Confirmation Orientation:  This is for gr. 9 or higher students who have not been confirmed, including public school, home school and Bishop Ryan students who wish to receive the sacrament at Our Lady of Grace.  At least one parent must attend Orientation with them.  The two options for the required Confirmation Orientation Meeting are Wednesday, October 1, at 7:00 p.m. OR Sunday, October 5, at 6:30 p.m. in the parish dining room.  Students who complete this preparation program will be confirmed in September 2026.

First Reconciliation Retreat:  This is for gr. 2 or higher students who have not yet received the sacraments of First Reconciliation (confession) and First Eucharist (communion), including public school, home school and Bishop Ryan students who wish to receive the sacraments at Our Lady of Grace.  At least one parent must attend the Retreat with the child.  The two options for the required First Reconciliation Retreat are Wednesday, October 8, at 6:00 p.m. OR Sunday, October 12, at 1:00 p.m. in the parish dining room.  Children who complete these preparation programs will receive their First Reconciliation on Saturday morning, December 6, 2025, and their First Eucharist the weekend of April 11-12, 2026.

Sunday Faith Formation classes:  These classes are for children age 4 through grade 5 and are held from 9:20 to 10:20 a.m. on Sundays.  All elementary-age parish children who attend public school or home school should attend Faith Formation classes on either Sundays or Wednesdays.  Our Sunday classes will begin on November 2.   

Wednesday Faith Formation classes:  These classes are for children in Kindergarten through grade 5 and are held at two times on Wednesdays:  4:00 to 5:10 p.m. OR 5:30 to 6:40 p.m.  Families have the choice of attending Wednesday or Sunday classes (see Sunday class time in previous paragraph).  Our Wednesday classes will begin on November 5.

Grades 6-8 Faith Formation classes:  These classes for students in grades 6, 7 and 8 are taught by Fr. Maus and Fr. Artz, with volunteers helping with small groups.  They are held about two times per month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.  Our Grades 6-8 Faith Formation classes will begin on November 12.

Middle School Youth Group:   This group is for students in grades 6-8 who attend public school, home school or Bishop Ryan.  Held a few Wednesday evenings during the school year, this group offers food, fun activities and opportunities to learn about the Catholic faith.  The Diocese of Bismarck also offers an Emmaus Retreat on Sunday, November 16, at Bishop Ryan Catholic School to help students in grades 6-9 experience the Catholic faith in a new way.  Our first Middle School Youth Group gathering will be on Wednesday, November 5.

Teen Catholic:  This group is for students in grades 9 through 12 who attend public school, home school or Bishop Ryan.  Held a few Sunday evenings during the school year, students gather for food, fun activities and opportunities to learn about the Catholic faith through topics of interest to high school students.  Our first Teen Catholic gathering will be on Sunday, November 23.

Registration for all of these programs is available online or through paper forms that can be found on the bulletin board at the end of the classroom hallway.  The link to the online form on the parish website is here.  Please consider volunteering to assist with classes and groups when you register your children, as many volunteers are needed to serve the 300+ children who participate.