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2025-2026 Faith Formation Schedule
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January 2026
- January 4
- January 11
- January 18 - No Class
- January 25
February 2026
- February 1
- February 8 - Lent 101
- February 15 - No Class
- February 22 - No Class
March 2026
- March 1
- March 8
- March 15
- March 22
- March 29
April 2026
- April 5 - Easter - No Class
- April 12 - Resurrection Party
- April 19 - No Class
- April 26
May 2025
- May 3
- May 10
- May 17
- May 24 - No Class
- May 31 - Final Class
Always be ready to give an explanation...for a reason for your hope...
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Class times are:
- St. James 9:20 - 10:30 am, followed by Mass
- Immaculate Conception - following 8:30 am Mass until 10:30 am
Dates in GREEN are family gatherings in Calais.
Email arianna.ranalli@portlanddiocese.org with questions or to join our SKT Faith Formation Group Chat.
Click on image to download schedule.Complete the Registration form for each child and return to the Parish Office.
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Are you searching for meaning, purpose and faith....?
Are you searching for meaning, purpose and faith? Do you want to learn more about Jesus and his church? Have you been baptized, but never received your other sacraments?
OCIA* is a process designed to help lead you through the inquiry process through initiation into the Catholic faith. The group meets once a week to talk about the faith, ask questions and learn how it connects to everyday life. It's a journey. The leaders will walk with you as you decide if you're ready to take the next step and be a full member of the Church. All are welcome....come as you are!!
Classes are meeting Sunday evenings from 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm in the Immaculate Conception Church Hall. Meeting topics through the end of the year are listed under Events, with the filter Faith Formation.
If you're interested, reach out to Monique Claverie at moniquenalex@gmail.com
* Order of Christian Initiation of Adults
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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
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Calendar
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Sunday, January 18, 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
OCIA sessions for those who may be interested in joining the Catholic Church are continuing on Sunday evenings at 6:00 pm in the Immaculate Conception Church Hall in Calais. The topics this week include the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation and the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.Read More -
Sunday, January 25, 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
OCIA sessions for those who may be interested in joining the Catholic Church are continuing on Sunday evenings at 6:00 pm in the Immaculate Conception Church Hall in Calais. The topics this week include the Sacraments of Marriage and Holy Orders.Read More
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Sunday, February 1, 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
OCIA sessions for those who may be interested in joining the Catholic Church are continuing on Sunday evenings at 6:00 pm in the Immaculate Conception Church Hall in Calais. The topics this week include the Christian Moral Living and the Dignity of Life.Read More
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Formation Stages
The process of formation includes four stages, as well as the rituals that mark these stages:
- The first state, the pre-catechumenate, coincides with the first evangelization, in which the primary proclation of the Gospel and the intial call to conversion takes place.
- The handing on of the Gospels accompanies the second stage, the catechumenate, and begins the period in which a more integral and systematic catechesis is presented to the catechumens and candidates.
- The third stage, purification and enlightenment, is characterized by the celebration of the scrutinies, by more intense prayer and by the study and conferral of the Creed and the Lord's Prayer. This time is characterized by a more intense preparation for the sacraments of initiation.
- Fourth, the mystagogy, or post-baptismal catechesis, marks the time in which the neophyte experiences the sacraments and enters fully into the life of the community.
- from the National Directory for Catechesis, p. 115-116
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News
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On Sunday December 7, 2025, Faith Formation students from Saint James in Baileyville visited the Woodland Community Food Pantry to deliver the food donations they had been collecting during November.Read More -
Parishioners from all over St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish joined Faith Formation students Sunday, November 23, 2025, to make and decorate Advent Wreaths in the Immaculate Conception Church Hall under the direction of Faith Formation Director Arianna Ranalli.. Click on the article title for more details and pictures.Read More -
Faith Formation students from Calais, Baileyville and Sipayik gathered Sunday, October 26, 2025, after 8:30 Mass for games and activities to help them remember the saints who have gone before us and think about ways to become saints themselves. Click on the article title for more details.Read More
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Goal
To extend the best religious program to all members of our faith community.
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Purpose
To provide effective channels for the transmission of the Good News of Jesus Christ to the various members of the Catholic Community.
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Responsibilities
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Teaching the Faith ~ To develop for every age group in the parish a religious education program of high quality that transmits the teachings and customs of the Church.
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Teaching the Bible ~ To teach everyone to read the Bible with understanding and fidelity.
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Preparation for the Sacraments ~ To have good programs of catechesis for individuals and their families who are about to celebrate the sacraments
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Rite of Christian Initiation of Children
Soon we will begin preparation with children who are seven or older and who need to be baptized and/or receive Confirmation and First Communion.
For more information, please contact our parish office at (207) 454-0680.
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