saint FRancis xavieR paRish FebRuaRy 25, 2018
Our MissiOn stateMent
st. Francis Xavier is a cathOlic- Jesuit parish ignited by the eucharist
tO pray, serve, dO Justice, and lOve.
‘This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
~Mark 9:8
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anOinting every Friday following Mass February 16th through March 23rd
taize pRayeR seRvice thursday, March 1st at 7:00 pm
adult FOrMatiOn serieschristology, scripture, & the sacraments
thursday, February 22nd, March 8th, & 22nd 7:00 - 8:30 pm in Reidy hall
cOMMunal penance servicethursday, March 15th at noon and 7:00 pm
statiOns OF the crOsswith the exception of Good friday we will partner with St. anthony pariSh 217 tremont
5:00 pm on Friday at st. anthony parishFebruary 16th, 23rd, March 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd
nOvena OF graceMarch 4th- 12th
Weekday novena Mass~~ noon & 7:00 pm saturday & sunday ~~ novena Mass at noon
I hope our parish will make this retreat together whether you come for one session or all nine days—and that we will let the grace of our patron bless us all and draw us into the unity Ignatius and Xavier knew.
May this Novena give us the grace to say of each other, what Ignatius said in his last letter to Xavier: “Completely yours, without ever being able to forget you at any time.”
Lenten Schedule
The Way of The Cross
Please enjoy these booklets while in the church then return to the basket for others to enjoy --- if you would like to keep a copy they are available in the Parish office for purchase.
Please join us for an evening of Lenten Taizé Prayer
on Thursday, March 1st at 7pm.
Taize began, as a form of prayer, in the little village of Taize in northern France during the Second World War. Through the use of repetitive phrases, music, silence, scripture, and intercessory prayers, participants are invited to stillness and to listen for and to the voice of God. One of the rules of Taizé as stated by Brother Roger is to "keep inner silence always, and you will dwell in christ for it is through inner silence that makes possible our conversation with God." (Br Roger of Taizé)
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Novena of GraceMarch 4th - 12th, 2018
Weekday Novena Mass ~ Noon & 7 pm Saturday & Sunday Novena Mass at Noon
Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God. ~Pierre Teihard de Chardin S.J.
Pillars of Joy - Foundations of Grace
In the waning days of winter, when we are tired and crave quiet, solitude and warmth. Consider the comfort of the Novena of Grace. This year centered on the theme of:
Annually, St. Francis Xavier Parish offers nine days of prayer and retreat for those who find themselves weary and longing for God. Grounded in our celebration of the Eucharist, Masses will be held daily for nine consecutive days and feature a reflection by one of our guest presenters (Fr. Michael Moynahan, S.J. and Mary Anne Sladich -Lantz.) There will be live music, and prayers of petition and thanksgiving through the intercession of St. Francis Xavier. We also offer individual prayer / blessings at the end of Mass, as well as the sacrament of reconciliation throughout the nine days. Though the Novena of Grace is a Catholic prayer tradition in Jesuit communities, we welcome people of all faiths to attend. It affords all who participate time to reflect and to open one’s self to God’s Spirit and the healing grace that rejuvenates and transforms our lives. No sign up is necessary: the event is free and open to all.
Join us!
st. Francis XavierMissoula’s Jesuit parish
420 West Pine Street Missoula, MT 59802-4199 (406) 542-0321 www.sfxmissoula.org
Pastor
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We are pleased to announce that our Filipino community will be offering the Stations of the Cross on March 9th at 6:00 p.m. in BiSaYa
St. francis invited us to join the celebration of the lent season 2018 by hosting the Stations of the cross in our local dialect. it was in tagalog last year and the year before but this time we will offer it in BiSaya. as has been the tradition we gather downstairs at reidy hall for a small get together thereafter.everyone is welcome to bring snacks to share. please come and join us. friends can invite friends.
Guatemala Needs for Lent 2018
Bishop Thomas recently returned from a trip to the mission in Guatemala. Observing first-hand the damage caused at Santiago de la Asuncion school by the September 2017 earthquake. He is asking that parishes respond by providing funds for the Guatemala mission.
Donations may be made to:Guatemala Mission, Diocese of Helena P.O. Box 1729 Helena, MT 59624-1729 indicating for “Guatemala Repair projects”
Photo courtesy of Pistol Creek Photography
Join us as we celebrate the success and the future of the Family Promise of Missoula Program
as our 2018 Lenten Project!
