St. Ann’s begins registration for religious education classes early in August after all weekend Masses. We always hope to get all registrations in before classes begin in September. There will be notices in the bulletins, and it will be announced after all Masses.

St. Ann’s begins the religious education year on the Sunday after Labor Day. Classes meet every Sunday from approximately 9:50 am until 11:00 am. We average 31 classes per year from early September through mid-May.

St. Ann’s provides classes for four year olds through 12th grade and an adult class as well. The four year olds experience many hands-on activities through the Good Shepherd program. Kindergarten through 7th grade studies the sacraments, the Church, the commandments, the beatitudes, the creed, liturgy and worship, morality and prayer.

Our second grade class spends the entire year preparing for their first reconciliation and first Holy Communion, which is celebrated in the springtime. Receptions often follow afterward in the Parish Family Center.

We offer classes for children, 3rd grade and older, who have not celebrated their first reconciliation and first Holy Communion. These classes are in addition to the regular Sunday morning classes and must be attended by the students as well as their parents.

St. Ann’s celebrates confirmation according to diocesan policy. Students must be in attendance at the regular Sunday morning classes. 

We have safe environment training for all of our students early in October every year. Our catechists and other adults attend safe environment training as needed to be in compliance with diocesan policy.

Early in Lent, all students, 3rd grade through 12th grade, are given a special opportunity to attend a communal reconciliation service with individual confessions. 

We have a baccalaureate Mass in May for our graduating seniors and a reception for them immediately following in the Parish Family Center.