Mass Schedule

Saturday

5:00 p.m. SFX

7:00 p.m. (on Jekyll)

Sunday (SFX) 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

6:00 p.m. in Spanish

Weekday Masses St. Joseph Chapel

Mon. Tues. Thurs. Fri. 7:00 a.m.

Wednesday 8:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Reconciliation: Church

Saturdays 4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Sunday 7:45 - 8:15 a.m.

(Or by appointment)

St. Joseph Chapel (Please go to the main

office for a key) Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

St Joseph Chapel First Friday Adoration

2:00 - 7:00 p.m. Holy Hour

7:00- 8:00 p.m.

First Saturday

8:45 a.m.

Loving Father, You sent St. Francis Xavier to

preach to the nations. You call us also to be

missionaries in our own way. Help us to build and

strengthen our campus so that we may share

Jesus with the people of Coastal Georgia. Like, St.

Francis Xavier, may we be people of prayer and

may we share You with those we meet. We thank

you for blessing us with a Parish and a School. May

we seek Your will to further your work. Bless us

with a sense of unity, a spirit of cooperation, and a

generous heart as we face the responsibilities and

challenges of this undertaking. We believe our

goals are rooted in Your Word and in Your Work.

May we nourish each other in faith, support each

other in our temporal needs, and renew our Church

in the pattern of Your own Household. Amen.

St. Francis Xavier Staff

Rev. Timothy McKeown, Pastor

912-265-3249 ext. 11

Rev. Chris Ortega

Assoc. Pastor

912-265-3249 ext. 12

Ann Buebel

Office Manager

912-265-3249 ext. 0

Maggie Shafer

Director of Finance

912-265-3249 ext. 16

Rev. Mr. Larry Guyer,

Director of Religious Education

912-265-3249 ext. 14

PERMANENT DEACONS

Rev. Mr. Ntungwa Maasha

262-0458

Rev. Mr. Larry Guyer

912-265-3249 ext. 14 CHRISTIAN FORMATION CENTER

1116 Richmond Street

Brunswick, GA 31520

Juan Perez-Valdes,

Hispanic Ministry 912-264-6805 ext. 11

Marisol Soler,

Fam. & Youth Ministry 912-264-6805 ext. 12

Joe Sechkar

Dir of Liturgy/Facilities Maint.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

CATHOLIC SCHOOL

1121 Union Street

Brunswick, GA 31520

265-9470

Dr. Terry Mermann

Principal

Lori Carden, Office Manager

Maggie Shafer Director of Finance

912-265-3249 Ext.16

The St Francis Xavier Council of Catholic Women is sponsoring the 27th Annual International Food Tasters Festival on February

25,2017 from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets pre-event $5 for 10 tastes or $7 at the door.

We begin our Lenten journey

on March 1 - Ash Wednesday.

What will you and your family do this year?

Fr. Tim will provide ideas and resources at

Parish Nite on Feb 22. Covered dish dinner

at 5:15 in Xavier Hall, talk at 6:00 and Mass

at 7:00 pm.

BAA 2017

We have kicked off the Bishop’s Annual

Appeal for 2017. This weekend we will watch

bishop’s video before Mass. Thanks to all who

made their pledge last weekend! If you have

yet to make your pledge you can use the

white envelopes in the pews. If you are

making a one-time donation you can write a

check to SFX and memo it “BAA.” Thank you!

An Eye for an Eye?

Jesus is all mercy, Jesus is all love: he is God made man. Each of us, each one of

us, is that little lost lamb, the coin that was mislaid; each one of us is that son who

has squandered his freedom on false idols, illusions of happiness, and has lost

everything. But God does not forget us, the Father never abandons us. He is a

patient father, always waiting for us! He respects our freedom, but he remains

faithful forever. And when we come back to him, he welcomes us like children

into his house, for he never ceases, not for one instant, to wait for us with love.

And his heart rejoices over every child who returns. He is celebrating because he

is joy. God has this joy, when one of us sinners goes to him and asks his

forgiveness.

What is the danger? It is that we presume we are righteous and judge others. We

also judge God, because we think that he should punish sinners, condemn them to

death, instead of forgiving. So ‘yes’ then we risk staying outside the Father’s

house! Like the older brother in the parable, who rather than being content that his

brother has returned, grows angry with the father who welcomes him and

celebrates. If in our heart there is no mercy, no joy of forgiveness, we are not in

communion with God, even if we observe all of his precepts, for it is love that

saves, not the practice of precepts alone. It is love of God and neighbor that brings

fulfilment to all the Commandments. And this is the love of God, his joy:

forgiveness. He waits for us always! Maybe someone has some heaviness in his

heart: “But, I did this, I did that...”. He expects you! He is your father: he waits for

you always!

