Faith Formation
For information about Faith Formation, sacramental preparation for First Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation, and other youth-related questions, please contact Tanya at 701-839-6834 or email her or send us a message through our Facebook page.
First Eucharist Mass & Rehearsal times
Parents - please check this list for your child's Practice #2, and Rehearsal time, and Mass date/time.
Registration will be available for 2023-2024 Faith Formation classes & Youth groups in April 2023!
Before the current school year ends, we're already gearing up to welcome your children to our classes and groups next fall! Our Lady of Grace offers classes and activities for children and youth age 3 through high school. Classes, as well as preparation for the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist (grade 2 and up) and Confirmation (grade 9 and up), begin in September, but registration for classes continues throughout the year. When the registration form for the 2023-2024 school year is available, we'll post the link here!
Faith Formation/Confirmation/Youth Calendars for 2022-2023 year!
Sunday Preschool-Grade 5 calendar
Wednesday Kindergarten-Grade 5 calendar
Wednesday Gr. 6, 7 & 8 calendar
First Eucharist (Communion)
You may click on this link for the Blessed homework timeline.
Confirmation
Revised Confirmation calendar as of March 24, 2023
If you need a Letter of Good Standing for your Confirmation Sponsor to have completed by his/her pastor, you may find it here.
If you lost your red flash cards and need the study questions for a Confirmation test:
- these are the questions to study for Test #2
- these are the questions to study for Test #3
- these are the questions to study for Test #4
Here is the recently updated Mass Service and Parish Service schedule. Confirmation students: To volunteer for an open position, please click on the area on the form, or email or text Tanya in the Faith Formation office.
Here is the Confirmation Interview Sign-up Form.
Here is the Meetings with Sponsor Form.
Here is the Cor Christi Institute printable registration form.
Parents, if your child will be in grade 9 or older in Fall 2023 (public/home school or Bishop Ryan) and has not yet been confirmed, please contact Tanya in our Faith Formation office regarding registering for the Confirmation program for the 2023-2024 school year.
Will you volunteer?
If you wish to volunteer as a Teacher/Catechist, Aide, Hall Monitor, Youth Minister, etc., for the 2022-2023 school year of Faith Formation, please contact Tanya (see contact info above).
Faith Formation Volunteer training and background check forms
All volunteers who work with children and youth must be trained by reading the Diocese of Bismarck Code of Conduct and then must submit a signed Acknowledgement Form. In addition, all volunteers over age 18 must allow for a background check to be requested.
You will find the information and forms on the diocesan website at these links:
- Diocese of Bismarck Code of Conduct (please read this)
- Acknowledgement Form (please sign and return this to the parish or Faith Formation office)
If you are age 18: - Background Check Release Form (please complete and return this to the parish or Faith Formation office)
Thank you for your commitment to the children of our parish.
Prayers and Teachings
Looking for something to do to build your child's faith knowledge Work with them on memorizing these Prayers and Teachings of the Catholic Church at home. They can recite them at the Prayer Station for a prize or to help raise money for the poor. Here's a link to the Prayers and Teachings.
Has it been a while since you went to confession? Here is a guide.
The Church recommends that we confess our sins to a priest through the sacrament of reconciliation at least once per month. For many of us, the length between confessions might be much longer and we might worry that we forgot "how" to go to confession. A priest will help you know what to say, but if you'd like a written guide, consider printing one of these and bringing it with you.
Child's Reconciliation Format and examination of conscience questions
Teenager's Reconciliation Format and examination of conscience questions
Adult's Reconciliation Format and examination of conscience questions