Students celebrate the Crowing of Mary during school Mass with flowers, ceremony
Students at St. Francis Xavier (SFX) Catholic School celebrated the Crowning of Mary during Wednesday’s school Mass by laying flowers in front of a statue of the Virgin.
Sixteen 2nd-Graders receive the Eucharist for the first time
Sixteen of Ms. Marie Hayes’s 2nd-grade students received Holy Communion for the first time last weekend at St. Francis Xavier (SFX) Catholic Church.
17 SFX 8th Graders enter the Catholic Church
Seventeen 8th Graders at St. Francis Xavier (SFX) Catholic School received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Saturday, thereby officially becoming members of the Catholic Church.
Deacon Neal Kay speaks to SFX students about science and God
Saint Francis Xavier (SFX) Parish’s Deacon Neal Kay spoke to SFX Catholic School middle school students last week about the intersection between science and the Catholic faith.
SFX fifth graders present quotes, scriptures to commemorate Black History Month following school Mass
Following Wednesday’s school Mass, Saint Francis Xavier (SFX) Catholic School’s fifth-grade class read quotes and scriptures to commemorate Black History Month.
SFX students receive ashes on Ash Wednesday as the season of Lent begins
During school Mass on Wednesday, Saint Francis Xavier (SFX) Catholic School students received ashes on their foreheads for Ash Wednesday, kicking off the season of Lent in the Church.
2024 Catholic Schools Week ends with living Rosary in gym
Before SFX students begin their weekend every Friday, they pray the Rosary in their classrooms before dismissal. However, last week, students gathered in the gym for something special.
Sisters with the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary speak to SFX students about vocations in honor of Catholic Schools Week
Sisters Emma Rueda, Amanda Davis and Marie Elizabeth Miller of the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary (SCTJM) spoke to Saint Francis Xavier (SFX) Catholic School students on Thursday about vocations.
SFX second-graders create traditional Roman ‘bullas’ to learn about Latin, history, saints and the virtues
This week, Ms. Marie Hayes’s second-grade class created their own “bullas,” which are lockets customarily worn by children in ancient Rome.
SFX students sing, read at weekend Masses in honor of Catholic Schools Week
This week is Catholic Schools Week (CSW) and, to celebrate, some Saint Francis Xavier (SFX) Catholic School students kicked the week off by singing and reading Sacred Scripture at all weekend Masses for the parish.