Dear Parents and Guardians:

Religious Education Registration for the 2025-2026 year will open March 1, 2025 - March 15, 2025

THERE WILL BE A $10 LATE FEE FOR ALL WHO REGISTER AFTER MARCH 15

We made the announcement a few months ago that our Diocese has prayerfully made the decision to lower the age of Confirmation from 11th Grade to 7th Grade. This is to allow our young people the opportunity to be equipped with the fullness of the Holy Spirit as they navigate their young life. We have been prayerfully considering the best way to transition our parish and prepare our youth for this Sacrament. This is a huge change and with this change, our religious education program will need to make adjustments to better prepare your child for the Sacrament.

Beginning this Summer, there will no longer be a homeschool option for any grade level. We truly feel that being present in face to face formation, fellowship and worship is the best way to reach everyone in an intentional way.

Here is how this will look for everyone:

Incoming Kindergarten-8th grade will attend religious education June 16-19 and June 23-26 (Monday - Thursday) from 8:30 am - noon

Incoming 9th-11th grade (this also includes Catholic School Students in our Sacramental Prep program) will attend June 16-19 and June 23-26 (Monday - Thursday) from 5pm-7pm.

Attendance is mandatory for all grade levels. We do understand that this will be difficult for some families and we appreciate your openness and patience in this process.

The Confirmation Plan for St. Anne, Assumption & St. Philomena is as follows:

January 2026 - 9th, 10th and 11th grade will Confirm (current 8th, 9th and 10th graders)

January 2027 - 7th, 8th and 9th grade (current 5th, 6th and 7th graders)

Once we complete this, we will be caught up and can continue with just confirming 7th graders.

Confirmation Prep Registration will also be open for incoming 9th-11th graders March 1, 2025 - March 15, 2025. There will be a $25 Sacramental Prep Fee. This helps cover costs of retreat and any guest speakers.

We will have a parent meeting in the coming months to explain in better detail. That date will be coming once registration closes.

Faith Formation

The Church's catechetical mission aims to help the faithful of all ages to grow in both human and Christian maturity, enriching the whole of life with the leaven of the Gospel. Consequently, appropriate goals and content will embrace all the faith dimensions of an adult life—for example, understanding and communicating the faith, skills needed for personal growth, the experience of family life, relationships, public service, and concern for the common good.

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Liturgy of the Hours

The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office or the Work of God (Opus Dei), is the daily prayer of the Church, marking the hours of each day and sanctifying the day with prayer. The Hours are a meditative dialogue on the mystery of Christ, using scripture and prayer. At times the dialogue is between the Church or individual soul and God; at times it is a dialogue among the members of the Church; and at times it is even between the Church and the world. The Divine Office "is truly the voice of the Bride herself addressed to her Bridegroom. It is the very prayer which Christ himself together with his Body addresses to the Father." (SC 84) The dialogue is always held, however, in the presence of God and using the words and wisdom of God. Each of the five canonical Hours includes selections from the Psalms that culminate in a scriptural proclamation. The two most important or hinge Hours are Morning and Evening Prayer. These each include a Gospel canticle: the Canticle of Zechariah from Luke 1:68-79 for Morning Prayer (known as the Benedictus), and the Canticle of Mary from Luke 1:46-55 for Evening Prayer (known as the Magnificat). The Gospel canticle acts as a kind of meditative extension of the scriptural proclamation in light of the Christ event. Morning and Evening Prayer also include intercessions that flow from the scriptural proclamation just as the Psalms prepare for it.