Small Groups

Welcome Retreat

FREE RETREAT WEEKEND for Adults ages 18+

Prayerfully consider attending a retreat weekend

Men’s Retreat Weekend: February 27-28
- Men’s Retreat is hosted at St. Joseph in Waconia.
Women’s Retreat Weekend: March 6 – 7
- Women’s Retreat is hosted at Our Lady of the Lake in Mound.

Welcome is an overnight retreat with witness talks from fellow Catholics who have previously attended the retreat. Sunday Mass will be part of the weekend, and plenty of food will be provided throughout the weekend.

Interested or Have Questions?
Please Contact: Kirstin Bularzik
kbularzik@stjosephwaconia.org | 952-442-3705

Kirstin Bularzik

Youth Ministry & Faith Formation Coordinator

(952) 442-3705

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Catechist for Confirmation

“Guide youth preparing for Confirmation by facilitating small group discussions after lessons or speaker sessions. Meets weekly on Wednesday evenings from 7:00-8:30 pm (September-May). Participants must complete the safety requirements prescribed by the Archdiocese (Virtus).

Time commitment: 1.5 hours weekly during scheduled months.”

Children’s Choir

Open to children in grades 1-4. The choir meets weekly on Tuesdays from 3:00-3:30 pm in the Choir Loft and performs at Masses several times a year.

All grades 1-4 students are invited to sing in Children’s Choir!

Rehearsal will begin on
Tuesday, September 19
from 3:30-4:00 pm in the Choir Loft.

Full Schedule Coming Soon!
The children will raise their voices in praise at Mass as a choir a few times a year.

Tentative Schedule:
1 time between Labor Day and Advent
1 time during Advent
1 time shortly after Christmas (probably on Epiphany)
1 time during Lent
1 time on Divine Mercy Sunday
1 time after that and before summer

Rosary Group

Pray the rosary communally 30 minutes prior to all Masses. This beautiful and powerful prayer has been loved and prayed by Catholics for centuries. Beginners are welcome.