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Youth Sunday School

Time: 10 - 10:45 am;  First Sunday after Labor Day through mid-May.

Pre-School

Program: Godly Play
Location: Kennedy Parish Center Classroom.
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Grades 1-5

Program:  Living the Good News
Location: Child Care Center Classrooms
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Grades 6-12

Program:  Journey to Adulthood: Rite 13 (grades 6-8), J2A (grades 9-11), (YAC) (grade 12)
Location: Kennedy Parish Center Classrooms

The Middle School and High school curriculum of St. Anne's is called Journey to Adulthood, consisting of three, separate classes-Rite 13, J2A, and YAC. The Journey to Adulthood curriculum is used at St. Anne's for spiritual formation for all youth grades 6-12.  It uses Bible study, prayer, rites of passage, outreach, as well as both fun and serious activities to underscore the core principles that 1)  manhood and womanhood are free gifts from God and  2) Adulthood must be earned.

J2A Youth Pilgrimage to Vermont

The curriculum facilitates a bond between adult leaders and the youth.  It uses scripture lessons to initiate discussion in the group about things that are going on in the youth's lives.  Lessons are divided into 4 major areas—Self, Society, Spirituality, and Sexuality.

  • Rite 13 - The first two years focus on celebrating the individuality of each young person and their creative potential.  The Rite-13 liturgy which is a celebration of manhood and womanhood is the community expression of this.

  • J2A - This portion of the curriculum engages youth with the skills of critical thinking involved in adulthood.  The youth plan and embark on a spiritual pilgrimage at the end of this segment.

  • YAC - (Young Adults in the Church) is a mentor based program for the older teens to help discern and carry out ministry within their church or in the larger community.

  • At St. Anne's the Journey to Adulthood program stresses that we are all continuously journeying through life—reaching out to Christ.  Elizabeth Balwah, member of the first J2A class states: "Every journey begins with a single step; for my spiritual journey, it was J2A"

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