Faith Formation at All Saints is more than a program. It is the living work of the Church: helping every person encounter Jesus Christ, grow as His disciple, receive the grace of the sacraments, and live as a saint in the heart of the world.
From children preparing for First Communion, to teens seeking friendship and mission, to adults desiring deeper theological formation, to seniors continuing to bear spiritual fruit, All Saints offers a place for every age and stage of life.
Whether you are new to the Catholic faith, returning after time away, raising a family, discerning your vocation, seeking healing, or simply longing to know God more deeply, you are invited to walk with us.
At All Saints, our mission is simple: Following Jesus. Forming Saints.
Faith grows best when it is nourished in the home, celebrated in the liturgy, taught through the Church, and lived in community. Explore the many ways All Saints helps parishioners of every age grow in faith.
Sanctify is the parish faith formation program at All Saints for children in Kindergarten through 8th grade and their families.
Formerly known as PSR, Sanctify is more than a new name. It reflects the deeper mission of formation: helping every child and family encounter Jesus Christ, grow in holiness, and live as saints in the heart of the Church.
Students gather weekly for prayer, classroom instruction, community, sacramental preparation, and formation in the Catholic faith. Led by catechists, aides, and parish leaders, Sanctify seeks to form not only students who know about the faith, but disciples who know, love, and follow Jesus.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, often called CGS, is a Montessori-based approach to children’s faith formation rooted in Scripture, liturgy, prayer, and the sacred space of the Atrium.
In the Atrium, children encounter the Good Shepherd, learn the language of the Mass, ponder the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, and grow in a quiet, contemplative relationship with Jesus.
CGS is not simply a classroom program. It is a place of prayer, wonder, beauty, and discovery.
The Ministry Center is home to our parish CGS Atrium spaces, including formation across the Atrium levels. Each level helps children enter more deeply into Scripture, the Mass, the sacraments, and the life of prayer.
Level I introduces children to the love of Jesus the Good Shepherd, the gestures of the Mass, the altar, Baptism, the Kingdom parables, and the beginning of a personal life of prayer.
Level II helps children go deeper into salvation history, moral formation, the sacraments, the Eucharist, and the child’s response to God’s gifts.
Level III invites older children into a broader vision of God’s plan in history, the Church, the sacraments, virtue, justice, and their own place in the Kingdom of God.
All Saints is also developing a new Level I Atrium for our full-time school, allowing more children to encounter Christ through the beauty, silence, and prayerful method of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd during the school day.
This new Atrium will help our youngest students grow in wonder, reverence, and love for Jesus the Good Shepherd while deepening the Catholic identity of the school.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word helps young children hear and receive the Sunday readings in a way suited to their age and understanding.
During Mass, children are invited to listen to the Word of God, reflect on the Gospel, pray together, and return to the assembly to continue the celebration of the Eucharist with their families.
Vacation Bible School is a joyful summer faith experience for children at All Saints. Through music, games, Scripture, crafts, prayer, and fun, children learn that faith is not only something we study, but something we live with joy.
VBS helps children build friendships, encounter Jesus, and experience the parish as a place of belonging.
Totus Tuus is a summer Catholic youth program offered through the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Led by missionary teams, Totus Tuus helps young people encounter the Gospel, grow in prayer, learn the faith, and deepen their love for Jesus Christ and His Church.
The name means “Totally Yours,” expressing the desire to belong completely to Jesus through Mary.
The Childcare Ministry supports parents, volunteers, staff, and families participating in parish faith formation events by providing safe, welcoming care for younger children.
This ministry allows parents to attend formation, serve the parish, and participate more fully in parish life while knowing their children are cared for in a loving environment.
Best for: Families with young children Focus: Hospitality, safety, family support, parish participation Call to action: Request childcare or volunteer
EDGE is our middle school youth ministry experience, helping young people grow in friendship, faith, prayer, and Catholic identity during some of the most important years of their formation.
Through games, talks, small groups, prayer, and community, EDGE helps middle school students discover that the Catholic faith is not boring, distant, or irrelevant, but alive, joyful, and deeply personal.
Life Night is our high school youth ministry experience, designed to help teens encounter Christ, build authentic friendships, ask real questions, and grow as Catholic disciples.
