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Pre-School
St. Mary's Preschool is a non-profit, state registered, parent participation preschool for children who will be ages three and four by Sept. 1st.
St. Mary's Preschool provides a Christian atmosphere where each child is loved and accepted as a unique person. Free time and planned activities are provided by an experienced, qualified teacher for expression through music, arts, crafts, language arts, science and math.
Goals:
~ Spiritual - We encourage expression of faith and helps individuals know they are loved and created by God.
~ Emotional - We help each child feel good about him/herself.
~ Social - We provide an atmosphere enabling children to work, play, and interact with others in a positive manner.
~ Cognitive - We help each child develop imaginative, problem-solving and language skills.
~ Physical - We help each child develop fine and gross motor skills.
Classes: from 9:00 a.m to 11:30 a.m.
Three year olds meet on Tuesday and Thursday.
Four year olds meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Parent Participation: All parents are required to act as a parent aide six to eight times a year. Parents select dates at the fall orientation.
Daily Schedule:
~ Good Morning - Greetings & Hand Washing
~ Play Time - Free play in the housekeeping, reading, art areas; or toys & blocks; or the rice table.
~ Circle Time - Enjoy stories, socialize, learn the calendar and share. We also discuss our day's activities.
~ Table Time - Puzzles, Playdough, coloring, and safe scissors help children work on their fine motor skills.
~ Physical Education - We have a beautiful new playground for children to develop their gross motor skills. During rainy weather, we use the gym and ride tricycles, play ball and other activities.
~ Snack - Provided by the parent aide and child. Includes prayer and conversation.
~ Art - Various activities with paper, glue, crayons, paint and other materials. Arts and crafts usually coincide with our theme of current holiday/season.
~ Music - Finger plays and songs with tapes, records or rhythm instruments.
We conclude our day with prayer and Good-byes.
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K-5
St. Mary's goals are spiritual, educational and entertaining for each Kindergarten through Fifth Grader, ages 5 to 11 years old. These goals are reached and reinforced with strategic games, toys, stories, role-playing and social interaction.
View the schedule for each group level here:
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High School
Our goal is to learn more about our Catholic faith and establish a personal relationship with Christ. Fr. Lucas and a great team of college leaders will be guiding this experience.
Come and connect with other people your age that hold your same values! You'll learn, grow in your faith and have a great time.
When: Sundays 6:30 - 7:45 pm
The youth group meets every Sunday throughout the school year.
Where: Siena Room
This room also serves as the Parish Library. It is located on the same building as the Pastoral Office.
You are invited to participate at the Sunday 8:00 pm Mass afterwards (Youth Mass). |
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Adult / Family
RCIA
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Sessions for inquiring Catholics are held
every Tuesday, at 7:00 p.m.
in the Upper Social Hall
Info: Barb Anderson 757-1988 x105
banderson@smcatholic.com
What Catholics Believe...
We listen to the Word of God proclaimed in the Scriptures. The Catholic and Protestant Bibles are almost identical. We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God.
We are a family that celebrates. We gather to celebrate the Mass-the Lord’s Supper. We also celebrate through the seven sacraments—Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Orders, Reconciliation, and the Anointing of the Sick.
We are a church who prays. The Mass is our primary prayer, but Catholics pray in many other ways. We have the Rosary, the Stations of the Cross, the Liturgy of the Hours, meditation, Perpetual Adoration and centering prayer.
We are a church that believes in One God, our creator. We believe in the Son of God, Jesus Christ, Our Savior. We believe in the Holy Spirit, God’s presence with us. Our most central beliefs are contained in the Creed which we say at each Mass. The Creed is a prayer that is over 1600 years old.
We are a church who remembers those who have gone before us in faith. We hold up the lives of holy men and women, like Mary the Mother of God, St. Francis or Mother Teresa. These saints have given us an example of how to live our lives as disciples. We look to their guidance and intercession to bring us closer to God.
We are a church who keeps tradition. We trace our roots back to the apostles and the teaching of the early Church leaders. This is called Tradition. For Catholics both Scripture and Tradition are important in helping us to know God. The Catholic church has an official group of teachers who interpret the Tradition called the Magisterium. This is made up of the Pope and Bishops. At the parish level there are the pastor, pastoral staff and catechists.
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