VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY:  Parish & School Fall Clean Up - Saturday, October 21st, 8:00-11:00AM

K5-4th Grade
​Catholic Formation
K5-4th grade classes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6:15-7:30pm at St. Mary's Visitation School.  


​NOTE: Please drop off your child by walking them into the school atrium for a short family prayer service that begins at 6:15pm before the children head to their classrooms.  Parents must come into the atrium to pick up their children at the end of class. We look forward to seeing all of you there!
​Class Dates are as follows:
September 12*, 19, 26
October 3, 10, 24
November 7, 14, 28
December 5, 19
January 9, 16, 23
February 6, 13, 27
March 5, 12, 19
April 9, 16, 23
Second Grade Sacramental Preparation 2023-2024
Second graders who have been in Catholic Formation for K5 and 1st grade (SMV school, homeschool or Catholic Formation) are invited to register for 2023-2024 First Reconciliation and First Eucharist at St. Mary's Visitation.  A copy of the child's baptismal certificate must be included with the registration if the child was not baptized at SMV Parish.  If your child has not completed K5 and 1st Grade Catholic Formation, please contact Erica Nelson at enelson@stmaryeg.org before registering for the Sacraments. 

Important Dates:
  • ​First Sacrament Parent Meeting - September 26, 6:15pm-7:15pm, Senior Center
  • First Reconciliation Rehearsal - January 16, 6:15pm-7:30pm
  • First Reconciliation - Saturday, January 20, 10am
  • Bread of Life Day Retreat - April 20, 10am-11:30am
  • First Holy Communion Rehearsal - April 30, 6:15pm-7:30pm
  • First Holy Communion- Sunday, May 5 during the 9am and 10:30am Masses

2023-2024 First Sacraments Handbook
2023-2024 Sacrament Calendar
St. Mary's Catholic Formation Master Schedule

5th-8th Grade
​Catholic Formation 
5th-8th grade (EDGE) classes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6:15- 7:45pm in the Attic Youth Room. 


​5th-8th grade schedule of classes
Fall Detailed EDGE Schedule


LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EDGE PROGRAM!!
The 2023 Catholic Formation Meet and Greet* will be held on September 12 from 6-7pm in the Church Atrium!

​Class Dates are as follows:
​September 12*, 26
October 10, 24
November 14, 28
December 12, 19
January 9, 23
February 13, 27
March 12, 19
​April 9, 23
​Catechist Leaders Needed
Join our team that helps share the faith with our parish children and teens by becoming a Catechist.  Assistance is needed in grades K5-4th as well as in our high school and Confirmation program.  Materials, training and support are provided as needed.  A Catholic Formation registration discount is available to parents who volunteer for every class as a catechist or assists a catechist.  Please contact Erica Nelson if interested, enelson@stmaryeg.org.
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Join Us At Mass
Families who worship God together each Sunday create a sacred bond to God.  Through the Eucharist, the Communion of Saints, and the people at Mass we become one body in Christ.

This bond is made from God's love!  A love that is sacrificial, endless and deeper than any other kind of love that exists.   

Join St. Mary's Visitation community at Mass each Sunday to encounter Christ in the most intimate way possible this side of heaven.  Recharge for the days ahead knowing you've given your child the kind of happiness that is forever. 
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  • The Family Rosary
  • Join us for the Family Rosary, the second Sunday of each month at 4pm in Church.
  • "The power of the rosary is beyond description."  - Bishop Fulton Sheen

  • One simple fact to prove the power of the Rosary - Catholic.org:  The power of the rosary!​
Parent & Catechist Toolkit  For Families: Strengthening Family Connections: