Many people are needed to provide this important ministry to children and families.  Click here for information on specific volunteer opportunities.

Faith Formation classes for 1st - 8th grade children take place prior to the 11am Mass on Sunday mornings September through April. Parents have the opportunity to nurture their own faith while their children attend class, and are encouraged to attend the 11am Mass with their children following class sessions. Class for Pre-K & Kindergartners take place during the 11am Mass.

Click here for a detailed packet of information.

Sunday morning schedule:
9:15-9:30       Family Gathering Time
                        Prayer & Announcements
9:30-10:45     Individual class time
                        for Grades 1-8
Music for grades 1-4 offered during small group time, while grades 5-8 work on a themed skit.
9:30-10:30     Session for Parents
11:00             Sunday Eucharist in church
                        Class time for Pre-K & K
                        Children's Liturgy of the Word

All classes are held in English.

Children interested in receiving preparation for a sacrament (First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, Confirmation) who do not attend a Catholic school must attend a regular program of on-going catechesis. When registering, please register both for Sunday Faith Formation classes and the sacrament for which he/she will be prepared.

Saint of the Week - Can you guess who I am?
Week of September 29, 2019
Week of October 6, 2019
Family Saint for October 27, 2019
Week of November 10, 2019
Week of January 5, 2020
Week of January 26, 2020


 

As a community of faith, we take seriously our responsibility to care for the physical and spiritual needs of every person in our parish and beyond.  Because we are following recommended precautionary safety measures for COVID-19, ALL Faith Formation (9:15 & 11:00am Sunday Morning), CLW, First Communion, Confirmation and RCIA sessions, Lent Small Groups and Stations of the Cross (12:15, 5:15 & 7:00pm) are suspended until further notice.
 
UPDATE:  A weekly email is being sent out with activities and resources to do at home. If you did not receive (or want to receive) the Palm Sunday email that was sent April 4, 2020, please email Susie Osacho.  Follow us on the SaintRichard Faith Formation Facebook page also!

Oremus pro invicem (let us pray for one another) and all affected by COVID-19.
 
 

Parents: Watch your email at the end of each week for resources that you can do as a family to prepare for Sunday Mass. Contact Susie Osacho at sosacho@strichards.com if you are not receiving emails.

We offer faith formation classes for children from the age of 3 (must be toilet trained) through 8^th grade on Sunday mornings, starting September 22, 2019 and going through the end of April, 2020.
 

• The curriculum includes: weekly small and large group discussions, arts & crafts, music, exploration of different prayer forms, large group service projects and family-themed presentations.

• Each year’s curriculum builds on learning from the previous year, so it is extremely important that your child/ren attend classes each and every year, even when they aren’t preparing to receive a sacrament!

• Parents are invited to stay and participate in adult formation while children are in class (or to assist as catechists/aides), and are strongly encouraged to attend the 11am Mass together with their children. 

• Click here for the 2019-2020 schedule of meeting dates. 

Thanks to all who donated, put together blessing bags for the homeless the afternoon of January 26th, and helped in any way to make this service project a wonderful way to come together in service to others.  Special blessings to those who will receive the bags.  After participants took as many blessing bags as they wanted to hand out, 232 blessing bags will be delivered to Simpson Housing in Minneapolis by our Confirmation class!

If you or a loved one are feeling hopeless, depressed or overwhelmed, seek out emotional support right away. If there is a risk of suicide, don't wait to call 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) or text MN to 741741.

UPDATE:  The Robotics Team (for ages 10 years and up) is holding practice sessions in the Community Room on TUESDAYS from 7:30 - 8:30pm in the Community Room.  

For more information, please contact coach/mentor Riyan Mendonsa.

The Summer Girls Coding Club was a success but is taking a break until after Labor Day. Girls in grade 6 or older, who enjoy math, are invited to attend the Girls Coding Club at St. Richard. Taught by parishioner and Robotics team co-mentor Lynn Norby, the Coding Club uses the free software Alice from Carnegie Melon University that was developed specifically for teaching girls to program in an enjoyable, non-threatening way. It uses a drag-and-drop approach to work with 3D objects so it involves little typing. There are a lot more details at: www.alice.org. 



Fall dates for the Free Girls Coding Club will be set-up after Labor Day so check back on this page.  Participants are welcome to bring a laptop to install the software on, but this is not a requirement.

In the meantime, if you have questions, contact Lynn directly.