we can't baste our turkey without you!! - Church of St. Francis Xavier

WE CAN’T BASTE OUR TURKEY
WITHOUT YOU!!
While we know that people’s thoughts, time, and finances have been focused on the hurricane relief
efforts, Xavier Mission continues to serve our guests as usual, and that means planning for our
Thanksgiving meals! This year on Thanksgiving we will be providing:
• 200 sit-down meals to seniors and disabled individuals
• 400 meals delivered to homebound individuals
• 225 full Thanksgiving baskets (including turkeys!) to guests of our food pantry.
We anticipate that things will be more difficult for this holiday, as our main sources of
food donations may be focusing on relief efforts as well, with less to give to the
Mission. We’ve also lost a week of our fund collection due to the storm. We hope you
can assist us as we continue to care for those whose difficulties precede, and will
continue long after, the hurricane. Many thanks!
Visit www.sfxavier.org/xaviermission/donate to donate online via Faith Direct,
or make a check payable to Xavier Mission (indicate "Thanksgiving" in the memo line).
You can also scan the QR code on the left with your smartphone!
Thanksgiving Mass
November 22 nd
10:00 am
Main Church
Second Collection
Campaign for Human Development
(CCHD). Currently CCHD
is funding locally based groups
working to improve housing
conditions and create jobs.
Office Closed
November 23 rd
ONE MASS ONLY
Arrive by Noon
Please Use 15 th Street Entrance
The Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time November 18, 2012

Eucharist
Main Church
Saturday: 12:05 pm, 5:00 pm
Sunday Masses: 9:00 am, 11:30 am, 5:00 pm
Weekday Masses: 7:45 am, 12:05 pm
(All Masses are Handicapped Accessible)
Reconciliation
Saturdays from 2:00 to 3:00 in the Parlor
or by appointment with one of the priests.
Sacraments
Call the office for information about
Baptism, Marriages & other needs.
Sick or Hospitalized
Please notify the office of parishioners who are
ill or in the hospital so that they can be included
in our prayers or be visited.
New Parishioners
Welcome! To register, just stop by the office
and fill out a registration form.
Staff
Joe Costantino, S.J. (Pastor) — 204
Cassandra L. Agredo
(Dir. Xavier Mission) — 208
Patrick Brewis (Dir. of Stewardship) —205
Stewardship Office — 206
Luz Marina Díaz (Dir. of Religious Education) —207
Jacqueline Falco (Parish Manager) — 221
Peter Fink, S.J. (Associate Pastor) —211
Stephanie Fuentes (Parish Secretary) — 222
Receptionist — 201
John Uehlein (Dir. of Music Ministries) — 202
Pastoral Council
Sandy Mattingly (Chair); Patricia Dahl (Vice-Chair);
Jim Fox; Phil Gutierrez; Bob Lepisko; Adel O’Regan;
David Pais; Ed Poliandro; Peter Ranello; Anne Sheridan
PastoralCouncil@sfxavier.org
Mission Statement
The Church of St. Francis
Xavier, a Roman Catholic
parish in the Jesuit tradition,
strives to be a prophetic,
welcoming community, and an
inclusive witness to the
presence of Christ Jesus in our
midst. Mindful of our utter
reliance on God, and need for God’s grace, we
rejoice together in our celebration of the
sacraments and proclamation of the Gospel.
As a people of hope, we commit ourselves
through prayerful and creative discernment
to respond to God in our time by:
Being a respectful community
Where seekers and their questions are
welcomed, Where injustice is challenged,
Where the poor, the alienated and the
marginalized find a home,
And where people are refreshed,
reconciled and renewed.
OFFICE HOURS
Weekdays: 10:00 am to 7:30 pm
Saturday: 11:30 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
NOTE: for Bulletin Notices send e-mails to sfuentes@sfxavier.org
and Space Requests send e-mails to jfalco@sfxavier.org
Deadline for bulletin copy—all copy should be in the office
by 4:00 pm on Monday afternoon.
Confessions are Saturdays at 2:00 pm
(Use 15th Street entrance)
To make an appointment for
confession please call Parish Office.
Note: You must be a registered parishioner for a minimum
of six months before qualifying for a sponsor letter
to be verified as a parishioner.
Main Church Accessibility from 16 th street during regular office
hours. Simply ring the bell on the two furthest entrances on the
West & East sides of the Church.
