Faith Formation

St. Xavier Parish offers faith formation for youth and adults wishing to enter the church. 

Religious Education

Kurt and Sandy Leistner, Directors of Religious Education
785-210-5006
Sandy Leistner, Coordinator for grades K-5
785-210-7713
Classes are offered weekly for grades K-5 on Wednesday evenings from August through May.​
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Y Disciple for Grades 6 & 7

Gabriela Robles, Coordinator

Classes are offered weekly for grades 6-7 on Wednesday evenings from August through May.​

Youth Ministry for Grades 9-12

Becky Keating, Coordinator
785-238-2998
Sessions are offered weekly for grades 9-12 on Sunday evenings from August through May.

Going Deeper for Grades 10-12
**NEW THIS YEAR

Heidi Jirak, Coordinator
785-238-2998

High School teens, grades 10-12, are invited to participate in a "Going Deeper" study that will meet weekly on Wednesday evenings.

Confirmation

Kurt Leistner, Tanya Carpenter -- Coordinators
785-210-7713

Confirmation is offered from 6:30 - 8:00 PM on Wednesday evenings in the Confirmation room of Building C. Confirmation will be a mandatory two year process now beginning in 8th grade.

Bible Study

Lee and Deb Breidenstein, Coordinators
785-762-7852
A weekly bible study is offered on Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the basement of Building A from September through May.​

RCIA

Father Kyle Berens, Coordinator
785-238-2998 
Classes are offered weekly for wishing to learn more about the Catholic faith beginning in September and concluding with initiation at the Easter Vigil Mass.​

Vacation Bible School

Sandy Leistner, Coordinator
785-210-7713
Vacation Bible School is offered annually in the summer.

Lighthouse Media Kiosk

Please check out our parish's kiosk in the back of the church which has been stocked with low-cost Catholic resources including professionally recorded audio presentations from the world's best Catholic speakers, life-changing Catholic books, informative booklets and pamphlets, and more!

FORMED - Catholic Faith on Demand

It’s Here! And St. Francis Xavier is giving it to you for
free! Become informed about FORMED.org! Your parish has gifted you with unlimited access to the best eBooks, talks, videos and moves in the Church today. It’s like NetFlix or Amazon Prime--but with awesome Catholic education. You don’t know how much you don’t know until you start learning more. Start today. Log in at FORMED.org, go to the bottom of the webpage where it says, “For Individuals” and enter our parish access code V3CZ6Q. You will be amazed at how many Catholic resources are offered!

Past Homilies