we can't baste our turkey without you!! - Church of St. Francis Xavier
we can't baste our turkey without you!! - Church of St. Francis Xavier
we can't baste our turkey without you!! - Church of St. Francis Xavier
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Pastoral Council<br />
Sandy Mattingly is completing<br />
his term on the Pastoral<br />
Council in December. As <strong>you</strong><br />
know Sandy has not only been<br />
a member <strong>of</strong> the Council since<br />
March 2007 but has also served<br />
faithfully as a co-chair for the<br />
Council and then as Chair for<br />
the past two years. We <strong>of</strong>fer<br />
Sandy <strong>our</strong> heartfelt gratitude for his outstanding<br />
leadership. We will certainly miss him.<br />
We <strong>we</strong>lcome as <strong>our</strong> two new co-chairs,<br />
Patricia Dahl and Peter Ranello.<br />
sAve the DAte<br />
sunday, December 9 th<br />
After the 9:00 am<br />
& 11:30 am Masses<br />
Susan J. <strong>St</strong>abile will discuss<br />
and sign her new book,<br />
growing in love &<br />
Wisdom.<br />
Susan is the Robert and<br />
Marion Short Distinguished<br />
Chair in Law at the<br />
University <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong>. Thomas School <strong>of</strong> Law, where she also<br />
serves as a fellow <strong>of</strong> both the Holloran Center for Ethical<br />
Leadership and the Terrence J. Murphy Institute for<br />
Catholic Thought, Law and Public Policy. Trained as a<br />
spiritual director and in retreat ministry at <strong>St</strong>. Ignatius<br />
Retreat House (Inisfada), Manhasset, NY, she <strong>of</strong>fers<br />
individual spiritual direction and conducts retreats and<br />
other spiritual formation programs at the law school, in<br />
parishes and in other venues. She is the author <strong>of</strong> the blog<br />
Creo en Dios.<br />
oPening AvAilABle for the<br />
PAstoRAl council clAss <strong>of</strong> 2014<br />
We Are looking for one neW<br />
MeMBer for<br />
<strong>our</strong> PArish PAstoRAl council<br />
selection process<br />
rescheduled Dates<br />
January 7 th & 14 th at 6:30pm<br />
visit the Pastoral council page to learn more about the<br />
selection process in <strong>our</strong> newly adopted guiDelines.<br />
Young Adults<br />
1 st and 3 rd sundays,<br />
after 5:00 PM Mass<br />
Mary chapel<br />
Next Meeting: Dec. 2!<br />
<strong>St</strong>op by for some tasty refreshments, warm smiles, and a<br />
spiritual boost for y<strong>our</strong> <strong>we</strong>ek ahead!<br />
For more information or to assist with events, email:<br />
sfxavier.<strong>you</strong>ngadults@gmail.com.<br />
PrePAring for<br />
christMAs With<br />
richArD rohr<br />
Join the <strong>Xavier</strong> Advent Retreat<br />
and explore Richard Rohr’s<br />
reflections on Christmas and<br />
<strong>Francis</strong>can spirituality. Retreat gatherings will be held on<br />
the 4 Sundays <strong>of</strong> Advent from 2 to 4 PM.<br />
Pre-registration is required. Deadline nov. 26<br />
Application forms are available at reception.<br />
For more information email<br />
mariebannister@gmail.com<br />
Sponsored by the Lay Spirits and ISEL<br />
Brief Notices From Other Places<br />
Museum <strong>of</strong> Biblical Art<br />
1865 Broadway at 61 st street<br />
(near lincoln center)<br />
Louis C. Tiffany and the Art <strong>of</strong><br />
Devotion will consider the array<br />
<strong>of</strong> church decorations and<br />
memorials that Louis C. Tiffany<br />
(1848-1933) produced beginning<br />
in the early 1880s.<br />
Admission: free<br />
http://www.mobia.org/