St. Mary strives to serve all ages,
and so we enthusiastically invite parishioners in every season of life
to commit to growing in faith and understanding through our programs.
and so we enthusiastically invite parishioners in every season of life
to commit to growing in faith and understanding through our programs.
Holy "Spirits" gatherings: All "thirsty souls" are invited to meet at the Waverly Area Veterans Post on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7pm to learn and laugh in a casual environment. Don't need to be 21 to attend. We meet in the lower level at the WAVP, 1300 4th St. NW, Waverly, IA.
Faith Sharing Groups:
Retreats and Conferences: We encourage parishioners to take advantage of opportunities at St. Mary and around the state throughout the year. We offered the "Walk With Christ" retreat February 2025, and are excited to offer a new "Hiking with Holy Scripture" retreat in September 2025!
The Archdiocese of Dubuque also offers adult formation resources and opportunities. One offering is IMPACT, a lay formation program that focuses on learning more about the Catholic faith through books, small group discussions, speakers, and spiritual mentorship. The group sessions meet once a month on Saturdays, September through May, for two school years. The next cohort will run from Fall 2025-Spring 2027.
Faith Sharing Groups:
- Adult Bible Study: Dive into Scripture every-other Monday at 5:30pm.
- Weekly Faith Sharing: Meets every Thursday morning at 8:30am.
- Men's Group: Meets the 2nd Friday of the month at 7am.
- Women's Group: Meets the 3rd Friday of the month at 8:30am.
Retreats and Conferences: We encourage parishioners to take advantage of opportunities at St. Mary and around the state throughout the year. We offered the "Walk With Christ" retreat February 2025, and are excited to offer a new "Hiking with Holy Scripture" retreat in September 2025!
The Archdiocese of Dubuque also offers adult formation resources and opportunities. One offering is IMPACT, a lay formation program that focuses on learning more about the Catholic faith through books, small group discussions, speakers, and spiritual mentorship. The group sessions meet once a month on Saturdays, September through May, for two school years. The next cohort will run from Fall 2025-Spring 2027.
Preschool - 4th Grade Ministry
- Meets every other Wednesday (alternating with Edge)
- There are two different class time options
- 5:00-6:00pm class
- 6:30-7:30pm class
- 5:00-6:00pm class
- There are two different class time options
- We joyfully pass along the Catholic faith through
- prayer
- Bible stories
- crafts and games
- Children are separated into age groups:
- Preschool
- Kindergarten & 1st Grade
- 2nd Grade
- 3rd & 4th Grade
Ministry for Grades 5-8 (EDGE)
- Meets every other Wednesday from 6:00-7:30pm (alternating with Elementary)
- We encourage our adolescents to grow in their faith through:
- Sharing pizza & socializing
- Prayer
- Small group discussion
- Games & lessons
- To help meet their unique developmental needs, students are divided into age groups after the socializing and pizza:
- 5th & 6th
- 7th & 8th
High School Ministry
- Meets every other Wednesday from 6:00-7:30pm (alternating with Confirmation)
- Teens spend time learning about our Church's teaching and traditions together.
- They are encouraged to explore topics of faith through various media.
- Teens are encouraged to bring their faith into their daily life.
- They grow in fellowship with their Catholic peers through games and activities.
- Teens end each night with 15 minutes of intentional personal prayer.
