Faith Formation Times (Mid-September through Mid-May):
Life Teen (High School): Wednesdays 6:30-8:30PM, Emmaus House
(with a condensed option on the 3rd Sunday of the month with required at-home work for those unable to attend on weekly)
Edge (Middle School): Mondays 6:30-8PM - OR - Wednesdays 3:30-5PM, Emmaus House
Elementary Faith Formation: Mondays 6:15-7:30PM, St. Joseph House (formerly the Waldo Rectory)
Elementary Faith Formation in Spanish: Wednesdays 6:15-7:30PM, St. Joseph House
Francis Fest: Saturday, October 4th from 5:00-8:00PM at the Waldo Social Hall
St. Carlo Acutis Youth Day: Saturday, October 18th at the Shrine of Our Lady of Champion (open to high school teens). Register with Elizabeth by September 30th.
All Saints Day Trunk or Treat: Saturday, November 1st following the 4PM Mass
Chris Kouba
Elementary Coordinator
(Including 1st Reconciliation and Communion; RCIC)
Sara Tuma
Administrative Assistant for Faith Formation
Rosa Huizar
Hispanic Faith Formation Volunteer
Jacqueline Welsh
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd;
Volunteer Coordinator
Andy Schmidt
Hospitality & Discipleship Director;
Fr. Arogya Prashanth Gade
Chaplain for Elementary & Middle School faith formation
Fr. Nico Stellpflug
Chaplain for High School Faith Formation
My dear young people, only Jesus knows what is in your hearts and your deepest desires. Only He, who has loved you to the end , can fulfil your aspirations. His are words of eternal life, words that give meaning to life. No one apart from Christ can give you true happiness. By following the example of Mary, you should know how to give Him your unconditional "yes". There is no place in your lives for selfishness or laziness. Now more than ever it is crucial that you be "watchers of the dawn", the lookouts who announce the light of dawn and the new springtime of the Gospel of which the buds can already be seen. Humanity is in urgent need of the witness of free and courageous young people who dare to go against the tide and proclaim with vigor and enthusiasm their personal faith in God, Lord and Savior.
-St. John Paul II