St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

www.xavierbrunswick.org, 912-265-3249

January 27, 2019

New Year - New Happenings

As we enter into a New Year we have some exciting things going on at St. Francis Xavier. In early February we will move into our new narthex. Thank you for all of your patience dur-ing our construction. We are also working on the church windows and having them repaired and sealed. You will notice the brightness of our stained glass in a new way! Here are a few spiritual events to keep on your radar that are coming up:

We have a great opportunity to host a nationally known speaker and to have an early Valentine’s Day celebration. Fr. Leo Patalinghug will be joining us on Wednesday Feb. 6 for a very special event entitled, “Spicing Up the Married Life.” Fr. Leo has appeared on EWTN and Throwdown with Bobby Flay. He has a ministry called Plated Grace. You can learn more about his mission at www.FatherLeoFeeds.com.

Tickets can be purchased at shop.fatherleofeeds.com website.$25.00 per single ticket. $45.00 per couple. Special Mass 6:00pm (open to all - no ticket necessary) in the main church.

Ticketed Dinner & Presentation at 6:30pm in Xavier Hall. 405 Howe Street, Brunswick GA

31520

We are excited to announce that the relics of St. Anthony of Padua will be coming to

our church! On Saturday Feb 23 some Franciscans priests will bring the relics of this

great saint to our church for prayer and veneration. Veneration will begin at 1 p.m.

The Franciscan Friars invite you to join them in welcoming St. Anthony of Padua to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. St. Anthony will be visiting you in the form of two precious and first-class relics from the Pontifical Basilica in Padua, Italy. The relics will be accompa-nied by Father Bortolino Maistrello, one of fifty-four OFM Conventual Franciscan Friars who minister in the Basilica where the Saint is buried. This is the Franciscan order of St. Francis of Assisi. St. Francis and St. Anthony of Padua knew each other during their lifetime in the 13th century.

Prayer petitions with holy cards will be distributed by Friar Bortolino to allow parishioners to write their personal prayer petition to the saint. The writing of your intentions is a worldwide tradition when venerating a relic of a saint. Father Bortolino will bring the petitions back to the Basilica in Padua and place them at the tomb of St. Anthony. The tour officially ends back at the Tomb of St. Anthony where the Friars will gather to pray for the saint’s interces-sion upon our intentions and petitions. To learn more about St. Anthony of Padua, please visit: www.saintanthonyofpadua.net

This Lent we will offer Level II of Christ Life which is called Following Christ. It would be

open to all who have completed Level I which is called Discovering Christ. If you have

completed Discovering Christ (or are currently in it) and would like to sign up for the Len-

ten session please use the clipboards at the back of the church or contact Ann at the of-

fice at: annbuebel@bellsouth.net.

Mass Schedule

Saturday

5:00 p.m. SFX

7:00 p.m. (on

Jekyll)

Sunday (SFX)

8:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

6:00 p.m. in Spanish

Weekday Masses

Mon. - Noon (Chapel)

Tues., Wed. & Thurs.

7:00 a.m. (Chapel)

Wed. 7:00 p.m. (Church)

Fri. 8 a.m. (Church)

Reconciliation:

Church

Saturdays

4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Sunday

7:45 - 8:15 a.m.

(Or by appointment)

St. Joseph Chapel

(Please go to the main office for code)

Monday - Friday

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

St Joseph Chapel

First Friday

Adoration

2:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Holy Hour

7:00- 8:00 p.m.

First Saturday

8:45 a.m. Our prayers and condolences to Pam Taylor on the passing

of her mother, Henrietta Jackson. May she rest forever in the

peace of Christ.

Window Renovations: As part of our renovation programs

the Parish Council recommended that we include our church

window coverings. A company specializing in this work,

Lynchburg Stained Glass, came in last week and removed

the old Plexiglas from the sides and the front of the church.

