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Kindergarten to Grade 10
Religious Education at St. Anthony takes place on select Sundays throughout the school year. Grades K, 1,2,3,4 will be one week; Grades 5,6,7,8 another week. We will be ending all our grades K-8 classes with Mass at 10:30 am.
Grades 9 and 10 will also be meeting at certain parishes throughout the year as part of their faith formation. St. Louis, St. Roch's, St. Joseph's, along with Sacred Heart have come together to celebrate Mass and formation as a group to help bring our young people to bond together as disciples of Christ as they prepare themselves for Confirmation. Meals will be provided. It will run from 4 pm - 7 pm. at designated parishes throughout the year.
Our 9th and 10th grade students will be meeting every other Sunday, starting with Mass at 10:30. Students will then meet in classroom 2 directly after the Mass for Faith formation. Classes for grades 9 and 10 will end at 1 pm. (Confirmation is a 2 year program)
We will have 2 retreats for our grade 9 and 10 students that we expect full attendance for. Those dates are as follow:
1. Sunday, November 3,2023 at Anna Maria College for the Youth Rally from 12:30 pm - 6 pm.
2. We will join the 3 day Light of the World Retreat here at St. Anthony's in the parish hall starting Friday, March 28 through Sunday, March 30. Times will be in the parish bulletin.
The Registration Packet is on the link below for 24-25 calendar year: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hnIirKTWd4KkJVneVM_mqpSJL3TC4OjCrRrpzB5idJk/edit
Our Religious program uses the Christ Our Life series which employs the spiral curriculum, originally introduced by Loyola Press. The program for each grade level builds upon previous ones, following a pattern of continuous growth in depth and scope. At the heart of the series is a harmonious integration of Scripture, Tradition, and action. In the spiral curriculum, Scripture is centered between the 4 fundamental themes of the Cathechism of the Catholic Church: Creed, Sacraments, Morality, and Prayer. In addition, Catholic social teachings are woven into each chapter to enourage active participation in the faith.
To find out more about our program please click on the link below.
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Religious Ed Mission Statement
St. Anthony of Padua’s mission in Religious Education is to help the parish’s children experience the presence of God in their lives and to learn who Jesus Christ is by the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the inspiration and example of parents. It aims to follow the ways of Jesus Christ through Catholic teachings of the Faith and to creatively engage them in the learning process.