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Join us this Holy Week! Holy Thursday followed by Chapel of the Repose: 6:30pm Good Friday Service with confession to follow: 3:00pm Easter Vigil Mass: 8:00am Easter Sunday Masses: 8:30am & 10:30am

Support Sr. Felissa Zander & St. Francis Solanus Catholic School in Stone Lake, WI. Their K-8 Catholic School serves around 100 students each year. The school's needs are great ranging from pencils to building repairs. Make a monetary donation (make checks payable to St. Francis Xavier) or shop from their Amazon Wishlist and ship directly to Stone Lake. Members of our Community Concerns Commission will be transporting donations up to Stone Lake later this spring.

Due to the snow/inclement weather, tonight's (March 9) FORGIVEN Confession Class with Fr. Scott is being canceled. Thanks and be safe!

Bishop Hying is looking for 10 parishioners from each parish to participate in the Great Commission Workshop this April. This workshop will be a great opportunity for people to be formed in the vision of evangelization and discipleship that Bishop Hying desires all of our merging parishes to embrace and cultivate in the coming years!

Saint Francis Xavier Volleyball and Track & Field Apparel are now available for purchase. Orders will be delivered to the school office on or around March 24th. All sales are final on decorated items. Hurry, our online store closes March 3rd!

We all have to deal with experiences of guilt, failure, and disappointment, but God wants to help us. The remedy is readily available and profoundly effective - the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Whether you go to Confession regularly or it has been awhile, please join us to learn more about this amazing gift! Thursday Nights in March at 6:30pm, program led by Fr. Scott.

Our parish will be joining forces with other area parishes for Feed My Sheep, an annual fundraising and food packaging event. You can sign up to help package meals online or donate to the cause. If you’d like to participate, pick up your Ewe Tube and return your donation by March 6th.

Learn more about the various opportunities for prayer, fasting, and works of mercy this Lenten Season in our Lent Flyer. We hope that by participating in some of the initiatives and incorporating the different resources we offer at St. Francis Xavier, this Lent will be the best one yet! 

Join us for Holy Mass on Wednesday, February 22nd at 8:15am or 6:30pm. Confessions will be offered at 7:30am.

Ash Wednesday is on February 22nd ! Parishioners are invited to bring in last year’s palms from home when you come to Mass next weekend, February 18th /19th . Baskets will be set by the church entrances to collect the palms. These palms will be burned to make the ashes for the Ash Wednesday services.

Unfortunately, Thursday night's 5pm Mass has been canceled as Fr. Scott is ill. Thanks for your understanding.

Please note that the regularly scheduled Masses, Confession times, and Adoration opportunities for January 2-5, 2023 are canceled. Thanks for your understanding.

Saturday, December 24 - 4:30pm Saturday, December 24 - 9:00pm Sunday, December 25 - 9:30am

Due to the snow/weather, Thursday's Mass (Dec. 15, 8:15am) has been moved to 5:00pm, and the Parish Office is Closed. Thanks.

We are currently in need of bus drivers to ensure the availability of bus transportation for our students for second semester. If you are interested in learning more about what the position would entail, please contact the parish office.

The Glorious Christmas Season is fast approaching! Students in 2nd – 8th are invited to sing for the 4:30pm Christmas Eve Mass on December 24th. Practices will be held Monday, December 12th and Tuesday, December 20th in the church, from 6:30 – 8:00pm. Email [email protected] to sign up. Your child does not have to participate in our year-round youth choir in order to sing for Christmas.

Our Annual Stewardship Campaign is taking place now. Please prayerfully consider your contributions of time, talent & treasure and respond by November 13th.

Congratulations to Justin and Renee Lamberty for being chosen as the September 2022 Family of the Month for the Knights of Columbus Cross Plains Council #3924.

2022 Conference Details THEME: REAL PRESENCE; REAL POWER! WHEN: Saturday, October 29th WHERE: Saint Maria Goretti WHAT: Dynamic Speakers Mass with Bishop Hying Adoration Confession Lunch Included

We are currently looking for new members in the Adult Choir, Contemporary Choir, and Youth Choir, as well as for more cantors and instrumentalists. If you love to sing and/or play an instrument, we invite you to join the music ministry here at Saint Francis Xavier.