FAMILY FAITH CALENDAR
November
November 18 th ~Class and CLOW-
Praying through art with Sister Kathleen
Aucoin and Sister Peggy 10:20am –
11:20am Mary Chapel
November 25 th ~No Class ~ No CLOW
Catholic Lesbians
“10 th Annual Christmas Wrapping Party for
the Children of Picture the Homeless”
Friday, December 14 th
7:00 PM—9:00 PM
West Room
Pizza and beverages will be served.
We have many children who need Christmas joy and less
than four weeks to fulfill it. If you would like to give a gift to
a child, please contact SFXWomen@aol.com or
(917) 297-6804 for the name, age and gender of one.
Thank you!
Interfaith Committee
Taizé Prayer Schedule
Fridays at 6:00 pm
Main Church
December 14 th
January 11 th

Important Notice
The Joan chittister Workshop has
been postponed and rescheduled for
December 7 th & 8 th .
Confirmation candidates are organizing a project to help all
those who have lost a friend or family member recently. The
way they will help is through prayer and condolence cards
made by them. If you would like to include the name of a
deceased relative/friend in the list of people for whom our
Confirmation candidates will pray during a year, please send
an email to Paul Kelly (Confirmation Candidates
Catechist) at Paulkellynyc@aol.com with the following
information:
Name (petitioner)
Name of the Deceased
Family Name of the Deceased
Address
City,State Zip Code
you can leave this information written within an
envelope addressed to family faith -Paul kelly,
and drop it off at the front Desk.
Adult Activities
Wednesday, november 28 th
1:00 p.m.
West room
Q AnD A With PAtrick BreWis
Be one of the first to ask Patrick (the producer, director,
writer, and videographer)about the making of the Xavier
Documentary. Hear his stories and the beautiful musical
score written just for the film. This meeting is open to all.
Bring your questions, your bag lunch, and stay for a short
planning meeting.
Attention
There is no cost to attend the screenings and no ticket is
required. Seating will be first come, first served (doors
open at 7:30 pm on both nights). Free will offerings are
gratefully accepted to help us continue to live out the
mission of the Church of St. Francis Xavier.
If you can not attend please contact
Stephanie Fuentes at
sfuentes@sfxavier.org.
Refunds are available for those
unable to make the new date.
Music Ministry
the Music Ministry of your XAvier
PArish is looking for:
1. Readings for our annual Christmas Lessons and Carols,
especially Christmas or advent readings that refer to social
justice in our Gospel
2. A guitar musician
3. A sound technician to help us out with our wonderful
Yamaha SL-9 mixer
4. Basses and Tenors for the Choir
If interested in getting involved, please call the Director of
Music Ministries, John Uehlein at 646-573-0099 or email
him at juehlein@sfxavier.org.
Prayer Requests
Let us especially, remember those who
have asked for our prayers
Patrice Adcroft, Pat Cummings, Eugene Curtis, Judy Foust,
Marietta Veronica Ghiggeri, Fr. Thomas Greene, S.J. (former
pastor of SFX), Barbara Marx, Gertrude Joy McAleer,
Jim Meeks , Amora Ollivierre, Teri Sheridan
Pray for the peaceful rest of all our beloved departed
parishioners and friends, especially
Benjamin C. Cariaso Sr., Tim Coughlin, Roseanne Flynn,
Kathleen Kennedy, Sister Marcellus, Godofredo Nazareno,
Margaret Pluth, Fr. Jeff Chojnacki, S.J.
and the Anniversaries of
Frances Lizzio (5 th ) & Jason Vermonty (6 th )
May all those who have gone before us share the joys of eternal
life. We also remember all those who have been killed or
wounded through the violence of war.
Let us pray for those victims of Hurricane Sandy.
All prayer requests are listed for three weeks.
Please contact the parish office for an extension.

Ability Xavier
This week, the Church marks the anniversary of the US
Bishops’ Pastoral Statement on Persons with Disabilities, a
document that affirms the equality of all persons – disabled
and non-disabled—in the Church.
"It is not enough merely to affirm the rights of people with
disabilities," the document says. "we must actively work to
make them real in the fabric of modern society. Recognizing
that individuals with disabilities have a claim to our respect
because they are persons, because they share in the one
redemption of Christ, and because they contribute to our society
by their activity within it, the church must become an advocate
for and with them."
An estimated 54 million Americans have a mental or
physical disability. More than 13 million Americans use
crutches, walkers, or a wheelchair. 1.8 million Americans
are legally blind, 1 million Americans are deaf, and 2.5
million Americans have speech impairments. Over 16
million Americans have a mental or emotional illness that
interferes with tasks of everyday life. As Catholics, it is our
responsibility to offer welcome and acceptance to these
persons.
