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Christmas in July donation drive helps stock the shelves of Battered Women’s Shelter

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Thanks to all of you who brought items for our parish Christmas in July Donation Drive to benefit the Battered Women’s Shelter of Medina County. Your gifts touched the hearts of those who work with the many families — some of them our neighbors and friends —...

Parking lot work continues

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Thanks to all of you for the tremendous patience you’ve shown while our parking lot reconstruction work continues. Last year, we ripped up the half closest to the gym, and this summer it’s even more inconvenient because we’re replacing the section closest to the...

July 3 Prayer Service for Religious Freedom

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Join us at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 3, for a 30-minute Eucharistic prayer service for life, marriage and liberty as we participate in the Fortnight for Freedom 2014. Put your chairs and blankets in place, then gather in church to sing patriotic songs, pray for blessings upon His...

Seniors plan trip on Nautica Queen

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The St. Francis Xavier Senior Club will be traveling north to the Nautica Queen on Wednesday, July 23, leaving by carpool from our east parking lot at 9:45 a.m.  They will arrive at the dock at 11 a.m., when passengers may board, and set sail at noon. The cruise ends at 2 p.m.,...

Vacation Bible School welcomes children to SonTreasure Island

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More than 150 students have docked at SonTreasure Island, where they are learning each day about God’s love through Bible stories, crafts, songs and island fun. They were greeted the first day by Father Thom, dressed in his best Gilligan’s Island apparel, hanging out...

Fortnight for Freedom begins June 21

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Once again, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is encouraging Catholics across our country to enter into the period of the two weeks leading up to the Fourth of July with a strong focus on prayer, education, and reflection on our first freedom, freedom of religion....

Pray for our Teens at Steubenville

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A group of 29 teens from St. Francis Xavier Parish and their adult leaders leave today (June 13) for the Steubenville Youth Conference at  Franciscan University of Steubenville some two hours southeast of Medina, near the border of Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.  Our...

Welcome, Father Chris!

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We are excited to welcome Father Chris Cox to the St. Francis Xavier Parish staff and family! He arrived Tuesday afternoon and is getting settled into the second-floor rectory office formerly occupied by Deacon Joe Loutzenhiser. He will celebrate his first Mass here at 7:30 a.m....

Father Lee farewell

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This weekend we say “see you soon” to our dear Father John Sungwoong Lee, who concludes his assignment at St. Francis Xavier Parish on June 10 and begins his new one at Communion of Saints Parish in Cleveland Heights. Father Lee will speak at all of the Masses this...

Ministry Scheduler Pro Fixed

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Ministry Leaders:   Access to Ministry Scheduler Pro has been restored.  Please click the Ministry Scheduler Pro button at the bottom of the homepage to access it.