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SFX is a vibrant Catholic Church in Birmingham, Alabama

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vanity, but humbly regard others as better than yourselves.
Philippians 2:3
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Mass Schedule (English)

Weekend Schedule

  • Saturday Vigil - 4:30pm
  • Sunday - 8:30am* 11:00am* & 5:00pm
  • Sunday Sensory - 5:00pm (Chapel)

*Nursery is available for children 4 & under.

Weekday Schedule

  • Monday - 5:30pm
  • Tuesday - 8:00am & 5:30pm
  • Wednesday - 8:00am & 5:30pm
  • Thursday - 8:00am & 5:30pm
  • Friday - 8:00am

Mass Schedule (Spanish)

Weekend Schedule

  • Sunday - 7:00am & 1:00pm

Weekday Schedule

  • Tuesday - 7:00pm

Confession Schedule

  • Saturday - 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Tuesday (Spanish) - 5:30pm - 6:40pm

Office Hours

  • Monday - Thursday - 9:00am - 4:00pm
  • Friday - 9:00am - 12:00pm

Our Parish Community

St. Francis Xavier is a vibrant Catholic Church in Birmingham, Alabama. We're large enough to offer an array of parish ministries and activities for all ages and interests, and we're small enough to get to know one another as a warm community working together to fulfill Christ's Word.
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Upcoming Events

