Each grade has their own catechists and classroom where they work through a curriculum appropriate to their grade level. Each student is supplied a workbook.
High School
Registration for high school youth ministry can be found here.
High school youth ministry meets on:
Sundays after the 5pm Mass (6:15-8:15pm)
To learn more about our high school program, click here.
Confirmation
To be eligible for our youth confirmation program, a candidate must be currently enrolled and participating in high school youth ministry or a homeschool faith formation curriculum. Registration for high school youth ministry can be found here.
To learn more about our Confirmation program, click 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 (students preparing for First Communion or Confirmation). 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) Have your child attend and pass 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.