St. Francis Xavier Church
Saint Joseph, Missouri
Contact & Location for St. Francis Xavier Church
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Service Times for St. Francis Xavier Church
Sunday 7:30 AM
Mass
Monday 7:00 AM
Mass
Monday 8:15 AM
Mass
Tuesday 7:00 AM
Mass
Tuesday 8:15 AM
Mass
Wednesday 7:00 AM
Mass
Wednesday 8:15 AM
Mass
Thursday 7:00 AM
Mass
Thursday 8:15 AM
Mass
Friday 7:00 AM
Mass
Friday 8:15 AM
Mass
Saturday 8:00 AM
Mass
Saturday 4:00 PM
Saturday Vigil Mass
From the church’s website · checked Oct 2026
Plan your visit
Parking
We have a parking lot across from the church on Seneca Street and a parking lot directly behind the church with an entrance off of Penn Street.
What their website says
We have a parking lot across from the church on Seneca Street and a parking lot directly behind the church with an entrance off of Penn Street.
Watch online
Services are streamed online
What their website says
Streamed online at SFX1891 (YouTube)
Leadership
Fr. Mark Yates, C.PP.S.
Pastor
What their website says
Fr. Mark Yates, C.PP.S. Pastor
About St. Francis Xavier Church
St. Francis Xavier Church is a Catholic parish in Saint Joseph and part of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The parish has been a faith community for more than 130 years and describes its mission as encountering Jesus Christ and bringing him to all through vibrant liturgy, lifelong Christian formation, and social outreach. Worship is rooted in the Catholic tradition, with Mass offered throughout the week and a Vietnamese Mass on Sunday evening. The parish also offers First Friday Adoration and scheduled Saturday confessions, and Mass is livestreamed on YouTube at SFX1891.
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Care & support
Communion for the Homebound
What their website says
Communion is available to all those homebound or currently living in a care facility.
Serving the community
House of Bread
Food pantry
What their website says
helps hundreds of people each month with food
House of Bread
Benevolence & assistance
What their website says
depending on availability, rent and utility assistance
Find similar support nearby
Other churches in Saint Joseph that list the same ministries.
History & building
Founded in 1890
The parish was formally organized on September 17, 1890. The present church, a Gothic structure designed by E.J. Eckel, was dedicated in February of 1909.
What their website says
the parish was formally organized on September 17, 1890.
Building completed in 1909
Spaces available to rent
Fellowship hall, Kitchen
Ministry, leadership and visit details above come from the church’s own website. They can change, so please confirm with the church.
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