Catholic Identity & Religious Education
We are all created in the image and likeness of God. Believing this, the mission of the office of Religious Education is to bring the good news of Jesus to the hearts and minds of the young people in our school and parish community.
Our mission is accomplished by offering assistance to the parents of our younger members through religious education, retreat work, parent meetings, youth group, service projects, as well as preparation for the sacraments. We endeavor to help our children to see and appreciate their own beauty and importance as children made in the image and likeness of God and encourage them to appreciate those same gifts in everyone.
Partners in Religious Formation
We see our religious education program at St. Francis Xavier as an extension of the responsibility of the parents who are the primary teachers of their children. In addition to the formal education offered, our academic programs also provide preparation for the sacraments of initiation, Reconciliation, Holy Communion, and Confirmation.
Religious education at St. Francis Xavier includes information pertinent to various aspects of Christian belief particular to the Catholic Tradition. We pray and hope that as we help our students develop their faith, they will, along with their families, become disciples of Christ and engage in our Catholic community.
Forming Our Students Through…
Daily Religion classes
Daily Prayer time as a class and corporately as a school
Monthly Mass
Time spent in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (each grade attends together, at least once a semester)
Penance Services and opportunities for Confession
