If you would like to register for one of the Discipleship Formation programs, please contact our Director of Youth and Family Discipleship, Emily Todd, at etodd@stpatrickeducenter.org.
Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone!
Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God, with your whole heart, and with your whole being, and with your whole strength.
Take to heart these words which I command you today.
Keep repeating them to your children. Recite them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up.
Bind them on your arm as a sign and let them be as a pendant on your forehead.
Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.
~ Deuteronomy 6: 4-9
Family Formation
Ages 3 yrs (by September 1) – 5th Grade
One Sunday a Month
October – May | 9:00 – 10:30 AM
Saint Patrick Social Hall
Once a month, parents and children gather at church to learn about the same topic of Faith.
Through this time together as a parish, families are encouraged not only by parish staff, but by other families who are also undertaking the same task of raising their children in the Faith.
During the once a month session students in Grades preK-5 meet in classes, divided by grade level, where trained catechists present the lessons. Parents gather as a separate group where they are evangelized, catechized, encouraged, and equipped. This adult component is key to the transmission of Faith in the home. A portion of the monthly gathering also includes a time for parents and children to come together for a shared prayer experience or activity.
Also during the monthly gathering at the parish, families are given a packet of weekly lessons to use at home throughout the rest of the month. These Home Lessons are easy to use and have been developed and used by parents amidst typical busy family life. The lessons bring the whole family together to study and then apply the teachings to their day-to-day life. Down-to-earth, engaging and easy-to-use, the curriculum focuses on introducing families to a living encounter with Christ while exploring the basics of the Catholic faith, with the Gospel as the central element. The 2023-2024 year is the BEST year to get started with Family Formation!
Cost |
$85 per family with one child
$125 per family with 2 or more children
Questions | Contact Emily Todd
YDisciple
6th – 8th grade
Wednesdays
– Discipleship Nights – 5:30 – 7:00 PM
– MS/HS Large group nights (see details below)
Saint Patrick Church
The need to be understood.
The need to belong.
The need to be transparent.
The need to engage in critical thinking regarding faith and life.
The need for guidance.
YDisciple is a program for young people to become more deeply committed followers of Jesus, guided by a mentor in a small group environment. Grounded in intentionality, small groups with a mentor provide space for young people to dialogue about the faith and provide the community that is essential to the life of a disciple. Middle schoolers will participate in large group events with high schoolers, Mass, Adoration, service projects, and Reconciliation. Optional opportunities include Jesus Nights and Youth Group (8th grade up).
Middle School and High School students will gather as a large group one Wednesday each month.
November 1: All Saints Day Mass & dessert social, 6:30pm
December 13: Dinner & large group, 6:00pm
January 10: Dinner & large group, 6:00pm
February 14: Ash Wednesday Mass (no social), 6:30pm
March 6: Dinner & Adoration, 6:00pm
April 3: Dinner & large group, 6:00pm
May 1: Feast of St. Joseph Mass & Ice Cream Social, 6:00pm
Cost |
$ 85 per child
Contact | Brigitta Kaiser
January 1, 2024
Extreme Faith Camp
6th – 8th grade (2023-2024 School Year)
June 17-21, 2024
Crescent Lake Bible Camp | Rhinelander, WI
Join us for an exciting weeklong summer camp for middle school students and high school leaders filled with fantastic activities like swimming, canoeing, high ropes course, crafts, rock climbing, mountain biking, speakers, and music. Add in small group sessions, daily Mass, Reconciliation and Adoration and it’s an event not to be missed! It’s the EXTREME adventure of a lifetime!
Click to learn more details and watch videos of this amazing week.
Cost | $ 450
Pre-registration deadline: January 1, 2024 (pre-registration form and $100 deposit due to Antoinette)
Note: $100 deposit is non-refundable but transferable until June 1st.
