Youth & Faith Formation News

Please Welcome Our New DRE, Marianna Merkatoris!

“I come as a pilgrim of peace and an apostle of hope” – Pope Francis

Greetings St. Mary’s parish family! I am excited to begin serving in the role as Director of Religious Education. I come to you with a varied and diverse background with one commonality - service to the Church. I have been a Catholic school elementary teacher (1st, 2nd and 4th), Faith Formation Coordinator, and worked for the Archdiocese of St. Louis in the Office of Education and Formation. My undergraduate degree is in elementary education and my graduate degree is in Franciscan Studies with an emphasis in theology.

While I have worked in Arizona, Ohio and Missouri, it is good to be back in my home state of Wisconsin! Now I live within 2 hours of my family and my hometown of Green Bay. After being in the city of St. Louis for the past 12 years, I look forward to spending more time outdoors with my two dogs, boating with family, and checking out the breweries in the state.

· Favorite Religious Book: The Journey of the Mind to God

· Favorite Book: The Historian

· Favorite Movie: The Italian Job

· Favorite Color: Blue

· Favorite Drink: Coffee

· Favorite Bible Verse: Job 40:4-5

I hope to meet all of you in the coming days/weeks.

Blessings! ~ Marianna Merkatoris

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for the following ministries:

• Sunday School (4 year olds - 1st grade)  - You would be helping with projects, keeping an eye on the kids, and helping with tasks at hand.
•  Middle School religious education classes (6th, 7th and 8th).
• High School small group leaders.

Please contact Marianna Merkatoris at 715-453-2878 x.204 if you are willing to help once or twice a month. Please feel free to call or email me at dreyouth@smctomahawk.com if you have any questions.

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CHILDREN’S MASS BAGS are available for use for small children during Mass. They are located  in the main entrance of church. Please take one to use! Our hope is that  young children will find them interesting and fun! We ask that you put  them back on the rack after Mass so someone can use them at the next  Mass. They will be cleaned out weekly .