Learning/Youth (Grades 6-12)

What is FiRE?

Building a parish of lifelong learners by engaging all ages and generations in the events of Church life.

Sharing faith and learning from our individual experiences.

Nurturing the faith of families and individuals at home and when parishioners gather together.

Helping each of us grow in the understanding of Church events and living our faith in everyday life.

Wednesday Night Faith Formation: Gr. 6-12
All parish youth in grades 6-8 are encouraged to blaze a trail on what Pope John Paul II called a

‘noble adventure’ – a journey to explore your faith and deepen your relationship with Jesus while connecting with friends new and old. Register here.

FiRE First Sundays for Gr. 6-12

Go and Make Disciples! That is our call. How do we accomplish this? Grow in faith through music, games, faith sharing, presentations, food and more!  Meets 11:00 AM- 2:00 PM one Sunday per month. Lunch is provided. At home email or electronic reflections will be done periodically. This is a faith sharing and learning group led by the High School Youth Leadership Team. Register here!

New! FiRE Ignite Nights Gr. 6-12

Ignite nights will be offered several times during the school year on Wednesday nights. Activities will vary: service, movies, games, etc. Service may be Channel One, a nursing home visit, etc. No cost for Wednesday Night Gr. 6-12 FIRE participants. However, all youth are welcome to participate. Nominal fee may be charged for non-FiRE participants.

Lifeline for Gr. 8-12

Over 800 hundred Catholic teens in a gymnasium, a Mass where everyone loves to sing, and snacks? This is the Lifeline Road Trip, our monthly trip to the NET Center in St. Paul. Each Lifeline evening includes a dynamic youth Mass, vibrant locally and nationally known speakers, musicians, priests, and entertainers who proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Youth come to Lifeline events to celebrate their faith and be encouraged and share with others in their parishes and schools. 

First Saturday night of the month October to March at the NET Center in St. Paul. Bus leaves Holy Spirit at 3:30 PM and returns at approximately midnight.

Cost: $20 per night includes bus transportation, Mass, speakers and pizza and pop after the event most nights. 

Pathways TEC: Teens Encounter Christ
TEC is a three-day retreat weekend based on the Paschal Mystery - the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. A TEC weekend works to build spiritual growth through participation in group activities. Although some time is given to individual prayer and reflection, the emphasis is on group participation. Participation is open to teens and adults age 16 years and older.