Education at St. Mark’s

 

St. Mark’s offers various educational opportunities both on Sundays and throughout the week.

 

Sunday School for Children and Youth

Ages 3 years old through 1st Grade
This class uses Godly Play, which is loosely based on the Montessori method of instruction. It focuses on Bible and enrichment stories and the opportunity to respond to the stories through play.

2nd Grade through 5th Grade
This class uses workshop cycles. Teachers will rotate through the classroom offering drama, art, cooking, flower arranging, and story time. Themes studied this program year include: The Good Shepherd, Esther, Our Church, Epiphany, the Eucharist, and Samuel.

Middle and High School Youth
This class uses an Episcopal Curriculum that brings Scripture into conversation with life questions like good and evil, happiness, truth, and ultimate meaning – not unlike the questions of today’s young people.

 

 

Special Events for Children

Special events are offered during the year, such as the St. Francis Blessing of the Animals, our “Trick-or-Trunk” Halloween event, the visit from St. Nicholas, the Christmas Pageant, the Easter Egg Hunt, and Vacation Bible School.

 

Sunday Adult Education

Adults at St. Mark’s are offered many opportunities for education and enrichment on Sunday mornings at 10:00.

 

Weekly Adult Education

Wednesday Night Adult Education - hour-long classes on various topics offered to adults from 6:30 to 7:30 on Wednesday nights in the Fall, Winter, and Spring.

St. Mark’s Book Study - an hour-long study that focuses on books of a religious and philosophical nature is held each Monday night at 4:00 in Looper Library.

 

Lenten Preaching Series - a very popular offering of the Adult Education Commission that runs each Sunday night in Lent. Usually there is a short form of evening worship followed by or including a sermon by renowned speakers from around the country - although last year, for the first time, the series involved short dramas and musical performances. Check the church calendar as Lent approaches for more details.