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St. Mark Elementary Faith Formation (K-6th)
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Our Mission
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Our mission is to help children fall in love with Jesus and yearn to know Him. Because parents are given the beautiful task to form their children in the faith, we offer to partner with them to form children as Disciples of Christ in our Catholic Faith. Our programs are designed to provide opportunities for children to learn about the four pillars of the Catechism and to apply these concepts to live out their baptismal call. Our programs also strive to provide opportunities for families to grow in their faith together and with other families in the community.
For 2023-2024, we offer three faith formation options outlined below. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a link to our registration page.
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Three Options for FormationSee each described below
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FAMILY FAITH FORMATION OPTION (K-8) - weekly opportunities for you to build faith together as family
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What's expected?
- Families will participate in Sunday and Holy Day Masses, attend regular Confession throughout the year, practice daily prayer/devotions at home, and practice stewardship (time, talen & treasure). These are the essential first compontents to faith formation.
- Parents attend two monthly parent meetings while children attend catechist-led, on-topic lessons.
- Families are part of a family pod, a group of 4-6 families with a lead family to support and guide.
- Families will meet with their family pod at least once a month to complete one of the lessons for the month.
- Parents meet the objectives for the second lesson of the month at their family's convenience or with their family pod.
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What families are saying
"It was more immersive throughout the week than the classroom model." - John Hoffman
"We loved it! Meeting with other families gave us the sense of 'We're in this together!'" - Salvador Barba
"We are all learning together - parents too!" Kelli Thomas
It was "very awesome that the brothers got to share their faith together. It brought our family together." Jennifer Sicking
"I really liked the car conversations." Bridget Fargason
"Being new to the parish, we loved that we got to meet other families." Lucia Schrader
"Our kids really bonded with other Catholic kids." Jodie Gibson
It was great to "align yourself with people who have the same goals and the same heart." Dan Kulle
"The parent meetings were extremely helpful." Rebecca Sawyer
"I never thought that being Catholic has community to help you. I thought I had to do it by myself. I wish I would have joined way before this year." Sonia Rodriguez
"I liked that we got to pick and choose which activities we did with our children." John Hoffman
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CLASSROOM FORMATION OPTION (K-6)- weekly opportunity for child to learn from a volunteer catechist
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Class Sessions
For grades Kindergarten- 6th
Sundays, 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Sundays, 5:15 pm- 6:30 pm (Includes snack)
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Volunteer Catechists Needed!
Serve Christ through serving our children at St. Mark. Catechists are needed for both weekly and bi-monthly sessions.
To find out more about this ministry, please fill out the form found HERE.
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What's Expected?
Families are expected to
- Participate in Sunday and Holy Day Masses, attend regular Confession through the year, practice daily prayer/devotions at home and practice stewardship (time, talent & treasure). These are the essential first components for faith formation.
Students are expected to
- attend their formation session one hour per week (28 weeks)
- participate in a cooperative way in the lesson
Parents are expected to
- Be the face of faith for their child.
- Bring their child to the formation session if they are well and have no symptoms of any illness.
- Use the parent resources to interact and follow up with your child about what they learned in their formation session
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PARENT TAUGHT HOME STUDY FORMATION OPTION (K-8) - parent taught lessons with digital activities
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How it works
Parent is given access to a digital catechist's manual and uses that to teach their student each lesson at their own pace. Students complete lessons in the provided workbook. Families are expected to turn in completed workbook pages each month.
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What's expected?
Families are expected to
- Participate in Sunday & Holy Day Masses, attend regular Confession throughout the year, practice daily prayer/devotions at home and practice stewardship (time, talent & treasure). These are the essential first components to faith formation.
- Be the face of faith for their child.
- Use the online catechist manual to present the concepts to their child.
- Support the child in the use of theworkbook to respond to the lesson.
- Assess their child's understanding and re-teach if needed.
- Turn in completed workbook pages by the due date each month
- Actively participate in their learning of the faith
- Complete the assigned activities corresponding with the lesson their parent presents
- Complete all lessons by June 30, 2024
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2023-2024 Faith Formation RegistrationAvailable beginning Sunday, April 16, 2023
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ELEMENTARY FAITH FORMATION EVENTS
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Be in the KNOW!
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St. Nicholas Night
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Annual Easter Egg Hunt
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Fun Photos from some of our Formation Events
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Family Workshops
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Contact Us
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Andrea Woolumsawoolumsstmarkdenton.orgDirector of Religious Education
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