If we live according to the law “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”, we will

never escape from the spiral of evil. The evil one is clever, and deludes us into

thinking that with our human justice we can save ourselves and save the world! In

reality, only the justice of God can save us! And the justice of God is revealed in

the Cross: the Cross is the judgement of God on us all and on this world. But how

does God judge us? By giving his life for us! Here is the supreme act of justice

that defeated the prince of this world once and for all; and this supreme act of

justice is the supreme act of mercy. Jesus calls us all to follow this path: “Be

merciful, even as your Father is merciful” (Lk 6:36). I now ask of you one thing.

In silence, let's all think... everyone think of a person with whom we are annoyed,

with whom we are angry, someone we do not like. Let us think of that person and

in silence, at this moment, let us pray for this person and let us become merciful

with this person.

-Pope Francis Sept. 15, 2013

We will welcome back Fr. Wilfrid Logsdon this weekend at all the masses!

Prayer List for February

(All Names will be refreshed

on the 28th)

Anna Hardwick

Socorro Helean

Georgia Burgess-Erwin Tilly Johnson

Moira Kaluzienski Huong Thi Phan Gertrude Roberts

Sara Fryar

Richard Brunegraff

Maria Zambon

Donal Brunegraff

David Higbee

Gloria Quinones

Byron Bankston

Charlotte Cornelius

Peggy Lee Farrar

Vi Daugherty Vera Borkowski

Elizabeth Wendell Judy Perry Majka

Dick Guerin

Kathleen Koreski Benjamin Koreski Billie Lou Henjum

Zoe Yawn

Manuela Rocha Leslie Kaufman

Michael Mleko Jr.

Steven Gentzle

Buddy Vazquez

Bob Gilleski

Steven Gentzle

Jarret Jumper & Family

Cody Rutledge

Savannah Jones

Barbara Elliott

Jim Layman Our sons and daughters in

military service

Financial News

Collections for

Feb. 11th & 12th

$ 10,657.64

Please consider bringing a canned good to mass

next week. Especially helpful are pop-top cans

that people can open without an opener. Meats,

tuna fish and peanut butter are good protein

items. Thank you for helping those in need!

Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat

Do you or someone you know have emotional, spiritual or

psychological pain due to a past abortion? If so, there is a

ministry just for you. At Rachel’s Vineyard Ministry, you can

find help, hope and healing through their post abortion heal-

ing retreats. The retreat is February 24-26, 2017 near Augus-

ta, Ga. For information, contact Stephanie May, 912-306-

0406 or email stephmay@bellsouth.net. Complete confiden-

tiality will be honored at all times. Take the risk and find the

peace and healing you have been searching for.

This September we will begin Financial Peace University

with Dave Ramsey. It is a course that helps with financial

planning and peace. If you would be interested please

contact Ann at the office at 265-3249 or

annbuebel@bellsouth.net.

Since St. Patrick’s Day this year occurs during Lent and

on a Friday, the Georgia bishops have lifted the

obligation to abstain from meat and meat products on

Friday March 17.

During Lent we will offer the Dynamic Catholic book Resisting

Happiness. If you would interested in leading a small study

group on a Sunday, weekday or weeknight please contact

Ann at the office at 265-3249 or annbuebel@bellsouth.net.

We will then publish a list of meeting times.

February 19, 2017

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass Intentions

Saturday February 18

5 p.m. Council of Catholic Women

7 p.m. t Maria Zagami

(At Jekyll United Methodist Church)

Sunday February 19

8:30 a.m. Our Parish Family

11 a.m. Wellness Ministry

6 p.m. Bobby Rupert (intentions)

Monday February 20

7 a.m. t Brendon Mermann Tuesday February 21

7 a.m. t Brendon Mermann Wednesday February 22 8 a.m. t Martha L. Metz

7 p.m. t Chad Branson Thursday February 23

7 a.m. t Rita Guerin

Friday February 24

7 a.m. t Frederick Cornelius, Jr.

Saturday February 25

5 p.m. Our Parish Family

7 p.m. t Rose DeFranco

(At Jekyll United Methodist Church)

Sunday February 26

8:30 a.m. t Souls in Purgatory

11 a.m. t Mary, Effie, and Preston Blanchard

6 p.m. t Joe Locascio

Teens in the Spirit welcomes all youth of our parish and their friends to our Wednesday gatherings in the parish hall from 5:30 to 7:30 where we eat, fellowship and pray together. Call Marisol Soler at 264-6805 extension 12 or by e-mail to sfxcym05@gmail.com to be involved in youth and young adult ministry.

