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VeryRev.RobertSullivan,V.F.,��Rev.JoshuaAltonji,AssociatePastor�

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AsaDiocesancommunitywemournthedeathofourformerBishop,Bish-opDavidE.Foley.HewasawonderfulexampletousofaGoodShepherd.Heservedourdiocesefor24years.Hewasawonderfulmodelofsel7less-ness.Hewillbegreatlymissed.HeaskedustorememberhiminprayerasherestswiththemostmercifulGod.Eternalrest,grantuntohimOLord.Andmayperpetuallightshineuponhim.Mayhissoulandthesoulsofallthefaithfuldeparted,throughthemercyofGod,restinpeace.��

ThispastweekendwecelebratedFirstCommunion.61youngpeoplere-ceivedOurLordintheEucharistforthe7irsttime.EachyeartheywriteanotetoexpresstheirthankstoGodonreceivingthesacrament.Iwouldliketoshareafewexcerptswithyou.Theywillgiveustheopportunitytopauseandre7lectonourownreceptionofthesacrament.��

• ThankyouGodforyourloveandsharingyourselfwithmeintheEu-charist!Iloveyou.�

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• Thankyouforthegiftsinmylife.IwanttofollowJesus.Helpgetalongwithmybrother.�

• Godbeclosetomethroughoutmylifeandthankyouforyourlove!�• ThankyouGodformyMom,myDad,mygrandparents,mysisterand

myfriends.�• GodIwanttoletyouknowthatIreallylikeyouandIamsorryfornot

talkingtoyouenough.�• IloveyouGodandthankyouforlisteningtomyprayers,especiallyin

helpingmewithmath.�• ThankyouGodformyteachers,FatherBob,FatherAltonjiandFather

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Aspastor,IalwayslookforwardtocelebratingFirstCommunion.Itisawonderfulprivilegetoseethejoyinthefacesofourchildrenastheyre-ceiveJesusforthe7irsttime.ThankyoutoourcatechistsandallwhohelpedthisyeartoprepareourchildrenforReconciliationandEucharist.Ialsowanttothankourparents,godparentsandgrandparentsforyourexamplesoffaith.Also,thankyoutoallwhohavebeenprayingforourchildrenthisyear.Aswegrow,mayweseektheirchildlikeinnocenceinourownfaith.�

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Wednesday,May2,at6:00PMintheParishHall.�Letusdothecooking!�

JoinFr.Bob,Fr.Altonjiandyourfellowparishionersfordinner!�Menu:BBQChicken,slaw,bakedbeansandbread.�

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SFX'smonthlyMemorialMasswillbeThursday,May4,at5:30p.m.intheChapel.WewillrememberallwhodiedinAprilandwhoseanniversaryofdeathisinApril.�YouareinvitedtolightacandleinmemoryoftheselovedonesandwritetheirnamesintheMemorial��0��

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SupporttheCatholicHomeMis-sionsAppealtoday!Rightnow,over40percentofdiocesesintheUnitedStatesareconsideredhomemissionterritorybecausetheyareunabletofundtheessen-tialpastoralworkneededintheircommunities.Yoursupportfundsprograms,suchasreligiouseduca-tion,seminaryformation,andlayministrytraining,tobuildvibrantfaithcommunitiesrightherintheUnitedStates.Pleasebegenerous.Moreinformationcanbefoundat��

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PleasejointheLadiesofCharity��Wednesday,May2,�at1:00p.m.�intheJosephRoomtomakemissionrosaries.�Suppliesareavailable,andnoexperienceisnecessary.��TheLadiesmeetthe7irstWednesdayeachmonthandallarewelcome.�Formoreinformation,pleasecon-tactMarlyssGiles,643�7407�

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PleasejointheKnightsofColumbusinprayingthescripturalRosaryonthe7irstSaturdayofeachmonthat9:00aminthe��&�1��Noexperiencenecessary!"HowtoPrayTheRosary"cardsareavailableforthosewhoarenewtotheRosary.�Allarewelcome.Familiesareencouragedtoattend.�Ifyouwouldlikemoreinfor-mationontheKnightsofColumbus,pleasecontactJohnWalston,GrandKnight,at205��%,�8899or�� .�

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Monday,April30��NOSCHOOL�Tuesday,May1��KindergartenFieldtriptoBirminghamSouthern�Wed.,May3��SchoolMass(2ndgradeisleading)�Friday,May4��FielddayatJCCHS(5th�8thgrade)��

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TheMen’sFellowshipGroupwelcomesandinvitesanyandallparishionersandgueststojoinuseachweekat�7:00intheJosephRoomfollowingMassat6:30am�intheChapel.�Wearecurrentlystudying��GospelofMatthew,togetherwithDr.EdwardSri’s�MysteryoftheKingdom�ontheGospelofMatthew�andareledweek-lybyapresenterfromourparish.�� teryoftheKingdom�isavailableforpur-chaseonline.TheMen’sFellowshipGroupisinits10��yearofmeeting.��Pleasejoinus!�ContactTomBrinkley�� ifyouhavequestionsaboutourfellowshipgrouporifyouwishtobeaddedtotheweeklyemailupdates.TheSt.FrancisXavier’sMen’sFellowshipisaparishcommunityofmendedicatedtostrengtheningourCatholicfaithandpresencethroughprayerandthesharingofourreallifeexperienceswithoneanotherinanenvironmentofspiritualityandmutualtrust.��

