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1-02796
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Monthly
Start Date: September 12, 2026
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: Sept 12, Oct 10, Nov 14, Dec 12, 2026, Jan 9, Feb 20, Mar 13, 2027 Part 2 Dates: Apr 10, May 15, June 12, July 17, Aug 14, Sept 11, 2027
The Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter
320 East Davis St. Burlington, North Carolina 27215 United States
Formation Leader: Micki Hill
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1-02795
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Long weekend
Start Date: July 26, 2025
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: July 26-30, 2025 and August 4-6, 2025 Part 2 Dates: June 11-13, 2026 and July 30-August 1, 2026
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church
1985 Miller Street Lakewood, Colorado 80215 United States
Formation Leader: Yvette Ramos
In Progress
1-02685
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: July 27, 2026
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: July 27 - August 1, 2026 Part 2 Dates: June 7 - 12, 2027
Sacred Heart Parish, Larned, KS
1111 State Street Larned, Kansas 67550 United States
Formation Leader: Tracy Miller
New
2-00876
Level II (ages 6-9)
Format: Other
Start Date: June 5, 2026
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: June 5 - 7, June 26 - 28, Aug 7 - 8, 2026 Part 2 Dates: Aug 9, Aug 28 - 30, Sept 5 -7, 2026
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
500 Fiarview Ave Brentwood, California 94513 United States
Formation Leader: Jennifer Bell
In Progress
1-02794
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: July 17, 2026
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: July 17 - 23, 2026 Part 2 Dates: TBD
Saint James Catholic Church
307 West Dixie Avenue Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701 United States
Formation Leader: Christina Klyce
New
1-02793
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: July 13, 2026
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: July 13 - 17, 2026 Part 2 Dates: July 12 - 17, 2027
Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Augusta
2607 Lumpkin Rd Augusta, Georgia 30906 United States
Formation Leader: Kurt Eyrich
New
1-02792
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Long weekend
Start Date: July 31, 2026
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: July 31 - Aug 1, Sept 25, 26, Oct 30, 31, 2026, Jan 22, 23, 2027 Part 2 Dates: April 23, 24, June 4, 5, Aug 27, 28, Oct 22, 23, 2027
Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Shawnee, Kansas
12800 West 75th Street Shawnee, Kansas 66216-3179 United States
Formation Leader: Anabella Wasserman
New
1-02791
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Long weekend
Start Date: July 27, 2026
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: July 27-28, Aug 10-11, Sept 18-19, 2026 Part 2 Dates: Oct 2-3, 2026, March 12-13, April 16-17, 2027
Christ the King Catholic Church
4000 Ave Maria Dr. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 United States
Formation Leader: Clare Kosmalski
New
1-02789
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Other
Start Date: August 3, 2026
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: August 3 - 9, 2026 Part 2 Dates: July 26 - August 1, 2027
St. Joseph Catholic Church
440 Joliet Street Dyer, Indiana 46311 United States
Formation Leader: Susan Jett
New
1-02788
Level I (ages 3-6)
Format: Long weekend
Start Date: June 25, 2026
All Course Dates: Part 1 Dates: June 25 - 28, 2026; July 9 - 12, 2026 Part 2 Dates: June 10 -13, 2027 and July 15 - 18, 2027
St. Joseph Catholic Church
440 Joliet Street Dyer, Indiana 46311 United States
Formation Leader: Susan Jett
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