Welcome to our 2025-2026 Faith Formation Program
Faith Formation Registration
We are happy to support your family in learning the Catholic faith and growing in your relationship with God!
Classes meet Wednesdays 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm September 24th through April 29th.
First Sacraments
Preparation for First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion is a one-year program for those in second grade or higher and will be offered in the grade 1-3 class. In addition to weekly classes, there will be a Reconciliation retreat and a First Communion retreat, as well as a couple meetings for parents to attend.
Confirmation
For grades 9-12 we offer a two-year Confirmation preparation program. We will use the Chosen series from Ascension Press, which provides engaging, informative videos followed by small-group discussions to encourage more in-depth conversations. This combination of instruction and discussion will work to inspire within each student contemplation on how to deepen their relationship with God and how they can live out their faith within their community.
Elementary and Middle School
Classes will be grouped by grades 1-3, 4-5, and 6-8. Children will learn through the Word of Life series from Augustine Institute which provides lessons including prayer, Sacred Scripture and engaging activities.
Family Formation
We continue to learn and grow in our faith our entire lives which is why we offer family formation sessions for parents to attend. We will have monthly family nights at the regular Wednesday faith formation time, as well as monthly Sunday catechesis following the 9:00 a.m. Mass. These family-oriented events will bring our families together in community to learn the Catholic faith and encourage conversation to inspire spiritual growth.
Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disinterested service are the rule. The home is well suited for education in the virtues. This requires an apprenticeship in self-denial, sound judgement, and self-mastery – the preconditions of all true freedom…
— Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2223
Contact us:
Danielle Campos
Coordinator of Faith Formation
763-355-6904
dcampos@gachaska.org
Viviana Sotro
Latino Ministry Coordinator
952-227-4010
vsotro@gachaska.org