In-person Faith Formation classes will be available starting Wednesday, January 6. The class time is Wednesdays 5:30-6:45pm.
If you have been participating in the virtual class last semester, you are welcome to continue doing so or to join us in person. Virtual classes will still be asynchronous and posted and shared each week.
Health and safety protocols will be put in place, including the wearing of facial coverings, disinfecting of surfaces, social distancing, and availability of hand sanitizer. It will be necessary for each student to understand and abide by our health protocols to establish the best learning environment possible during this time.
It is our hope that your family will be able and feel comfortable to allow your child or children to return to in-person learning. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to let me know.
If you are joining us for the first time this year, please register here.
St. Martin de Porres can verify your home-based program if you desire to do year-round home school faith formation with your child(ren) as opposed to the program above.
For the list of approved texts for catechetical instruction for the Diocese please click here.
For the Diocese of Austin Policy on Home Schooling please click here.
Here are the requirements for homeschooling of the sacramental classes. For homeschooling of other grades, only step 1 is necessary.
1) Still register for Faith Formation and simply email formation@stmartindp.org to inform us that you are educating your children at home. You will not have to pay or fill out the policy form.
2) Attend sacramental parents meeting at the beginning of classes. Please see the Faith Formation Calendar for this date and other important dates.
3) Give your student the corresponding Sacrament Assessment.
The Sacrament Assessment is a series of questions and answers for your student to learn in order to receive the sacrament. The assessment will be administered sometime in February or March. If the students fail the test, they will have the opportunity to retake it again until they pass before the date they receive the Sacrament.