The Church of Saint Ann’s religious education office recognizes and embraces parents in their role as the primary teachers of their children’s faith. We strive to assist parents in the fulfillment of this special role.
Our vocation is to help each child recognize his/her intimate relationship with God through prayer, knowledge, moral formation, participation in the church, and the cultivation of his/her missionary spirit.
Our office is committed to improving its programs so that we may better assist parents in providing their children with the fullest experience of living their Catholic heritage on their journey of faith and deepening their relationship with God.
 
Program Information
Our religious education programs run September through May. We offer families two options from which to choose. We hope these options assist parents in providing a sound foundation in the Catholic faith. Links to the calendars are below.
 
Traditional Weekly Options
These options consist of traditional weekly classroom sessions that are held in the school building.
Option 1: Sundays 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Option 2: Mondays 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
 
Family Catechesis Option (Generations of Faith)
Families come together at each session, share a meal and are introduced to a theme. Adults, teens and children move to a room for the learning experience, after their session ends everyone returns for prayer and announcements. Each session runs for approximately 2 ½ hours. Families are asked to continue the conversation at home supported by resources from the parish and online materials from the Alive in Christ curriculum. Faith formation takes place within the context of family and the community of the parish therefore families are asked to attend five liturgical/social events at the parish outside of the weekly Sunday liturgy. For more
information please contact the acting director of religious education, Gary Maccaroni via email or phone at 609.882.6491 x116. Or you can email the religious education office.
 
Both programs use Our Sunday Visitor - Alive in Christ as a textbook resource. There are many online resources for parents to share with their children at http://aliveinchrist.osv.com/family.