Elementary Faith Formation Programs (K-8th)
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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 more. 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 2024-2025, we offer two faith formation options outlined below. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a link to our registration page.
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Two Options for FormationSee each described below
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CLASSROOM FORMATION OPTION (K-6)- weekly opportunity for child to learn from a volunteer catechist
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Four Options of Class Sessions
For grades Kindergarten- 6th*
* Exception- On Sundays, 6th graders enjoy a meal and social time and are dismissed at 7:00 pm
Sundays, 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Sundays, 5:15 pm- 6:30 pm (Includes snack)
Mondays, 5:30 pm-6:30 pm
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Volunteer Catechists Needed!
Serve Christ through serving our children at St. Mark!
Catechists are needed for weekly sessions.
To find out more about this ministry, please fill out the form found at the link below.
Or contact Andrea Woolums (see bottom of page for contact information) -
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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 workbook activities
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Parent Taught Materials
Each family will receive one student activity book per child registered, a calendar with the list of lessons to be covered each week and online access to a catechist's guide.
Materials for the Parent-Taught Program will be ready for pick up starting Saturday, August 23, 2025.
They will be in the RE building under your family name.
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How it works
Parent is given access to an online catechist's manual and uses that to teach their student each session at their own pace. Students complete session activities in the provided workbook. Families are expected to turn in completed workbook pages each month, either in person, or by email.
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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 the workbook 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, 2026
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2025-2026 Faith Formation RegistrationAvailable beginning Sunday, April 6, 2025
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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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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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