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Catholic-Christian Values
At Saint Francis Xavier School our Catholic curriculum is set by the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.- Students attend Mass once a week at a grade level Mass or all-school Mass. Parents are encouraged to attend the level Masses and do when their children are involved in a special way.
- All-school Masses allow for communal celebration of events such as: Feasts of St. Francis Xavier, St. Gaspar, St. Blaise, St. Joseph, All Saints, as well as themes such as: respect life and vocations.
- Students also attend special liturgical ceremonies during Advent and Lent. These include Stations of the Cross, First Friday Adoration/Benediction and Rosary and grade level Lenten retreats. The Early Childhood Center and Kindergarten students role play the stations of the cross and Christmas pageant as well as attend age appropriate morning prayer services during Catholic Schools’ Week, Advent and Lent.
- Social outreach is part of our mission. This outreach is evident in a number of service projects:
- providing food for the House of Bread and Backpack Buddies
- serving meals at the Open Door Food Kitchen
- collecting winter clothing for the shelters
- making mittens for residents at shelters
- visiting the elderly at Danford Hall
- sending cards to the ill
- Student Council oversees the collecting of money for Special Olympics, the Noyes Home and Haiti Relief
- Student Council is dedicated to respecting God’s creation through recycling paper, plastic and aluminum.
- SURVEY SAYS: The 2009 parent survey reports: 96% of parents agree, or strongly agree, that the school provides opportunities for students to develop a sense of Christian service; 90% that the academic program supports the Catholic identity of the school; and 97% that the school has a positive impact on their child’s faith development.
