Highlights

• A warm invitation and welcome to all those who will be visiting St. Francis Xavier Church this weekend and celebrating our 150th anniversary with us!

Sunday:  Parish Picnic & 150th Anniversary Celebration!

•  11:00 am Mass at St. Francis Xavier (children’s liturgy provided)
•  Main Celebrant:  Arch bishop Peter Hundt
•  Picnic follows (about 12 noon)
•  Hamburgers / Hot dogs provided by the Knights of Columbus
•  Please bring Pot Luck Salad or Dessert to share (in a cooler)
•  Please bring lawn chair(s)
•  Children’s games & activities provided
•  All are welcome – extend the invitation!
•  Wheel chair parking & accessibility

This is a joint event for all our parishes and friends: St. Francis Xavier, St. Anne & Holy Family being held at  St. Francis Xavier in Carlsruhe on it’s lovely grounds.   Rain or shine  event.   A tent will be up to provide outside protection. Children’s Liturgy taking place at St. Francis Xavier on Sunday, June 25th  Please note – on the day of our picnic, the children’s liturgy will NOT take place in Hanover at the 9 am Mass but will be offered instead at St. Francis Xavier’s 11 am Mass.  We hope all our families will come and enjoy the Celebration and picnic afterwards. Spring Unify continues on Wednesday nights A light meal begins the evening at 6 pm – bring a salad to share if you can.   Service starts at 6:30 pm and ends about 8 pm. It will include worship, a teaching, sharing and praying.  Our hope is for nice weather so we can be outside in the parking lot.  Bring a lawn chair & dress accordingly.  Bring friends,  your children  –  it’s for everyone! Adoration Chapel News Hours needing a committed adorer:  Wednesday 6-7 pm.   If you would like to fill this hour, please contact Don at 519-364-1185.  Our Adoration Chapel is open Mondays at 9 am until Thursday at 8 pm.  Come spend quiet time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. Consider Leaving a Gift Consider leaving a gift to the parish through your Will.  A gift (sometimes referred to as a bequest) to the parish is a profound way to return to the Lord a share of the blessings you received in your lifetime.  Bequests are quite simple to include in your Will, and have become increasingly common for people to do.  Your financial advisor can assist you with this.   A gift like this can help the parish maintain and upkeep our churches for generations to come – thank you for considering this type of gift to the parish. Ministry Schedules for July

• Minsters of the Word
• 6 pm:   Norma Jeanne King  9 am: Jim Zettel & Marg Weber
• Extra Ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist
• 6 pm: Theresa Bester  9 am: Dorothy O’Connell
• Hospitality Ministers
• 6 pm:    Shared.  List in Sacristy     9 am: Norma Jeanne King
• Sacristans:  Kathy Campbell
• Sacristans’ Linens:  Joanna Terpstra

This Sunday’s Gospel Matthew 10: 26-33 Discussion Questions: · What does this passage inspire you to do? · What do you most fear? Does that  feeling  change after meditating on Jesus words?  What does Jesus warn us to be fearful of?  

This Weekend’s Masses 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time June 24/25, 2023 6:00pm Location: Holy Family Hanover Eternal happiness of Harold & Helen Weber – The Family 9:00am Location: Holy Family Hanover For all the people of the Parish and Parish Missions 11:00am Location: St. Francis Xavier Carlsruhe In Thanksgiving on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary Tuesday   6:00 pm Graduation Mass (Note Time) Eternal happiness of Ralph & Phyllis Poechman – The estate Wednesday 9:00 am Eternal Happiness of Ralph & Phyllis Poechman – The Estate Thursday  7:00 pm Mass Eternal Happiness of: Lil Ahrens – Tony & Marilyn Paulnitz Clarence & Beatrice Beckberger – The Family Jack Dunne & the intentions of Mary Ann – Tony & Marilyn Paulnitz Special Intentions of Cole & Ambrosia Wiseman & Family Intentions of: Pat Pegelo – Jennifer Dimeck Jacob & Yvonne Simpson & Family – Jason & Veronica Wagg Teresa Schnurr & Family – A friend

Friday: 9:00 am Mass  Eternal Happiness of: Marlene Gross – her children Frank & Mary Garvey – The Estate Lil Ahrens – Tony & Marilyn Paulnitz Mary Simeoni – Irene Serre Souls in Purgatory Intentions of: Barbara Deeves – her brothers Mila & Family – A friend 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 2, 2023 4:00 pm  Location:  St. Anne, Chesley Eternal Happiness of Hugh Chornaby – The Family 6:00pm Location: Holy Family Hanover Eternal happiness of Francis & Marlene Gross – their children 9:00am Location: Holy Family Hanover For all the people of the Parish and Parish Missions 11:00am Location: St. Francis Xavier Carlsruhe Eternal Happiness of Roger Piquette – Tonie Botting