St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

What St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church does

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish serving the San Juan Islands of Washington State under the Archdiocese of Seattle. Operating as a multi-island parish, it provides canonical coverage across San Juan, Orcas, Lopez, and Shaw Islands, administering all seven sacraments alongside faith formation programs, Bible study, liturgical ministries, and community outreach to a geographically dispersed Catholic population separated by water. The parish traces its origins to an 1860 mission and was formally constituted as a parish in 1968, now under the pastoral leadership of Father Larry Bailey (assigned 2014) with a staff of 1-10.

The parish runs a documented digital infrastructure designed to overcome the geographic constraints of island ministry. This stack includes eCatholic for parish communications and content management, BoxCast for livestreamed Mass, Pushpay for online tithing and donations, and Zoom for Bible study cohorts and ministry meetings. The combination supports remote participation by homebound, seasonal, and non-resident Catholics who cannot cross inter-island waters regularly.

Its economic model is voluntary donation-driven with no fee-based services, commercial products, or contractual revenue. Funds are raised through weekly collections, online giving via Pushpay, and contributions routed under the Archdiocese of Seattle's Partners in the Gospel initiative. As a religious non-profit operating under canon law with a lean staff footprint, the parish is structurally a community-supported ministry rather than a revenue-generating enterprise, and its 'customers' are its parishioners and donor households distributed across the four islands.

Name

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

Legal name

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

Website

https://stfrancissji.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1860

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church is a multi-island Roman Catholic parish in Washington's San Juan Islands, serving four island communities with sacraments, faith formation, and liturgical ministries under the Archdiocese of Seattle, funded by voluntary donations.

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Product category

Religious Parish Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

Keywords

• Catholic parish services
• Religious education
• Sacramental preparation
• Faith formation
• Worship services

Headquarters

HQ city

Friday Harbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church is a Catholic parish serving the San Juan Islands of Washington State. It provides Catholic worship services (Mass and Confession) at multiple island locations, all seven sacraments (Baptism, Reconciliation, Holy Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Orders, Anointing of the Sick), faith formation programs for children and returning Catholics, liturgical ministries, Bible study groups, and live-streamed Mass services. The parish operates under the Archdiocese of Seattle and relies on voluntary donations from parishioners.

Product overview

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church is a multi-island parish serving the San Juan Islands of Washington State, encompassing Friday Harbor (main location), Orcas Island (Eastsound), and Lopez Island. The parish offers Catholic sacraments (Baptism, Reconciliation, Holy Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Orders, Anointing of the Sick), regular Mass services in multiple languages, faith formation programs for children and returning Catholics, liturgical ministries, Bible study groups (in-person and online via Zoom), and live-streamed services via BoxCast. The parish also provides online giving through Pushpay and maintains an online presence with photo albums and news through its eCatholic-powered website.