Life Night gives high school students a place to belong, pray, learn, serve, and be challenged to live the Gospel with courage.
The Summit is a middle school event from the Archdiocese of St. Louis Office of Youth Ministry and Office of Vocations. It gathers students from across the Archdiocese for talks, prayer, music, interaction with priests and religious, and an encounter with the Eucharist.
The 2026 Summit will take place on Thursday, November 5, 2026, for students in grades 6–8.
OCIA, the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, is the Church’s process for those who are discerning entrance into the Catholic Church or seeking to complete their sacraments.
OCIA is for adults who are unbaptized, baptized Christians seeking full communion with the Catholic Church, or baptized Catholics who still need First Communion and/or Confirmation.
At All Saints, OCIA is a journey of prayer, teaching, conversation, conversion, and community. It is not simply a class, but a process of coming to know Christ and His Church more deeply.
Some children and teens may need to receive sacraments outside the standard grade-level sequence. This may include students who are not baptized, were baptized in another Christian tradition, have not received First Reconciliation or First Communion after 2nd grade, or have missed several years of religious formation.
In these cases, students may enter OCIA adapted for children or teens while also participating in age-appropriate parish formation.
The goal is never to make families feel behind. The goal is to walk with each child and family faithfully, personally, and carefully so that every student is prepared to receive the sacraments with understanding, reverence, and joy.
The Wedding at Cana Convalidation Retreat is for couples seeking to have their marriage recognized and blessed by the Catholic Church.
This retreat helps couples understand the sacrament of Matrimony, the grace of marriage, the vocation of family life, and the beauty of placing their relationship fully within the life of the Church.
Best for: Couples seeking convalidation Focus: Marriage, sacramental grace, family life, healing, renewal Call to action: Begin the convalidation process
Veritas is the adult formation school of All Saints Catholic Church.
Rooted in the Catholic intellectual, spiritual, and liturgical tradition, Veritas offers serious, accessible formation for adults who want to know the faith more deeply and live it more fully.
Through courses in theology, Scripture, liturgy, Church history, morality, prayer, and Catholic life, Veritas helps adults move from basic familiarity to mature discipleship.
All Saints in the Word is our parish Scripture formation initiative, helping parishioners encounter Christ through the Bible and understand the great story of salvation.
Through Bible studies, reading plans, small groups, reflections, and parish-wide Scripture engagement, All Saints in the Word helps Catholics learn to read the Bible with the heart of the Church.
Restless Hearts is a Catholic book and formation resource written to help readers rediscover the ache for God at the center of the human heart.
Inspired by the great Augustinian truth that our hearts are restless until they rest in God, Restless Hearts invites readers into conversion, prayer, healing, and renewed discipleship.
All Saints Faith Formation is also developing new books and resources to help parishioners grow in theology, prayer, liturgy, family life, evangelization, catechesis, Scripture, beauty, apologetics, grief, and Catholic imagination.
Upcoming titles include:
Theophilus is the young adult ministry of All Saints for adults ages 18–35.
Named for the “lover of God” addressed in the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, Theophilus exists to help young adults grow in faith, friendship, prayer, and mission.
Through gatherings, discussion, prayer, service, and community, Theophilus helps young adults find a place in the Church and live their Catholic faith with confidence.
The St. Lawrence Fraternity is a men’s discernment and formation group for men interested in the permanent diaconate or a deeper life of service in the Church.
Named for St. Lawrence the Deacon, this fraternity helps men grow in prayer, brotherhood, study, service, and vocational discernment.
The group is not only about asking, “Am I called to be a deacon?” It is also about asking, “How is Christ calling me to serve His Church more deeply?”
The Evangelization Committee helps All Saints become a parish that does not simply maintain programs, but actively reaches souls.
This committee supports parish hospitality, outreach, invitation, formation, parish events, missionary discipleship, and the work of helping people encounter Jesus Christ through the life of the Church.
The Fishers of Men Podcast is a Catholic podcast focused on vocations, discipleship, priesthood, religious life, marriage, holiness, and the call of every Christian to follow Christ.
Through interviews, stories, and conversations, the podcast helps listeners hear how God calls ordinary people into extraordinary lives of grace.
Explore Our Church is an interactive digital resource designed to help parishioners, visitors, families, and students understand the sacred signs, spaces, and symbols of All Saints Catholic Church.
