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, 2023
Teaching Safety Lessons – TBA
SACS Veteran's Day Mass - November 10, 2023
SACS Thanksgiving Mass – Friday, November 17, 2023
December Activities
Advent Activities – Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) TBA, third through eighth grades
First Reconciliation – Second grade – Friday, December 1, 2023
Feast of Immaculate Conception - Friday, December 8, 2023
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass– Students will present the message of Juan Diego and the Virgin - December 15, 2023
Community Outreach Projects
SACS Christmas Mass – Friday, December 22, 2023
Christmas Eve– Sunday, December 24, 2023, SACS first grade students will present the Lessons in the Carols prior to 4:30 p.m. Mass.
January Activities
Confirmation Retreat – Saturday, TBA
Catholic Schools Week – January 29, 2024 - February 2, 2024
February Activities
Catholic Schools Week – January 29, 2024 - February 2, 2024
Terra Nova Testing – TBA
Grandparents Day Mass – Friday, February 2, 2024
Ash Wednesday – Wedensday, February 14, 2024
Stations of the Cross – Wednesdays in Lent (February 21 and 28, 2024)
March Activities
Stations of the Cross – Wednesdays in Lent (March 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2024)
First Communion Retreat – Friday March 1 and 8, 2024
Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) –TBA, second through eighth grades
First Holy Communion – Saturday, March 9, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m.
SACS Holy Week Mass – Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Holy Thursday Mass – Thursday, March 28, 2024, 6:30 p.m. – Second grade students come in their Communion Attire and participate in the procession.
April Activities
Confirmation practice – Wednesday, April 10, 2024 @ 6:00 p.m.
Confirmation – Friday, April 12, 2024 @ 5:00 p.m.
May Activities
May Procession/Crowning – Friday, May 3, 2024
Passing of the Torch – Friday, May 24, 2024
8th Grade Mass – Friday, May 31, 2024
June Activities
Closing SACS Mass – Wednesday, June 5, 2024