SAINT JANUARY 23/24, 2021 MASS SCHEDULE FRANCIS Saturday 4:00pm Mass Sunday 9:00am Mass FOR PASTORAL CARE, PLEASE XAVIER CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE AT 1001 E 52 St 816-523-5115 Kansas City, MO 64110 SACRAMENTAL PREPARAT ION Phone: 816-523-5115 Fax: 816-333-0082 Infant Baptism, First Eucharist, First Reconciliation, Confirmation, Adult Catechumenate (RCIA) www.sfx-kc.org Mariann McCormally 816-381-9163 Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Eucharist to PASTORAL STAFF Homebound or Hospitalized Fr. Stephen Yavorsky, S.J. 816-381-9162 PASTORAL ADMINISTRAT OR Marriage Ann Sheridan, 816-381-9165 or [email protected] Fr. James Caime, S.J. 816-381-9169 PASTOR SACRAMENT OF RECONCI LIATION Fr. James Caime, S.J., 816-381-9169 or [email protected] Saturday By appointment EUCHARISTIC ADORATION PAROCHIAL VICAR Thursday Currently Suspended Fr. Stephen Yavorsky, S.J., 816-381-9162 or [email protected] Centering Prayer Group 3rd Monday Monthly PASTORAL ASSOCIATE, FAITH FORAMATION Rebecca Thompson [email protected] Mariann McCormally, 816-381-9163 or [email protected] Choir & Choir Practice Wednesday, 7:30–9:00pm Laura Worms, 816-942-5918 or [email protected] PASTORAL ASSOCIATE, JUSTICE & LIFE Community Garden Peg Hornsby Sue Robb, 816-381-9167 or [email protected] 765-748-4135 or [email protected] FACILITIES Cub Scouts Suspended At SFX R E Jackson, 816-381-9166 or [email protected] Steve Livingston 816-444-6721 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIS TANT Gospel Non-Violence Peggy Beaven Calia, 816-381-9161 or [email protected] Peg Burns [email protected] Ignatian Spirituality PASTORAL COUNCIL Stephanie Hudson 816-381-9168 Steve Bruns - Chair, [email protected] Cathy Daly Tim Driscoll Ron Grebowiec Food Pantry Cathy O’Shia Christine Rankin Dave Rouyer By Appointment 816-381-9174 John Veal Katie Wiehl SFX-Adult Faith Formation 1st Tuesday Monthly Cathy Daly [email protected] FINANCE COUNCIL Kaler Bole - Chair , [email protected] Jane Coakley Brian Lappin Steve Livingston The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is committed to combatting sexual Dorna Edgar Swan Brian Sullivan abuse in the Church. If you are a victim of sexual abuse, or if you observe or suspect sexual abuse: BUILDING COMMITTEE 1. Call the Missouri Child Abuse Hotline at 1.800.392.3738 (if the victim Larry Skogerson - Chair , 816-729-6679 is currently under the age of 18), and Jim Bell Danny Bonderer George Cornwell 2. Contact your local law enforcement agency or call 911, and Vincent Gauthier Fred Hopkins Becca Jackson 3. After reporting to these civil and law enforcement authorities, report Nelson Jordan Dave Rouyer David Scurlock suspected sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult to the Diocesan Stephen Van de Castle Ombudsman, Joe Crayon, at 816.812.2500 or cray- [email protected], if the abuse involves a priest, deacon, employ- BULLETIN DEADLINE ee or volunteer of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The Diocese has a sincere commitment to providing care and healing Monday at 12:00pm resources to victims of sexual abuse and their families. Please contact the NOTE: For holiday bulletins, Victim Advocate, Kathleen Chastain, at 816.392.0011 or chas- submit at least 7 days earlier. [email protected] for more information. 3RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY T I ME 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. Centering Prayer Group via Zoom First Communion Prep Classes Monday, January 25, 2021 (usually the third Monday Begin on Wednesday, January 27, 6:30 - 7:30 pm on of the month, but postponed because of MLK Day) Zoom. 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Please pray for our second graders and their parents: Contact Rebecca Thompson ([email protected]) for Louise Coates, Elsa DesMarteau, Asha Larson, Stella Zoom meeting id and password. For more information Miller, Hattie O’Connor, Leif Peterson, and Liam about Centering Prayer go to http:// Pfeiffer. Many thanks to catechists Elise Antista and contemplativeoutreachkc.org/ Stephanie McElwrath for their work with the children. Caste Book Study begins January 25 Hunger Banquet - Save the Date We will begin reading and discussing Caste by Isabel Plan to join us for our virtual Hunger Ban- Wilkerson. She examines the different caste systems quet Wednesday, February 10 at 7:00 pm. Our guest around the world and