Practicing Our Faith

Our vibrant faith guides all that we do at St. Ann School. Every day the entire community gives witness to Christ’s presence through prayer, worship, service and in our relationships with one another. Our teachers model the practice of our faith with their care and dedication to each student. Daily interactions between students show the love, help and support they offer to one another and the strong bond of community.

Religious Studies

Daily Religion Class

Daily Religion Class

Our Religion curriculum implements the Diocese of Wilmington’s Religious Education Outcome Based Curriculum Becoming Disciples.

Becoming Disciples uses the six fundamental tasks of catechesis:

Promoting Knowledge of the Faith
Liturgical Education
Moral Formation
Teaching to Pray
Education for Community Life
Missionary Initiation.

The curriculum stresses the need to incorporate a variety of methodologies in teaching and assessment with the goal of leading our students to become eager disciples who are ready and willing to spread the message of Christ because of their own deep relationship with Him. The students also do charitable service, social action, and participate at Mass and community prayer.

Prayer

Morning, lunch and dismissal prayers as a school.
Prayer Buddies pair younger and older students to pray and sit together during school Mass.

Celebrating Mass

Monthly celebration of Mass
Altar serving opportunities for all children, grades 4-8
Separate prayerful meeting of Early Childhood classes
Weekly prayer services during Lent and Advent
Stations of the Cross
May Procession

Special Events

Vocations Awareness Week
Seventh Grade Passion Play
Diocesan Rosary Pilgrimage

5th Grade Rosary Pilgrimage

Prayer to Saint Ann

In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit

From the depths of our hearts, good Saint Ann, we admire your holiness and we ask you to shelter us with your motherly care. Help us to purify our thoughts and desires. Help us to make decisions out of love.

Pray that we may receive the grace to lead a devout life on earth, and that we may obtain the everlasting reward of heaven.

Finally, blessed Saint Ann, we ask you to recommend us to your daughter, the most holy virgin Mary. Through her, may we receive the spirit of prayer, humility, and the love of God.