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MASS SCHEDULE Tuesday through Friday 7:00am and 12:00pm SAINT Saturday 4:00pm Sunday 8:00am and 10:30am FRANCIS (6:00pm University Student Liturgy during Fall & Spring semesters) Sunday School (ages 2, 3 & 4) during 10:30am Sunday Liturgy XAVIER Children’s Liturgy of the Word during 10:30am Sunday Liturgy Mariann McCormally 816-381-9163 1001 East 52nd Street Kansas City, MO 64110 SACRAMENT OF RECONCI LIATION Phone: 816-523-5115 Saturday 3:00-3:45pm (or by appointment) Fax: 816-333-0082 EUCHARISTIC ADORATION www.sfx-kc.org Thursday 12:30pm to 2:00pm PASTORAL STAFF SACRAMENTAL PREPARAT ION Pastor Infant Baptism, First Eucharist, First Reconciliation, Fr. Stephen Yavorsky, S.J., 816-381-9162 or [email protected] Confirmation, Adult Catechumenate (RCIA) Mariann McCormally 816-381-9163 Parochial Vicar Fr. Bob Hagan, S.J., 816-501-3288 or [email protected] Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Eucharist to Homebound or Hospitalized Business Manager Fr. Stephen Yavorsky, S.J. 816-381-9162 Ann Sheridan, 816-381-9165 or [email protected] Fr. Bob Hagan, S.J. 816-501-3288 Pastoral Associate, Faith Formation Marriage Fr. Bob Hagan, S.J. 816-501-3288 Mariann McCormally, 816-381-9163 or [email protected] ———————————————————————————— Pastoral Associate, Justice & Life OTHER ACTIVITIES Sue Robb, 816-381-9167 or [email protected] Centering Prayer Group 3rd Monday Monthly Pastoral Associate, Liturgy & Music Choir Practice Wednesday, 7:30–9:00pm Pat Woodrum, 816-381-9164 or [email protected] Pat Woodrum 816-381-9164 Community Garden Facilities Peg Hornsby 765-748-4135 or R E Jackson, 816-381-9166 or [email protected] [email protected] Administrative Assistant Cub Scouts Every other Saturday, 10–11:30am Peggy Beaven Calia, 816-381-9161 or [email protected] Steve Livingston 816-444-6721 Food Pantry By Appointment PASTORAL COUNCIL 816-381-9174 Teresa Cott - Chair, 816-868-8587 or [email protected] Justice & Life 3rd Sunday Monthly Steve Bruns Ron Grebowiec Edwin Locke Steve Bruns 816-804-6097 or Joan McMahon Christine Rankin Jason Roberts Cindy Taylor [email protected] John Veal Katie Wiehl Ignatian Spirituality FINANCE COUNCIL Stephanie Hudson 816-381-9168 Kaler Bole - Chair , [email protected] SFX-Adult Faith Formation 1st Tuesday Monthly Jane Coakley Brian Lappin Karen Stigers 913-262-8994 Dorna Edgar Swan Brian Sullivan SFX-Sister Parish Monthly The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Jim Bell 913-449-7505 Province are committed to combating sexual abuse in the Church. If you are a victim of sexual abuse, or if you observe or suspect sexual abuse: SFX-Sustainability Monthly 1. Call the Missouri Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-392-3738 (if the victim is Cindy Schmidt 816-914-9498 currently under the age of 18), and SFX-VIS Social Concerns Monthly 2. Contact your local law enforcement agency or call 911, and ———————————————————————————— 3. After reporting to these civil and law enforcement authorities, report sus- pected sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult to the Diocesan Ombuds- BULLETIN DEADLINE Monday at 12:00noon man, Jenifer Valenti, at 816-812-2500 or [email protected], if the abuse involves a priest, deacon, employee or volunteer of the Diocese of Kansas NOTE: For holiday bulletins, submit at least 5 days City-St. Joseph. earlier. The Diocese has a sincere commitment to providing care and healing resources to victims of sexual abuse and their families. Please contact Victim Advocate Kath- leen Chastain at 816-392-0011 or [email protected] for more information. In addition, if the abuse involves a Jesuit please contact Carol Zarinelli Brescia, MSW, LCSW at (314) 915-7168 or [email protected]. Both phone and email are confidential. OUR LORD JESUS CHRIS T, KING OF THE UNIVERSE Our Mission St. Francis Xavier Parish is a Roman Catholic, Jesuit community of faith called together by God to experience Jesus Christ in His Word, in the sacraments of the Church, and in each other. We, as the body of Christ, joined in Baptism and inspired by the grace of the Holy Spirit, enrich our faith through prayer and worship, spiritual formation, intellectual rigor, diversity of membership, hospitality and fellowship, attention to family life, and concern for social justice. Guided by the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola, we strive to use our many gifts for the greater glory of God. SFX Announcements Blue Christmas Monday, December 10, 7:00 pm St. Francis Xavier collections SFX Chapel week of November 5-11 The holidays can be a hard time for those of us dealing with the Offertory (cash and checks) $8,346.16 death