The guest lists for Christmas Eve (6:00PM) and Christmas Day (10:00AM) are open. Please call or send an email to the office to have you and those in your family added.
Thanksgiving Mass will be held at 9:00 AM. A table will be set up near the altar for parishioners to bring their bread, wine, and beer to be blessed for their Thanksgiving meal. 2nd Collection This Sunday – is for the Campaign for Human Development.
Come learn about the Church’s teaching on Martyrdom and how it personally applies to us today on Thursday, December 10 at 6pm in the Holy Family Center in Fredericksburg. If you would like to attend, please RSVP no later than Tuesday, December 7 by emailing eweltens@stmarysmail.com or by calling the St. Mary’s Office at 830-997-9523.
Tamale Dinner Fundraiser, Thursday, December 10 beginning at 3:30PM – Stonewall Chamber of Commerce – The Stonewall Elementary PTO presents their annual tamale dinner fundraiser. Suggested donations: $15/dozen. Enjoy hot and ready tamales from Delicious Tamales in San Antonio. All proceeds will benefit Stonewall Elementary Students.
...was very successful this year. The school has asked St. Francis Xavier to help with distribution to families. If you know a family who could benefit, please take one of the boxes that will be in the foyer next weekend.
St. Rose Society and St. Thomas Society meetings will be held in St. Thomas Hall after the 9:00 AM mass this Sunday, November 8th. All ladies and men are invited to the respective meetings.
...due to COVID 19 restrictions. Because we would be limited to 60 people in the hall and the meal is potluck style/serve yourself, it would be impossible to make it happen within the current guidelines. Fr. John, The St. Rose Society and St. Thomas Society support this decision. Praying for an end to the pandemic and a better 2021.
If you would like to know more about Our Lady of Mount Carmel, St. Simon Stock, and the Brown Scapular Devotion, then come to the talk given by Ethan Weltens, the Director of Religious Education at St. Mary’s, on Thursday, November 19 at 6:30pm in the Holy Family Center at St. Mary’s. For those who wish to be enrolled in this devotion, Deacon Marty Robertson will be there to enroll people after the talk. If you would like to attend, please RSVP no later than Tuesday, November 17. You can RSVP by emailing eweltens@stmarysmail.com or by calling the St. Mary’s Office. The first 30 people to RSVP will receive a free book on the brown scapular called, “Garment of Grace.”
The St. Rose Society will host their annual bake sale fundraiser on Friday, November 6th in front of Weinheimer and Son store, from 8:00 am until sold out. Funds raised will help support our many church and community projects in the coming year. Your donations of baked goods or “Bake By Check” donations and purchases of bake sale items are greatly appreciated. Please drop off baked goods at Weinheimer’s store on Friday morning. Thanks for all you do! All bake sale items must be individually wrapped.
The “Remembrance Book” for All Souls during November will be filled out by the office this year. You may call or send an email to the office to have the names of the deceased that you wish to pray for entered in the book. The souls of those listed in the book will be prayed for during Masses in November.
St. Mary’s Turkey Dinner, Sunday, October 25th, Holy Family Center, Fredericksburg. Drive-thru and raffle only this year. Meal tickets are $10 each and may be purchased from the St. Mary’s Church office, from the school office, or from D’Ann Tatsch, 210-445-3840.
Stonewall Elementary School invites you to join their annual Trunk or Treat event, a safe and unique way to trick or treat. This year, the event is drive-thru style and will begin at 220 Peach St. Contests for best drive-thru vehicle & best trunk. See the map on the St. Francis Xavier website. St. Francis will have a “trunk” sponsored by St. Thomas Society & St. Rose Society
We are so thankful to have Fr. Cajetan join our parish! Fr. Cajetan comes most recently from the Mexican American Catholic College in San Antonio where he was studying Spanish, but prior to that, was completing his PhD at Duquesne University in Pittsburg. He is named after St. Cajetan from Italy who was a priest and is celebrated on August 7th. See bulletin insert for more information.
St. Francis Xavier Church would like to thank Vogel Orchard for donating the pumpkins on our beautiful harvest display at the altar. God bless you always.