Youth
St. Mark’s offers many opportunities for youth to discuss the grace of Jesus Christ and welcomes as many students as possible into the conversation.
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Episcopal Youth Community (EYC)
UPCOMING EYC OUTINGS:
April 7 senior & junior high Jumbo Shrimp game. Click here to learn more and register.
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Christian Formation
Junior High Sunday School 9th-12th grades
Sundays, 10-10:50 a.m., Youth Center
The junior high class uses Living In Christ (LinC) to examine the latest music, movies, news and current events through a Biblical lens. The discussion-based classes equip students to evaluate their culture with a biblical perspective. A light breakfast is provided.
Senior High Sunday School 9th-12th grades
Sundays, 10-10:50 a.m., Upper Room above the bookstore
The senior high class uses Living In Christ (LinC) to examine the latest music, movies, news and current events through a Biblical lens. The discussion-based classes equip students to evaluate their culture with a biblical perspective. A light breakfast is provided.
Episcopal Youth Community (EYC)
Starting in January 2019, through the end of the school year, there will be a special off site EYC outing each month, as well as a traditional onsite EYC gathering at St. Mark's the last Sunday of every month. For the onsite gathering, junior high youth will meet in the Schiavone Commons (Day School campus) and senior high youth will meet in the Youth Center from 5-6 p.m. Both groups will gather together in the Youth Center for one shared meal beginning at 6 p.m.
Confirmation Class
8th grade and 9th–12th grade students who have not been confirmed.
Youth Center; Advance registration is required.
When they presented their child or godchild for Holy Baptism, parents and godparents made commitments to raise that child in faith in Christ. As those children grow towards young adulthood, the Church offers them an opportunity through confirmation to “express a mature commitment to Christ, and receive strength from the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop” (BCP, p. 860). To prepare for confirmation during the Bishop’s visitation, our youth will meet together in classes to review the Church's teachings about God and their relationship with God, about how the Church came to be and now exists, and to better understand the commitment they making in confirmation. Due to the Bishop's visit in March 2019, a new youth confirmation class will be offered sometime during or after Fall 2019.
Acolytes
Youth in grades 6th – 12th may assist the clergy in the worship liturgy. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.