ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC CHURCH, 606 E. WASHINGTON ST., MEDINA, OH 44256 330-725-4968 SFXMEDINA.COM

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THIS WEEK AT ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

(TS) Fr. Tony Sejba; (TK) Fr. Thomas Kowatch; (CC) Fr. Chris Cox; (EL) Fr. Ed Lajack; (JM) Fr. John Mullee; (PK) Deacon Paul Kipfstuhl;

(JL) Deacon Joe Loutzenhiser; (DN) Deacon Dan Norris; (DP) Dino Paoletta

LITURGY SCHEDULE

Sunday, April 26 10:00 am Preschool PSR (XR/SCH) 10:00 am RCIA (RH) 5:00 pm Bingo (CB) 6:30 pm LifeTeen Life Night (XR) 7:00 pm MCRHP (RH) Monday, April 27 9:15 am 3rd Grade Practice (CH) 7:00 pm Boy Scouts—Troop 506 (CB) 7:00 pm Concert—Grades 1 and 2 (GYM) 7:30 pm Parents of Troop 506 (LR) 7:30 pm Finance Council (RLR) 7:30 pm Hospice Training of EMHC (CH) Tuesday, April 28 3:00 pm Chess Tournament (XR) 5:30 pm Youth Choir (CH) 6:30 pm Bingo (CB) 7:00 pm Marriage Ministry (125) 7:00 pm Music Minister Search Committee (LIB) 7:00 pm Stitching Stewards (TL) 7:00 pm Cantor Rehearsal (CH) 7:00 pm RCIA (RH) 7:30 pm RCIA Rehearsal (CH) 7:00 pm Young Adult Bible Study (RH) Wednesday, April 29 6:30 pm Women of Grace Bible Study (RH) 6:45 pm Edge (XR/SCH) 7:00 pm Respect Life Committee (CR) Thursday, April 30 1:30 pm Market Day (CB) 6:15 pm Elementary PSR (XR/SCH) 7:30 pm Adult Choir (CH) Friday, May 1 9:00 am Wax Museum (XR) 9:15 am Moms and Tots (CB) Saturday, May 2 8:30 am Cleaning Angels (CH) 9:00 am First Eucharist Retreat Day (XR/SCH/CH) Sunday, May 3—Hospitality Sunday 9:00 am RCIA Reception (CB) 9:00 am Parish Day of Service Sign-up (CB) 5:00 pm Bingo (CB) 6:30 pm LifeTeen Life Night (XR)

Location key: (CH) Church (CB) Church Basement (LR) Loyola Room (CR) Rectory Conference Room

(XR) Xavier Room (SCH) School (TL) Teachers’ Lounge (LIB) School Library (RH) Randel House

(RHLT) RH Life Teen (RLR) Rectory Living Room (HM) Holy Martyrs Church (K of C) Knights of Columbus Hall

Sunday, April 26 — Fourth Sunday of Easter 8:00 am Mary DeLuca (TK) 10:00 am Joel Peters (CC)

12:00 pm Dan Marich (CC) 1:30 pm Baptisms (PK) 5:30 pm CYO Track and Volleyball Mass The People of St. Francis Xavier (TS)  Monday, April 27 7:30 am Gordon Burkhardt (CC) 7:00 pm John Stager (TS) Tuesday, April 28 7:30 am Lee and Irene Bush (CC) 9:15 am School Liturgy—All School (TK) Wednesday, April 29 7:30 am Joan Burkhardt (TS) 7:00 pm Edge Closing Mass (CC) Thursday, April 30 7:30 am David Saxer (CC) 6:30 pm Reconciliation 7:00 pm PSR Closing Mass—Dan Glow (TK) Friday, May 1 7:30 am Mike and Helen Toth (CC) 7:00 pm Dale Leachko (TS) Saturday, May 2 7:30 am Edward and Emma Skala (TK) 3:30 pm Reconciliation 5:00 pm Myrna Dooley (CC) Sunday, May 3 — Fifth Sunday of Easter 8:00 am James Serfass (TK) 10:00 am Jeannette Bargiel (CC)

12:00 pm Russ Metzger (TS/DP) 1:30 pm Baptisms (TS) 5:30 pm The People of St. Francis Xavier (TS) 

Mass attendance, April 18-19, 2015

5:00 pm 394

8:00 am 301

10:00 am 574

12:00 pm 306

5:30 pm 298

Parish Treasury Update: April 18-19, 2015

Sunday Offertory: $13,888.12

Envelopes: 416

Fr. Charlie Keeney: $12,169.00

Thank you for your generosity! 

