Annual Gala

The 2026 Christ the King Catholic Montessori School Annual Gala was Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the University of Mary.

• Annual Gala Giving Form
• Silent Auction (Ended)

The 2026 keynote speaker was Fr. Brian Gross, Director of Pastoral Formation at Saint Paul Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and priest of the Diocese of Bismarck. Fr. Gross, who is also involved with Encounter Ministries, Acts XXIX, and the National Eucharistic Congress, served as pastor of Epiphany Parish in Watford City and Our Lady of Consolation Parish in Alexander for 12 years before joining Saint Paul Seminary on June 1, 2025. Fr. Gross grew up in Bismarck, attended the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, and was ordained June 3, 2010.

• Fr. Fred Harvey, Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church
• Fr. Nick Schneider, Christ the King Catholic Montessori School
• Mother Chiara Thérèse, Servants of the Children of Light
• Mr. Kyle Engelhardt, Christ the King School Board President
• Mrs. Cassandra Baker, Christ the King Catholic Montessori School
• Mrs. Jean Nasers, Christ the King School Board Vice President