This resource helps people discover the meaning behind the altar, tabernacle, baptismal font, stained glass, statues, sacred vessels, vestments, and other parts of Catholic worship.
The Adoration Chapel is one of the spiritual hearts of All Saints.
In Eucharistic Adoration, we come before Jesus Christ truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. We bring Him our gratitude, fears, questions, wounds, families, work, parish, and world.
Adoration is not only for the especially holy. It is where the Lord slowly makes us holy.
On June 28, All Saints will celebrate a parish consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
This consecration is an invitation to place our parish, families, homes, ministries, sufferings, hopes, and future under the merciful and burning love of the Heart of Christ.
All Saints will observe 40 Hours of Adoration during Corpus Christi weekend.
This ancient devotion invites the parish to spend extended time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, giving thanks for the gift of the Eucharist and praying for renewal in the Church, the parish, and the world.
Simeon & Anna is the maturing adults ministry of All Saints.
Named after the faithful elders who recognized Christ in the Temple, Simeon & Anna celebrates the wisdom, prayer, witness, and spiritual fruitfulness of older adults in the parish.
This ministry helps maturing adults continue to grow, serve, pray, mentor, and remain deeply connected to the life and mission of the Church.
Hearts on Fire is a parish outreach ministry serving residents at Clarendale.
Through prayer, visits, conversation, Scripture, Catholic devotion, and presence, this ministry helps bring the warmth of parish life to those in nursing home and senior living settings.
Hearts on Fire reminds us that no one ages out of the mission of the Church and no one is forgotten by the Body of Christ.
The Stabat Mater Retreat is a Catholic retreat for those who have experienced miscarriage, infertility, stillbirth, infant loss, or the hidden grief of longing for a child.
Standing with Mary beneath the Cross, this retreat creates space for prayer, mourning, remembrance, healing, and hope in Christ.
It is for mothers, fathers, couples, grandparents, and anyone carrying this sacred grief.
The Echo Retreat is a formation retreat for catechists, teachers, aides, and parish formation leaders.
A catechist is called to echo the faith of the Church. This retreat helps catechists renew their own relationship with Christ, deepen their understanding of the Church’s mission, and prepare spiritually for the work of forming saints.
Vocations Weekend is a parish-wide celebration of God’s call.
Through prayer, adoration, talks, school visits, family events, encounters with priests and religious, and opportunities for discernment, this weekend helps the parish pray for and promote vocations to priesthood, religious life, marriage, diaconate, and holy lay life.
Vocations Weekend is planned for late April.
On September 24, All Saints will celebrate Life is Worth Living Day in honor of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and his beatification.
Inspired by Sheen’s famous media ministry, this day will help students and parishioners reflect on the dignity of life, the joy of the Gospel, the power of Catholic media, and the call to use every gift for Christ.
The Beatification Mass for Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is scheduled for Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 2:00 PM Central Time at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. More information is available at Celebrate Sheen.
Join All Saints as we consecrate our parish, families, homes, and ministries to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
A parish and school celebration honoring Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and his witness to Catholic evangelization. Learn more about Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s beatification
Middle school students are invited to join youth from across the Archdiocese of St. Louis for The Summit, a day of prayer, talks, music, vocations, and encounter with the Eucharist. Learn more about The Summit
Spend time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament as All Saints enters into 40 Hours of Eucharistic Adoration.
A parish-wide weekend dedicated to prayer, discernment, and the call of every Christian to holiness.
Everything we do in Faith Formation flows from the altar and returns to the altar.
We study because Christ is Truth. We serve because Christ came to serve. We pray because Christ first draws near to us. We teach because the Gospel must be handed on. We gather because the Church is a family. We go forth because the Mass sends us into the world.
At All Saints, Faith Formation is not one department among many. It is the work of the whole parish: forming children, strengthening families, renewing adults, accompanying the grieving, encouraging vocations, serving the elderly, and sending disciples into the world.
There is a place for you here.
For questions about any Faith Formation program, sacramental preparation, OCIA, youth ministry, adult formation, retreats, CGS, or volunteering, please contact:
TJ Mesler Director of Faith Formation All Saints Catholic Church meslert@allsaints-stpeters.org 636-397-1440 x226