The Church of Saint Ann

"The Little Church That Could...and DID"

West Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Parish Office: 508-586-4880

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REGISTRATION FOR FAITH FORMATION FOR 2024-2025 IS NOW OPEN

Classes will begin on September 22 and run until April 16. Payment is not due until classes start, so the online system will not be open until August. It's not listed on the form, but you do have the option to homeschool your child(ren) if the scheduled classes do not work with your schedule. If you have any questions, please email Matt Brady at directorofministries.tic@gmail.com

Grades/Time/Location
Grades 1-5 Sundays 8:20-9:20 am @ St. John
Grades 1-5 Mondays 4:30-5:30 pm @ St. Ann
Grades 1-5 Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 pm @ St. John
Grades 6-8 Sundays 5-6 pm @ St. Ann
Grades 6-8 Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 pm @ St. John
Grade 9 Sundays 7:15-8:15 pm @ St. Ann
Grade 10/Confirmation Sundays 7:15-8:15 pm @ St. Ann

REGISTRATION FORM 2024-2025

A note on Confirmation- as many of you are aware, the archdiocese made the decision a few months ago to change the grade of Confirmation from grade 10 to grade 8. In making this decision, they have given us until 2027 to fully implement this change. Therefore, we have decided not to make any changes to our Confirmation program for the upcoming year while we work to build a program that is designed for 8th graders and develop a high school youth ministry program. Confirmation will remain in 10th grade for this year, and we will update you on the process as we develop our plan.

CONFIRMATION - Week of May 12th
Congratulations to the 52 young people who will be Confirmed in our two parishes this week! May the Holy Spirit be with you and help you grow closer to Jesus.

FIRST COMMUNION - May 4, 5th
Congratulations to the 21 children who will receive their First Communion at the 4 pm and 11:30 Masses this weekend! We are very proud of you! Our remaining children will receive their sacrament on May 19th and June 1st.

MUSIC AT THE 6:15 Mass
As faith formation ends for the summer, we will no longer have our monthly Teen Mass, but we will continue to have music monthly at the 6:15 Mass on the following dates:
May 19th (Pentecost)
June 2nd (Corpus Christi)
July 14th

The Teen Mass will resume in the fall.

*** INTRODUCING THE KID'S SHELF
The newest addition to our Lending Library at St. John is a whole shelf of books for our young parishioners. Right now we have some books about the saints, Pope Francis and some lent things, but we hope we will be able to add to our collection.

Stop by and check it out and borrow a book! If you have any religious kids books you would like to donate, please email Matt Brady.

*** FIRST COMMUNION - 2024

*** EASTER EGG HUNT AT ST. ANN'S - 2024

EASTER MARCH 31st 2024

July 26th St. Ann's Day Celebration

CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
This was our first Christmas Pageant since covid, and it was a smashing success! Thank you to all the cast and their families for all their hard work. All the kids did awesome! Special thanks to Tina Anthony for her work as our director, and to her assistants Chris Baker and Karla Berlo. And to Santa and Mrs. Claus for making the trip down from the North Pole. We had so much fun we are already planning to go bigger and better next year!

DECEMBER 4th FAMILY MASS

MATT BRADY - DIRECTOR OF MINISTRIES

"Hello everyone! My name is Matt Brady and I am very excited to be joining you as the new Director of Ministries. I have a master's degree in theology from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and an undergraduate degree from Salve Regina University. I spent the past three years at St. Denis in Westwood, where I led a revitalization of their faith formation program and family ministry and helped guide the parish through Covid.

I am looking forward to working with all of you, especially the families, to grow and strengthen our Together in Christ Collaborative."

Mission Statement

The goal of the Religious Education Program at the Together In Christ Collaborative is to bring, through catechesis and prayer, the message of Jesus Christ and His Church to all members of the community. It is its aim to help students acquire and develop their own Catholic, Christian faith, so that our parish community and its members may truly witness to the Good News of Our Lord, Jesus. All of our efforts are meant to support parents as the primary religious educators of their children. We provide formal religious education that builds upon the everyday lived experience of the faith that is shared in your homes and at Sunday Mass.

We are a welcoming Parish, with our doors open to all God's children.

Matt Brady
Director of Ministries
774-533-2002
directorofministries.tic
@gmail.com
Weekday Office Hours @ Rectory – 9:00am to 5:00pm Mon-Fri

Together In Christ Collaborative

Church of St. Ann
103 N Main St.
West Bridgewater, MA 02379
Office Tel: 508-586-4880
EMAIL

St. John the Evangelist
210 Central St.
East Bridgewater, MA 02333
Office Tel: 508-378-4207
EMAIL

Collaborative Office Hours are 9-3 Mon - Fri
For both Churches

CONFIRMATION - Week of May 12th Congratulations to the 52 young people who will be Confirmed in our two parishes this week! May the Holy Spirit be with you and help you grow closer to Jesus.

FIRST COMMUNION - May 4, 5th Congratulations to the 21 children who will receive their First Communion at the 4 pm and 11:30 Masses this weekend! We are very proud of you! Our remaining children will receive their sacrament on May 19th and June 1st.

MUSIC AT THE 6:15 Mass As faith formation ends for the summer, we will no longer have our monthly Teen Mass, but we will continue to have music monthly at the 6:15 Mass on the following dates: May 19th (Pentecost) June 2nd (Corpus Christi) July 14th The Teen Mass will resume in the fall.