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Sunday School at St. Mark's

The 2011-2012 Sunday School Registration & Permission Form is now available! This form covers all events throughout the year, including outings, lock-ins, and retreats. Please fill out the form (click the link, or find the file at the bottom of the page) and return to the Director of Youth Ministries or your Sunday School teacher.

Note: There is no Sunday School during August.  Catechesis classes will begin on September 11, and Middle School and High School sessions will begin on September 25.

Curriculum Overview:

The Christian Education program at St. Mark's is a hallmark of our communal life. For children ages 3 through grade 5, we offer the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program in three age-level classes. The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is rooted in the Bible, the liturgy of the church, and the educational principles of Maria Montessori. In a Catechesis Sunday School class, the child can ponder a biblical passage or a prayer from the liturgy by taking the material for that text and working with it. For example, placing wood figures of sheep in a sheepfold of the Good Shepherd, setting sculpted apostles around a Last Supper table, or preparing a small altar with the furnishings used for the Eucharist. We invite you to join our Catechesis classes, located in the Undercroft of the church. 

For teens in middle school or high school, St. Mark’s offers a functional education model in which adult facilitators listen to and help discern the issues of life, community, and faith that seem to resonate most for the youth in the class.  The adult facilitators then strive to engage the class in challenging discussions regarding difficult choices in their lives and relate these discussions to scriptural lessons and choices faced by people we read about in the Bible.

When Is Sunday School?

Sunday School classes meet every Sunday from 9:45-10:45, September 18, 2011 through May 20, 2012. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd classes for children ages 3 through 5th grade are located in the Undercroft of the church. Middle school class meets in the Adams Room and high school students meet in Baxter House at 118 3rd St, SE. 

How do I register my child?

Please register for Sunday school so we can contact you and know the needs of your child. New Sunday School registration forms are available at the bottom of the page.

2011-2012 Sunday School Teachers and Classroom Numbers:

Catechesis Level 1 (Undercroft Room 6): Suzanne Wells, Suanna Bruinooge, Belinda Sims, Missy Smith
Catechesis Level 2 (Undercroft Room 1-3): Stephanie Deutsch, Paul Albergo
Catechesis Level 3 (Undercroft Room 4): Kathryn Powers, Nora Rumpf, Jen Wilkinson
Middle School (Adams Room): Tracy Councill, Shay Waye, Ray Murray
High School (Baxter House): Teachers TBD

Interested in becoming a Sunday School Teacher?

If you are interested in teaching Summer Sunday school next year or volunteering in a class, please contact the Christian Education Co-Directors (Penny Farley, Katherine Loevinger, Will Long, Bobbi Smith, ).

Questions Regarding Sunday School

Can be directed to the Christian Education Co Directors: Penny Farley, Katherine Loevinger, Will Long, Bobbi Smith

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