Parish Nurses meet at 11:00 am in Sister Cordy's office on Wednesday, February 8.

Military Advocates for our parish will meet on Wednesday, February 8 at 5:30 pm in the Gathering Place. Come with ideas on how we can continue our support of the deployed and their families. Please remember the following in your prayers:

      Eric Athman     

      Larry Bartlett

      Timothy Bunde

      Timothy Engle

      Bryan Homan

      Dan Nelson

      Joseph Newinski

BeFrienders will meet on Monday, February 13 at 6:30 pm in Xavier Hall. Please bring your journal to this meeting.

St. Cloud/Sartell Widowed Persons Socials in February:

Breakfast: Saturday, February 11, Green Mill,

100 4^th Ave. S., St. Cloud, 9:30 am.

Lunch:  Saturday, February 18, Bonanza,

3440 Division St., St. Cloud, 11:30 am.

Dinner:  Sunday, February 26, Grizzly’s Wood Fire Grill,

137 2^nd Ave. S., Waite Park, 4 pm social, 5 pm dinner

Catholic United Financial is surely on the map these days. Note the MinisTree Tree in the center of the Gathering Place! Earn money for our parish, school and religious education programs.

While you are there today, take out a $5.00 bill or more and add to the chances for the CUF raffle.

Take a look at the wonderful prizes:

GRAND PRIZE, 2012 Ford Escape or $25,000 cash(2)Caribbean Cruise Packages

(3)St. Paul Hotel Family Getaways

(6)Apple pads

(8)PlayStation 3 Move bundles

(8)Amazon Kindle Fires

(8)$200 Apple Store gift cards

Raffle Ticket Sales will be held every weekend after Masses and throughout the entire month of February. Raffle Tickets are also available from the parish or school office. Drawings will be held at the Catholic United Financial Home Office on March 1, 2012. Catholic United Financial provides all the materials at no cost to the schools and receives none of the proceeds. Every cent of your $5.00 donation goes directly to St. Francis Xavier School.

Bishop Trobec Council #5276

  Knights of Columbus Benefit Breakfast

at St. Stephen Parish Hall St. Stephen, MN

 Sunday, February 12^th, 2012 

Serving from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Menu Includes: Scrambled Eggs, Smoked Sausage, Hash Browns, Fresh Fruit, Homemade Rolls, Coffee, Milk and Juice  Ticket prices: Adults - $8 ($7 Presale) Seniors 55+ - $7 ($6 Presale)  Children 6-12 - $5 ($4 Presale) Preschool—FREE

(Contact any KC member or come to the Parish Office for tickets..)

Please join us at the

     Gathering in the Arts

8^th Annual Art Show and Sale

Next Sunday—February 12, 2012   

1:30-4:30 p.m.

St. Francis Xavier Gathering Place

Admission Free

Refreshments

KID’S AGAINST HUNGER

BAGGING EVENT

On Thursday, February 23, we will be bagging rice for Kids Against Hunger at the Sauk Rapids warehouse from 6:30-8:30 pm. All parishioners and guests are welcome to be a part of this event. Children kindergarten and older are also welcome. Those who wish to car pool should be on the south side of the church at 6:00 pm. If you know where the warehouse is, you can join us there.

If you would like to be a part of this event, please call me at 252-7838 so we can plan for our group. If anyone feels inclined to made an additional donation to this event, you may do so that evening, leaving your donation at the bagging event.

Thank you and God’s blessings to all who gave so generously.

Bonnie Nies

A CATHEDRAL HIGH INVITE

If you have children in grades 7 -12, you are invited to become a member of the Cathedral Family! Registration night for the 2012/13 school year at Cathedral is Monday, February 6 and Thursday, February 9 between 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm.

Scholarship information sessions will be offered  on February 6 at 4:30 pm and 7:00 pm as well as February 9 at 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm.

FOOD SHELF COLLECTIONS

This weekend is Food Shelf Weekend.

St. Francis Xavier Parish continues to collect food for the local food shelves the first weekend of each month. If you have items you wish to donate, but may have forgotten them today, please feel free to drop them at the entrances of the church in the designated boxes anytime during the month.

Remember—March will be National Food Share month. Watch future bulletins for more information and donation opportunities. Thank you for helping feed the hungry!

“500 Cards” Wednesday, February 8, 1:00 pm in Xavier Hall. Everyone is invited! Because the fourth Sunday in February is Ash Wednesday, there will be no cards played on that day, February 22.