Children's
Faith Formation

Recognizing that family life is the most essential component of a person’s faith formation, it is important to nurture spiritual growth within the context of that environment.  Research on the spiritual formation of children is indisputable - parents are the primary influencers of their children’s faith lives.  While this influence is most readily evident with younger children, teens and tweens are also significantly affected by the ways that parents model their faith.  Although teens will often push back as part of their own development as individual beings, children of all ages are keenly aware of parents’ actions and perspectives.

As they mature, our children learn and grow in many environments – home, school, sports, arts, music, etc.  The things that are taught, practiced, encouraged, and celebrated consistently within the context of family are the things that stay with a child into adulthood.  If effort is to be made to bring a child up as a faith-filled person, our prayer is for that effort to be realized by providing support, guidance, learning materials, and community. 

Components of Children’s Faith Formation
To acknowledge and respect the influence of parents and the importance of faith as a lifestyle, our formation emphasis is on faith lived in family and community. 

• Our approach is based on parent feedback desiring more control over where and when formation takes place, accommodating a stated need for flexibility for families to create and adjust their own schedules, and to participate at their own pace.
• We provide primary resources for each child including a grade-level workbook, scripture reflections and activities, and access to an interactive faith game. 
• The Saint Anne Faith Formation website – www.saintannefaithformation.org – offers outlines for each week, direct access to each Interactive Session Review, and a brief, entertaining teaching video to accompany each Finding God session.  The site also includes resources for families and parents.

A note on First Reconciliation and First Eucharist Preparation
Preparation for the sacraments of Reconciliation and First Eucharist is embedded in our Faith Formation programming and is a two-year process that begins in the fall two years prior to sacrament reception.  For example, those who begin in the fall of first grade will be prepared for sacrament reception in the spring of second grade.  This two-year preparation for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist can begin any time from first grade and beyond. 

Faith Formation Registration
To register for the 2025-26 Children’s Faith Formation (grades 1-5) and Journey programs (grades 6-8), please click HERE. 

Sacrament Information
Baptism
First Eucharist and First Reconciliation
Confirmation