Welcome to all visitors! We extend a warm welcome to everyone visiting St. Francis Xavier today! If you would like to register and be-

come an active member, please call our office: (330)725-4968.

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Worship and Sacraments at St. Francis Xavier

Baptisms: Two Sundays each month at 1:30 p.m.; baptism clas-ses every other month. Call the rectory for dates. Reconciliation: Saturdays, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.; Thursday before First Friday, 6:15 to 6:45 p.m. Anointing of the Sick: Prompt attention at any time, day or night! Please call the rectory to arrange for this sacrament: 330-725-4968. Marriage: Please call as soon as possible! Preparation requires a minimum of six months. Marriage guidelines are available on request. Nocturnal Adoration: First Friday of the month, 7:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Saturday. Adoration for Life: Third Saturday of the month following 7:30 a.m. Mass, 8-8:30 a.m.

St. Francis Xavier Church Staff  

Pastor Rev. Anthony Sejba (ext. 8956) Parochial Vicars Rev. Thomas Kowatch (ext. 8955) Rev. Chris Cox (ext. 8957) Deacons Deacon Paul Kipfstuhl Deacon Joseph Loutzenhiser Deacon Daniel Norris Director of Adult Initiation Jenny Bonarrigo Director of Religious Education Susan Rohe-Brooks (ext. 8961) Youth Minister Paul Koopman (ext. 8958) Director of Ministry and Communication Jennifer Webb (ext. 8946) School Principal Bibiana Seislove (ext. 8903) Director of “Little Sailors” Pre-School Monica Gorman (ext. 8920) Business Manager Ray Scherry (ext. 8954)

Sunday Masses 5 p.m., Saturday Vigil; 8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon, 5:30 p.m.

Weekday Masses 7:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday;

7 p.m. Monday and Thursday Reconciliation

Saturdays, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Parish Pastoral Council

Damian Ludwiczak (chair): 330-725-6567 Jenn Stanziano (vice chair): (330)416-7207 Anthony Kovalik (secretary):(330)723-6315

Mike Baumgartner: (330)725-4445 Jo Ann Cook: (330)725-6240 Tom Corall: (330) 725-7207

Kathy Gaughan: (330)722-8848 Tuesday Hamilton: (330)591-0580

Charise Kasper: (330)721-6510 Bob Pryatel: (440) 382-9399

Rachelle Skupski: (330)721-1785 Vince Tricomi: (330)603-7327

Bingo Sundays: Doors open at 3:30 p.m.; games start at 5:00 p.m. Tuesdays: Doors open at 5:00 p.m.; games start at 6:30 p.m.

Contact us Rectory Offices: 330-725-4968

Parish School of Religion: 330-722-7700 St. Francis Xavier School: 330-725-3345 School Fax: 330-721-8626

Church Basement: 330-764-8912 Latchkey: 330-725-6203

Cemetery (Dave Thomas): 330-722-4477

Rectory office hours

Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Readings for the Week

Monday: Acts11:1-18; Ps 42:2-3, 43:3,4; Jn 10:1-10

Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7; Jn 10:22-30

Wednesday: Acts 12:24—13:5a, Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6 and 8;

Jn 12:44-50

Thursday: Acts 13:13-25; Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25 and 27;

Jn 13:16-20

Friday: Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab; Jn 14:1-6

Saturday: Act 13:44-52; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Jn 14:7-14

Sunday: Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32;

1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8

Fourth Sunday of Easter

In today’s Gospel reading we hear Jesus referring to himself as “the good shepherd.” His sheep know him, trust him, listen to him and follow him; having faith that no harm will come to them as long as they stay close to him. We reaffirmed our faith in Christ when we renewed our baptismal promises at Easter. As stewards of our relationship with Jesus Christ, are we, like the sheep, willing to listen to Jesus, follow him, trust him?

