St. Francis Xavier Parish Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish St. John Parish 126 Hickory Street Strawn, TX 76475 Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 p.m. (English), Reconciliation: Before Mass St. Rita Parish 1109 Blackwell Road Ranger, TX 76470 Sunday Mass: 8:00 a.m. (English) Reconciliation: Half Hour before Mass St. Francis Xavier Parish Halbryan and Foch Street Eastland, TX 76448 Sunday Mass: 9:45 a.m. (Spanish) Reconciliation: Half Hour before Mass http://stfranciseastland.org/ Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish 1108 Avenue F Cisco, TX 76437 Sunday Mass: 11:30 a.m. (English) Reconciliation: After Mass www.ciscoholyrosary.com Parochial Administrator: Father Reehan Antony Parish Office Telephone: 254-647-3163.  If you need a priest (Fr. Reehan) in an emergency (hospital, etc.), please call 682-207-8557 † Feast Day of the Week † November 22nd – St. Cecilia Although there is little historical evidence concerning the life of St. Cecilia, she is one of the famous martyrs of the Church in Rome. She is mentioned in the list of saints in the first Eucharistic Prayer in the Roman Canon of the Mass.  The familiar stories about her are apparently not based on facts. There is no trace of honor being paid her in early times. A fragmentary inscription of the late 4th century refers to a church named after her, and her feast was celebrated from at least the year 545. According to legend, Cecilia was a young Christian of high rank betrothed to a Roman named Valerian. Through her influence, Valerian was converted, and was martyred along with his brother. The legend about Cecilia’s death says that after being struck three times on the neck with a sword, she lived for 3 days, and asked the pope to convert her home into a church. Since the time of the Renaissance, she has usually been portrayed with a viola or a small organ. Like any good Christian, Cecilia sang in her heart, and sometimes with her voice. She has become a symbol of the Church’s conviction that good music is an integral part of the liturgy, of greater value to the Church than any other art. St. Cecilia is most remembered today as the patron of musicians due to this legend: “While the profane music of her wedding was heard, Cecilia was singing in her heart a hymn of love of Jesus, her true spouse.” STEWARDSHIP November 11 – November 12, 2017 Holy Rosary $ 439.82 Building Fund $ 199.00 St. Rita $ 588.20 Building Fund $ 119.00 St. John $ 744.00 Building Fund $ 1,070.00 St. Francis $ 1,239.25 Building Fund $ 311.10 May God bless you for your generosity. Weekday Events in Your Parish/Eventos Durante la Semana de su Parroquia St. Francis, Eastland Monday – Rosario (Rosary in Spanish), 7 p.m. Tuesday – Estudio Biblico (Bible Study in Spanish), 7:30 p.m. Friday – Oracion (Evening Prayer), 7 p.m. Holy Rosary, Cisco Wednesday – Rosary 9 a.m., then coffee & donuts 1st Wednesday – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after Rosary Sunday – Bible Study on the Gospel of Mark, 5 p.m. Calendar of Events/Calendario de Eventos November 21 Friendship Meal, Conrad Hilton Center, Cisco, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. November 23 Thanksgiving November 28 Parish Finance Council Meeting, 5 p.m., St. Rita Parish Office December 3 First Sunday of Advent Feast Day of St. Francis Xavier Church Four Parish Christmas Party, Lumberyard, Eastland, 5 p.m. December 8 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Holyday of Obligation December 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas December 13 Christmas Carols by CCD Children, St. Francis Xavier Church, Eastland, 6pm December 15 Advent Confessions: St. Francis Xavier Church, Eastland and Holy Rosary Church, Cisco, both at 6:30 p.m. December 25 Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, Holyday of Obligation MASSES THIS WEEK Monday 8 a.m., St. Rita, Ranger Wednesday 6:45 p.m., St. John, Strawn Thursday 9 a.m., Holy Rosary, Cisco Friday No Mass Mass Intentions +Holy Rosary, Cisco – SUNDAY, November 19th For the repose of the souls of Barbara and John Vass Requested by Susan and James Horton +Holy Rosary, Cisco – FRIDAY, November 24th For the repose of the soul of Father Xavier Requested by Agnes Johnson Four Parish Thanksgiving CCD Food Drive Our CCD classes are again sponsoring a Four Parish Food Drive for Thanksgiving – and beyond. Please place your food donations in the box near the door of each church. Food donations will be collected until Christmas to assist food pantries during the holiday season. Let us do our part to help feed those in need in our neighborhoods and communities! Four Parish Christmas Party  December 3rd, Lumberyard, Eastland, 5 p.m. Please sign up – sign-up sheets are available at the entrance of the church. We are collecting canned goods at our Christmas Party for those in need in the Cisco, Eastland, Ranger, and Strawn communities, so please bring several cans of fruit or vegetables. SAVE THE DATE FOR CONFESSIONS! You can receive the Sacrament of Penance during the Advent season on Friday, December 15th, starting at 6:30 p.m., at both Holy Rosary Church, Cisco, and St. Francis Xavier Church, Eastland. Guest priests will be available to hear Confessions. PLEASE SUPPORT THE ANNUAL DIOCESAN APPEAL 2018 “Giving for the Common Good” Please be generous – for it is in giving that we receive!