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Youth Faith Formation

- There are many gifts that parents give their children: education, food, clothing, and shelter. How much more important is it to give them the gift of morals, values, and a way to live life in the everchanging, more challenging secular world in which we live?
  
  The Church, meaning the parish, is responsible for ensuring that children of catechetical or school age are offered training and formation in the fundamental tenets of our faith. There is so much to teach children from our Tradition and traditions, including the truth found in the Sacred Scriptures, the Bible.
Registration
- REGISTRATION FOR THE 2026-2027 YEAR IS CLOSED.
  Register using ONLINE REGISTRATION or
  download the REGISTRATION FORM and turn in at the office.
  Fees are $100.
  
  ** If you are registering in the religious education program for the first time, please be prepared to present a copy of your child’s Baptismal certificate.**
  
  More Information is provided below on this page.
  Still have questions? Please contact the PARISH OFFICE.
  Children of the age of discretion and catechesis, approximately aged seven years and older, may prepare for the Order of Christian Initiation for Children (OCIC). Contact the PARISH OFFICE.
- child and teen Formation
  
  Faith formation is lifelong, but it starts with foundations in the elementary grades through middle school and then into high school youth ministry. Trained volunteer catechists make religious education at St. Anthony Parish possible. Our first and foremost goal is to create a warm, welcoming environment for young Catholics to learn, experience, and explore their faith. We strive to provide religious education that not only equips our students with knowledge of Catholicism, but allows them to build friendships and have fun while they learn.
- grades 1-5
- Children who are in first grade or older must complete a two-year program with two components before receiving First Holy Communion:
  First and second year preparation classes for First Holy Communion
  Beginning on September 3: Thursdays from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
  Registration forms are available in the church office and vestibule or see "Registration" above. The cost per child is $100. No registration will be accepted after August 31.
  2. Young Family Nights for all families with children through high school age
  Beginning October 5: first Mondays of the month from 5:30 pm to 7:15 pm
  Families with children in first or second year First Holy Communion preparation must attend; the children will have no Thursday afternoon classes on these weeks.
  These evenings will involve elements of prayer, formation, dinner, and fun for the whole family. More details to come.
  
  Children in grades 3-5 who have already received First Holy Communion / Confirmation are should attend Young Family Nights with their family to continue to grow in the faith and the community.
  
  LEARN MORE: RECONCILIATION | EUCHARIST
- Grades 6-12
  
  Teens are encouraged to participate in:
  Youth Group for middle and high schoolers
  Young Family Nights with their families
  
  Please contact the office with any questions about the Sacrament of Confirmation.
  LEARN MORE: CONFIRMATION
Altar Serving
- A CALLING TO BECOME AN ALTAR SERVER It's time to call upon our children to come back to church and to be engaged in the life of the parish by becoming altar servers. We are calling upon boys and girls who have already received First Holy Communion to register for this program. Parents, please help your children to do so if they express a desire to become an altar server by submitting their names to the parish office. We are aspiring for a life-giving and vibrant liturgy. Your kids will have an important role in it!