of a loved one, facing life after divorce or separation, cop- Online offertory (SFX WeShare) $2,131.20 ing with the loss of a job, living with illness, disability, or diminish- Combined-All Offertory $10.477.36 ment. Others of us just feel sad because of the suffering of our Thank you for your generosity. brothers and sisters and the injustice we see in our church and Pledge Drive our world. Many of us are blue at Christmas. SFX joins an increas- We are in the middle of the SFX Pledge Drive! So far, we’ve re- ing number of churches creating a sacred space to reflect on and ceived 80 returned pledge cards. The due date is November accept where we really are and holding on tight to our faith in a 30th. Please return your card by mail or in the weekly offertory good God. Join us! For more information contact Mariann collection. Thank you. [email protected] 816-381-9163. Parish Financial Report The Parish Financial Report for July-October, 2018 is available by Little Blue Book for Advent and Christmas the parish door entrances. Please take a copy on your way out. Join your fellow SFX parishioners in prayerfully preparing for Christmas by using the Little Blue Book: Advent and Christmas. Music & Liturgy The booklets are available at the Adult Faith Formation table in the back of church after all the Masses this weekend. One per Eucharistic Minister Training Workshop, Dec. 1 household; a free will offering will be gratefully accepted. These Training for becoming an extraordinary minister of Holy Com- “six minute reflections” are based on the first part of the Gospel munion. Please obtain your parish’s approval before registering; of Luke. Contact Mariann McCormally ([email protected] or $30 will be billed to the parish. 816-523-5115 x 204) for more information. December 1, 2018, 8:30 am-12:30 pm: Cathedral of the Im- “Love is shown more in deeds than words.” Ignatius maculate Conception (O’Hara Room), Kansas City, Mo. Regis- Loyola tration required, please call the parish office. High School Youth Group Summer Service/Immersion Trip to El Paso December 8 – Feast of Immaculate Conception, July 6-13, 2019 Mass at 10:00am THANKS for supporting our youth with your prayers and generous Because the Blessed Virgin Mary is patron of the United States of donations as they fundraise for our summer service trip to work America under the title of the Immaculate Conception, Decem- with Father Rafael’s Encuentro Project at the El Paso-Ciudad Jua- ber 8 is a Holyday of obligation EVEN when it falls on a Saturday. rez border region. There’s still time to buy a $5 raffle ticket for the 55” 4 K television (the drawing will be on December1). And you’re Faith Formation invited to an Open House Reception at the Clubroom at Crest- wood (5401 Brookside Boulevard, KCMO 64112) on December 1, College Student Advent Care Packages 3:00-5:00 pm. For more information contact Mariann mccormal- We are sending a little Advent care package (just in time for first [email protected] 816-381-9163 or go to our sfx-kc.org website Faith semester finals!) to our SFXers away at college. If you haven’t Formation/Youth Ministry. already sent your son/daughter’s school mailing address to Mari- ann, please do so by November 30 [email protected]. Mark Your Calendar: Sunday, December 9 Both our High School and Middle School Youth Groups will be Rosary Intention for November –December meeting on December 9. Mary, we pray this holy rosary for all immigrants and refugees in Middle Schoolers will meet bright and early at 8:30am in Xavier Hall to bake cookies for our Christmas Baskets. our country and in the entire world. We remember that Joseph took you and Jesus to Egypt in order to escape the murderous High Schoolers will meet at 9:00am in the Parish Library for their wrath of Herod! We ask that through your intercession, these usual monthly meeting. EVERYONE is invited to help plate and bag men, women, and children will be able to remain together as fam- cookies at noon over in Xavier Hall. For more information, contact ilies, be taken care of body, mind, and soul, and find safe homes. Mariann [email protected] 816-381-9163. We pray that our government agencies be inspired and that the organizations of caregivers and legal representatives be empow- ered to accomplish these goals. NOVEMBER 25, 2018 LIVING FAITH: Icons of Mary and The Holy Family Food Pantry Needs Sunday, December 2, 9:00-10:15am, In this month’s water pipe break (yes, we had another), we lost Xavier Hall all our Depends (large sizes), diapers (any size), and Kleenex. If Join us on the First Sunday of Advent as we make icons of Mary you could pick up a package or two to replace what was de- and The Holy Family.