This Year’s Theme is…

Christ Healing the Blind

This image illustrates the Gospel account of Christ Healing a blind man by anointing his eyes.

The past year has highlighted the urgent need for healing - physical, spiritual, and emotional in ourselves and in our world. As our world struggles to heal, complete healing is not possible without Jesus as the Divine Physician. When our souls heal,
all heals, despite our sufferings. The word we pray at Mass, " Say the Word and My Soul Shall be Healed " have the power to remind us of, to open our eyes to, the healing that Jesus offers us in the Eucharist which is essential, eternal, and ever open to us. We humbly ask him to say the word, and with that prayer, we have faith that, with the fantastic and improbable prospect of Jesus entering under one roof, our souls shall be healed.

Our mission is to encourage young children to grow in their faith and embrace their love for the Lord.  
We as a community are chosen to evangelize the word of God. It is crucial that we keep cultivating a positive parish environment. This means that we, as followers of Christ, must engage one another in ways that welcome deeper, more meaningful discipleship among our children seeking an everlasting depth and intimacy in their relationship with God.  
We at St. Anthony’s encourage our children to thrive in the Lord’s spirit and invite parents to do the same.

All types of learners - visual, auditor, and kinesthetic - are welcome!  We do our job of engaging students at PREP, so we encourage parents to do the same at home.  Parents are invited to play an ACTIVE role in their child’s faith formation.  You can do so by:

• Teaching your children the prayers - Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Act of Contrition, I believe, etc. 
• Praying with them at home 
• Speaking to them often about the topics discussed in class
• Attending Mass:
  • Saturday Parish Church 5:00 pm
  • Sunday, Shrine Church
    • 10:30 am
  • Sunday, Parish Church
    • 7:00am, 9:00 am, 10:15 am, 11:30 am, 12:45 pm & 7:00 pm
• Daily Masses: 
  • Mon.-Fri. in the Shrine Church 6:30 & 9:00 am
  • Saturday, Shrine Church 9:00 am
• Attending Confession: Saturdays at Shrine Church from 4:30-5:30 pm

Pope Francis calls us “to go forth from our own comfort zone in order to reach all the ‘peripheries’ in need of the light of the Gospel.” (Evangelii Gaudium, 20)

• Jeopardy Review Games at the end of each unit for Grades 3-6
• Interactive Activities during the sessions
• Arts and Crafts to enforce what they are taught during sessions
• Powerpoint Presentations to engage children visually 
• Interesting Videos weaved into each Presentation

 
We are excited to partner with our parents in your child’s faith formation and look forward to working with you to grow in faith with God together!
 
God Bless.