2025-2026 Faith Formation Calendar

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
1	Month	Themes, Materials, Worship Notes	Ministry Groups	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5

22	October			October 5	October 12	October 19	October 26
23			Special Events				Dinner with the Saints/Trunk or Treat
24			Worship Reading
25			Ages 3-6
26			Ages 7-9
27			Ages 10-12
28			Junior High
29			Confirmation	October 1st - Confirmation 6:30 p.m.	October 8th - St. Mary	October 15th - St. Mary	October 22nd - St. Mary	October 29th - St. Mary
30			Ignite		St. Joseph Elkader	St. Mary Strawberry Point
31			Youth Group
32	November	NCYC: November 20-23		November 2	November 9	November 16	November 23	November 30
33			Special Events					Advent begins - Journey into Advent
34			Worship Reading
35			Ages 3-6
36			Ages 7-9
37			Ages 10-12
38			Junior High
39			Confirmation	November 5th - St. Mary	November 12th - St. Mary	November 19th - St. Mary 6:30 p.m.
40			Ignite		St. Joseph Elkader	St. Mary Strawberry Point
41			Youth Group
42	December	Reconciliation Retreat: December 6th Advent Reconciliation: December 10th Advent Reconciliation Makeup: December 17th		December 7	December 14	December 21	December 28
43			Special Events				No Class
44			Worship Reading
45			Ages 3-6
46			Ages 7-9		1st Reconciliation after Mass
47			Ages 10-12
48			Junior High
49			Confirmation	December 3rd - St. Mary	December 10th - Reconciliation	December 17th - St. Mary	Winter Break
50			Ignite		St. Joseph Elkader	St. Mary Strawberry Point
51			Youth Group
52	January 2026			January 4	January 11	January 18	January 25
53			Special Events	Journey to Bethleham
54			Worship Reading
55			Ages 3-6
56			Ages 7-9			1st Eucharist Mtg with Father Paul
57			Ages 10-12
58			Junior High
59			Confirmation	January 7th - St. Mary	January 14th - St. Mary	January 21st - St. Mary	January 28th - St. Mary 6:30 p.m.
60			Ignite		St. Joseph Elkader	St. Mary Strawberry Point
61			Youth Group
62	February			February 1	February 8	February 15	February 22
63			Special Events
64			Worship Reading
65			Ages 3-6
66			Ages 7-9
67			Ages 10-12
68			Junior High
69			Confirmation	February 4th - St. Mary	February 11th - St. Mary	February 18th - No class	February 25th - St. Mary 6:30 p.m.
70			Ignite		St. Joseph Elkader	St. Mary Strawberry Point
71			Youth Group
72	March	Lent Reconciliation Event: March 4th Lent Reconciliation Makeup Event: March 11th		March 1	March 8	March 15	March 22	March 29
73			Special Events
74			Worship Reading
75			Ages 3-6
76			Ages 7-9
77			Ages 10-12
78			Junior High
79			Confirmation	March 4th - Reconciliation	March 11th - St. Mary	March 18th - St. Mary	March 25th - St. Mary
80			Ignite		St. Joseph Elkader	St. Mary Strawberry Point
81			Youth Group
82	April	1st Eucharist Retreat - April 18th		April 5	April 12	April 19	April 26
83			Special Events	Easter Sunday			First Communion at St. Mary Parish
84			Worship Reading
85			Ages 3-6
86			Ages 7-9		1st Eucharist Practice with Father Paul
87			Ages 10-12
88			Junior High
89			Confirmation	April 1st - St. Mary	April 8th - St. Mary	April 15th - St. Mary	April 22nd - St. Mary	April 29th - St. Mary
90			Ignite		St. Joseph Elkader	St. Mary Strawberry Point
91			Youth Group
92	May			May 3	May 10	May 17	May 24	May 31
93			Special Events		May Crowning/Senior Recognition
94			Worship Reading
95			Ages 3-6
96			Ages 7-9
97			Ages 10-12
98			Junior High
99			Confirmation
100			Ignite
101			Youth Group
102	June			June 7	June 14	June 21	June 28
103			Special Events
104			Worship Reading
105			Ages 3-6
106			Ages 7-9
107			Ages 10-12
108			Junior High
109			Confirmation
110			Ignite
111			Youth Group
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