Our next class is SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17th!
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WELCOME!
Welcome to our Faith Formation page! My name is Karen Tarmey. For those of you who do not know me very well, my husband, Michael, our two daughters, Cara and Sofia, and I have been members of St. Mary’s Parish for over twenty-five years. Our girls attended and graduated from St. Mary’s School. Michael is on the St. Mary’s Parish Council. I have been a Catechist for several years during our time in Melrose. I retired in June 2018 after a thirty-one year career in Special Education, as a teacher and an administrator. I have held the Coordinator of Religious Education position for Grades 1-8 for a year and now I am excited for this expanded opportunity to work with our high schoolers as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Karen Tarmey, Coordinator of Faith Formation,
781 590 4948 OR 781-665-0152 Ext. 102
SMPFaithFormationCoord@gmail.com
Lisa Hudson, Admin Asst for Faith Formation,
781 665 0152 Ext. 103
lisahudson21@comcast.net.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
Community service is an important component to our Faith Formation program this year for all classes.
If you forgot your food items for the FOOD PANTRY, there is a bin at the front door of the Parish Center where you can put it .
Home School students are asked to drop off their item at the Parish Center on Sunday or any time during the week.
There will be a bin at the front door if the door is locked.
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SACRAMENT PREPARATION PROGRAMS
In order to make certain that our children are truly prepared to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation, the foundation of their faith development is critical and must be solid for further spiritual development.
Our First Reconciliation/First Eucharist and Confirmation programs are two year programs.
Our First Reconciliation/First Eucharist program is a two year program typically beginning in Grade 1. The Sacraments are received after the completion of the two years, typically in Grade 2.
Our Confirmation program is a two year program typically beginning in Grade 9 with Confirmation 1 regardless of what high school the student attends. The Sacrament is received after the completion of Confirmation 1 and Confirmation 2, typically in Grade 10.
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2021-2022 PROGRAM UPDATES
Our next class is Sunday, October 17th.
Grades 1-8 classes are held on Sundays in the PARISH CENTER across from the Church.
Grades 1-8 are 90 minutes long from 10:45-12:15pm
Confirmation 1 is held in the lower Church Hall and Confirmation 2 is held in the Parish Center.
Confirmation 1 and 2 are 2 hours long from 4-6pm
Masks are worn by all Catechists and students regardless of vaccination status. Social distancing is incorporated and sanitization occurs.
Homeschool option for Grades 3-8 ONLY!
Will you volunteer to be a Catechist or an Assistant? Please let us know!
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2021-2022 CLASS CALENDAR
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