Make checks payable to Saint Patrick Parish
Contact | Antoinette Kaiser
Chosen: Your Journey to Confirmation
9th-(fall of) 11th grade Confirmation
Wednesdays
-Discipleship Nights 7:15 – 8:45 PM
-MS/HS Large group nights (see detail below)
Saint Patrick Church
The message of the Gospel, the kerygma, and sharing the richness of the Catholic Faith help our youth see the invitation Jesus is offering for them to become his disciples and to be in a personal relationship with him.
Chosen is a program that presents the Catholic Faith to teens in a way that keeps their attention to form their young hearts into disciples of Christ in their journey to Confirmation. Small group leaders cultivate deep love for God, our youth, and the Church; it is the wellspring of life as we seek to ignite a love for Christ in the hearts of our youth and bring them the truth of the Catholic Faith so that they will carry it with them for the rest of their lives.
High School and Middle School students will gather as a large group one Wednesday each month.
November 1: All Saints Day Mass & dessert social, 6:30pm
December 13: Dinner & large group, 6:00pm
January 10: Dinner & large group, 6:00pm
February 14: Ash Wednesday Mass (no social), 6:30pm
March 6: Dinner & Adoration, 6:00pm
April 3: Dinner & large group, 6:00pm
May 1: Feast of St. Joseph Mass & Ice Cream Social, 6:30pm
Cost |
$ 85 per child
Contact | Antoinette Kaiser
January 1, 2024
Extreme Faith Camp
June 16-21, 2024
Crescent Lake Bible Camp | Rhinelander, WI
Join us for an exciting weeklong summer camp for middle school students and high school leaders filled with fantastic activities like swimming, canoeing, high ropes course, crafts, rock climbing, mountain biking, speakers, and music. Add in small group sessions, daily Mass, Reconciliation and Adoration and it’s an event not to be missed! It’s the EXTREME adventure of a lifetime!
Prayer Team & High School Leaders in grades 9-12 (2023-24 school year)
Adult Chaperones (21 or older)
Mandatory | Prayer Team, High School Leader, and Adult leader training on Sunday, May 5, 2024
Time: TBD
Location: St. Cecilia Room, Saint Patrick Parish
Click to learn more details and watch videos of this amazing week.
Cost | $ 450 Prayer Team, $250 High School Leaders, Chaperones Free
Pre-registration deadline: January 1, 2024 (pre-registration form and $100 deposit due to Antoinette)
Note: $100 deposit is non-refundable but transferable until June 1st.
Make checks payable to Saint Patrick Parish
Contact | Antoinette Kaiser
March 7, 2024
High School Discipleship Weekend
April 5 – 7 | Crescent Lake, Rhinelander | leave 3:45 (Friday) & return 5:30 PM (Sunday)
High School Discipleship Weekend is designed to immerse young disciples in these three pillars of the life of discipleship. All of the teens of the diocese that are ready to ‘drop their nets’ and follow the Lord in a more intentional way are invited and encouraged to ‘come and see’. This year’s discipleship weekend will be centered on the specific call each one of us was given by God through our vocations. This will be an overnight retreat experience where the youth will learn what it takes to disciple their peers and each other as well as have an experience with Our Lord that will be monumental to their faith journey. This retreat is highly encouraged for those students who want to be leaders for Extreme Faith Camp.
For the April 5 – 7, the group will leave 3:45 (Friday) & return 5:30 PM (Sunday)
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Registration Deadlines |
April 5 – 7 Weekend: Deadline March 7, 2024
Cost | $ 120 per child
Contact | Antoinette Kaiser
Lifeline
December 2, January 6, March 2, April 20
4:30 – 10:30 PM
NET Center | West St. Paul, MN
NET Ministries offers an incredible night of praise & worship, speakers, mass, and more for high school aged youth! Come enjoy a night of fun, fellowship, and faith. We start the night with dinner at Chick-fil-A then head over to the NET Center.
Cost | Free
Contact | Antoinette Kaiser
Formation/Activities Determined by Participants
Post Sacramental Formation
Dates and times determined by participants
We promote truth, beauty, and goodness of the Catholic faith through open dialogue discussion to encourage youth to think critically and go forth as disciples of Jesus.
Cost |
$ 25 per child
Contact | Antoinette Kaiser