As you know, the old Plexiglas was very yellow from age and

scratched. I have put some samples on the easels by the

church entrance. When I put three pieces together I could

barely see my hand behind it! They then worked on cleaning

the stained glass and the wood framing to return it to its origi-

nal beauty. All of the wood framing was repaired, primed and

painted. Any glass panels that are cracked or have holes will

be repaired or replaced. We found that some of the wood

frames in front of church had rotted due to water and the

salty air. They will remove the bottom panels of the Marian

window and place new wood framing in. The final step will be

to place vented aluminum framing and laminated safety glass

around all the windows. You will notice more light coming into

the church and more vivid colors from the windows. The cost

for this project is $69,948 and should protect our windows

and keep them maintenance free for the next fifty years. The

window renovations should be completed by Feb. 15 and will

match up nicely with the new narthex! You can go to our

church website to see some photos of the repair work.

Prayers and gratitude to our outgoing Parish Council member and Pres-

ident Rose Mary Jones. Rose Mary has led our council during our reno-

vations, our 150th celebration and was instrumental in creating a beau-

tiful pictorial directory for the parish. May God generously bless her for

her service! Alan Borst has been elected new President. We also wel-

come aboard some new parish council members: Mike Carter, Brian

LaBudde, Clay Rogers and Stacey Rogers. Thank you for your willing-

ness to serve!

Collections for:

January 19 & 20

$ 7,997.23

BAA 2019

$ 3,968.00

Last week we began the Bishop’s Annual Appeal for 2019.

This year’s theme is “Who is my neighbor?” Your sacrificial

gift and prayers will help make this year’s appeal a success.

Our parish target is $ 58,467 and we can do this if, after

thoughtful consideration and prayer, everyone participates

according to our ability.

We would like for this year’s numbers to be a little more ac-

curate, so we are asking you to send your pledges and pay-

ments directly to the Diocese of Savannah using the BAA en-

velope. Please make sure to write your check to Diocese of

Savannah with St. Francis Xavier Church in the memo line so

we get credit.

No gift is too small!

Save the date! The Council of Catholic Wom-

en’s annual International Food Tasters Festi-

val is scheduled for March 2, 2019. Ladies

who love to cook are invited to join us to

share their delicious food during the event.

Please call Beth Bulatao at (912) 399-4568 or by email bulata-

oe@bellsouth.net or Marisol at (912) 264-6805 extension 12 to

sign up to be a cook.

Tickets are on sale now, $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Buy

your tickets from any CCW member or come by the Church Office.

Skylark Walk For Life

Saturday, March 2nd,

8:30 a.m. Registration, 9 a.m.

Walk Begins

Information coming on how to

signup with the Church team.

Save the dates!

First Communion is Sat. May 4 at the 5:00 pm Mass.

Confirmation is Mon-

day May 13 at 6:00

pm.

Knights of

Columbus

100th Anniversary

This year our local

Knights of Columbus

are celebrating their

100th anniversary as a

council! In honor of

this Bishop Boland

will come and cele-

brate the 11:00 Mass

on Sunday May 5 and

a reception will fol-

low in Xavier Hall.

“O God, hear our prayer and let our cry come unto You. Bless our Di-ocese of Savannah with many vocations to the priesthood, diaconate,

and religious life. Give the men and women You call the light to understand Your gift and the love to

follow always in the footsteps of Your priestly Son. Amen.”

PARISH SCHOOL OF RELI-

GION (PSR): PSR meets

Sunday Mornings during the

academic school year, 9:30

– 10:40am, for children Pre-

K - 8th Grade. If you have

not registered yet, please

come over to the school and

we will help you get your

child registered for this new

year. Call Deacon Larry-

DRE-265-3249, X14.

School and Youth News

Teens in the

Spirit meets

every

Wednesday

from 5 - 7 p.m. with

Mass to follow.

January 28 to February 1 is

Catholic Schools Week. We will be

celebrating at the school, church

and throughout the community.

February 1 is Grandparents and

Grand-friends day. This day

includes a school tour and 10 a.m.

mass. We hope you can join us.

January 27, from 2-4 P.M. and

Wednesday, February 6 from 8:30

-10:30 A.M. we will be holding

school Open Houses. All are

welcome and please help us by

inviting families you know to come to

SFX for our either open house

event. If those dates and times

don’t work for your schedule , please

call the school at 912-265-9470 for

an appointment.