  • Jan 8
    5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Gym Starter Basketball Practice - K & 1st grade Team 2026-01-08T17:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 8
    5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Chapel Memorial Mass 2026-01-08T17:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 8
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Conference Room Pastoral Council 2026-01-08T18:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 8
    6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Church Xavier Singers Choir Practice 2026-01-08T18:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 8
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Cry Room Church HM Choir Practice 2026-01-08T18:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 8
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Chapel HM Lector Practice 2026-01-08T19:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 9
    12:45 pm - 1:30 pm Parish Hall SFX School Band 2026-01-09T12:45:00-06:00
  • Jan 9
    5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Church Wedding Rehearsal 2026-01-09T17:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 9
    6:00 pm - 6:30 pm Chapel possibly Church Baptism 2026-01-09T18:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 9
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Parish Hall Baptism Reception 2026-01-09T18:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 10
    7:30 am - 3:00 pm Gym Toybowl Basketball 2026-01-10T07:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 10
    8:30 am - 10:00 am Sacristy / Church / Chapel Sacristan Preparation 2026-01-10T08:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 10
    9:30 am - 11:00 am Mary & Joseph Rooms & YCC HM PSR 2026-01-10T09:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 10
    10:00 am - 10:30 am Chapel Baptism 2026-01-10T10:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 10
    11:00 am - 2:00 pm Parish Hall Santo Niño Sinulog Practice 2026-01-10T11:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 10
    1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Church Wedding 2026-01-10T13:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 10
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Church Reconciliation 2026-01-10T15:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 10
    All Day Feast of the Baptism of the Lord 2026-01-11
  • Jan 11
    8:00 am - 9:15 am YCC HM PSR 2026-01-11T08:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 11
    9:30 am - 11:00 am Joseph Room Adult Ed 2026-01-11T09:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 11
    9:45 am - 10:45 am School / YCC / Mary Room PSR 2026-01-11T09:45:00-06:00
  • Jan 11
    10:15 am - 11:00 am Chapel Choir Warm Up 2026-01-11T10:15:00-06:00
  • Jan 11
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm YCC HM PSR 2026-01-11T11:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 11
    11:30 am - 1:00 pm Mary & Joseph Rooms HM PSR 2026-01-11T11:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 11
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Parish Hall Confirmation Class 2026-01-11T18:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 11
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Mary Room Baptism Prep Class 2026-01-11T18:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 11
    All Day Christmas Trees taken down 2026-01-12
  • Jan 12
    12:45 pm - 1:30 pm Parish Hall SFX School Band 2026-01-12T12:45:00-06:00
  • Jan 12
    4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Gym Flea Basketball Practice 2026-01-12T16:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 12
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm YCC HM Young Adult Group 2026-01-12T19:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 12
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Church HM Mass 2026-01-12T19:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 12
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Chapel HM Prayer Group 2026-01-12T19:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 12
    8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Parish Hall HM Event 2026-01-12T20:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 13
    8:00 am - 1:00 pm All CC Rooms YCC Cleaning 2026-01-13T08:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 13
    8:30 am - 11:00 am Joseph Room Women's Fellowship 2026-01-13T08:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 13
    4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Small Conference Room Meeting 2026-01-13T16:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 13
    5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Church HM Reconciliation 2026-01-13T17:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 13
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Mary Room St. Vincent de Paul Meeting 2026-01-13T18:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 13
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Gym Pickleball 2026-01-13T18:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 13
    6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Church HM Rosary 2026-01-13T18:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 13
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Church HM Mass 2026-01-13T19:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 14
    7:00 am - 8:00 am Joseph Room Men's Fellowship 2026-01-14T07:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 14
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Parish Hall SFX School Band 2026-01-14T14:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 14
    5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Youth Room Children's Ministry 2026-01-14T17:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 14
    6:00 pm - 8:30 pm YCC Rooms 1&2 OCIA 2026-01-14T18:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 14
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Mary Room HM Young Adult Choir 2026-01-14T18:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 14
    6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Church SFX Choir Practice 2026-01-14T18:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 15
    8:00 am - 1:00 pm Mary & Joseph Rooms Mary & Joseph Room Cleaning 2026-01-15T08:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 15
    10:00 am - 2:00 pm YCC Sewing Group 2026-01-15T10:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 15
    3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Gym Starter Basketball Practice - 2nd Grade 2026-01-15T15:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 15
    4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Gym Flea Basketball Practice 2026-01-15T16:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 15
    5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Gym Starter Basketball Practice - K & 1st grade Team 2026-01-15T17:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 15
    6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Church Xavier Singers Choir Practice 2026-01-15T18:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 15
    6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Youth Room HM High School Youth Group 2026-01-15T18:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 15
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Cry Room Church HM Choir Practice 2026-01-15T18:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 15
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Chapel HM Lector Practice 2026-01-15T19:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 15
    All Day Parish Hall Unavailable 2026-01-16
  • Jan 16
    12:45 pm - 1:30 pm Parish Hall SFX School Band 2026-01-16T12:45:00-06:00
  • Jan 16
    3:00 pm - 10:00 pm Parish Hall Santo Niño Sinulog Preparation 2026-01-16T15:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 16
    5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Church Wedding Rehearsal 2026-01-16T17:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 17
    8:30 am - 4:00 pm Gym Toybowl Basketball 2026-01-17T08:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 17
    8:30 am - 10:00 am Sacristy / Church / Chapel Sacristan Preparation 2026-01-17T08:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 17
    9:30 am - 11:00 am Mary & Joseph Rooms & YCC HM PSR 2026-01-17T09:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 17
    10:00 am - 11:00 am Church Santo Niño Sinulog Novena & Rosary 2026-01-17T10:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 17
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm Church Santo Niño Sinulog Mass 2026-01-17T11:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 17
    12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Parish Hall Santo Niño Sinulog Luncheon 2026-01-17T12:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 17
    2:00 pm - 10:00 pm Mary & Joseph Rooms Wedding Reception 2026-01-17T14:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 17
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Church Reconciliation 2026-01-17T15:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 17
    6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Church Wedding 2026-01-17T18:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 18
    8:00 am - 9:15 am YCC HM PSR 2026-01-18T08:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 18
    9:30 am - 11:00 am Joseph Room Adult Ed 2026-01-18T09:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 18
    10:15 am - 11:00 am Chapel Choir Warm Up 2026-01-18T10:15:00-06:00
  • Jan 18
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm YCC HM PSR 2026-01-18T11:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 18
    11:30 am - 1:00 pm Mary & Joseph Rooms HM PSR 2026-01-18T11:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 18
    All Day Gym Unavailable 2026-01-19
  • Jan 19
    4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Gym Flea Basketball Practice 2026-01-19T16:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 19
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm YCC HM Young Adult Group 2026-01-19T19:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 19
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Chapel HM Prayer Group 2026-01-19T19:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 20
    8:00 am - 1:00 pm All CC Rooms YCC Cleaning 2026-01-20T08:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 20
    8:30 am - 11:00 am Joseph Room Women's Fellowship 2026-01-20T08:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 20
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Joseph Room Bunco 2026-01-20T13:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 20
    5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Church HM Reconciliation 2026-01-20T17:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 20
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Gym Pickleball 2026-01-20T18:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 20
    6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Church HM Rosary 2026-01-20T18:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 20
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Church HM Mass 2026-01-20T19:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 20
    7:45 pm - 8:45 pm Church Wedding Rehearsal 2026-01-20T19:45:00-06:00
  • Jan 21
    7:00 am - 8:00 am Joseph Room Men's Fellowship 2026-01-21T07:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 21
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Parish Hall SFX School Band 2026-01-21T14:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 21
    5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Youth Room Children's Ministry 2026-01-21T17:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 21
    6:00 pm - 8:30 pm YCC Rooms 1&2 OCIA 2026-01-21T18:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 21
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Mary Room HM Young Adult Choir 2026-01-21T18:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 21
    6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Church SFX Choir Practice 2026-01-21T18:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 22
    8:00 am - 1:00 pm Mary & Joseph Rooms Mary & Joseph Room Cleaning 2026-01-22T08:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 22
    11:00 am - 2:00 pm Parish Hall Seniors Bingo / Lunch 2026-01-22T11:00:00-06:00
  • Jan 22
    3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Gym Starter Basketball Practice - 2nd Grade 2026-01-22T15:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 22
    4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Gym Flea Basketball Practice 2026-01-22T16:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 22
    5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Gym Starter Basketball Practice - K & 1st grade Team 2026-01-22T17:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 22
    6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Church Xavier Singers Choir Practice 2026-01-22T18:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 22
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Cry Room Church HM Choir Practice 2026-01-22T18:30:00-06:00
  • Jan 22
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Chapel HM Lector Practice 2026-01-22T19:00:00-06:00
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Father Joe Culotta

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Fr. Pachomius (Paco) Alvarado-Garcia, OSB

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Fr. Patrick P. Cullen

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Deacon Neal Kay

Deacon G. Neal Kay, MD

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