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The Saint Francis Xavier Council of St. Vincent de Paul will hold its Thanksgiving Food Drive on November 25 & 26. Bags will be handed out along with lists of most needed items the weekend of November 18 & 19.

St. Vincent de Paul is collecting and distributing gift cards for this year’s Little Drummer Giving Tree Program now through December 3rd. Please consider donating a gift card for this cause. For your convenience gift cards can be purchased through our RaiseRight gift card program after weekend Masses or from the Parish Office.

Please read the Annual Catholic Appeal wrap-up material here. This information indicates participation and performance information as well as how the funds collected will be used to meet our spiritual and material needs. Thank you to all who participated in this important part of parish and diocesan life!

Congratulations to our weekly cash prize winners! View a full listing of winners here.

Cor group is open to all men seeking to grow in their faith. We invite you to register for these Bible study events. The Catholic Fellowship events start on November 15th 2023 from 6-7:30 pm. The group will meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month. RSVP by November 12th.

A teaching team from the Catherine of Siena Institute will offer the introductory Called and Gifted workshop on Saturday, October 14, starting at 9AM at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church in Sun Prairie. Everyone is invited to participate!

Pregnant and parenting moms in need are in our parishes and our neighborhoods. As Pope Francis reminds us, our parishes need to be “islands of mercy in the midst of a sea of indifference.” To learn more about Walking with Moms in Need, please click here!

Please note that Mass on Monday, Sept. 4 has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Thanks for your understanding!

Encounter Jesus in the Eucharist! The Madison Diocesan Eucharistic Congress is September 29 - October 1 at St. John the Baptist in Waunakee. Come for a weekend of faith, fellowship, and family. Beautiful Masses, talks, spiritual direction, Confession, workshops, Adoration, and more. Please click here for more info!

Join us Thursday, August 31st for Back to School Night!

Our annual Football Craze Sweepstakes is on now! Purchase tickets online, from the parish office, or after Masses this weekend.

K-12 Discipleship Formation Registration is now open. In light of "Into the Deep", the parishes of Pastorate 19 will be working together to offer faith formation for the whole family this year. More information can be found here!

And the winners are . . . click here to watch the live drawing of our annual parish sweepstakes! Thank you to everyone who participated in our largest, annual parish fundraiser.

We are currently seeking contributions towards the completion of this special project. Learn more here.

Join us for this year's parish picnic on Sunday, June 25th from 11:30am-2:00pm. We are currently looking for volunteers to help out for a couple of hours the day or the picnic or to donate items for the event.

Congratulations Gail and Ron Faust for being named the April 2023 Family of the Month from the Knights of Columbus Cross Plains Council #3924.

The new Mass, Confession, & Adoration schedule for our pastorate has been announced. This schedule will go into effect on July 1st across all Churches within our Pastorate, including St. Francis Xavier, St. Bernard, St. Peter, St. Mary, & St. Martin.

Fr. Scott will be hosting a Transitions Meeting on Wednesday, night June 14th at 6:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. Come to learn more about how the Into the Deep Transition is progressing and how we can all support each other during this time of change.

All families are invited to join us for dinner followed by a talk from Bishop Hying on Wednesday, June 21st at 5:45pm. We'll be grilling brats and hot dogs, please bring a dish to pass. Child care provided during the talk.

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!