details how the American caste speaker will be Rosilyn Temple, founder and director system developed 400 years ago when European im- of KC Mothers in Charge. The Hunger Banquet will be migrants came to America. The result is the system of a good lead-in to our Soup and Spirituality series. injustice that people of color face today. Order the book and click here to sign up for the 4-week discus- Covid Vaccine Information sion! Also, mark your calendars and sign up now If you live in Jackson County, your ability to receive the to join the author in a virtual talk through KCK Public vaccine could be a click away. Take this survey to find Library on February 18 at 7:00 pm. out when you will be able to receive your vac- cine. General testing and vaccine information for Health Committee Johnson County, Wyandotte, Clay and other counties Members of our Health Committee will be reaching out can be accessed by going to the individual coun- to you in the coming weeks to check in and say ty’s website. hi. As Covid lingers, we want you to know that we are here for you. Please feel free to engage and share how you’re doing. We care. Looking for a Spiritual Director? The Ignatian Spirituality Center can help match you with a spiritual director to help you deepen your pray- CuraCommunities er life and “find God in all things.” Contact Executive Our CuraCommunities continue to be a source of joy Director Susan Friedrichsen and connection for parishioners. We meet via Zoom [email protected] to begin the con- twice a month for about an hour. If you want to check- versation. The Center also offers one-on-one and in with your SFX family on a regular basis please, con- group guided prayer experiences. Go to Ignatian Spir- tact Sue for the Zoom link. We will meet again ituality Center of Kansas City (ignatiancenterkc.org) to Wednesday morning, January 27 at 10:00 am and learn more. Thursday evening, January 28 at 7:00 pm. All are wel- come! Share Your Good News!!! Do you have any Good News you’d like to share with Please remember the parish? If so, send information and pictures to St. Francis Xavier Parish Peggy at [email protected]. when estate planning and in your will. JANUARY 23/24, 2021 Our Lady of Piat, Patroness of Cagayan Valley, Philippines I was introduced to Our Lady of Piat back in 1978 on a vacation to the Cagayan Valley with my family. In a little town called Piat, we visited a small chapel built on a cliff overlooking the Cagayan River. On the main altar was a familiar statue of Our Lady of the Rosary, wearing a Rosary and holding the baby Jesus, also with a rosary. The skin color is dark brown, and Mother and Child are each holding a bouquet of flowers and what appears like a small cloth bundle. The statue was made of paper mache. One of the women in the chapel told me this story: There was a flood and the whole valley was inundated. As the waters receded the townspeople saw a wooden crate caught on the branch of a tall tree. Inside the crate was this statue, dry and intact. A small chapel was built on that cliff and people came to visit and pray. Healings and divine signs were reported. Soon the chapel and the town became too small for the influx of devotees with their petitions and coming back reporting stories of restored health, deliverance from mishaps, success in stud- ies, bountiful harvests, help during flooding and drought seasons, and other endeavors. The priest decided to move the statue to a bigger church in the neighboring city. It was a big event and many people came to join the procession. The statue was brought out of the chapel and a long line of people followed. Halfway approaching the city there was commotion and screaming at the tail end of the procession. Water was following them. The Cagayan River have risen up the cliff and started flooding the town. As the procession turned back the water receded. And so the statue was returned to its original site. Through the years the chapel building (and the town) grew and transformed with the fame of the miraculous statue. It’s now a designated Basilica minore, and Piat is dubbed as the Pilgrimage Center of Cagayan Valley. The official history of the statue tells how it was brought by the Dominican friars in 1604. It was originally called Nuestra Senora del Santisimo Rosario (Our Lady of the Holy Rosary). From Manila it was brought to Caga- yan to evangelize the “Itawis”, the native people of the province.