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Products and services

• Mass Services Regular Sunday and weekday Mass celebrations held at multiple locations across the San Juan Islands (Friday Harbor, Orcas Island/Eastsound, and Lopez Island), including Vigil Mass on Saturdays and Holy Days. Open to Catholic faithful across the archipelago.
• Confession Services Sacrament of Reconciliation offered 30 minutes before Mass times at all parish locations, with standard scheduled times throughout the week for parishioners across the San Juan Islands.
• Baptism Sacrament of Baptism offered to children and adults with preparation requirements including RCIC (Rite of Christian Initiation for Children) for children over 7 years old.
• Reconciliation (Penance) The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation for obtaining pardon from God's mercy and reconciliation with the Church.
• Holy Eucharist Sacrament of the Eucharist completing Christian initiation, where participants share in the Lord's sacrifice, offered within the Mass.
• Confirmation Sacrament of Confirmation completing baptismal grace, administered by the Bishop for parish youth and adults.
• Matrimony Marriage preparation and the Sacrament of Matrimony with requirements managed through the parish office and Archdiocese resources.
• Holy Orders Information about the Sacrament of Holy Orders including three degrees: episcopate (bishops), presbyterate (priests), and diaconate (deacons).
• Anointing of the Sick Anointing of the Sick sacrament commending the ill to the suffering and glorified Lord for healing and salvation.
• Children's Faith Formation Lifelong faith formation program for children with coordinators across Friday Harbor, Orcas Island, and Lopez Island, including RCIC (Rite of Christian Initiation for Children).
• Returning Catholics Program 'Landings' program for returning Catholics facilitated by Maureen Geneste, providing a welcoming path for those wishing to return to the Catholic Church.
• Liturgical Ministry Lay ministry opportunities including Altar Servers, Lectors, Musicians, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Ushers, and Sacristans for parishioners wishing to volunteer.
• Parish Bible Study Weekly Bible study group meeting on Tuesdays at 10:30 AM in Heffernan Hall, studying Mass readings for upcoming Sundays using emmausjourney.org materials.
• Evening Bible Study (Online) Online Bible study held weekly on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM via Zoom, with parish office contact required to join.
• Live Streaming of Mass Live broadcast of Mass services via the BoxCast platform, with Saturday Vigil Mass and Sunday Mass available for remote viewing by parishioners unable to attend in person.
• Online Donations Online giving platform for tithes and donations through Pushpay, including Annual Catholic Appeal contributions.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grace Episcopal Church (Lopez Island)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024As of April 1, 2024, the parish entered into a lease agreement with Grace Episcopal Church located at 70 Sunset Lane for holding Mass services on Lopez Island. This replaced the previous arrangement with Center Church. The Episcopal community has been gracious in providing worship space.
• Archdiocese of SeattlecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaint Francis Xavier Parish is under the authority of the Archdiocese of Seattle. The parish participates in the Annual Catholic Appeal which supports 60+ ministries across Western Washington. The parish is involved in 'Partners in the Gospel' program - the Archdiocese's initiative to renew and strengthen parish life, discerning how to become one unified parish family.
• St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish (Anacortes)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorically, Saint Francis Mission was administered by priests from St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish in Anacortes. Father Gustave Treunet served from 1910-1948 as pastor. Father Paul Auer was assigned pastor in 1955 when Saint Francis was still a mission of St. Mary's. The parishes maintain a connection through shared ministry.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Immaculate Conception Parish (Mount Vernon, WA): Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Seattle serving the adjacent Skagit Valley region. Comparable in size, sacramental offerings, and archdiocesan governance structure, and a likely candidate within the same 'Partners in the Gospel' parish family.
• St. Michael Catholic Church (Snohomish, WA): Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Seattle serving Snohomish. Comparable in sacramental offerings, faith formation, and archdiocesan oversight; representative of typical small-to-mid-sized parish structure in the same network.
• Resurrection Parish (Sedro-Woolley, WA): Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Seattle that historically administered Saint Francis Mission (1900-1910). Comparable in scale, Skagit Valley regional context, and historic administrative relationship with St. Francis Xavier.
• St. Brendan Catholic Church (Bothell, WA): Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Seattle in the Seattle metro area. Comparable in service menu (all seven sacraments, faith formation, Bible study) and archdiocesan alignment, providing a metropolitan contrast point for the same parish structure.
• Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Bellingham, WA): Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Seattle serving the Bellingham area. Comparable in parish scale, sacramental programs, donation-based funding, and participation in the same archdiocesan Annual Catholic Appeal.
• St. Charles Borromeo Parish (Burlington, WA): Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Seattle serving the Burlington/southern Skagit area. Comparable small-parish profile, archdiocesan oversight, and sacramental service offering within the same parish family.
• St. Augustine Catholic Church (Oak Harbor, WA): Catholic parish serving Whidbey Island (Oak Harbor) in the Archdiocese of Seattle. Closest geographic and demographic peer as another island-served parish within the same archdiocesan governance structure.
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Bellingham, WA): Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Seattle serving Bellingham/Whatcom County. Comparable in scale, sacramental programs, donation-based revenue model, and archdiocesan affiliation in the same regional network.
• St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish (Anacortes): Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Seattle and the historical parent mission of St. Francis Xavier (Fr. Treunet served 1910-1948; Fr. Paul Auer assigned 1955). Directly comparable in liturgical services, Archdiocese alignment, and now co-branded through the 'Partners in the Gospel' parish family initiative.
• St. Joseph Catholic Church (Coupeville, WA): Catholic parish on Whidbey Island in the Archdiocese of Seattle. Directly comparable as a small island/peninsula community parish serving a geographically constrained Catholic population in the same archdiocesan network.

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Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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