Sacraments

Mass Times + Sacraments

MASS SCHEDULE

Monday - Friday: 8:00am
(5:00 - 6:00 pm  - The church will be open for Oratory prayer.)

Saturday: 8:00 am - Daily Mass (does not fulfill Sunday obligation)
4:00 - 5:30 pm - The church will be open for private prayer and Confession
5:30 pm - Vigil Mass

Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:30 am

CONFESSION

Saturday: 4:00pm-5:00pm

Sunday: 7:45-8:00am and 10:15-10:30am

ORATORY PRAYER

You are invited to join the Oratorian Community for prayer before the Blessed Sacrament in the church each weekday afternoon from 5:10 to 6:00 PM. This quiet time of prayer is an opportunity to reflect on the Gospel reading for the next day, to join together in intercessory prayer and to conclude with a litany and the proper anthem to Our Lady. All are welcome.

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION + SPECIAL HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

On Holy Days of Obligation, our Masses are at 6:30 am, 8:00 am, 10:00 am, & 7:30 pm.

On July 4th, Labour Day, and Thanksgiving Day our Masses are celebrated at 9:00 am.

On Memorial Day our Mass is celebrated at 10:00 am in Ward Park on 24th & Aspen Streets (weather permitting—otherwise in the church)

Sacrament of Baptism

The Sacrament of Baptism may be administered after the 10:30 A.M. Mass on any Sunday, with the exception of a few Sundays in the year. Parents with sponsors should be at Church no later than 11:30 A.M. All registered parents of St. Francis Xavier Parish who wish to present a child for Baptism are required to attend a Pre-Baptism class. The classes are held once a month on a Saturday. Parents must call the parish office during weekday business hours to check upcoming dates for classes and to pre-register for the session they will attend. For the benefit of all attending these sessions, parents should make arrangements for a babysitter for the time period they as parents will be present at the session. After having fulfilled the class requirement, Baptism arrangements can be made. These arrangements must be made at least two weeks prior to the Baptism date.

Parents who live in another parish and desire to have their child baptized at St. Francis Xavier Church are welcome, but to do so, they must first obtain the written permission of the pastor of the parish in which they live. Once such written permission from the pastor has been received here at St. Francis Xavier Church, arrangements can be made to schedule the child's baptism.

Sacrament of Holy Matrimony

Archdiocesan policy requires that couples planning to marry contact the parish at least six months before the intended marriage date. All couples are now required to attend the Archdiocesan pre-marital instructions in preparation for marriage.