Thanks to all faith formation and sacramental preparation families and candidates, parishioners, and friends for coming together to put together 1,795 bag lunches plus 574 sandwiches for Sharing & Caring Hands as part of our #MercyWorks Lent Three Day Service project.  

Special thanks toThrivent Financial for the Action Team grant that helped cover supplies (thanks Julie) and Jim Robasse for coordinating the U-Haul boxes and driving the rented truck Monday morning to Sharing & Caring Hands.

Isn't amazing what we can accomplish together?

We are currently planning for the 2020-2021 youth Confirmation preparation process, which will likely begin in late-October. Please check this page in mid-to-late August for updated information, including start dates and the time frame for registration.

Confirmation preparation is intended for those youth who are already baptized, have received First Eucharist, and are seeking to deepen their commitment to Christ and the Catholic Church through the Sacrament of Confirmation. It is a two year program* of catechesis, personal faith development, and service for those entering 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade.

• *Catholic School students who meet with Director of Faith Formation Susie Osacho for a 1:1 Interview and pass a level-setting activity as part of the interview, are eligible for a one-year preparation process. Contact Susie Osacho directly.

Please contact Susie Osacho at sosacho@strichards.com or 612-869-2426, ext. 120 for more information.

We rejoiced and celebrated with the following candidates who were confirmed by Fr. Mark in June:

• Akio - Saint Dominic Savio
• Akshana - Saint Joan of Arc
• Caleb - Saint José Sánchez del Rio
• Elijah - Saint Tarcisius
• Paul - Saint Paul
• Therese - Saint Therese of Lisieux
• Toby - Saint Sebastian

May they continue to grow in the their faith. We also pray that the Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit be shared with those they encounter.

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

For various reasons, some women and men who are practicing Catholics were not confirmed as teens. Those that were not confirmed earlier in life often find themselves seeking greater unity with the church later in life. St. Richard's Catholic Church deeply values those that yearn to share more fully in the life of this faith community and the global church.

For this reason, St. Richard's Catholic Church offers an ongoing program for adults seeking the Sacrament of Confirmation. Throughout the year, adult candidates are challenged to engage in active participation in the life of community through the celebration of Eucharist and service and ministry experiences. Furthermore, candidates will participate in formation sessions tailored to meet them wherever they find themselves in their faith journey as they seek confirmation. The actual liturgical celebration of confirmation is celebrated on Sundays throughout the year at Mass.

Those who were baptized in the Catholic or Protestant tradition, but not raised in the Catholic faith, may find the RCIA process more appropriate than adult confirmation. This is decided through conversation between the candidate for confirmation and the director of faith formation.

Those not baptized in any Christian tradition enter into the Catholic faith through a process called the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA).

Faith journeys, while supported and celebrated in community, are personal experiences and no two journeys look alike. Please contact Susie Osacho, Director of Faith Formation, to discern what process best fits your journey to relationship with Christ and the Church. Please remember that questioning is part of the faith process. There is no obligation or pressure to make any kind of commitment to a process or program. Inquiry into the faith is always most welcome!

The Archdiocese offers special classes each August for baptized Catholics with special needs/mental or physical disabilities, age 16 or older, who would like to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Attendance at both sessions is required for candidates and guardians. To learn more or to register, please contact Deacon Eric Gunderson or Sonya Flomo at 651-291-4488 or flomos@archspm.org.

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!