• Please return the questionnaire and tell us how you would like to be involved in the program
• Please donate using the purple envelopes in the pews • Come to a soup and bread dinner to learn more, to
celebrate our amazing volunteers and meet our families on Saturday, March 24nd from 6-7 pm in Reidy Hall
Family Promise Questionnaire
If you have completed your Family Promise questionnaire please return them to the box provided in the west entrance. We will be hosting Family Promise during the week of March 18th - 25th. The white board will be up in the west entrance for sign ups. If you are inter-ested in learning more about how our parish and other faith communities help with this important outreach program for homeless families, please come to our soup and bread dinner on Saturday, March 24th following the 5 pm Mass.
Couples’ Corner
Gary Chapman, in his book The Four Seasons of Marriage, writes, "Marriage doesn’t operate in a vacuum. It affects everyone who is closely associated with a couple." And it’s up to you to make that effect a positive or a negative one, which means it’s also up to you not to let friendships fall by the wayside.Join other married couples from St Francis Xavier for a Lenten soup and bread evening! There will be fun and fellowship on Friday, March 16th from 5:30 – 7:30 in Reidy Hall. Child care will be provided. If you are bringing children your RSVP would be appreciated by calling Pam in the parish office or by using this link: http://tiny.cc/fc02qy
watch your bulletins for helpful tidbits in the couples’ corner. as a parish, let’s work together to support
and celebrate healthy marriage!
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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.
Please hold in your prayer our elect and candidates who will receive the Easter sacraments at the Vigil on March 31:Robin O’Day, Le Zhang, Norm Gibson,Kathy Mariucci, Ross Robertson, andMatthew Long.
saint FRancis xavieR ~~ MissOuLa, MOntana420 West pine street, Missoula Mt, 59802
406.542.0321 sfxmissoula.org
The Second Sunday in LenT OFFICE HOURS:
Monday-Thursday 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Friday 8:30 am - Noon
e-mail: [email protected]. Phone: 406- 542-0321 Fax: 406-327-8537
Weekend LiturgiesSaturday ~~~ 5 p.m.Sunday ~~ 8 a.m., 10 a.m., and 6 p.m.Weekday LiturgiesMonday - Friday ~~ 8 a.m. Confession -Saturday ~~ 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. or by appointmentEucharistic AdorationWednesdays & First Fridays ~ 8:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Prayers
Thank you for your generous giving!
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follow all the events, news, and photos of life here at St. francis xavier.
may --- Luke Garnaas, Jim Buck, Mark Ruddy,
Ken Kailey, Kate Deeds, and Laura Fellin receive his healing and consolation.
For information on Jesuit vocations BeAJesuit.org
Collections for Sunday, February 18, 2018
Envelopes $8882.71 Loose: $1035.36
Black & Indian Mission $327.00 Family Promise $1000.00 Guatemala Fund $1000.00 Lenten Project $50.00 Maintenance $150.00 Peters Pence $100.00
Online giving we currently have soft-ware called ConnectNow Giving. This is a convenient and safe way to make a one-time or recurring donation. Getting started is easy—just visit our website, sfxmissoula.org and click our online giving link http://connectnowgiving.parishsoft.com/sfxmissoula. And if you still want to place something in the offertory basket, just pick up one of our “I GAVE ONLINE” cards on your way into church and use that at offertory time.
Remember to check our Website and the links to our social media pages where you can view photos of some of our recent events!
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Mass StipendSuggested Mass stipend is $20 tax deductible
“... only the intangible value of prayer...”
February 25, 2018
Mass Scriptures for the Month of February, 2018
Saturday 2/24 Deut. 26:16-19 Ps. 119 Matt. 5:43-48 Sunday 2/25 Gen. 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Second of Lent Ps. 116 Rom. 8:31b-34 Mark 9:2-10 Monday 2/26 Dan. 9:4b-10 Ps. 79 Luke 6:36-38 Tuesday 2/27 Isa. 1:10, 16-20 Ps. 50 Matt. 23:1-12 Wednesday 2/28 Jer. 18:18-20 Ps. 31 Matt. 20:17-28
Mass Intentions for the Month of February, 2018 Saturday 2/24 Mary DiMarco Sunday 2/25 Mary Kendall For the People* Jack McCoy Monday 2/26 Jack McCoy Tuesday 2/27 Joshua Dean Casey Wednesday 2/28 Jim Caplis* Mass Intentions for the Month of March, 2018 Thursday 3/1 Jack McCoy Friday 3/2 Adalia Kenck Saturday 3/3 Jerry Lubbers Sunday 3/4 Ellen Boulton Jim Frohlich Trisha Hagan For the People* Monday 3/5 Kay Hauser Susan Wiese Tuesday 3/6 Joshua Dean Casey Donald Tomlinson Wednesday 3/7 Jim Frohlich Jack McCoy Thursday 3/8 Bob Beausoleil Jim Frohlich Friday 3/9 Mercedes ‘Cookie’ Velasco Ken Kailey* Saturday 3/10 Mercedes ‘Cookie’ Velasco For the People*
The choir is seeking more members for our Easter Triduum liturgies. If you are interested in sharing your voice for the holiest days of the church year, please call or email Rachael. 541-6040 or [email protected]. Rehearsals for Holy Week will be held on Monday evenings from 6:30pm-8:00pm in the basement of the parish center beginning February 19th and running through March 26th. Thank you!