How do the words of the US Bishops affect us here at
Xavier We are blessed to be a part of a parish that puts the
spirit of inclusion into practice. Our recent church
restoration put a strong importance on physical
accessibility, incorporating ramps, pew cutouts, and
smooth floors into the new sacred space. This accessibility
welcomes persons with physical disabilities to serve as
liturgical ministers and to be more involved in the parish.
Physical accessibility is wonderful, but does not in itself
provide welcome. A spirit of openness and inclusion is key.
We are lucky that this spirit already permeates our
community. At the same time, we must continually commit
ourselves to maintaining this beautiful charism.
•How do we treat people who are different from us,
who hold different beliefs than us, or who disagree
with us
•How sensitive are we to people with mental illness or
other disabilities that are not immediately visible
holiDAy cArD sAle
for honDuRAs ProJect
The Honduras
Companion
Communities
Project will again
offer a selection
of Alternative
Giving cards for
sale after all the
masses during the weekends of Advent. The cards provide
a way for you to remember friends and loved ones while at
the same time contributing to local community projects in
Honduras which Xavier and its parishioners have
supported for the last 14 years. This is our major fund
raising event for sustaining our efforts with five local
community groups in Honduras.
This year, our selection of cards consists of photos from our
January 2012 trip as well as artwork created by some of the
children who live in Casa Corazon, the home for HIV+
children. Aside from printing expenses, you can be sure
that all the proceeds are used directly for continuing the
scholarships we have been providing for secondary school
students, assisting with projects in the elementary school
and the community health center of the Garifuna
community, and contributing to the expenses of allowing a
more comfortable life for children and families dealing with
HIV.
As always, thank you for your support !
campaign for human Development
Your offering to the Catholic Church’s Catholic
Campaign for Human Development this weekend gives
hope to the poor and low-income people who are
working together to build a better life. For 42 years,
CCHD funded programs have enabled low-income
communities throughout the ten countries of the
Archdiocese to create jobs, build affordable housing and
provide economic opportunity. This nationwide
program funds successful projects here in our diocese.
Please give generously.
•What can we as individuals do to keep the spirit of
inclusion going strong

Pastoral Council
Sandy Mattingly is completing
his term on the Pastoral
Council in December. As you
know Sandy has not only been
a member of the Council since
March 2007 but has also served
faithfully as a co-chair for the
Council and then as Chair for
the past two years. We offer
Sandy our heartfelt gratitude for his outstanding
leadership. We will certainly miss him.
We welcome as our two new co-chairs,
Patricia Dahl and Peter Ranello.
sAve the DAte
sunday, December 9 th
After the 9:00 am
& 11:30 am Masses
Susan J. Stabile will discuss
and sign her new book,
growing in love &
Wisdom.
Susan is the Robert and
Marion Short Distinguished
Chair in Law at the
University of St. Thomas School of Law, where she also
serves as a fellow of both the Holloran Center for Ethical
Leadership and the Terrence J. Murphy Institute for
Catholic Thought, Law and Public Policy. Trained as a
spiritual director and in retreat ministry at St. Ignatius
Retreat House (Inisfada), Manhasset, NY, she offers
individual spiritual direction and conducts retreats and
other spiritual formation programs at the law school, in
parishes and in other venues. She is the author of the blog
Creo en Dios.
oPening AvAilABle for the
PAstoRAl council clAss of 2014
We Are looking for one neW
MeMBer for
our PArish PAstoRAl council
selection process
rescheduled Dates
January 7 th & 14 th at 6:30pm
visit the Pastoral council page to learn more about the
selection process in our newly adopted guiDelines.
Young Adults
1 st and 3 rd sundays,
after 5:00 PM Mass
Mary chapel
Next Meeting: Dec. 2!
Stop by for some tasty refreshments, warm smiles, and a
spiritual boost for your week ahead!
For more information or to assist with events, email:
sfxavier.youngadults@gmail.com.
PrePAring for
christMAs With
richArD rohr
Join the Xavier Advent Retreat
and explore Richard Rohr’s
reflections on Christmas and
Franciscan spirituality. Retreat gatherings will be held on
the 4 Sundays of Advent from 2 to 4 PM.
Pre-registration is required. Deadline nov. 26
Application forms are available at reception.
For more information email
mariebannister@gmail.com
Sponsored by the Lay Spirits and ISEL
Brief Notices From Other Places
Museum of Biblical Art
1865 Broadway at 61 st street
(near lincoln center)
Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of
Devotion will consider the array
of church decorations and
memorials that Louis C. Tiffany
(1848-1933) produced beginning
in the early 1880s.