A Stewardship Moment

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St. Francis Xavier Catholic School Update

With the month of May around the corner, and another great Earth Day celebra on un-der our belts, we turn our focus on our sec-ond graders who will be receiving their First

Holy Eucharist soon. We kindly ask that you keep our 2nd graders in your prayers this week as they move closer to receiving their First Holy Eucharist. They just recently cele-brated Reconcilia on and will be par cipa ng in their First Eucharist Retreat Day this coming Saturday. They are all truly excited and appreciate our prayers as they con nue to prepare for their big day. Please join us for the 1st and 2nd grade Spring Music Con-cert on Monday evening in the school gymnasium

and the All-School Liturgy on Tuesday morning, if your schedule permits. Thank you. Have a blessed week. In Christ,

Mrs. Seislove

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

Date Event Time Tuesday, Mornings with Mom 1:00 pm in the Basement

May 5 School Liturgy—Grades K-4th 9:00am in the Church

Wednesday, M C 9:30 am in the Church

May 6 8th Grade Brunch following Mass in the Xavier Room

Friday, May 8 SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY Saturday, May 9 F H E 10:00 1:00

Spring is in the Air!!

L A : R R W Sponsored by Grade 5

T : T A W !!

We educate for excellence and together we learn to become

Disciples of Christ

SFX-PTC Scholarships available—SFX Class of 2010-2011 Each year the SFX-PTC awards a senior (or two) who graduated from St. Francis Xavier School a $500 scholarship towards college educa on. The deadline for applica ons is May 4, 2015. Applica on is online at h p://www.sfxmedina.com/school/ptc/ under “ptc resources.” Contact Germaine Wilson for further de-tails at germainewilson@rocketmail.com or 330-241-1328.

Date Event Time Monday, April 27 Spring Concert—Grades 1 and 2 7:00 pm in the Gym

Tuesday,

April 28 All School Liturgy 9:15 am in the Church

Thursday, April 30 Market Day Pickup

Friday, May 1 8th Grade Wax Museum in the Xavier Room

Teacher Tuesday

3:00 pm in the Basement

Saturday, May 2 2 G F E R D !

The Tony Imburgia Scholarship was established to assist children of St. Fran-cis Xavier in their efforts to gain a Catho-lic education at St. Francis Xavier School as defined by the Tony Imburgia Schol-arship Committee. Applicants must be enrolled at St. Francis Xavier School for the current and subsequent school year. Applicants will be judged on:

♦ Related volunteer experience or activities at St. Francis Xavier School/Parish

♦ Essay content and quality

♦ Letter of reference Interested applicants must complete the Tony Imburgia Scholarship application form. Forms are available by calling St. Francis Xavier School at 330-725-3345. Deadline for submit-

ting a completed application is the end of April each year. Ap-plicants will be notified of any award acceptance before the end of the current school year. The scholarship award will be automatically deducted from the designated school year’s tuition. The Tony Imburgia Scholarship awards up to seven (7) scholarships each year. The scholarships for 2015-2016 school year will be in the amount of $750 each. The Tony Imburgia Scholarship Endowment Foundation Board screens all applica-tions for eligibility. St. Francis Xavier School administers the scholarships which are awarded by July 1st of each year. The decision of the Tony Im-burgia Scholarship Endowment Fund Board is final. The Tony Imburgia Scholarship is fund-ed by the Knights of Columbus Council #4168.

2015-16 Applications for the Tony Imburgia Scholarship Endowment Fund are Available

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WE WANT YOUR OLD CLOTHES!!

Acceptable items include (but are not limited to): clothing, comforters, blan-

kets, towels, sheets, shoes, and purses. Even stained or torn items can be recycled into something else.

Easter Seals Northern Ohio is partnering with Boy Scout Troop 506 to give back to the community while helping

children and adults with disabilities. Boy Scout Troop 506 is hosting a “Fill the Truck” fundraiser to benefit the Scouts

attending sea base high adventure in Florida this coming summer. We will be collecting any and all cloth items.

Drop off at St. Francis Xavier Church May 2 -3 before and after all masses

All donations are tax deductible.

Easter Seals will provide receipts.

To arrange an earlier pick-up of your clothing please call 216-281-1474 and leave a message

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Memorial Flower listing will continue next week.