SisterJanetMariehasbeguninterviewingthoseinterestedinparticipatinginRCIAnextSeptember.IfyouoranyoneyouknowareinterestedinlearningmoreabouttheCatholicFaithpleasecontactSisterJanetMarieatsjm'lemming@sfxbirmingham.�


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TheBishopHouckScholarshipFundwasestablishedmanyyearsagobytheParishPastoralCouncilinhonorofourformerpastor,BishopWilliamR.Houck.Undertheprovisionsofthisfund,acertainnumberofpartialscholarshipswillbeawardedtostudentsinSt.FrancisXavierParishtofacilitatetheirattendingJohnCarrollCatholicHighSchool.�Thescholarshipswillbeconsideredforthoseparishioners/studentswhodemonstratescholarshipperformanceconsistentwithhis/herpotentialanda7inancialneed.EligibilityforthescholarshipisrestrictedtostudentsofthisparishwhowillbeattendingJohnCarrollCatholicHighSchoolforthe3��*�19schoolyear.�ApplicationformsareavailableintheChurchorSchoolOf7ice.AllapplicationsmustbesubmittedtothepastorofSt.FrancisXaviernolaterthanMonday,June4,2018.

TheItalianAmericanHeritageSocietyisagainannouncingitsessaycontest“WhatMyItalianHeritageMeanstoMe.”Thecontestisopentoanyrelativeofasocietymemberingoodstanding.Thepersonsubmittingtheessaymustbecurrentlyenrolledatthecollegelevelorahighschoolseniorwhohasbeenacceptedatacollege.Therewillbetwo(2)$500scholarshipsawarded,andthesewillbepaiddirectlytothecolleges.ThedeadlineforsubmittingtheessayisApril30,2018.Gotoourwebsiteformoredetailsandguidelines:��

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Sunday,June24at2:00pm�

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BlessedTrinityShrineinFortMitchell,Alabama,isofferingaweekendretreatentitled“DrawnintotheHeartoftheTrinity”onMay4�6,2018.TheTrinityisattheheartofourfaith,butsoof-tenourheartfeelsitdoesn’tunderstandthiskeymysteryoffaith.ComeandprayabouthowtheTrinityisaverypractical

mysterywhichhasprofoundimplicationsfordailylife.Usingtheology,musicandart,wewillbedrawndeeplyintotheveryheartoftheTrinity.Feeis$180(includesa$40non�refundabledeposit).www.msbt.org/btsr2��+4*,,�++)+

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Catholic?Lovepizza?Digesting�theology?Wedo!JoinfellowBirminghamyoungadultsonthesecondMondayofthemonthat�%��&��Bird'sBar&Pizza.We'dlovetoseeyou!��

UpcomingSpeakers:��

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TheAvilaInstituteforSpiritualformationpresentsthe7irstannualAvilaSummit.JoinCatholicsfromaroundtheworld�July13��,�attheShrineoftheMostBlessedSacramentinHanceville,AL.SpeakersincludeCardinalFrancisArinze,Fr.CassianFolsom,O.S.B.,andDanBurke.Spaceis7illingupfast.Toregisterorgetmoreinfo,visitSpiritualDirection.com/Summit2018��Receive50%ofyourticketpriceusingcode#63��*��


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NewParishioners:�

��RegistrationformsareavailableinthevestibuleoftheChurchoronourwebsiteat:www.sfxbirmingham.comDropthembythereceptiondesklocatedintheParishOf7iceorinthecollectionbasketatMass.��

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BaptismalPreparation:�

RequiredclassisheldthesecondSundayofeachmonthat6:00pm.Preregis-trationisrequired.ContactMollyKnerlat803�5417toregisterfortheclass.��

FirstEucharist:�

Preparationisatwo�yearprocess.EnrollmentinCath-�1�7 7��1�� 7��1ofReligionisrequiredtheyearpriortoreceivingthe��7��

SacramentofMarriage:�

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Date Extraordinary

Ministers Lectors Ushers Greeters Altar Servers Sacristans

Saturday

May 5

4:30 PM

C Aycock L Byrne Nazha Kassouf B Moore* C Sellers M Thornton K B Tucker

N Ash K Pilleteri M Thornton

I Bacher M Bacher J Larose J O'Hagan C Sellers Volunteers needed

L Flemming S Mangina

M Jackson - SS E Powell - CB J Perrin - AS A Perrin - AS

H Goodbody J Lorino G Clark

Sunday

May 6

8:30 am

S Anthony M Coffman JA Garrett L Kirk A Naughton M Raczynski* C Romei K Tucker T Tucker

Sr. Janet Marie H Reich R Carmody

M Anderton C Anthony J Buckley T Cobb W Garrett J Lavette R Lorino H Williams

T Balducci JA Miree

T Miller - SS JT Balducci - CB H Balducci - AS T Daley - AS

Sunday

May 6

11:00 am

J Arndt K Brown S Crumpton* P Deinlein M Mercer S Monson D Schilleci MN Sellers N Smith

A Falletta RM Ippolito T Clark

Ml Courtenay D Deinlein An Falletta J Hinnegan M Keely B Parish D Schmalz S Williams

Volunteers needed

A Courtenay - SS C Monson - CB M Courtenay Jr. - AS C Courtenay - AS

Sunday

May 6

5:00 pm

P Bellina J Gurley S Mee T Palladino P Rookis J Walston* Volunteer

L Dlugosz T Palladino J Walston

Volunteers needed

Volunteers needed

L Neil - SS J Beals - CB G Beals - AS Volunteer need-ed - AS

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