About Family Faith Formation

 Our Family Faith Formation strives to provide families the opportunity to encounter, love, and proclaim Jesus Christ within the family environment knowing that in the challenges and demands facing our youth in the world today, it is critical to supply our children with the very best possible tools in support of their faith. Pope Saint John Paul II said, “Christ and His Church calls parents to be ‘the first and foremost educators of their children’ [Gravissimum Educationis, 3]. “Family catechesis aids families in becoming the domestic churches they are called to be”. [Lumen Gentium] 

To meet this need and the call of Bishop Felton to actively seek “healing, hope and joy” in our mission field, we felt the Holy Spirit leading us to a new family formation program across the mission field for the 2025-2026 school year that will continue into 2026-2027.

• Kindergarten through grade 6 are using FamilyFormation.net developed by the Catholic Church of St. Paul out of Ham Lake, Minnesota; and the 7-10 graders are following the Catholic Ignite Series by Torchbearer Ministries.  Sacramental preparation for First Reconciliation and First Communion will meet during regular Faith Formation times (Sunday School or Wednesday evenings). Religious Release at Eagle View will still occur as a supplement for families that would like to additionally send their children on Wednesday afternoons, October 7 - December 9 to St. Alice. 

 

• Kindergarten – Grade 6 
• Sunday School or Wednesday evening options 
• St. Christopher 1st & 3rd Sundays after Mass (9:45-10:45 a.m.) 
• Our Lady of Lourdes 2nd & 4th Sundays before Mass (9:15-10:15 a.m.) 
• Immaculate Heart 1st & 3rd Wednesday evenings (5:30-7:30 pm) with 2nd & 4th Wednesdays being parent-led sessions 
• Enjoy food and fellowship. Then a parent session takes place while children are with their adult leaders.  

 

Religious Release from Eagle View Elementary (Grades 1-4) 

• October 7 – December 9 
• Release form must be signed and submitted to Eagle View Elementary (click here to print the form) 
• Students not attending Eagle View are welcome to attend (with their own transportation to and from St. Alice Church) 

 

Mass Resources for Children 

• Holy Heroes provides child-friendly Mass content for each Sunday Mass throughout the year.  The link is provided via Flocknote. 

 

Grades 7-10 & Confirmation

• Wednesday evenings at both St. Alice & Immaculate Heart from 5:30-7:30 p.m.  
• Based on the Ignite model by Torchbearer Catholic Ministries, Ignite “strives to provide the most effective resources and support...to share the truth and beauty of the faith through methods and models that share primary resources, promote organic conversation, and speak the truth with tact but without apology.” 
• Dinner and games are followed by a large group talk, small group conversation, and adoration 
• Youth Discipleship Opportunities: watch for information from Catherine via Instagram, Facebook, or Flocknote 

 

Sacramental Preparation 

• First Reconciliation  
• Occurs in December
• Formation will occur during regular Faith Formation time 
• Register through the online or paper form 
• Older students are encouraged to register and Tracy will contact you 

First Communion 

• Occurs in May
• Formation will occur during regular Faith Formation time 
• Register through the online or paper form 
• Older students are encouraged to register and Tracy will contact you 

Confirmation  

• Occurs in May
• Formation (parents & students) held Wednesday evenings at St. Alice  
• Register through the online form or paper form 

 

• Getting Started with Family Faith Formation 
• New families are welcome throughout the year! Please contact Tracy Tschida in the parish office (218-568-4760) at any time for information about our program. 
• To register please complete and return the registration form to the parish office, click here. 

Religious Release

• Religious Release is available in Pequot Lakes as additional formation for grades 1-4.  It will start October 7 and run until December 9.  The Release form must be signed and submitted to Eagle View Elementary 
• (click here to print the form.) 
• Students not attending Eagle View are welcome to attend (with their own transportation to and from St. Alice Church).  Please indicate your interest in Religious Release on the Faith Formation registration form for an accurate student class count.

Sacrament Classes

• First Communion and Reconciliation 
•  Second grade sacramental preparation for First Reconciliation and First Communion will meet during the regularly scheduled Faith Formation time. Please indicate your desire for these sacraments on the Faith Formation registration form. For older students, please complete the Faith Formation registration form and Tracy will be in contact.

Director of Faith Formation 

Tracy Tschida 

tracy.tschida@duluthcatholic.org 

218-454-3941

 

Getting Started with Family Faith Formation 

New families are welcome throughout the year! Please contact the parish office (218-692-3731) at any time for information about our program. 

 

To register please complete and return the registration form to Immaculate Heart Church, click here. 

 
Safe Environment

The safety of our students is important whether they are at church, at home, or in public. The safety training program mandated by the Diocese of Duluth is “Circle of Grace,” a comprehensive Catholic Safe Environment Training Program developed by the Archdiocese of Omaha. All grades participate in this program. The “Circle of Grace” program contributes to the protection of our students and affirms that they are loved and valued children of God. 

An important aspect of this program is that it helps our students identify when they are uncomfortable with a situation and teaches them how and when to seek help from a trusted adult (also identified through classroom activities).