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?

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.

It is too early to determine whether or not the scheduled Confirmation Rite will take place in May at the Basilica of Mary as all Confirmations for the month of April have been cancelled. We will share information as soon as we receive an update.  Thanks for your patience and understanding.

UPDATE: Confirmation candidates have been requested to participate in weekly Zoom sessions at these times: 

• 7:00pm Wednesdays,
• 7:00pm Fridays (Stations of the Cross) and
• 11:30am Sundays. 

Scroll down under the Confirmation Forms section for instructional docs. 

Contact Susie Osacho with questions.

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

• Stations of the Cross (Life Teen version)
• Saint Name Reflection - due April 5, 2020; 
• Additional Saint Name Resources:
  • Lifeteen Biggest & Best Blog (includes why you choose a Saint) 
  • Saint of the Day Calendar (Franciscan Media)
  • Saints & Angels (Catholic Online)
  • Butler's Lives of the Saints (if you have access to a library or could ask to borrow)
• Study Sheet for Quiz - postponed to April 19, 2020
• Small Group Instructions for Triduum Activity/Palm Sunday (EVERYONE)
  •  Holy Thursday Questions
  •  Good Friday Questions
  •  Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil) Questions
• Individual Service Project Plan - due December 15, 2019
• Sponsor Form - due December 15, 2019

Confirmation preparation is intended for those youth who are 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.
 

• Confirmation Program Overview
• Candidates must schedule a 1:1 meeting with Susie Osacho 
• Complete the Online Registration link 
• Paper Registration form available here.
• Request for Baptismal Certificate from parish where candidate was baptized.

Typical Monthly Schedule (meet Sunday afternoon):

• 12:00noon  Candidates gather in the Community Room and interact with Side by Side youth missionary Andy Buckner.
• 12:15pm  Candidates (and sometimes parents and sponsors) transition to separate areas that include two Sundays of focused topics, one Sunday of either service or reflection activities and one Sunday off.
• 1:45pm  Time to go!

Families should be registered members of St. Richard's Cathoilc Church. Follow this link to our New Member Registration page if you are not registered. However, if you are a member of another parish, you must request a letter from your pastor acknowledging that he is aware that your child is preparing to receive Confirmation through St. Richard. Here is a form you can personalize and provide to the pastor of your current parish.

Families in preparation for sacraments must meet two requirements:

(1) the child/ren must be currently participating in a program of systematic, approved catechesis in either a Catholic school or through a parish faith formation program; and

(2) all candidates for the reception of the sacrament(s) must be enrolled in a parish process of preparation for the reception of the sacrament(s), according to Archdiocesan standards.

For more information, please email Susie Osacho or call the parish office at 612-869-2426, ext. 120 or Beth Gaetz ( habla Español) at 612-869-2426, ext. 101. 

 

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!

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.

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!