Admission: free
http://www.mobia.org/

Scripture Readings For the Week
Sunday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary
Time: Dan 12:1-3; Heb 10:11-14, 18; Mark 13:24-32. At that
time your people shall escape. By one offering he has made perfect
forever those who are being consecrated. He will gather his elect
from the four winds.
Monday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary
Time: Rev 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Luke 18:35-43. Realize how far you
have fallen and repent. What do you want me to do for you Lord,
please let me see.
Tuesday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary
Time: Rev 3:1-6, 14-22; Luke 19:1-10. If anyone hears my voice
and opens the door, I will enter his house and dine with him. The
Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.
Wednesday~ Feast of the
Presentation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary: Rev 4:1-11; Luke
19:11-28. Holy is the Lord God
Almighty, who was, and who is, and
who is to come. Why did you not
put my money in the bank
~Thanksgiving ~
Feast of St. Cecilia:
Friday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time:
Rev 10:8-11; Luke 19:45-48. I took the small scroll and swallowed
it. You have made it a den of thieves.
Saturday~ Feast of St. Andrew Dung-Lac: Rev 11:4-
12; Luke 20:27-40. These two prophets tormented the inhabitants
of the earth. He is not God of the dead, but of the living.
Sunday~ Feast of Our Lord
Jesus Christ, King of the
Universe: Dan 7:13-14; Rev 1:5-
8; John 18:33b-37. His dominion is
an everlasting dominion. The ruler
of the kings of the earth has made
us into a kingdom, priests for his
God and Father. You say I am a
king.
Ongoing Parish Happenings
ABILITY XAVIER: Celebrating persons with disabilities.
Contact abilityxaviernewyork@gmail.com
BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY: Contact Melanie,
MBarotte@verizon.net, (212) 496-8156
ADULT ACTIVITIES: Meets 4 th Wednesday of the month, 1pm.
Contact Paddy, 212-243- 8186
CATHOLIC LESBIANS: Second Friday of each month, 7 pm,
West Room. Contact SFXWomen@aol.com, 917-297-6804
FAMILY FAITH: Catechetical ministry for parents/guardians
and children pre-K through 12 th grade. Meets Sundays 10:00am,
Mary Chapel. Contact Luz, LMDiaz@sfxavier.org
EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT GROUP: Contact
Katherine Cleary, krcoff5th@netzero.com
FOOD PANTRY: distributes groceries to needy families 2 nd
Saturday of the month. Contact Christine Raglan,
917-502-4759, sfxwelcometable@gmail.com
GAY CATHOLICS: Men meet in a caring and affirming
environment on the first and third Fridays, 7pm Mary Chapel.
Contact sfxgcgroup@gmail.com
INTERFAITH COMMITTEE: works toward ending religious
discrimination and persecution, through prayer, education and
other activities. Contact Luz, LMDiaz@sfxavier.org
IT WAS THE WOMEN WHO STAYED: we continue to stay to
address the specific concerns of women in the church. Xavier
women are invited to join our ministry.
Contact TheWomenStayed@aol.com or (917) 297-6804.
LITURGICAL COMMITTEES: See website or Contact Luz,
LMDiaz@sfxavier.org
MINISTRY TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND: To become
a volunteer or arrange visits, Contact Michael Moran,
michaelmoran210@yahoo.com, 949-380-7461
PEACE AND JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Examines root causes
of injustice, work towards a more just and sustainable world.
Contact John or Sylvia at xavierpeaceandjustice @gmail.com.
SHELTER: Volunteers needed every evening for primetime or
overnight shifts. Contact Jim English, sfxshelter@gmail.com
SPIRITUAL MINISTRIES: Offers spiritual programs, including
spiritual direction. Contact Rose Alloca, rallocca@hotmail.com
or Marie Bannister, mariebannister1@gmail.com.
WELCOME TABLE:Serves meals each Sunday. Volunteers
prepare food 8:45 AM to 11:30 AM or serve from noon to
3:30 PM. Contact Christine Strumpen-Darrie
sfxwelcometable@gmail.com, 917-502-4759
YOUNG ADULTS GROUP:
Contact www.sfxavier.org/youngadults
ZEN MEDITATION GROUP: Mondays at 7pm. Newcomers
welcome. Contact Peggy & Paul 212-260-2486,
schubertnyc@gmail.com
*See our WELCOME brochure for further details or
Contact our Director of Stewardship
Patrick.Brewis@sfxavier.org, 212.627.2100 x205