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33 Days to Morning Glory

Join us on Monday 10 April at 7:00pm in the Parish Center as we begin our preparation for the Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary which will take place after the 9:00am Mass on Saturday 13 May, the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. This date is especially important this year as it marks the …

School Gala 2017

Please join us for our annual School Gala on Friday 28th April, 2017 at 6:00pm at the Century House in Acushnet. This major school fundraiser will feature live and silent auctions and many other fun activities which will raise funds for our beloved school. Please support your school by reserving your place. Call our school at …

Rosary Parties

Click here for an article in the Anchor about our Rosary Parties: http://www.anchornews.org/news/march-2017/03-10-17-1.html   A Message from Mary Cardoza In October 2017, the church will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. Our Lady gave many messages to the three children and the one message that repeats in many apparitions …

Parish Blood Drive

Our next Parish Blood Drive, the first of the New Year, will be held from 7:30am to 1:30pm on Sunday, April 23rd 2017 in the parish parking lot (east-side).  A very new and comfortable mobile-clinic will be parked to receive your donations which help sustain and save lives.  October is especially a month in which the Church celebrates …

St. Francis Xavier Parish of Acushnet Adult Education 2016 -2017    The Bible:  What It Is, Where It Came from, and What It Means to the Church – September 25 & 27                    Deacon David Pepin This presentation will explore how the Bible is the Word of God spoken to His people through sacred writers …

Our parishioner Steven Booth will soon be finishing his summer assignment at St. Pius X Parish in Falmouth and starting Major Seminary in September. Steven recently graduated from Providence College with a degree in Philosophy minoring in Classics. During his time at PC Steven attended Our Lady of Providence Minor Seminary. Steven is studying for …

Bible Drive August-September 2016

During the months of August and September St. Francis Xavier will be holding a Bible Drive to ensure that our parishioners have a good version of Sacred Scripture in their homes. Not all Bibles are the same we recommend the Revised Standard Version – Catholic Edition. During the coming year we will holding Bible Study …

NEASC Accreditation 2016

In July 2016 St. Francis School was notified by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges of its continued accreditation. SFX was first accredited in 2006. Every ten years an accreditation teams visits the school and evaluates a series of criteria to determine accreditation. Accredited schools have proven their compliance with a certain set …

This year’s Altar Boy Boot Camp (ABBC) took place 27-29 June. ABBC is a three day event for the altar servers of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Acushnet MA. It involves the training of new servers and the honing of skills for accomplished servers. There is also training for MCs who are our older young …

Blood Drive Results

Thanks to all who donated blood this past Sunday, July 17th.  We had 33 donors show up that day with 8 deferrals and 25 units donated.  Monsignor O’Connor and the Events Committee extend their gratitude for your participation in this great Pro-life effort.