Contributed by In Memory Of

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Byers The Byers Family, the Koenig Family, the Wolinski Family, the Olsen Family

Mr. & Mrs. Harold Casey Mr. & Mrs. John Vereb, Mr. & Mrs. Albert Casey, Michael James Casey, Patricia Kucharski, Mary Rose Purguly

Mrs. Carolyn Cassidy Bill Cassidy

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Cejer Nancy Abramouski, Olga Ar-mour, Clara Dabrowski, Clara Cejer, Ruthann Henry

Ms. Susan Cooper Alfred & Veronica Cooper, Cecil & Mary Comer

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Coppola Coppola Family, Scarpini Family, Fonda Family

Tom Cowling Mary Cowling, Beryl Cowling

Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Custer Andy Yakubik, Baba Dzeda, Joe Yakubik, Jeane Cermelj

Chester Cypher Mr. & Mrs. C. V. Cypher, Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Turner

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Dansczczak David Dansczczak

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Dargan Dargan and Madar Families

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Davanzo Mary H. Davanzo, Michael A Davanzo, Carmel P. Chiaramon-te, Joseph S. Chiaramonte

Mrs. Julia Dempsey William Dempsey Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Di Marino Tony Imburgia, Mary Ann Im-

burgia, Ferdinand Di Marino, Deceased Members of the Jung Family

Mr. Frank Dull Barbara Dull

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fafrak Molnar Family, Fafrak Family

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fekete Deceased Family and Friends

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Fisher James Hughes, Mary Jane Fisher

Mr. & Mrs. Roger Friedrich Deceased Members of DuPlage & Friedrich Famlies, Tebbitts Family, Fellabom Family, Betty Pawlicki, Pat Ault, Ange Caito, Angie Madac, Jim Labbe, Jim Huber

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Galish Donna Tekempel, Kyle Lichty

Mrs. Ruth Graves Jack Graves Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Hach Norman Hach

Mrs. Yolanda Halstead The Halstead Family, The Trevi-no Family

Anna Haverdill Alfonso Farruggia, Gladys Far-ruggia

Mrs. Vicki Hawker Albert Hawker, Sr.

Mrs. & Mrs. Joseph Hernandez George & Mary Kay Bires, Jr., George & May Bires, Sr., Mi-chael & Kathryn Petruney, John T. Petruney

Contributed by In Memory Of

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Albertino Lena Petrino, Steven Treer, Joe Petrino, Olga Treer

Joyce Bair Joseph & Agnes Lilac

Mr. & Mrs. Allen Beal Edward & Sophie Kolaskinski, Hugh & Leanette Beal

Shirley Bedford Douglas C. Bedford

Mrs. Paul Bihn Paul Bihn, Bihn Family, Mene-gay Family

Mr. & Mrs. William Breck Harlan Breck, Mark Breck, Ed-win Clark

Ms. Kathleen Brennen Christopher Brennan, Vella Fam-ily

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Burroughs Kenneth Burroughs, Helen McIntire

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bush George Broslowik, Larry Walter, Brian Prince, Lee & Irene Bush

Easter Memorial Flowers

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PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION 330-722-7700, ext. 8961 sbrooks@stfrancisxavier.info

The Updated Summer Information and registration forms will be online on May 1. PSR Parent information is posted on the www.sfxmedina.com website under

About— Parish School of Religion and then the Program you are inquiring about.

Elementary Classes (Grades 1-5) - Thursday evenings from 6:15-7:45 p.m. Classes are in session for the closing evening on April 30th. On the 30th, the final class will also have the students attending the Parish 7:00 pm even-ing mass. They will also receiving their evaluation cards for the second semester. Parents are encouraged to join us for the mass in the church. Dismissal will be after mass.

Preschool Classes (Ages 3, 4, and 5 years old; Sundays during 10:00 a.m. Mass): Our closing class will be this Sunday, April 26th during the 10:00 a.m. Mass. We will have different activities for the chil-dren to do during the session. We look forward to celebrat-ing with the children. Registra-tion forms for Pre School or Grade 1 PSR and also VBS forms will be given out at the last class.

2014-2015 Sacrament Students Please remember with prayer our 127 students in their last weeks of preparation for receiving the Sacrament of Eucharist. The retreat/workshop day will be Saturday, May 2nd. Students celebrating First Eucharist at 10:00 am on May 9th will come to school from 9:00-11:45 am. Students celebrating First Eucharist at 1:00 pm on May 9th or celebrating at one of the later dates should attend the workshop from 12:45-3:30 pm.

The Edge (Grades 6,7,8) Wednesday evenings from 6:45-8:15 p.m. Our remaining Edge classes will be this Wednesday, April 29th. We look forward to concluding the year with a mass celebration in church. Parents are welcome to join us at 7:15 p.m. in the church.

