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1-02414
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Long weekend
Start Date: October 18, 2024
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: 10/18-20/24, 12/13-15/24 Part 2 Dates: 4/25-27/25, 5/2-4/25
St. Edward Catholic School
210 W. 4th Street Minneota, Minnesota 56264 United States
Formation Leader: Carolyn Kohlhaas
New
1-02412
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Monthly
Start Date: September 21, 2024
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: 9/21/24, 11/16/24, 1/18/25, 2/15/25, 3/22/25, 4/12/25 Part 2 Dates: 9/27/25, 10/25/25, 11/22/25, 1/24/26, 2/21/26, 3/28/26
Church of St. Joseph
1154 Seminole Ave West St. Paul, Minnesota 55118 United States
Formation Leader: Carolyn Kohlhaas
New
1-02419
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: June 17, 2024
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: 6-17, 6-18, 6-19, 6-20, 6-21, 6-22 Part 2 Dates: TBD
Saint Joseph's Elementary School
2460 Gold Street Redding, California 96001 United States
Formation Leader: Michelle Knox
New
1-02411
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Long weekend
Start Date: April 4, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: April 4-6, 2025, May 16-18, 2025 Part 2 Dates: September 12-14, 2025, October 11-13, 2025
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral
520 Cathedral Drive Rapid City, South Dakota 57701 United States
Formation Leader: Carolyn Kohlhaas
New
2-00687
Level II (ages 6-9)
Format: Weekly Intensive
Start Date: July 25, 2023
All Course Dates: Jul 25-Aug 7, 2023
St Philip Catholic Church
113 Second Ave S Franklin, Tennessee 37064 United States
Formation Leader: Claudia Margarita Schmitt
In Progress
1-02418
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: June 17, 2024
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: June 17-19 2024, August 5-8 2024 Part 2 Dates: TBD
Church of the Nativity
1225 Alta Vista St Dubuque, Iowa 52001 United States
Formation Leader: Monica Miller
New
1-02421
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: June 3, 2024
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: June 3-7, 2024, September 7, 2024, October 19, 2024 - held at St. John the Evangelist, Agawam, MA Part 2 Dates: TBD
St Elizabeth Catholic Church
201 Hubbard St Ludlow, Massachusetts 01056 United States
Formation Leader: Sarah Christopher, Deborah Pelletier
New
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