Please sign up for one hour of pray-

er for Adoration Friday, February 1.

First Friday Adoration is scheduled

for February 1 in the Church from 2

to 8 p.m. Sign-up sheet is located

on the back table. First Saturday Mass at

8:45 a.m. February 2 in the Chapel.

Mass Intentions

Saturday, January 26

5:00 p.m. t Serafina Ferra

7 p.m. Our Parish Family

(At Jekyll United Methodist Church)

Sunday, January 27

8:30 a.m. t Al Chapman

11a.m. Jimmy Montgomery (Intentions)

6 p.m. t All Deceased Parishioners

Monday, January 28

Noon Special Intentions

Tuesday, January 29

7 a.m. t Joe Chapman

Wednesday, January 30

7 a.m. t Henrietta Jackson

7 p.m. t Anna Ngat

Thursday, January 31

7 a.m. t Fr.’s Joe Losh & Will Prospero

Friday, February 1

10:00 a.m. All Grandparents

2 - 8 p.m. Adoration

Saturday, February 2

8:45 a.m. Our Parish Family

5:00 p.m. K of C Members

7 p.m. t Paul Buisson

(At Jekyll United Methodist Church)

Sunday, February 3

8:30 a.m. t Eleazor C. Hurtado

11a.m. Deceased Sarigumba Family

6 p.m. Our Parish Family

January 27, 2019

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Ira Aldridge Jr, Hans McCollum, Timothy Tindall,

Jack & Jan Mistisshen, Vincent & Dan Schaefer,

Jesse Cole, Norma Ireland, Joan Schwartz, Jerry

Ehlman, Joyce McPhee, Carol Papia, Bradley

Huffman, Jacky Free, Michael L. Mleko, Dwight

Deloach, Shirley Reilly, Hazel Woody, Betty

Blouin, Lidia Gorman, Martha Burroughs, Felicia

Lima, Maureen O’Farrell, Georgia Burgess-

Erwin, David & Frances Nohrden, Mercedes

Nadal, Kathy Poliwka, Lucille Nichols, Sarah Ray,

Jerry Hayward, Jackie Maassen, Sandi

Wadsworth, Linda Forsyth, Willie & Peggie

Cash, Blanch Reed, Dan Hickey, Jim Layman,

Dianna Rutledge, Manuel & Derek Canas,

Robert Nase, Yvonne Lott, Patricia Clark, Tedi

LaMere, Todd Donovan, Denny Silva, Ruthie

Aspinwall, Colton Wynns, Jimmy Montgomery,

Charlie Mabry, Sr Andrea Curran, Sr. Kathleen

McMenamin, Bro. Robert Sokolowski, Helen

Berry, Emory Young, Clay Dial, David Higbee,

Pat Radenhausen

PRAYER LIST

Prayer List will be updated on January

31st. Please email or call the office the

week of the 28th to keep names on the

list.

Please note that the school mass on Friday is at 10:00 a.m. That is the only Mass of the day.

Parish Activity Contacts

Adult Bible Study, Joe & Linda Kirby…………….267-9359

Altar and Environmental Care, Diane Lott……….223-1261

Bereavement, Ann Buebel………………………..265-3249

CCW, Marisol Soler ………………………264-6805 ext. 12

Culture of Life, Rose Lodise…………….………...264-4121

Greeters, Ginger Dorcas…………..……………....275-8492

Knights of Columbus, Bill Schuster……………….266-6779

Religious Ed., Larry Guyer …………..…265-3249 ext. 14

St. Monica Society, Peggie Cash………….…....264-5458

St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store…………..….…....262-6027

Parish Council, Alan Borst

Most Rev. Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM

Conv. Bishop of Savannah

Church Office

405 Howe St.,

Brunswick, GA 31520

912-265-3249

Ann (Office Manager) ext.0

Fr. Tim ext. 11

Fr. Chris ext. 12

Deacon Larry ext. 14

Deacon Robert ext. 15

Maggie (Finance) ext. 16

CFC Building

912-264-6805

Juan ext. 11

Marisol ext. 12