Faith Formation for 2026-2027

What’s different this year:

• A slightly different monthly schedule from last year, trying to adjust to feedback and make it more uniform each month to help people get the schedule down.
  • Meals served 2x a month 1st and 3rd
• Lowering the age of confirmation (still need guidance from the diocese of how low)
  • What that practically means -> readiness based sac. Prep
• Starting a bit later to make the proper preparations
• Halfway through the year we will have two campuses so some events will be at the current St. Joseph office, and others will be at the new SJ Church.

Details:

• Start date of Faith Formation Wed. Oct. 7th
• Take September to discern… who is ready for confirmation?
• We will be developing some criteria to help you think about that

Schedule:

• Each month a schedule of 3 week cycle:
  • 1st Wed Formation Night
  • 2nd Wed group night
  • 3rd Wed Encounter night*(younger kids still meet for formation same as 1st wed)
  • 4&5 Wed off

Classroom formation -> details of 3 different style Wednesdays each month:

• 1st Wed of the month (Formation Night)
• 3:30-5 K-5th grade, 5 yrs old to about 11 years old
  • Location at the parish office
  • CGS for K-3rd
  • Catechesis for 4-5
• 5:30-6:15 Meal in the Church basement -> then over at new church starting in Jan
  • 6:15-7:30 Catechesis for older grades 6th-11th
    • Large group teaching, small group discussion
  • 2nd of the month
    • Group Night 6:15-7:30
    • Location at the parish or another agreed upon location.
  • 3rd of the month (Encounter night)
  • 3:30-5 K-5th grade, 5 yrs old to about 11 years old
    • Location at the parish office
    • CGS for K-3rd
    • Catechesis for 4-5
  • 5:30-6:15 Meal in the church basement -> Jan at new location
    • 6:15-7:15 PM Adoration, confession, praise and worship, testimony in the church
  • 4th and or 5th of month (open) families can take these weeks to do something on their own or just have a night off.

That’s an overview of what is coming this year for faith formation.  Tammy Ringhand our DRE has been working with the diocesan office to put together this plan which we worked out together. 

Looking further down the road… we are seriously considering trying to hire a Youth Minister to do relational ministry with junior high and high school students… bible studies… we hope to take steps on this during this year so as to hire someone in the next year or so.