King Women s - January 10, 11, 12 & 13. Men s - January 17, 18, 19 & 20. For a sponsor or for more information, please contact one of the following who are happy to answer any questions: Bruce Peterson , Jeff Morren , Al Gillefelin or Doug Gelvanic

7 November 4, 2018 The Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary We invite you to visit our website, & our social media pages. See what is happening at St. Francis Xavier and throughout the larger community! On Facebook at St. Francis Xavier Church Weekend Liturgies: Saturday ~5:00 p.m. Sunday ~ 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., & 6:00 p.m. Weekday Liturgies: Monday - Friday ~~ 8 a.m. Confession: Saturday ~ 3-4:30 p.m. or by appointment Anointing: 1st Friday following daily mass or by appointment Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesday 8:30 am - 3:30 pm & First Fridays 8:30 am until Noon Collections for Sunday, October 28, 2018 Regular Offering Loose Collections Aid to the Needy World Mission Sunday All Saints All Souls Online Giving Thank you for your generous giving! For information on Jesuit vocations BeAJesuit.org Prayers May --- Linda Morris, Lowell Cloninger,Mary Carver, Don Clarke, Steve Pinsoneault, Joey Shoen, Agnes Gerra, Leslie Woltvedt, Bill Sawyer, Deanna Huseth and Jim Huntley receive His healing and consolation. May --- William Shear, Kathy Magstsdt and Ron Scariano rest in peace in Our Lord s Loving arms. Mass Intentions for The Month of November, 2018 Saturday 11/3 Sunday 11/4 Monday 11/5 Tuesday 11/6 Wednesday 11/7 Thursday 11/8 Friday 11/9 Saturday 11/10 Sunday 11/11 Monday 11/12 Tuesday 11/13 Wednesday 11/14 Thursday 11/15 Friday 11/16 Terry Marie Blankenship Kate Deeds For the People* Pat Cahill Carlton* & Deanna Quamme* Steve Dailey Fredrick Dewing Eileen A. Huseth Mercedes Cookie Velasco Jerry Lubbers Tim Burger Gen Worden For the People* Steve & Verla Dailey The deceased family members of Ron Swanson* The Beausoleil & Petrovich Families* Carol Ann Richlie Jerry Downey St. Francis Xavier Parish will often use parishioner likeness in print, video, website or in social media sites for the purpose of sharing our church community with others. 420 West Pine Street, Missoula MT, sfxmissoula.org 7