Xavier High School (New York City) - Campus Ministry

Campus Ministry

Xavier an active Campus Ministry department, which organizes liturgies, retreats and community service programs. Campus Ministry has recently revised its retreat program, renewing the freshman retreat, instituting a sophomore overnight retreat and moving the Kairos retreat to the junior year. The Magis retreat, available to seniors, offers seniors the opportunity to experience an adult retreat in the Ignatian tradition.

The "Companions of St. Francis Xavier", or "CFX", another Campus Ministry program, organizes service trips that send groups of student volunteers for a few weeks during the summer to help build homes for people in need in Maryland, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mexico. The program also raises money each year to assist the sponsor organizations at the places of service. The group in Maryland works with First Fruits Farm, Tennessee works with Habitat for Humanity, while the group in Tijuana, Mexico, works with Esperanza International. There are also community service opportunities for all sophomores, juniors, and seniors.