Important News

 Updated Closure Policy for Snow & Cold Days for St. Fabian Catholic Church and School

Due to the sheer number of school closures (from both snow and cold) over the past two winters, we wish to update our campus closure policy, mindful that our first priority is the safety and well-being of the children and parishioners we serve:

1. What is never cancelled: The parish never ceases to provide scheduled weddings, funerals, or weekend liturgies (confessions and regular weekend Mass schedule) no matter the weather.  Parishioners are urged to exercise their own best judgment to determine whether or not to venture out in bad weather.  It is never sinful to miss weekend Mass if you have concerns over your personal safety. 
2. Snow days:  If St. Fabian Catholic School/Farmington Public Schools are closed due to snow, then all activities of the parish are also cancelled for that day/evening.  This includes daily Mass, the Parish Office, the Religious Formation Office, after school Religious Formation classes, evening meetings, sports practices, etc.  
3. Cold days:  If St. Fabian Catholic School/Farmington Public Schools are closed due to extreme cold/wind chill, then all evening activities/meetings of the school, as well Religious Formation Classes are cancelled too.  However, the regular activities of the parish will continue as usual (daily Mass, evening parish events/meetings, etc.) and the Parish Office will remain open. 
4. Parish Website: If there is any doubt as to what is in session, or what is cancelled, please consult the parish website.  This would be particularly important if the campus experiences a building emergency, power failure, etc.  Visit www.stfabian.org for closure details.   

God bless,

  -Fr. Jeff

Lent begins on Wednesday, February 18th, 2015

For a complete copy of our Lent and Holy Week Schedule, please click here:                   LENT SCHEDULE 2015

Every Friday of Lent, we have a Lent Soup & Bread Series.  The topic this year is: “The Traditional Prayers of the Church: Their History and Meaning.”                                              Please click here for a schedule:  SOUP AND BREAD 2015

Donors          

We have made a few additions to the E-giving program.  First we have added the option
for a donation to our St. Vincent de Paul Society.   This donation comes out twice a year on 2/27 and 9/27.  Second, we have asked if you want to be removed from the envelope mailing service.  St. Fabian pays a service to prepare and send envelopes to each household.  If you are signed up for Electronic Giving, these envelopes are likely not necessary.   (Please note: it can take several months for the service to be discontinued because they print them well in advance of the mailing.)   Use the new enrollment form to add St. Vincent de Paul or eliminate mailed contribution envelopes.

If you ever need to make changes to an existing donation or to cancel your electronic giving, there are boxes on top of the enrollment form to Change Donation Amount, Change Account, or Cancel.   In these cases, simply fill in the relevant information.

Thanks for considering this cost-saving and time-saving choice for giving.

Paul Pyrkosz,   Business Manager

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