2017 John Cardinal O’Connor Pro-Life Youth Award

2017 John Cardinal O’Connor Pro-Life Youth Award

Congratulations to parishioner and St. Francis Xavier School 8th grader Ellen Hamel who was chosen as the recipient of the 2017 Diocese of Fall River John Cardinal O’Connor Pro-Life Youth Award.

This award is given to a young person of the Diocese who has been outstanding in their Pro-Life witness.  Ellen was nominated by her Religion teacher, Miss Westbrook, and presented with the award at the Annual Pro-Life Award Mass with Bishop da Cunha at St. Julie’s Church.

Come to a Rosary Party with your family!

Come to a Rosary Party with your family!

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Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions, our parish and school will be hosting monthly Rosary Parties on designated Sundays here at the school at 6pm.  Please mark your calendars and join us with your family for fellowship, prayer, fun and sweets!  Click here to learn more

Lenten Almsgiving:  NJHS Sock Drive

Lenten Almsgiving: NJHS Sock Drive

Did you know NEW socks are one of the most needed items at homeless shelters??

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

 Our National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) Lenten SOCK DRIVE collected over 530 NEW pairs of socks to help the local homeless shelters provide needed socks to the needy of this area.
Thank you for helping them to surpass their goal of 400 NEW pairs of socks!
As a reward, students can wear Crazy Socks with their regular uniforms/gym uniforms
on Wednesday, March 15th.
Thank you for your support!
Catholic Schools Week 2017 (January 29-February 4)

Catholic Schools Week 2017 (January 29-February 4)

catholic schoolsIt was an exciting Catholic Schools Week 2017!

We were “Opening Doors for God’s Love to Walk Through!”

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Also, parents,
it’s still not too late…
please email us your “family selfie”
by a door
(home, church, etc.)
to add to our school display! 
Send your selfie to 
Thank you!
2017 Middle School Science and Engineering Fair

2017 Middle School Science and Engineering Fair

We recently held our Middle School Science and Engineering Fair.
Click here to enjoy our photo album of the event.

Congratulations to all our 6th-8th graders on a wonderful display of their science knowledge and their teacher, Mrs. Laurie Plante.  Special recognition goes to our grade level fair winners pictured here: IMG_2243

8th Grade

1st and overall: Sophia Arruda–The Skinny on Skin Moisturizers

2nd:  Connor Araujo– A Cool New Way to Make Electricity

3rd:  Taylor Gall–Practice Makes Perfect

7th Grade

1st:  Catherine Miller– Shake It Up!

2nd:  Samantha Gonsalves– Paper Towel Wars

3rd:  Abigail Irvine– Just Keep Swimming

6th Grade

1st:  Nathaniel Frois– Coastal Communities and Dissolved Oxygen

2nd:  Jacob Wicherski– How and Why Insects Follow Light: Study of Phototaxis Using a Bristlebot

3rd:  Matthew Murray– Ready, Set, Go! Racing Bristlebots

SMILE for St. Francis Xavier Parish and School and enter our Funny Foto Contest!

SMILE for St. Francis Xavier Parish and School and enter our Funny Foto Contest!

Do you use Amazon.com to shop? Did you know that Amazon will give 0.5% of your purchases to a charity of your choice?

St. Francis Xavier Parish and School is now eligible for this donation. All you have to do is use smile.amazon.com to order your products and 0.5% of your $$$$ spend will be given to SFX. Click here to go to AMAZON SMILE

Save the link to your favorites and in the future go to Amazon through this link and Amazon will remember to send 0.5% of your purchases to SFX. It’s easy, it costs nothing and you can help us earn funds we can use for our parish and school.

If you work for a company that purchases from Amazon perhaps they would be willing to nominate us for Amazon Smile.

Please tell your family and friends – it costs nothing, it’s easy and it helps our parish and school provide services to our community and students.

We appreciate your support.

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When you sign up for Amazon Smile you can enter our
Funny Foto Competition.
Send your entry to Mrs. Russo (mrusso@sfxacushnet.com) or
Msgr. (msgr@sfxparish.com) for a chance to win a
$100 Amazon Gift Certificate.
The prize will go to the submitter of the funniest photograph
as judged by Mrs. Russo and Mrs. Shaughnessy.
Competition Deadline is extended to Catholic Schools Week:
January 30, 2017