Faith Formation

St. Francis Xavier Parish offers faith formation for youth and adults wishing to enter the church, as well as parishioners of all ages. 
Religious Education

Heidi Jirak, Director of Stewardship
office@saintxparish.org
Kathryn Hermes, Director of Evangelization
hermes@saintxparish.org
​785-238-2998
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Classes are offered weekly for grades pre-K through 12th grade on Wednesday evenings from August through May.​
Grades Pre-K through 9thClasses are offered weekly on Wednesday evenings from August through May.​ 

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

Confirmation
Confirmation is offered from 6:30 - 8:00 PM on Wednesday evenings in Building C, on the Saint Francis Xavier School Campus.  Confirmation is a mandatory 2 year process beginning in 8th grade.
Bible Study
Lee and Deb Breidenstein, Coordinators
785-762-7852
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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, Pastor & Coordinator
785-238-2998 
Classes are offered weekly on Sunday afternoons from 2-4pm, beginning Sept. 9,  for any who desire to learn more about the Catholic faith beginning in September and concluding with initiation at the Easter Vigil Mass.​
Vacation Bible School
Nicole Berry, Coordinator
907-210-7713
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!