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Grades 6 - 8

Welcome to Our Lady’s Faith Formation

Grades 6 through 8


2023-2024 YOUTH FAITH FORMATION CALENDAR

Faith Formation: (mid-Sept through end of April)

  • Middle school, Grades 6-8, meet on Wednesdays during the school year. We use the Edge Curriculum by LifeTeen adapted for classroom use.

    • Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm or

    • Wednesdays 7:00-8:00pm

      • 6th Grade connects the Old Testament to the New Testament, by focusing on the stories of different people in our salvation history. Clear connections are drawn between the old covenant and the new covenant in Christ.

      • 7th Grade explores prayer in the fall and morality in the spring

      • 8th Grade dives deeper into discipleship in the fall and the Corporal Works of Mercy/Social Justice in the spring

Middle School Youth Ministry

  • February: No YM gathering - instead attend the first night of our parish mission with Steve Angrisano!

  • March: No YM gathering due to Spring Break (FIA)

  • April 21st Mario Kart Live! 5:30-8:00pm

  • May: No YM

  • June: Youth Ministry Week June 9-13. Details TBD

Come visit the youth room! 

Every Wednesday come down to the youth room. Its open from 4:00-8:00pm. From 6:30 pm-7:00 pm there is pop, pizza or chips for sale, just 50 cents/each. 

If you need a place to study, rest, talk, and enjoy…our parish family has provided this place for you!  Come enjoy it! 

Abby Henderson, Coordinator, Grades 6-8, youth ministry & faith formation
Randy Henderson, Director of Youth Ministry
Tom Primmer, Director of Faith Formation


MSM Christ's Hand's Outreach Retreat

**Please note: there is no Christ’s Hands this summer (2024).

Each summer 15-20 middle school youth gather to serve the Ankeny and DSM communities for three days of service every July. We spend the night at OLIH & our days at local service organizations.

We invite youth entering grades 7-9 to join us as we work to be the hands of Christ in our community. We end our time together with a friendly competition of meal packaging at Meals from the Heartland. 

Cost is $85, sponsorships available.

**We need two young adults to serve as paid chaperones (ages 21+) during these three days, too! Contact Abby if interested!

More information coming soon.


Hey Kids! have you signed up for choir?

Gr 2-8 - Children’s Choir is searching for a new director.

Choir rehearses at 5:30-6:30 pm, Wednesdays