Grandparents Day - Tomorrow!

All grandparents are invited to join their XHS student for a special afternoon on Friday, November 11. Students whose grandparents are participating will be dismissed at 11:30 to take their grandparents to lunch. Then, grandparents and students are invited to return to Xavier for a special showing of our fall musical, "The Sound of Music," at 1:00. School will be open for tours and a show of student art as well.

All students whose grandparents are not attending Grandparents Day will have class in the afternoon.

Xavier Sports - Window Clings

The Hawks' Nest now has window clings for all of our Xavier sports. They are on sale for only $5 and make for great stocking stuffers! Click here for examples.

College Visits

• Friday, Nov 18, 12:10 PM - Queen Mary University of London

Kairos

Juniors and seniors are still invited to sign up for the spring Kairos retreat! Holy Week will be here before we know it and they won't want to miss out! Forms and more information is available from Mrs. Waters

The Sound of Music

Click here to view dates and times for the musical.

Christmas Stars

Click here for more information. 

St. Thomas More Christmas Mass

St. Thomas More is seeking children 1st grade through HS to participate in the for 4PM Christmas Eve mass. There are opportunities to sing with a children’s choir, read and/or play an instrument. We have a few middle school students committed to sing, play cello and violin but would love as many sweet angelic voices as possible! We will hold at least one rehearsal at 5:30 PM December 14th and one on December 21st, if needed.

Appleton Christmas Parade Open House

Click here to view more information.

Catholic Heart Work Camp

Want to send your student on a week-long service experience promising to be transformative and faith-enriching? Click here to learn more about Catholic Heart Work Camp and the trip being organized by our parishes.

Finding Hope - Fr. Girotti Speaks at Xavier on Monday Night

 It is increasingly difficult these days, especially for those who love children, to not despair about the state of the world. As trends in juvenile addiction, violence and suicide skyrocket, an “epidemic of hopelessness”, as it’s described by some health officials, strikes families particularly hard.

But as the darkness and cold of winter approaches, Fr. John Girotti wants to assure families that God has not abandoned them. He always provides hope if we know, not where, but to whom we should look.

The whom will be the focus of his talk, “Finding HOPE in a Hopeless World - the Holy Family, our Light in the Darkness”, at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 14, in Xavier’s Fine Arts Theatre. The event is free and open to the public.

With so many wondering what kind of future their little ones will face, Fr. Girotti sees the coming season of Advent as the perfect time to put a spotlight on the trust and optimism modeled by the Holy Family.

“Most families try the best they can,” explained Fr. Girotti, but “they need God’s help!” One easy way to access that help, he added, comes by adding a simple prayer to the daily routine: “Jesus, Mary, and Joseph – make our families more like your own.”

While “there is no such thing as a perfect family”, Fr. Girotti wants parents, grandparents, and all who work to nurture families to know how essential they are. He believes their faith and courage, and what they do to love and serve their families, is key to the future of the world and Jesus’ Church.

Fr. Girotti’s talk is sponsored by CIA-Faith Mission Operatives and is part of the 2022-2023 Investigate Your Faith series held monthly, Sept-May, in the Xavier Theatre. No tickets or reservations are required. A free will offering will be taken to help support future programs which are detailed on the organization’s website (web search ciafmo). More information is available by contacting event organizers at [email protected]