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Religious Formation
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
St. Francis Xavier School holds that the religious formation of our children is the primary reason for our
existence. Our Catholic identity is, therefore, the common thread woven throughout our curriculum and
activities. We believe that through the witness of parents and teachers, students learn to make Catholic
beliefs and values their own. Formal instruction in both religion and family life are essential to our
curriculum, but the religious formation of our children takes place in all aspects of school life from the
time the children gather on the playground in the morning, until they leave the building after the last
activity of the day.
o Sacramental Preparation
The school recognizes that parents are the primary educators of their children in all respects, especially in
areas of faith and sacramental preparation. The school will therefore endeavour to work with and
supplement the efforts of parents in preparing our children for the Sacraments of Reconciliation (Students
receive in grade 4.) and Eucharist (Students receive in grade 2.). The Sacrament of Confirmation is
celebrated in the freshman year of high school.
o Prayer and Liturgy
Under the direction of the pastoral staff and the faculty, children are guided in the preparation of and
participation in various prayer experiences including classroom prayer, mass, and all-school prayer
services.
St. Francis Xavier School holds that the religious formation of our children is the primary reason for our
existence. Our Catholic identity is, therefore, the common thread woven throughout our curriculum and
activities. We believe that through the witness of parents and teachers, students learn to make Catholic
beliefs and values their own. Formal instruction in both religion and family life are essential to our
curriculum, but the religious formation of our children takes place in all aspects of school life from the
time the children gather on the playground in the morning, until they leave the building after the last
activity of the day.
o Sacramental Preparation
The school recognizes that parents are the primary educators of their children in all respects, especially in
areas of faith and sacramental preparation. The school will therefore endeavour to work with and
supplement the efforts of parents in preparing our children for the Sacraments of Reconciliation (Students
receive in grade 4.) and Eucharist (Students receive in grade 2.). The Sacrament of Confirmation is
celebrated in the freshman year of high school.
o Prayer and Liturgy
Under the direction of the pastoral staff and the faculty, children are guided in the preparation of and
participation in various prayer experiences including classroom prayer, mass, and all-school prayer
services.