Our Purpose
The Association of Christian Faithful (ACF) was created to preserve Visitation’s Catholic and Salesian spirit
The ACF ensures that the Sisters’ spirit of Living Jesus, received from our founders, St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal, remains the foundation of Visitation Academy and our Visitation community. It is important to remember that every Catholic school is required to be sponsored by a Church recognized body – a diocese, a religious order or a public ACF.
With the Sisters, the ACF is approved to serve as the religious sponsor of the school. As sponsors, we guarantee that Viz remains both Catholic and a place where our life of Salesian gentleness continues to blend with academic excellence to make the school unique.
At its core, St. Louis Visitation ACF has the responsibility to secure the heart-to-heart connection that mirrors Mary’s greeting to Elizabeth and is the essence of Visitation.
Who We Are and What We Do
The Visitation Association of Christian Faithful members, in collaboration with the Sisters, keep Visitation’s spirit and mission alive and growing into the future. All Visitation Association of Christian Faithful members are practicing Catholics in full communion with the Church, have prior affiliation with the Visitation community, and commit to ongoing participation in Catholic and Salesian formation. Our life-long dedication to Catholic and Visitation Salesian formation is the heart of how we build community with each other and enrich our understanding of the Sisters’ mission. We provide Catholic sponsorship with the Sisters for the Academy as well as spiritual enrichment and support for the Visitation community. Click here for more information.
Our Mission
Our mission is to serve side-by-side with the Visitation Sisters to preserve and promote our Catholic Salesian mission of “Living Jesus” into the future.
Commitment Promise