Bishop’s Annual Appeal 2017

This week we also kick off our

Bishop’s Annual Appeal 2017. Our goal this

year is about $50,000. This is about what it

costs per year for one seminarian’s tuition,

room and board, and health insurance. One

way we can visualize our goal is covering

seminarian Chris Hassel for one year of

seminary. God willing he will be ordained

a deacon in the Cathedral on May 27.

Speaking of which, I would like to

take a bus to the ordination. If you have

never been to an ordination please consider

joining us on a trip to the Cathedral for the

diaconate ordination. We have sign up

boards on the back tables.

Why do we give to the Diocese?

There are many programs that the diocese

supports that are not covered by individual

churches: our seminarians, Catholic Chari-

ties, Family Life programs, Diocesan

Youth Ministry, Hispanic Ministry all re-

ly on our generosity to help share the

Gospel. Thanks to all who contributed to the

2016 BAA Campaign. Once all the pledges

come in we will be right at our goal!

We pray we can be good and faithful

steward of all the Lord has shared with us!

Upcoming Events

March 1 - Ash Wednesday

March 29 – Lenten Penance Service

SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER Catholic Church

405 Howe Street Brunswick, GA 31520

annbuebel@bellsouth.net Campaign Office: 912-265-3249

VOL 3, February 18 & 19, 2017

Make Sure to attend a

Campaign Reception

All parishioners should have received an invitation

to attend one of a series of campaign receptions. At

these receptions, Father Tim and members of the

Campaign Committee will be on hand to discuss our

new renovation projects for the church and school.

This is your opportunity to learn first hand about the

campaign, ask questions, receive your campaign ma-

terials and meet with your fellow parishioners.

Because this is important in the life of our parish

community, we ask that all parishioners make an

effort to attend one of these receptions. RSVP soon

so that we can plan for your attendance. See you

there!!

Why is Attending a Campaign Reception so Important?

Family/Community

We are a parish family and we always gather together for important events: Mass, Baptisms, Confirma-

tions, weddings, funerals, picnics, and other events. This also is an important event in the life of our par-

ish and school. Everyone who calls St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church home is asked to make an ef-

fort to attend. Come and spend time with your parish family.

Information

We want to present the needs of the parish and school to every parishioner. Please come to be informed!

Bring your questions about the projects and love for our parish and school. No one will be asked to

turn in a pledge at these receptions.

Save

By coming to a reception, you will help us save both resources and time. When you come to a reception,

you will be able to pick up your personalized information. Any family that does not attend a reception

will be mailed their campaign materials. We have over 650 registered households at St. Francis Xavier,

and we are committed to contacting each one. In addition to the mailing, volunteers will be following up

with families that are unable to attend. Help save us money (on postage) and time (our volunteers have

so much to do).

If you have any questions, please contact Dan Inman in the campaign office at (912) 265-3249

Success Depends on

Everyone!

In order to be successful, we need the

prayers and support of all the members of

our parish family. In the coming weeks, you

will receive information about the

Campaign through the mail, in the bulletin,

and from fellow parishioners. We ask that

you give your fullest attention, cooperation

and prayers so that we all may reap the

benefits the campaign will bring. Please

remember that success depends on

everyone!

Parish Activity Contacts

Adult Bible Study, Joe & Linda Kirby…………….267-9359

Altar and Environmental Care, Diane Lott……….223-1261

Bereavement, Ann Buebel………………………..265-3249

CCW, Rose Browning……………………….……...270-7176

Communion Ministers, Ann Buebel……………..265-3249

Culture of Life, Rose Lodise…………….…….…...264-4121

Greeters, Ginger Dorcas…………..……………....275-8492

Jekyll Island Catholic Ladies, Eleanor Daniel…....635-3046

Knights of Columbus, John Carbonell…….……...230-6198

P.S.R., Larry Guyer ……………………..…265-3249 ext. 14

RCIA/Sacramental, Larry Guyer…….…...265-3249 ext. 14

Religious Articles Shop, Rose Lodise……..……...264-4121

St. Monica Society, Peggie Cash…………….…....264-5458

St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store…………...….…....262-6027 Parish Council, RoseMary Jones at rosemaryjonessfx@gmail.com

Most Rev. Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM Conv.

Bishop of Savannah

Please call Ann Buebel at 912-265-3249 ext. 0.,

email her at annbuebel@bellsouth.net

or come by to schedule your masses. Office hours are 9

a.m. to 4 p.m.

Membership

To be a registered member of a Parish is to

have a sense of belonging to a family. New-

comers are requested to register at the Church

Office soon after arrival, to meet the staff and

learn about your new parish. In the time of fam-

ily sickness, death or special need, parishion-

ers are asked to notify the Church office. If re-

quested, Holy Communion will be brought to

anyone desiring to receive the Eucharist but

are unable to attend Mass for serious reasons.