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Our volunteers do their best to provide you with the right tools for your job search. We understand that losing a job is very disheartening and can generate a lot of negative feelings. But, we strive to be a positive group that encourages and promotes optimism, energy and progress toward your goal of finding that next right job. We believe that the best way to reduce stress is to be actively engaged in your job search all day, every day, and treating your job search as a full time job.

Losing a job is devastating for most people. Overcoming the negative feelings and recovering enough to begin a search is difficult. And conducting a job search is not easy - it is a full-time job - another 40 to 50 hour per week job. We are here to help in that process. We can't make it simple - we can't make it easy. But we can help to make it less painful, more successful and possibly quicker. We can help you focus and make this new "full time job" something that will bring its own rewards - primarily a successful move that taps into your motivated skills and advances your career.

The best way to release any anger and focus on your job search is to turn your search over to God. Ask Him for help. Let Him know that you can't do it alone. He has a job in mind for you, and your job - a full-time job - is to search for that next job that is a part of His plan. You do your part - He will do His. Trust in the Lord. You will be less anxious and more self-confident as you meet people and search for the next opportunity. Along the way you will be developing skills and a network that will serve you well into the future.

Our meetings are faith-based, recognizing that God has a plan for each of us that includes a job He wants us to have. Therefore, it is your task to search out the job He has planned for you. We will spend the first five minutes or so of each meeting helping you spiritually. Check the CEN Event Calendar for meeting schedules.

St. Francis Xavier (College) Church, St. Louis, MO 63108

St. Francis Xavier "College" Church
3628 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108-3302
314-977-7300 (church parish center)

Contact: Joe Linhares This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Mission Statement
We are a Eucharist-centered, spirit-filled people who choose to form parish community and to experience spiritual growth through life-giving liturgies in a worship space of beauty and reverence. Out of a long history of spiritual leadership from the Society of Jesus, we are challenged with the Gospel values of love, compassion, and social justice. As a worshipping community, we extend hospitality and fellowship. We enrich our faith through prayer, diversity of membership, attention to family life and social ministry. We empower the laity in bringing forth the Kingdom of God and foster interfaith partnerships. We seek to deepen and grow in our commitment to being a Jesuit Parish at Saint Louis University in the center of the City of Saint Louis.

Background Information on St. Francis Xavier Church

St. Francis Xavier "College" Church was founded by the Jesuits in 1836. Originally, the congregation met in the College Student Chapel of St. Louis University and, therefore, became familiarly known as the "College Church", a name by which it is known to this day. In 1897, the neighborhood around the church boasted some of the grandest homes in the City of St. Louis. One-hundred years later the face of the neighborhood is quite different with homeless people, low-income residents and people in transitional housing dominating the area.

Today Social Ministry and the outreach efforts play a significant role in the St. Louis area. In 2008 over 3,900 individuals were helped through this program. An integral part of our mission at St. Francis Xavier Church is outreach assistance for poor, transient and homeless people living in our city area who are most in need. Our visitors come to us from the streets, from neighboring shelters, and from many agencies that now refer them to us for our special outreach services. We are known city-wide for the financial and technical assistance we provide to poor and low-income people in obtaining some form of identification - a state photo ID and a requisite birth certificate. This is a unique and basic service that very few state institutions, agencies or religious organizations are providing for this population at this time.

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