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Saturday 7/24 Mass is indoors

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A combination of high humidity and some weather forecasts predicting thunderstorms, we are going to play it safe and move 5 p.m. Mass indoors today. Please join us INSIDE CHURCH for all Masses this weekend: 5 p.m. Saturday, and 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 12 noon Sunday.

Saturday’s Mass is indoors

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With heavy rain in the forecast for Friday and Saturday, coupled with our guest Sister Barbara Einloth, SC, speaking at all Masses this weekend, the decision has been made to move the Mass at 5 p.m. Saturday, July 17, into the church. Please join us there or online at...

Foam, food, faith, fun planned for all parish youth

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We are planning a day specifically for the teens (and preteens) of our parish. We are teaming up our Edge & Life Teen programs for an exciting, joy-filled event to celebrate in community with one another after such long year (and then some)!   ALL St. Francis Xavier...

Bingo program will not resume

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Father Tony has decided that bingo, which has been on hold since March 2020 due to COVID-19, will not resume at St. Francis Xavier Parish. We are deeply grateful for the dedicated parish volunteers who gave many hours to this program, and especially for Judith and Bob Pagura. For...

Seniors Club cookout canceled

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Out of respect for one of its longtime members, the St. Francis Xavier Seniors Club hotdog cookout scheduled for Wednesday, July 7, will be canceled. Please keep in your prayers the soul of Matthew Markert, whose funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis Xavier Church.

July 5 Mass is at 9 a.m.

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Because July 5 is a federal holiday and our offices are closed, the Monday morning Mass will be at 9 a.m. instead of the usual 7:30 a.m. (Please disregard our mistake in the parish bulletin.) Thank you!

Saturday vigil Mass moved indoors

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Due to the wet and potentially severe weather predicted for this afternoon, the 5 p.m. vigil Mass for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time on Saturday, June 19, will be moved into the church. Please join us indoors! If you prefer to stay more socially distanced, you may listen on...

Masks, social distance optional after June 2

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Now that the bishops of Ohio have lifted the dispensation from our obligation to attend Sunday Mass, and our diocese has issued directives for returning to certain pre-pandemic practices, here is what you can expect at St. Francis Xavier Parish. Masks are no longer required for...

Parish survey – please weigh in

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As we look toward returning to pre-pandemic practices next week, Father Tony is asking for your opinions! Please take this short survey by MONDAY and share your thoughts on some of the practical matters associated with these decisions. We know, for example, that a percentage of...

Saturday’s Mass is indoors

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Due to this weekend’s rain and low temperatures, Father Tony has decided that the 5 p.m. Mass on Saturday, May 29, will be inside the church. Please be aware that, during this Mass, we will be celebrating the First Communions for about 13 second-graders, and their families...