Elementary Classes (Grades 1-5) - Saturday mornings from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Our Saturday morning classes are completed for 2014-15. Registration

forms for Fall 2015-16 with a choice of Monday afternoon or Thursday evening classes were given out at the last class. We are grateful for our PSR Staff this year: Mrs. Kerns, Grade 1 Mrs. Mayiras, Grade 2 Mrs. Horwitz, Grade 3 Mrs. Haverdill, Grade 4 Mr. Brand, Grade 5 Mrs. Fravel & Mrs. Stuart.

Vacation Bible School 2015 Yes, it’s time to think about Vaca-tion Bible School, June 15-19, 2015. This year our theme will be “Everest: Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power”. Registration forms will be available the week of April 26.

Parents and Adults in the Parish: We need help in all areas of this scripture based program for crafts, snacks, playground activities, music, dec-orations, set up and clean up. Come and share in this summer program for our parish youth. Our next working meetings is May 12th and May 26th at 7:00 pm in the school. Please come with decorating ideas.

Our next confirmation session is on Monday, May 18 at 7:00pm in the Xavier Room. The registration forms have been sent home through the Day school and Edge. If you did not receive a form go to xavierlifeteen.com to download a copy. Baptism and First Communion certificates are due on May 18! Don’t forget! If you missed Session #1 on March 22, you can access the make up work on xavierlifeteen.com .

Edge Summer Camps Edge Camp 1 will be from June 22-26 and Edge Camp 2 will be June 26 and June 29 to July 2.

The camps are for students in the Day School, Edge or Home Schooled who have completed grades 7 and 8. The campers’ days will be filled with giving Service and having Fun and Fellowship. Questions? Please call the PSR office at 330-722-7700 or 330-764-8961. Forms will come out on April 29th and will be avail-able on-line May 1st.

Fr Chris receives banner from Age 4 PSR preschool students in Mrs. Dreibelbis’ class .

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Francie Anderson Rita Andrich

Jude Ballinger Becky Barker John Benson

Maxine Bergdorf Claire Bevec Flo Boehme Sue Boyne

Samuel Burke Sioux Campbell

Diane Marie Carlson Danny Colonna

Kathleen Cunningham` Steve Delap

Elizabeth Diamond Evan Dolinar

Charlotte Draper Billie Duta

Lynda Erickson Brendan Federinko

John Francisco Bobby Fusco

Rhettec Galaska Roz Ganzer

Jacob Gaume Kerry Grimm Del Guerra Mike Harris

Bill Haumesser Vivian Heim Camden Heil

Charlotte Heil Savannah Heil

Judy Hering Anthony Hosick

Mark Jablonowski Marvin Johnson Charline Karsnak

Mary Keith Mary Kneale

Karl Kopczynski Andrew Korduba Brenda Kutcher

Ruth Lancki Phyllis Lapeus

Steven Lastuka Dave Leidecker

Jerry Liechty Theresa Lobban

Mary Ann Makowski Aaron Markiewicz

James M. McDonald Lou McDonald Lois McFadden Alexa Meyers Nathan Mion Rachael Mion

Mike Mitchell Marcy Nero

John Neuwar Mary Neuwar

Lisa Owen Nathaniel Plasco Richard Pryatel

Betty Radca Bill Ripple Rea Ripple

Mark Rudolph Mimi Russ

Richard Russ Ed Scherer

Dean Saunders Marlene Seredick

Melissa Sickle Beth Sielski Jean Smith

Marie Starck Richard Stiver

Faith Szczipinski Janet Taranto

Mackenzie Taylor Dave Thomas Carolyn Vasko Lacey Vickers Celene Wallen Helen Yakubik

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church April 26, 2015

Pray for all military May God heal our sick and suffering

David M. Campbell Ryan P. Cox Wyatt Fields

Nicholas Glenbocki Dan Haggerty

Brandon Hamilton Alex Hicar Kayla Lane Taylor Lane

Reinhard Nann Jonathan Podrasky

Jared Ross Erica Sachleben Taylor Salmons Jeffrey Simko

Daniel Smith Jeff Stein

Kevin Stein David Tagliaferro

David Vanik Aaron Virkler Robert Weiler

J. Matthew Zweifel Joseph Zweifel

If you would like to add a name to the list of active-duty military, e-mail sbulletin@stfrancisxavier.info or call the rectory office.

If you would like to place a name on the list of those in need of prayer, please contact the rectory office, or e-mail sbulletin@stfrancisxavier.info.