Attention Engaged couples who are planning to marry this year, our three mandatory preparation sessions will be held as follows:
Wednesday, March 21st - Financial Workshop from 7:00 to 8:30 pm in the parish office Wednesday, March 28th - Liturgy Workshop from 7:00 to 8:30 pm in the parish officeFriday evening, April 13th and all day Saturday, April 14th - Engaged Retreat in Reidy Hall
If you haven't already done so, please contact Pam at 541-6041 to start the paperwork process.
Recently Engaged?
Baptism Class
If you are expecting your first child or have a little one under the age of 7 seeking the sacrament of Baptism we will be offering a class Today! Sunday, February 25th from 1 - 3:30 in Reidy Hall. Godparents are also welcome to attend.
Mass Scriptures for the Month of March, 2018
Thursday 3/1 Jer. 17:5-10 Ps. 1 Luke 16:19-31 Friday 3/2 Gen. 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a Ps. 105 Matt. 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday 3/3 Mic. 7:14-15, 18-20 Ps. 103 Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
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Strong Catholic Families Workshop
Saturday, March 18th from 12:45 to 4pmat Christ the King.
It is co-sponsored by our Missoula Deanery parishes, so there is no cost to you. Childcare will be provided. The presenters are David and Deidre Casey who have been working in Catholic youth and family ministry for more than a decade in Helena, MT. They have 8 children of their own, are exceptional musicians, and have a rounded, balanced, thoughtful, and deeply committed perspective about being a Catholic family.
To register, please contact Patti at Christ the King Parish directly at [email protected]
uilding Strong Catholic Families… It Takes a Partnership!
Partnering with Parents to Bring Home the Faith All across the country, pastors—along
with parish and school leaders—are asking for effective ways to
engage parents in the life and mission of the church, as well as seeking ways to help them take ownership as the primary
leaders of faith within their families. To work together toward
this desirable goal, we invite you to consider a dynamic grassroots process, designed to reach out to parents in a way that empowers and challenges them to form Strong Catholic Families.
What is Strong Catholic Families About? Strong Catholic Families: Strong Catholic Youth is an ongoing parish- or school-based process that engages and strengthens parents and families in growing as a domestic church through a close and vital partnership with the parish and school community.
How Does it Work? The Strong Catholic Families process is made up of four distinct steps that lead to numerous avenues of faith growth within families and the entire faith community.
The process begins with consultations between a diocesan consultant and parish/school
leadership. During these meetings, the consultant presents an overview of the Strong Catholic
Families dynamic and assists the leaders in assessing their readiness to begin building strong Catholic families
and in thinking through the implications this direction will have upon current programming and
structures. Once the leadership is prepared to make this initial
commitment, it begins to assemble a local team of parents and staff to
prepare for the next steps. Step 2 seeks to engage parents through presentations and dialogues with a diocesan-trained presenter who uses contemporary research combined with engaging visuals and pertinent stories to help parents understand the critical role they possess in how faith is lived in their home and especially in their children’s lives. Follow-up gatherings will help engage parents in exploring their
emerging needs and concerns while exploring practical strategies for how to best grow in faith as a family. Step 3 involves additional critical reflection and discernment by all involved: staff, leaders, parents, and the local Strong Catholic Families Team, concerning the next steps in partnering with one another to empower and support family faith growth. Step 4 is an ongoing and evolving movement comprised of implementing new strategies, further reflection and evaluation, and continued commitment to supporting the growing partnerships between the institutional church/school and the domestic church. This cycle continues throughout the years ahead as more and more families become empowered to grow in their Catholic faith.
