Step on the campus any school day and the classrooms and hallways are filled with activities that bring to life a lived experience of the seven themes and teaching of Catholic Social Justice. Faculty and staff strive to provide an environment that blends the academic dimension of the school with the spiritual awareness of everyone being a child of God and made in His image and likeness. The intangible gift of faith becomes tangible as the school community worships God and through the worship reaches out to the community in corporal and spiritual works of mercy.
Sacramental preparation provides rich faith filled opportunities for spiritual growth through retreats, liturgies, meetings, and practices. While the sacrament is a personal encounter with Christ, the experience is always within community.
Overview of Religious Education Activities for 2022-2023 Saint Anthony Catholic School Year
September Activities
Altar Server Training for grades 5 – 8: duirng the SACS day
October Activities
Opening Exercises – Schoolwide, during October and May, the students will pray one decade of the rosary on Mondays and Wednesdays. The prayers are student led and every student has a rosary.
November Activities
All Saints’ Celebration – Students in third grade will select a saint and will dress and present a report on the life of their chosen saint. SACS All Saints Day Mass, November 1, 2024
Teaching Safety Lessons – TBA
SACS Veteran's Day Mass - TBA
SACS Thanksgiving Mass – Friday, November 22, 2024
December Activities
Advent Activities – Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) TBA, third through eighth grades
First Reconciliation – Second grade – Friday, December 6, 2024
Feast of Immaculate Conception - TBA
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass– Students will present the message of Juan Diego and the Virgin - TBA
Community Outreach Projects
SACS Christmas Mass – Friday, December 20, 2024
Christmas Eve– December 24, 2024, SACS first grade students will present the Lessons in the Carols prior to 4:30 p.m. Mass.
January Activities
Confirmation Retreat – Saturday, January 11, 2025
Catholic Schools Week – January 26, 2025 - January 31, 2025
Grandparents Day Mass – Friday, January 31, 2025
February Activities
Terra Nova Testing – TBA
March Activities
Ash Wednesday – Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Stations of the Cross – Wednesdays in Lent (March 12, 19, 26 of 2025)
First Communion Retreat – Friday's in March
Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) –TBA, second through eighth grades
First Holy Communion – Saturday, March 29, 2025 @ Noon
April Activities
Stations of the Cross – Wednesdays in Lent (April 2, 9, 16 of 2025)
Confirmation practice – Wednesday, April 2, 2025 @ 6:00 p.m.
Confirmation – Saturday, April 6, 2025 @ 2:00 p.m.
SACS Holy Week Mass – Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Holy Thursday Mass – Thursday, April 17, 2025, 6:30 p.m. – Second grade students come in their Communion Attire and participate in the procession.
May Activities
May Procession/Crowning – Friday, May 2, 2025
Passing of the Torch – Friday, May 23, 2025
8th Grade Mass – Friday, May 30, 2025
June Activities
Closing SACS Mass – Wednesday, June 4, 2025
