Welcome to Faith Formation for children in grades K-6!
Thank you for allowing us to accompany you in sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with your family and helping your children in the practice of the Catholic Faith!
“On your part, you must
make it your constant care
to bring your child up in the
practice of the faith”
(the oath parents make during the
Rite of Baptism).
Our Mission
With your constant care, our mission is to help your children love the Lord God with all their heart, mind, soul and strength, and to love their neighbor as themselves, by teaching and living the Gospel message of Jesus faithfully handed down by the Catholic Church from the beginning.
We hope to exemplify a love of God that leads to Christian discipleship resulting in service to one another in the family, the parish community, and to the world around us.
K-6th Grade Classes are Sunday’s from 9:50am to 10:50am
Grades K-3 classes are held in Lynch Hall. Grades 4-6 are held in the Parish Center. Click here to see and download the class schedule for 2023-24. Check out the Parent Handbook below for additional details.
Parent Handbook
Click here to read and download the Parent Handbook which is a guide to your child’s faith formation experience at St Ann’s. This guide contains information about class logistics, registration and fees, Sacramental preparation, responsibilities and expectations, how to contact us, and more.
First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion
Faith Formation for second graders helps prepare children to receive the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. Preparation for these Sacraments truly begins in the home by sharing and practicing the Catholic faith. Students enrolling in the Sacrament class must have one prior year of formal faith formation. If your child does not meet this expectation, please contact us.
If your child is older than 2nd grade and has not received these Sacraments please contact us. For more information click here.
The Curriculum
The curriculum we use, Finding God by Loyola Press, will help your children grow in their understanding of who God is, why He created us and how much He loves us. It will also help us understand how God’s free gift of grace and our use of intellect and free will can help us grow in relationship with Him and see God in all things. It is God’s will that we each enter a lifelong relationship with Him and practice the Sacramental life filled with prayer and Christian service.
Safe Environment
All clergy, religious and employees of the diocese, as well as any volunteer who comes into contact with children, are required to take VIRTUS® Protecting God’s Children training. This training teaches how to build and maintain safe environments for our children to protect them from abuse.
All Catholic dioceses throughout the United States must provide age-appropriate Safe Environment training for children and youth in parish catechetical programs and Catholic schools. In grades K-6 we teach the Circles of Care lessons to students, which have been approved by the Diocese of Syracuse. These lessons teach students about appropriate and inappropriate boundaries and behaviors by peers and adults, the students’ right to remove themselves from uncomfortable situations, and the importance of informing a parent or other trusted adult when something is not right. An overview of the Safe Environment Training Program and grade level lesson plans can be found online at
https://www.syracusediocese.org/offices/catechesis/circles-of-care/
If you have any questions, please contact us by phone, text or email using the contact info below. We ask for your prayers and support as we journey together to grow in our Catholic faith!
May God bless your family and may His grace and peace be yours in abundance!
Steve and Erin Nowicki
Faith Formation Coordinators, K-6
FFK6@SaintAnnsChurch.com
316-990-8782 (Steve cell)
316-990-8786 (Erin Cell)