Please remember to drive slowly through the parking lot. The speed limit is 5 miles per hour. Please take extra caution at the children's crosswalk. Also, please do not park your vehicles in the designated fire lanes. 

ARRIVALS:  When bringing your child to any of the Religious Ed classes, you must park your car and walk your child to their classroom. They must be accompanied from the parking lot by an adult, under no circumstances are they to be dropped off at the sidewalk, crosswalk or curb. 

DISMISSALS:
 All children must be picked up by their parents or authorized adults from the classroom.  The children cannot be picked up by anyone younger than 16 years old. No child will be allowed to walk outside the Formation Center alone. 

CRE Faith Formation: 
Pre-k (4 yr old) through 5th grade-

Pre-K classes/Allelu:  Socialization is of critical importance in the year prior to Kindergarten, the lessons in the four-old level of Allelu! focus especially on the relational aspects of our faith. Children learn about how they relate to God, who is himself a communion of persons. We explore the concept of family, first as the community within our home, and then in the larger context of the parish family. The relationship between God and his people is also discussed through the stories of Jesus' early life and ministry. Attention is also given to how children are called to relate to others, including their peers and the community at large.

Kindergarten/Spirit of Truth:  Students are introduced to the loving goodness of the Blessed Trinity, they meet the members of the Holy Family, and they learn who the saints are and what they teach us.

• They begin to explore why virtue is good and sin is bad, and the importance of developing good habits.
• Students learn that they can speak to God in prayer.

2nd grade/Faith and Life:  Preparation for the first reception of the sacraments of Penance and Holy Communion, with the law of God and salvation history as background. The lesson emphasizes God's mercy and love. Covers Creation, the Covenant with Moses, the Ten Commandments, Redemption, Forgiveness of Sins, and the Mass.
3rd grade/Faith and Life:  God's plan of salvation, from creation to the Incarnation and Redemption to the birth of the Church at Pentecost and our life in the Church. Special emphasis on the importance of Confession, Communion and the Mass.
4th grade/Faith and Life:  God's plan to save his people from sin (Salvation History), how we participate in that plan, and the many ways God helps us in our pilgrimage on earth to Heaven through his word, his law, and his Church.
5th grade/Faith and Life:  A thorough study of the articles of the Creed as the basic belief of our Catholic faith, with a special emphasis on careful understanding of definitions through the words of the Gospels, and the prophets, and the prayers of the Church.

LIVE In-Person classes will begin on August 22nd, 2021.
***1st session: 8:45 am-9:45 am/1st gr thru 5th gr
***Young children session:   10:00 am-11:00 am/Pre-K, Kindergarten only
***2nd Session:  11:45 am-12:45 pm/1st gr thru 5th gr

 Home study option available for all grade levels! Please contact the DRE for more info. 

• The family must be a registered memeber of St. Ann
• A Faith Formation Registration form must be completed for each child either online or in the DRE office
• A copy of your child's baptismal certificate must be turned into the DRE office upon registration
• Discernment inner-views are required for those children entering a Holy Communion year (2nd-3rd gr only) 
• Please keep in mind that your child must enroll in the 1st grade faith formation classes, as it is considered the 1st year of First Communion preparation. 
• Pay the registration fees via cash, check or credit card

The first moment of conversion for any child begins in the Catholic environment established within the home. The principle aim of religious education is Heaven; that is to lead our children to Heaven. The family, especially parents, are the natural primary figures of religious instruction for their children in lieu of any external instruction offfered by the parish community.  It is the Baptismal commitment of the parent/guardian to pass on the Deposit of Faith-teachings of Jesus Christ.  The principle aim of all religious instructions (catechesis) is to assist the child in developing an active and intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. In order to provide the most frutiful and effective means of transmitting the faith to our children, the parish serves as an advocate for the Catholic development of your child. The Diocese of Fort Worth, has laid out an instructional step by step process on how to implement a whole family religious education process that actively involves both parents and the parish catechetical commnity at large. For more information on this process, please contact the DRE. 

• If your child is enrolling in Holy Communion, they must be inner-viewed by St. Ann's DRE, Trisha Vasquez, twice during the course of the year,  in order to determine their readiness for the reception of the Sacraments. 

• St. Ann uses the Faith and Life curriculm for In person and Home study elementary learning.   If you would like to use your own textbooks, they must be on the Conformity Listing of Catechetical Texts and Series published from USCCB. 

If you are using the Faith and Life curriculum, please be sure to pick up a copy of the syllabus when you register your child for home based catechesis. 

• Provide a copy of your child's Baptismal Certificate
• Be a registered member of St. Ann
• Fill out the required registration forms either online or in the DRE office
• Pay the virtual classroom license fee per child 
• Pick up the selected curriculm along with the syllabus for the year