Here’s the activity for the First Sunday of Advent.
Advent Raffle
This Advent season we are having an Advent Raffle to raise much needed funds for our parish.
Nine raffle basket/packages will be offered. Click HERE for details on each one.
Please consider purchasing Advent Raffle tickets to support the St. Francis Xavier Parish Development Fund.
Ticket pricing:
- 6 tickets for $10
- 12 tickets for $20
- 18 tickets for $25 *
- 36 tickets for $50 *
- 54 tickets for $75 *
- 72 tickets for $100 *
- 90 tickets for $125 *
- etc.
* purchasing in groups of 18 tickets is best value
The more you purchase the better chance you have of winning!
Here’s how you can purchase raffle tickets:
Pay Online (easiest method)
- Use the parish’s Online Giving site. Make sure to select the “St. Francis Xavier Parish Raffle Tickets” fund.
- Select one of the dollar amounts shown above so we know how many tickets you are purchasing.
- That’s it…we’ll take care of the rest.
Via Check
- Fill out THIS form and send along with a check by December 13th to the church:
- By MAIL – mail to St. Francis Xavier Parish, 2500 Arbeiter Road, Joliet, IL. 60531
- In PERSON – put envelope in the collection basket at weekend masses. Please make sure to mark the envelope “Advent Raffle”.
- DROP OFF – in the parish mailbox in front of the church. Please make sure to mark the envelope “Advent Raffle”.
We will fill out your raffle tickets and enter them into the Advent Raffle Jar! All raffle tickets will go into one Advent Raffle jar which Fr. Karl will pull all 9 winners from on December 20th. Winners will be called.
Fr. Karl & the Dinner Dance Committee
What are YOU Grateful for?
See what Jet is grateful for this year.
Want a copy of Jet’s (Sandy’s) book? Click HERE
Here’s what our Parishioners are grateful for…
Help save a life…give blood
Join the Knights of Columbus on Sunday, December 6 from 8:30am to 12:30pm for a blood drive on Versiti’s mobile coach. Attend Mass first and then give blood!
Please sign up on-line by clicking HERE or call Jon Pankhurst at 815-408-0382 for your preferred donation time.
Walk-ins will be served as the schedule allows.
Please wear a mask or face-covering and bring a photo ID to the blood drive.
Thank you to all our loyal, life-saving blood donors!