Join us Sunday, August 24th for Fellowship and Donuts after the 9 and 11AM Masses.
The Children’s Faith Formation Teachers will be available at the 10AM session to meet with students and parents and the RE Building will be open for touring.
Join us Sunday, August 24th for Fellowship and Donuts after the 9 and 11AM Masses.
The Children’s Faith Formation Teachers will be available at the 10AM session to meet with students and parents and the RE Building will be open for touring.
All sacramentally married couples are invited to an Anniversary Mass with Archbishop Shelton on Saturday, September 13th at 10 AM at St. Michael the Archangel Church.
Couples married fifty years or more who attend will receive their certificate of recognition personally from Archbishop Shelton. ALL sacramentally married couples who wish to celebrate are encouraged to register and be recognized at the event, even if they are unable to attend in person.
Register by contacting the parish office with your names, years married, date of marriage and your mailing address. The deadline for registering is Wednesday, Sept 3rd, so please contact the office by Tuesday, September 2nd.
Click on any of the following links to download the latest information about each ministry.
Children’s Faith Formation meets weekly on Wednesdays from 6:45 to 8:00PM. Classes for the2025/2026 school year resume on September 3rd. Please register by August 30th to ensure materials are available for your children.
Please use this Google Form Link to register (one form per family). When you complete the registration, the confirmation message will include a link for payment using “Givesmart”. You have the option to pay online or send in a check by September 24th. You’ll also see an option to volunteer for many opportunities in the registration form. While not everyone has a lot of time to give, any amount of time is appreciated!
On Sunday August 24, we will be having our “Meet the Teacher” Donut Sunday! As in the past, this is an opportunity to meet your child’s CFF teacher during our traditional donut fellowship! Our catechists cannot wait to meet their new students!
You can find the full calendar of CFF dates HERE. Reach out to lauren.battcher@sfxmw.com with any questions.
Community Ministries is participating in the Back to School Backpack program again this year. Their goal is to provide these much-needed resources to over 200 children in the area. Our parish has been asked to support with shampoo donations. Bottles can be placed in the bins in the church gathering space up until July 27th. If you are looking for a bargain, $1.25 bottles can be found at Dollar Tree here in Mt. Washington, but any full-sized bottles are appreciated.
There will be a meeting on Wednesday, July 30th from 6-7:30PM in church for all Liturgical Ministers. Fr. Jeff has requested that all attend as he shares his vision for the flow of Mass. If you are a Sacristan, Eucharistic Minister, Server, Acolyte, Lector, or member of the Hospitality Team; your presence is requested. If you cannot attend, please email paula.silliman@sfxmw.com .
Since I was a kid (like Pope Leo; circa 1955), I was taught to express gratitude in the moment. Delaying is not in my vocabulary, so I wish to take this opportunity to thank each one of you for all the words of encouragement, well wishes and generous gifts as I retire from my responsibilities as a priest-pastor. It seems that I have been saying ‘adios’ for months but now are the moments that I must make transition in my ministry as priest. Like most people, I have never retired before so I know that it will be a learning experience with new opportunities to ‘give back’ yet rest and enjoy whatever comes my way. I hope to take some “picker” trips and eventually finish unboxing all my hobbies of vinyl, books and ephemeral.
Please pray for me as I will you daily. Father Jeff is a very blest priest to be pastor of such a wonderful community as SFX!
Much peace and joy!
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Young men entering freshman year of high school through freshman year of college are invited to a 1-day event sponsored by the Archdiocese of Louisville and led by the seminarians. The day is filled with dynamic talks, small group discussion, prayer experiences, and plenty of fun.
Grow in your relationship with the Lord.
Click HERE to register.
Dress casual, food and snacks will be provided.
Contact Todd Popson at tpopson@archlou.org or call/text (502) 727-7774 with any questions.
Starting the weekend of June 28th & 29th, we will begin following the Norms of Posture during the Communion Rite as described in the following letter from Archbishop Shelton.
Saturday, June 7th 2025 | ||
Start Time | End Time | |
9:00 AM | 9:30 PM | Super Raffle Tickets On Sale |
9:00 AM | 8:00 PM | Volleyball Tourney in Field |
9:00 AM | 10:00 PM | Inflateables Open (wristbands for purchase) |
9:00 AM | 2:00 PM | Concessions Open to Workers and Players |
11:00 AM | 2:00 PM | Flava Dave Grilling for Workers/Players |
3:00 PM | 3:45 PM | Saturday Mass |
4:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Fish Dinner in Xavier Center |
4:00 PM | 10:00 PM | Concessions Open to All |
4:00 PM | 10:00 PM | Ice Cream Truck Open |
4:00 PM | 10:00 PM | Booths Open |
4:00 PM | 7:00 PM | All That Band on Stage |
7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | Crabgrass Conspiracy on Stage |
10:00 PM | 10:00 PM | Super Raffle Drawing |
Booths | |
Showdown Poker | Super Raffle |
Lucky Number | Split the Pot |
Quilt Raffle | Cake Wheel |
Gift Cards | Ring Toss |
Duck Pond | Plinko |
Pop-A-Shot | Face Painting |
Please Consider Donating Any of the following items to help make this year’s Summerfest another great success!
The Super Raffle has ended. Thank you for your support!
There will be a special collection at each mass the weekend of May 24th/25th for the WHAS Crusade for Children. An on-line donation option is available, but it must be completed by May 26th to be counted towards the SFX total contribution when announced by WHAS. Click on this web site link to donate: WHAS Crusade for Children
If giving on-line, be sure to credit SFX under the Catholic parish option to be added into our collection total. You can do this answering “No” when asked if crediting a fire department, and then scrolling down to choose St. Francis Xavier Mount Washington.
Thank you in advance for your support of this worthy cause!
Congratulations to Sarah Bischoff for being awarded the Patricia French Honorary Scholarship.
This scholarship was established and awarded for the first time in 2017 with an objective to honor Patricia K. French by recognizing and financially supporting a deserving member of the St. Francis Xavier Community with tuition assistance for college or vocational school. To qualify, students must be SFX parishioners in their senior year of high school, demonstrate a solid work ethic, and be a service-oriented person of high Christian moral values.
This year’s field of applicants were all deemed by the judges to be highly qualified and their decision was a difficult one, but Sarah Kate’s involvement at St. Francis Xavier and her plans for the future, lifted her to the top. The daughter of Ronnie and Jaime Booker, Sarah impressed the judges with her can-do attitude and self awareness. With plans to attend Murray State University, majoring in Agricultural Education, Sarah hopes to find a church community that offers the same small town parish atmosphere that she enjoys at SFX. She intends to continue answering Christ’s call to love and serve through music ministry wherever her journey takes her.
The SFX Volleyball Classic will return again this year at Summerfest! Registration is now open, click the link below to download the form.
Prayer for Vocations
God our Almighty Father, you call each of us to a particular vocation.
Bless your Church by giving men and women the courage, zeal, and humility to respond “Yes” to your call to serve the people of the Archdiocese as holy priests and consecrated religious.
Call forth from our families those who will serve faithfully and generously in the generations ahead.
We bring our prayer for vocations to You, Father, through the intercession of Mary our Mother, in the Holy Spirit, through Christ our Lord.
Amen.