Welcome to St. Francis Xavier (College) Church!
Mass and Confessions Schedule
The St. Francis Xavier (College) Church parish family invites you to be part of our sacramental life together.
Liturgy Schedule
Saturday: 5:15 pm
Sunday: 8 am, 10:30 am
Online Masses will be posted here and on our YouTube channel.
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Weekday Masses: 7:15 am and noon Monday through Friday.
(7:15 am only on national holidays.)
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Mondays through Fridays, 10:45 am through noon.
Sister Parish Sponsorship Information
DEADLINE: APRIL 29, 2024
For the last three years, we have extended the opportunity for College Church parishioners to sponsor students at our sister parish St. Peter Claver in Belize. Thanks to your generous response, our parish community currently sponsors the high school education of 50 students in Belize. We hope to sponsor fifteen additional students this year.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION & GUIDELINES
The Scholarship Program is coordinated through our Sister Parish St. Peter Claver in Belize and through the supervision of Ms. Olive Woodye. It is well organized and has specific requirements and guidelines for scholarship application and for retention. It is designed for boys and girls in all four high school years, Forms 1-4. The parents are interviewed and have an application process and a contract that they must sign for their child to participate. They also require 20 hours of service from each student each year. Their report cards are reviewed regularly and Ms. Olive monitors and advises them on grades and other needs they may have.
To sponsor a student for all 4 years of high school costs $900 USD (or $225 per year), which can be paid as one lump sum or annually. The cost covers school fees, books, uniforms, supplies, and lunches. This would be used for the same child all four years as long as they meet all the program requirements annually. If a student does not complete all four years, the sponsor would be informed and a new student in need would be selected and benefit from their sponsorship.
There are 30 schools in the Toledo district where St. Peter Claver is located, the poorest district in Belize. There are many students awaiting sponsorship for high school! Scholarship interviews and selection takes place over the summer, and school begins in August.
QUESTIONS OR INTERESTED IN SPONSORING A STUDENT?
Please contact committee chair Mary Linhares at marytlinhares@gmail.com. The deadline for sponsorships is Monday, April 29th, 2024.
Encounters on the Way to the Cross
Lenten Offerings at College Church
Imagine: A Guide to Ignatian Contemplation 7pm held in the church, Imagine will also be on Easter Monday, April 1st
the audio recordings may be found here: https://tinyurl.com/9nn2cbsb
Our Parish Racial History, the recommended readings and reflection questions may be found here: http://tinyurl.com/2yu6wnnd
Stations of the Cross Fridays at 12:30pm (after the noon Mass) during Lent
For more information email: sfxFaithEnrichment@gmail.com
Our Parish Racial History
As part of the ongoing Parish Racial Equity Review under way at College Church, the History Committee has been discovering and sharing some of the concealed stories of race that are part of the formation of our city, the archdiocese, and our parish, including its relationship to St. Louis University, and the Society of Jesus. Sharing these stories is part of our work to interrupt the systemic racism that persists within our institutions. Highlights of our findings may be seen in a printed brochure available through this link.
In 2022, a series of presentations was held to provide a more complete understanding of the story of race that continues to impact us today. Recordings of those presentations may be viewed through the following links:
Slavery, Faith, and the Pursuit of Freedom – September 18, 2022
Jesuit Ministry to African American Catholics – October 16, 2022
Voices of Resistance, Advocacy, and Activism – November 20, 2022
If you have questions or would like more information about these presentations or the work of Antiracism at College Church, please contact Winnie Sullivan at penultim@swbell.net or Lisa Burks lmburks60@gmail.com.
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And to know the place for the first time.
T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets
Prevent and Protect STL
Everyone ministering to minors and vulnerable adults (clergy, employees and volunteers) in the Archdiocese is required to participate in the Prevent and Protect STL program, in compliance with the Bishop’s Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. You can register at preventandprotectstl.org. Please contact Terry Edelmann with any questions.
For more information, see our information page at https://sfxstl.org/prevent-and-protect.
