House of St. Michael wins Catholic Schools Week canned food drive, school totals over 800 cans for community
St. Francis Xavier (SFX) Catholic School Principal Mary Paige Griffin announced on Friday that the House of St. Michael the Archangel won the Catholic Schools Week (CSW) canned food drive and that the school successfully raised over 800 cans for those in need.
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.
New student applications now open
Applications for new students for the 2024-2025 school year at St. Francis Xavier (SFX) Catholic School are now open online.
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.
Students gear up for Catholic Schools Week at SFX Catholic School
Students at Saint Francis Xavier (SFX) Catholic School are gearing up for Catholic Schools Week (CSW), which begins on Sunday, January 28, and ends on Friday, February 2.
SFX second-graders learn about the world’s coldest continent from multi-time Antarctica traveler
Former University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) employee and lay scientist James Lowery spoke to Ms. Marie Hayes’s second-grade class on Tuesday about his multiple trips to Antarctica.
SFX Catholic School welcomes prospective families to Open House on January 28
St. Francis Xavier (SFX) Catholic School welcomes prospective families to campus on Sunday, January 28, for an Open House. The Open House will begin at 2:30 p.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m.
SFX students observe impressive Italian ‘Presepe’ in honor of 800th anniversary of the first Nativity scene
St. Francis Xavier (SFX) Catholic School students observed the impressive Italian-style “Presepe” (Nativity scene) displayed in the church vestibule on Thursday after the Holy See granted a special plenary indulgence to the Diocese of Birmingham.