Parents of our Chippewa Falls Catholic Community,
Praise be to Jesus Christ and greetings from the Chippewa Falls Faith Formation team! We, as a combination of leaders from our city parishes, are honored to assist your families this year through catechetical instruction and providing opportunities to grow together in the Faith. Please read the details below about registration and other specifics pertaining to this year’s catechetical program.
Online Registration for the 2023-24 Goldsmith Catechetical Program
Goldsmith Catechetical Program Schedule (see the calendar for specific Wednesday dates)
1st-5th grade Catechesis
Parish Family Nights
We recognize the immense and unique importance of parish life and want to encourage community within our parishes. Our hope is that family nights will allow for connections between families who worship alongside one another but haven’t had the chance to meet.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Jesse Burish and Msgr. Michael Gorman (Pastors)
Fr. Brandon Guenther and Fr. Alex Kren (Associate Pastors)
Erica Boehm, Paula Hanson, Alexis Pomietlo, and Renee Zimmerman
Praise be to Jesus Christ and greetings from the Chippewa Falls Faith Formation team! We, as a combination of leaders from our city parishes, are honored to assist your families this year through catechetical instruction and providing opportunities to grow together in the Faith. Please read the details below about registration and other specifics pertaining to this year’s catechetical program.
Online Registration for the 2023-24 Goldsmith Catechetical Program
- Online registration is open July 31 for grades 1-12 and the Sacraments. Please go to the website www.chippewafallsfaithformation.net to register your children.
- The registration fee is paid online. If you need to pay by check, contact your parish DRE/CRE.
- This year we are inviting all 6-12 grade parishioners (public, private, and homeschooled) to participate in EDGE and Life Teen. Please register and pay your fee online.
- Registration for grade 2 and grade 10 sacramental preparation are an additional registration and fee.
- Registration must be completed by August 23rd. Our first class is September 6.
Goldsmith Catechetical Program Schedule (see the calendar for specific Wednesday dates)
1st-5th grade Catechesis
- 3:30-4:45 pm at Holy Ghost Elementary School (436 S. Main St, Chippewa Falls).
- A chartered bus will run after school from Chippewa Falls public elementary schools to Holy Ghost school. Students will need transportation home after the program ends at 4:45. There is a small fee to ride the bus. Sign-up for busing is on the online registration form.
- 6:00 -7:15 pm at St. Charles Borromeo Fellowship Hall (810 Pearl St. Chippewa Falls).
- 7:15-8:30 pm at St. Charles Borromeo Fellowship Hall (810 Pearl St. Chippewa Falls).
Parish Family Nights
We recognize the immense and unique importance of parish life and want to encourage community within our parishes. Our hope is that family nights will allow for connections between families who worship alongside one another but haven’t had the chance to meet.
- Students will not have their typical catechesis class on these days, instead we ask that families attend one evening session together. This is part of student formation so attendance is expected.
- Not all family nights look the same. Some include Mass, others Advent and Lent Confession, and still others include family meal nights.
- Family Mass Nights
- November 1 (All Saints Day) and February 14 (Ash Wednesday)
- Families attend Mass at their home parish on these evenings.
- November 1 (All Saints Day) and February 14 (Ash Wednesday)
- Family Advent and Lent Confession Nights
- December 6 (Advent) and March 20 (Lent)
- Confession nights will be held at St Charles Borromeo Church for St Peter’s and St. Charles parishioners, 6:00-7:30 pm.
- Confession nights will be held at Notre Dame Church for St. Bridget’s, Holy Ghost and Notre Dame parishioners, 6:00-7:30 pm.
- December 6 (Advent) and March 20 (Lent)
- Family Meal Nights
- September 27, January 3, and May 8
- St. Peter’s parishioners will join St. Charles Borromeo parishioners on these nights at St. Charles Fellowship Hall (810 Pearl St. Chippewa Falls), 6:00-7:30 pm.
- St. Bridget’s, Holy Ghost, and Notre Dame parishioners will join on these nights at the Goldsmith Religious Education Center dining hall (22 S. Prairie St.), 6:00-7:30 pm.
- September 27, January 3, and May 8
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Jesse Burish and Msgr. Michael Gorman (Pastors)
Fr. Brandon Guenther and Fr. Alex Kren (Associate Pastors)
Erica Boehm, Paula Hanson, Alexis Pomietlo, and Renee Zimmerman