St. Catherine Faith Formation

St. Catherine Faith Formation

Our Mission for our Youth:

To grow in close relationship with Jesus Christ while forming them in their Catholic Faith. Praise Jesus!

St. Catherine Faith Formation relies on volunteers to share their love of Jesus with our youth.

Students are encouraged to personally encounter Jesus through scripture, prayer and the Sacraments while being a vital part of St. Catherine's Body of Christ.


The Faith Formation Program welcomes all children ages 3-year-old to Seniors in High School.


ST. CATHERINE FIRST COMMUNION CHILDREN

WEEKLY ENGAGEMENT:

Faith Formation Program:


Children's Liturgy of the Word:

  • At the 8:30 AM Mass, Children 4 years old - 4th grade, are dismissed by Msgr. Gerald Kosse and experience the readings in a child friendly language while completing a project to connect the students with The Word of God. (Children's Liturgy of the Word will occur every Sunday - unless noted otherwise – October to May)

St. Catherine's 2024 Faith Formation Class Times:

  • Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for 3 years old - 5 years old on Tuesdays 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM.
  • K-5 Classes - Wednesdays 4:00 - 5:00 PM
  • 6-11 Classes - Wednesday 7:00 - 8:15 PM
  • Children's Liturgy of the Word is Sunday during the 8:30 AM Mass for 4-year-olds - 4th Grade children.

If you need funding help for Faith Formation/Youth Ministry activities, please call the office and we will set up other arrangements. Funding problems are never a reason not to sign up for church activities. We will work with you! As in previous years tuition is waived for children of catechists. But we still need the Registration Form completed.

Faith Formation Needs:

Areas we need help with: Catechist, Substitute Catechist, Children's Liturgy of the Word (Sundays during Mass), Snack Server, Substitute Snack Server, Outside/Playground Helper, Walkers & Drivers.

If you have any questions about registering your child or volunteering, please do not hesitate to email Nicole Henrichs.

UP COMING EVENTS:

2025 Youth Events

Camp Summit: July 28 - 31, 2025

Camp Summit is an overnight Catholic adventure camp for middle school youth entering grades 6-8. High school youth are invited to serve on one of our two leadership teams. 
 
Nestled in the bluffs of Lanesboro, Minnesota, we provide a fun, formative, and faith-filled experience for Parish groups throughout the Diocese of Winona-Rochester.

Steubenville Conference: July 11 - 13, 2025


Steubenville Rochester is a weekend conference that evangelizes, equips and empowers 9th - 12th grade youth to become radical, joyful disciples. Enjoy keynote speakers, praise and worship, Eucharistic Adoration, Reconciliation and much more!


This conference is held at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN. The conference cost, including lodging, transportation and meals is $430. Scholarships are available! 

Totus Tuus: July 13 - 18, 2025

Totus Tuus is a Catholic summer youth program dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting the Catholic Faith through catechesis, evangelization, Christian witness and Eucharistic worship. The goal of Totus Tuus is to help young people grow in the understanding of and strengthen their faith in Jesus Christ. It is only by establishing a real and personal relationship with Him that we can be led to love of the Father in the Spirit and so be made sharers in the life of the Holy Trinity.

Totus Tuus strives to bring our faith to life by creating a balance between knowledge of the meaning of the Sacraments and an authentic Sacramental life. 

Totus Tuus seeks to foster openness to vocations in the young people we serve as well as among the teachers. This is accomplished by placing special emphasis on the importance and necessity of prayer, Eucharistic devotion and Marian devotion, in addition to catechetical instruction and formation in the Catholic Faith.

High School Youth Festival: March 16, 2025

A retreat setting for High School students in the Worthington Deanery and surrounding parishes.

The retreat is being held at Good Shepherd, Jackson, MN from 1:00 - 7:00 PM.

New Mexico Mission Trip: June 15 - 22, 2025

A mission trip that was developed by the Worthington Deanery Faith Formation Directors.

We are going to Gallop, NM with Catholic Mission Trips.

TEC: February 15 - 17, 2025 in Mankato, MN

TEC which means "Together Encounter Christ" is a diocesan spiritual movement for older teens and young adults. It begins with a retreat weekend filled with dynamic reflections, music, sacraments, adoration, small group dialogue, and prayer. Afterwards, the TEC community evolves into a network of support that both reinforces parish involvement and personal spiritual growth. TEC leads participants to integrate Christ’s Paschal Mystery (dying, rising, and going forth) at a time of passage through young adulthood.

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