Catholic Church Communities

St. Francis Xavier - Burlington

Religious Education / CCD

Religious Education Classes for the 2025-26 school have concluded.  We will see you again in September!! 

If you would like more information about the religious education program or would like to volunteer to help, please contact Gennifer Birk. 

NOTE:  Volunteer teachers and substitutes will need to be Virtus Trained.  Contact the office for more information about training or transferring your bulletin updates to the parish. Thank you.

Registration Form:

TGC Youth Group News

Teens Gone Catholic Youth Group is open to all 7 - 12th graders of the parish.  We meet together for faith, fellowship, fun and food.

We also provide many opportunities for service projects throughout the year to give back to our parish as well as the community. 

Contact Angela Myers, Coordinator of Youth & Young Adult Activities & Ministry, #620-203-0488 if you would like more information or Diani Myers, Assistant for Youth Activities & Ministry.   

Please see our list of activities scheduled so far this year:   TGC & HS Information 2025-26.pdf

Registration forms:   Youth Group & HS Event Registration Form.pdf

Young Adult Ministry

Young Adult Ministry is an outreach for all those members of our parishes that are between the ages of 18 and 30.  If you know a young adult that we can get in touch with, please contact the office and we can add them to our mailing list and outreach contacts.  If you would like to volunteer to be a part of this ministry, please contact the office or Angela Myers, Coordinator of Youth & Young Adult Ministry.  God Bless you all!

Altar Society News

Altar Society is open to all women of the parish. Contact the office for more information.  Thank you! 

$20 Dues are now being collected and can be given to any officer or dropped off at the main office. 

Officers for the year: 

President =

Treasurer = Nichole Louia 

Secretary = Susan Mueller 

Knights of Columbus News

The Knights of Columbus is for all men of the parish 18yrs of age and older.  The group meets on the 2nd Thursday evening of the month at 7pm in the church basement unless otherwise noted.  Dues are now being collected and are $30 per member or $10 for students.  Contact Richard Mahoney for more information. 

Mailed Contributions

If you wish to contribute to our parish upkeep during this time, please send to the church office as follows:

4 Parish Church Office
St. Francis Xavier 
214 Juniatta
Burlington, KS  66839

Thank you for the continued support of our parish. 

History of St. Francis Xavier Parish

The history of Catholics in Burlington dates back to 1859, it was in the early months of 1871, that about ten families from in and around Burlington were organized into a parish. Although our first parishioners were very poor, they did not waste any time in building the first church. Through their hard work and generosity, the cornerstone for the 35 x 40 feet wood church was laid in June of 1871. It was located on 3rd Street, three blocks north of the present church.

By the year 1899, the parish had grown to 35 families and a new church building was contemplated to meet the needs of a larger membership. Once again, despite the poverty of the people, their dedication and financial commitment saw the laying of the cornerstone of the present church on August 22, 1901. One year later, on August 12, 1902, the present church building was dedicated to the Lord with a Solemn High Mass followed by a festive dinner celebration.

The parish hall was completed and dedicated on May 14, 2006.

The church basement was remodeled for High School CCD and the Youth Group in September 2010.

Restoration of the church interior began in January of 2024 under the direction of Fr. Colin Haganey and was completed in June of 2024.  A new permanent altar was installed and blessed by Archbishop Naumann and the altar rail was reintroduced.  The church ceiling, interior walls, statues and Stations of the Cross were repaired as needed and all were repainted.  The large crucifix was moved to the choir loft overlooking the parish pews and the old baptismal font was repaired and placed in the entry of the church as the main holy water font.  A new set of confessionals was added to the back of the church with both a kneeler and handicap access.

Church prior to the start of restoration in January of 2024.

 Church after restoration was completed in June of 2024.