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Welcome

Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church

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Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church

We are brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ, our Crucified and Risen Lord. Jesus has baptized us with His Holy Spirit and has made us Sons and Daughters of God the Father. We are a Eucharistic Community, gathering every week to receive the True Presence of Jesus into our bodies and souls so that we live His words: "Abide in Me." We are always striving as a community and individually to be transformed into Christ's love, truth, and joy. 
 
Through prayer, family life, work, mercy, and evangelization we live Jesus' call: "Go, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. " Our hope is to "Christify the world." We are welcoming and lively. Come join us!

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Get directions to our parish to come visit

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Mass Times

Tuesday -Friday 8am

Saturday 4:00pm & Sunday 9:00am

7:30 am Sunday mass (memorial day thru labor day)

adoration: 1st Friday of month after 8am mass
confessions: Saturday 3:00-3:45pm

or by appointment 

Office hours: Wednesday 10:30am -4:00pm

*the voicemail is checked remotely the rest of the week, so please wait patiently for the voicemail to pick up when we are not in the office*

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Upcoming Events


  • September 12, 2023 - Weekday 8am Mass

    Date: September 12, 2023


    Time: 08:00 AM -- 08:30 AM

  • September 13, 2023 - Weekday 8am Mass

    Date: September 13, 2023


    Time: 08:00 AM -- 08:30 AM

  • September 14, 2023 - Weekday 8am Mass

    Date: September 14, 2023


    Time: 08:00 AM -- 08:30 AM

  • September 15, 2023 - Weekday 8am Mass

    Date: September 15, 2023


    Time: 08:00 AM -- 08:30 AM

  • September 16, 2023-4pm Mass

    Date: September 16, 2023


    Time: 04:00 PM -- 05:00 PM


    Location: St. Francis Xavier Church -

    WHO SHOULD ATTEND:


    1. Reminders should be posted that anyone with a cough or fever, or who may otherwise be feeling sick, should not come to church for Mass or even for a visit.


    2. Indiana’s health protocols for places of worship also advise that “all individuals who are 65 and above or who have an underlying at-risk health condition to stay home.” While our more vulnerable brothers and sisters cannot be prevented from attending, we should nevertheless recommend that they continue to participate in Mass remotely at this stage of the pandemic.


    3. All priests, deacons, and others who assist them at Mass should review their own health, screening themselves for symptoms of COVID-19. If any symptoms of illness are present, they must not celebrate or assist at a Mass (unless the priest celebrates Mass by himself).


    STRICT SOCIAL DISTANCING:

    1. The state has not prescribed a specific numerical limit to the number of people who can

    attend indoor church services. However, social distancing measures must be

    implemented in every parish to continue to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. According

    to the state, this means ensuring “6 feet between individuals or family units of the same

    households during services.” Socially distanced seating is therefore the deciding factor

    for how many can be gathered in a church at one time.

    2. To that end, at least every other pew must be unoccupied,

    Unused pews must be blocked off.


    3. Some sort of oversight will be required to keep track of when a church's socially

    distanced capacity is reached. At that point, no additional people may be admitted into

    the church building.

    4. Social distancing measures should be observed when the assembly enters and exits the

    church (for example, dismissal could be done by row starting from the back). A plan

    should also be enacted for restrooms, limiting occupancy and marking how a waiting

    line should form. And tape must be placed on the floor to mark proper distancing

    during the Communion procession. Participants must also be asked to observe social

    distancing outside the church and in the parking lot.


    OTHER GENERAL HEALTH PROTOCOLS:

    1. Masks: Stage 2 of the “Back on Track Indiana” plan recommends wearing masks or

    other face coverings in public settings, including religious services. As noted by health

    authorities, the use of masks is not primarily for our own protection, but for those

    around us.

    All congregants (except for little children under 2 and those who would have trouble breathing)

    must wear such face coverings out of concern for fellow parishioners.

    During the celebration of the liturgy itself, clergy should not wear masks. Nor should

    other actively assisting ministers (e.g., a lector while reading). 

    (See below under “Distribution of Holy Communion” for mask protocols at Communion.)


    2. As recommended by the state, please make every effort sanitize your hands before entering the building.

    3. Holy water and baptismal fonts must remain empty except during baptisms.


    4.All should refrain from holding hands during the Our Father. The Sign

    of Peace should not be given by the customary handshake. It could be exchanged

    without physical contact – for example, by a bow of the head.


    5.A distance of 6 feet must be maintained between individuals or family units in the

    Communion procession. This may mean that parallel Communion lines cannot be

    formed in aisles. Tape will be placed on the floor to mark proper distancing during the

    Communion procession.

  • September 17, 2023- 9am Mass

    Date: September 17, 2023


    Time: 09:00 AM -- 10:00 AM


    Location: St. Francis Xavier Church -



    WHO SHOULD ATTEND: 


    1. Reminders should be posted that anyone with a cough or fever, or who may otherwise be feeling sick, should not come to church for Mass or even for a visit. 


    2. Indiana’s health protocols for places of worship also advise that “all individuals who are 65 and above or who have an underlying at-risk health condition to stay home.” While our more vulnerable brothers and sisters cannot be prevented from attending, we should nevertheless recommend that they continue to participate in Mass remotely at this stage of the pandemic.


    3. All priests, deacons, and others who assist them at Mass should review their own health, screening themselves for symptoms of COVID-19. If any symptoms of illness are present, they must not celebrate or assist at a Mass (unless the priest celebrates Mass by himself).


    STRICT SOCIAL DISTANCING:

    1. The state has not prescribed a specific numerical limit to the number of people who can

    attend indoor church services. However, social distancing measures must be

    implemented in every parish to continue to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. According

    to the state, this means ensuring “6 feet between individuals or family units of the same

    households during services.” Socially distanced seating is therefore the deciding factor

    for how many can be gathered in a church at one time.

    2. To that end, at least every other pew must be unoccupied,

    Unused pews must be blocked off.


    3. Some sort of oversight will be required to keep track of when a church's socially

    distanced capacity is reached. At that point, no additional people may be admitted into

    the church building.

    4. Social distancing measures should be observed when the assembly enters and exits the

    church (for example, dismissal could be done by row starting from the back). A plan

    should also be enacted for restrooms, limiting occupancy and marking how a waiting

    line should form. And tape must be placed on the floor to mark proper distancing

    during the Communion procession. Participants must also be asked to observe social

    distancing outside the church and in the parking lot.


    OTHER GENERAL HEALTH PROTOCOLS:

    1. Masks: Stage 2 of the “Back on Track Indiana” plan recommends wearing masks or

    other face coverings in public settings, including religious services. As noted by health

    authorities, the use of masks is not primarily for our own protection, but for those

    around us.

    All congregants (except for little children under 2 and those who would have trouble breathing)

    must wear such face coverings out of concern for fellow parishioners.

    During the celebration of the liturgy itself, clergy should not wear masks. Nor should

    other actively assisting ministers (e.g., a lector while reading). 

    (See below under “Distribution of Holy Communion” for mask protocols at Communion.)


    2. As recommended by the state, please make every effort sanitize your hands before entering the building.

    3. Holy water and baptismal fonts must remain empty except during baptisms.


    4.All should refrain from holding hands during the Our Father, if this is a custom. The Sign

    of Peace should not be given by the customary handshake. It could be exchanged

    without physical contact – for example, by a bow of the head.


    5.A distance of 6 feet must be maintained between individuals or family units in the

    Communion procession. This may mean that parallel Communion lines cannot be

    formed in aisles. Tape will be placed on the floor to mark proper distancing during the

    Communion procession.

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