What Happens as a Result? In a nutshell, evangelization! But the specific look is as diverse as the hundreds of parishes and schools and the dozens of dioceses who make up the growing Strong Catholic Families network because each local community decides its best direction given the unique resources, culture, and history of the community. Some local responses have included the following: Adjusting program structures to accommodate family faith
gatherings between Masses. Parent groups that meet during sacramental sessions. Sessions on how to lead prayer and share faith in the
home, developing family mission statements, and more. Coaching parents to pass on the Catholic faith to kids. Intergenerational Vacation Bible School programs. Online webinars for parents on Catholic faith topics.
What Is the Cost? There is very minimal cost for this initiative because your diocese has already purchased the copyright permissions for you to use every year! A community may choose to purchase color copies of the Family Faith Resource Booklet and table tent prayer
cards, which each family receives during the initial parent session, but permission is granted for these resources to be copied locally as needed.
Who is Behind This Initiative? The Strong Catholic Families initiative is presented in partnership by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM), the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership (NCCL), the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers (NACFLM), and the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). It is also available in Spanish!
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Contact Your Diocese to Begin Building Strong Catholic Families Today! Lenten Fish FryThe Knights of Columbus & St. Anthony Parish are sponsoring a Lenten Fish Fry. It will be held at St. Anthony Parish Activity Center, beginning at 5:30pm till 7:00pm on the Fridays during Lent (February 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23). Stations of the Cross at 5:00pm and Mass at 5:30pm precede the Fish Fry. Dinner prices are:Adults (13 years and over) - $9.00Children (5 years to 12 years) - $5.00Children under 5 - FreeFamily (Mother/Father & their children under 18) - $30.00Campus Ministry Students with UofM ID - $6.00
Daily Gospel Reflection
Every day, faith.nd.edu (University of Notre Dame) offers an email that contains the daily Gospel reading with a short reflection and prayer. During Lent, this email service will also contains a series of audio meditations on classical works of art depict-ing scenes from the Gospels. The email is free and comes with no obligations or solicitations - sign up at faith.nd.edu/signup
Lecture Tuesday, March 20, 2018
7:00 p.m.At Christ the King Church
“active nonviolence: a paradigm shift to a more peaceful world”
By Marie Dennis Co-President of Pax Christi International;
2016 Public Peace Prize Laureate; and 2016 National Catholic reporter Person of the Year
LIFE IN THE SPIRIT A two-day experience of living in the power and presence of the Holy Spirit.
MARCH 2, 2018 7:00PM-9:00PM ST ANTHONY MAIN CHURCH
MARCH 3, 2018 9:00AM-5:00PM ST ANTHONY LIFE CENTER RENEWING AND IGNITING THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT WE RECEIVED AT BAPTISM AND CONFIRMATION. PROMOTING AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD TO EXPERIENCE A PERSONAL PENTECOST IN OUR LIVES.
"THE SPIRIT WILL GUIDE YOU TO ALL TRUTH." JOHN 16:13 YOU ARE INVITED TO MAKE OR RENEW A DEEP PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO JESUS CHRIST IN OPENNESS TO THE HOLY SPIRIT AND HIS GIFTS. LEARN HOW TO LIVE A LIFE IN THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT THROUGH TEACHINGS, GUIDANCE, AND PRAYER LEADING TO A NEW AND DEEPER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD. COME AND EXPERIENCE THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD, THROUGH PRAISE AND WORSHIP WITH COMMUNITY. SEMINAR INCLUDES: DVD PRESENTATIONS BY U.S. LEADERS OF THE RENEWAL MOVEMENT, TALKS AND TESTIMONIES, DISCUSSION GROUP SHARING, PRAYER OF PERSONAL SURRENDER TO JESUS, PRAYER FOR THE RELEASE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN POWER. TALKS INCLUDE: GOD'S LOVE, SALVATION, THE NEW LIFE, RECEIVING GOD'S GIFT, PRAYER FOR THE BAPTISM/RELEASE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, GROWTH IN THE SPIRIT, TRANSFORMATION.
ST ANTHONY PARISH 217 TREMONT STREET MISSOULA FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT JERRY WEBER 721.6599 OR THE PARISH OFFICE 543.3129
Ministers of CareIf you know of any parishioners who would like to have one of our dedicated Ministers of Care bring Holy Communion to their home, please contact
Karen in the parish office at 541-6045