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I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your generosity to Fr. Charlie Keeney and his mission for St. Gabri-el’s Home and St. Gemma Galgani School. You all demon-strated again how caring and giving our Parish community is. On May 5th, we will be cas ng our ballots in Medina County. Please consider vo ng yes on Issue 10. Issue 10 is a proposed tax levy to benefit Medina County for the purpose of human and social services and programs. This tax levy would provide funding for… • Protec ve Services for vulnerable senior ci zens • Placement for abused and neglected children • Protec ng the safety and wellbeing of children • Services to prevent suicide • Food, shelter and clothing for abused and neglected chil-

dren, • Treatment services for individuals suffering from severe

mental illness and

• Transporta on for senior ci zens needing medica on and groceries.

127 students in the SFX Day School and Parish School of Religion will be celebra ng First Eucharist on May 9th or cele-bra ng at a later mass. Please join me in keeping these chil-dren in our prayers as they work toward this sacrament. Finally, help us celebrate our 155th Anniversary by par-

cipa ng in our first Parish Day of Service on Saturday, May 23rd. Details about signing up for this event are below. I hope you will join us in making this day a success. Have a Blessed Week!

Father Tony

PASTOR’S PAGE

SFX-PTC Board posi ons available, elec ons in May. Please consider joining a faithful group of parents who help organize events around the school that promote educa on, fun, and goodwill among the teachers, staff, and parents of St. Francis Xavier School. Descrip on of posi ons are available at h p://www.sfxmedina.com/school/ptc/ under “ptc resources.” Contact Germaine Wilson to be placed on the ballot germainewilson@rocketmail.com or 330-241-1328.

New faces welcome, consider joining!

We’ve been migh ly blessed at our parish over our 155-year history, and now we want to share that bless-ing with the world around us.

On Saturday, May 23, we will go out into the community to perform acts of service for various agencies and residents in need, sharing God’s love through our gi s of me and talent. Can you spare a few hours on one day this year to give to others? Some projects might require more

me, some less. We know the people we serve will be grateful for your gi s of me and energy, regardless of how long you can stay. Can you rake? Pull weeds? Pick up

s cks? Pray for others? Strip wallpaper? Sort dona ons? Wash tables? Paint a wall? Eat an ice cream sundae? These are all examples of service opportuni es available on May 23! We hope families and individuals of all ages and abili es will sign up to work together to make a difference for someone in need. Imagine the happiness that you share as you teach your children and neighbors about the joy that comes from serving others. Next weekend, a er the Masses on May 2 and 3, we will have our first oppor-tunity to sign up for these service oppor-tuni es. We’re calling this “Sign Up Sun-day”! Computers will be set up in the church basement to commit to the ser-vice opportunity of your choosing. Our day school fi h-graders are working on posters that will contain more infor-ma on about each agency we are helping

and the work to be done. Invite your friends, neighbors and rela ves to join us as we make a differ-ence and “share our gi s.” All par cipants will receive a Parish Day of Service T-shirt, made possible in part by our generous sponsors, including: Sweet Lawns; State Farm agent Keith Wright; Edward F. Bugner, CPA; the Knights of Columbus Medina Council #4168; and SportsWorld Custom Printed Apparel. Par cipants also will gather for 5 p.m. Mass that day – yes, possibly s ll paint-spla ered from the day – followed by a pizza dinner in the church basement to swap stories and inspira on. We look forward to seeing you at next weekend’s Sign Up Sunday and on our Parish Day of Service, Saturday, May 23! Ques ons? Contact Jennifer Webb at 330-764-8946 or jwebb@s rancisxavier.info.

SIGN UP MAY 2-3 FOR OUR FIRST PARISH DAY OF SERVICE!

Seniors Club News! The SFX Senior Club will hold its monthly mee ng on Wednes-day, May 6th in the Xavier Room. The mee ng will be preceded by a group Rosary at the Blessed Mother gro o next to the rec-tory at 12:20 pm. Our speaker for May is our own Rick Niese of the St. Vincent DePaul Society. Our spring trip will be on Friday, May 22nd, to Amish country where we will have an Amish lunch followed by an Amish variety show featuring music and clean comedy. If you have signed up for the trip, please bring your money to this mee ng. Cost of the trip is $36.00. If you have not signed up, please call Pete Danszczak to reserve a cket at (330) 725-7283.

232850 St. Francis Xavier Church Medina, Ohio 232850.426 For questions, please contact Rhonda McKinnon 330-861-8493 rmckinnon@stfrancisxavier.info