Faith Formation

Call our Faith Formation Office at 763-400-7210 or e-mail us at faithform@sjtw.net!





For our children and teens, the Faith Formation Team welcomes you!
For children/teens and families, we strive to offer solid content to each student who participates in any of our learning options--Sunday School, Elementary, Junior High and High School.  We aim to serve this community with enriching faith topics, combined with active integration into the life of St. Joseph the Worker. In our children's and youth programming, your child or grandchild can expect to encounter volunteers who have been trained in a variety of ways, volunteers who truly care, and curriculum that is solid via our top Catholic publishing companies--Our Sunday Visitor (Sunday School), Loyola Press (Grades 1-8), and new High School programming combined with other resources (Grades 9-12). 
 

For adults:

For the adults of our parish community, we continue to try to hear and listen to what is needed.  There are a variety of Adult Programming opportunities in planning for future, as well as many events launched at this time.  See "Adult Opportunities" tab for details.

Faith Formation endeavors to offer that gift of information which leads us to formation and then transformation. We welcome you to our programs.
 
Monica Liebl
Director of Child, Youth, and Family Ministry
monical@sjtw.net
763-400-7214

Scott Kieffer
Director of Discipleship: Senior High and Young Adult Ministry
763-400-7212
scott@sjtw.net 

Megan Manzke
Sunday School Coordinator
763-400-7200
megan@sjtw.net
 
Barry Shay
Director of Discipleship and Mission
bshay@sjtw.net
(763) 400-7213


Nichola Schoenfelder
Faith Formation Administrative Assistant
nichola@sjtw.net
763-400-7210  


In his last words to the apostles, Jesus gave them a mission...
"Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, 
baptizing them in the name of the Father, 
and of the Son,and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you." 
 (Mt 28:19-20)

 ...Catechesis is the act of handing on the Word of God intended to inform the faith community and candidates for initiation into the Church about the teachings of Christ transmitted by the Apostles.  It also involves the lifelong effort of forming people into witnesses to Christ and opening their hearts to the spiritual transformation given by the Holy Spirit. 

Catechesis by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops