Contact information for the Faith Formation Office:
Director of Religious Education – Joan Lynn 

Phone: (508) 824-9021; Email: religioused@stannsraynham.org
A contact form is at the bottom of the page.



Update on our Faith Formation Lenten Project

Build A Bed

Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless

Since January, our Faith Formation students have been selling candy bars to raise money for the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless – A Bed for Every Child Program. Our goal is to be able to purchase 30 beds that will be targeted at children in our area who currently don’t have their own beds to sleep in. We are working our way towards our goal and hopefully, we will raise enough money in the next two weeks! 

You might remember that this service project has two components – raise the money to buy the beds, mattresses, and bedding AND to have our students and parishioners work together to give back to those in need. Now that we have raised the money, we are ready for the fun part – we can build the beds! 

The Build a Bed program allows for teams of 3-5 people to work together to build one twin bed in a two-hour period. (Saturday, March 8^th from 8:30 – 10:30 AM). The unassembled beds will arrive with pre-drilled holes and markings. All the necessary tools and supplies are provided and available for us to use. MA Coalition staff will be on site throughout the morning to guide and assist the volunteers from St. Ann’s. As this is our fourth year doing this wonderful project, we also have some resident helpers as well!

A large group of people are needed to help with this project! We are looking for parishioners, families, parents, and students. Teens, this is a great community service project opportunity!  Your commitment is to arrive at 8:15 AM and work with your group to build one bed. MA Coalition plans for this to be completed by 10:30 AM. Due to the amount of activity that day, children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a parent volunteer.

If you would like to help us, here is the registration link  or scan the QR code above.  The registration is set up as teams. If you have a group of 3-5 members, you may register them all as one team. If you are registering as an individual, we will assign you to a group that has an available opening. We need 30 teams of people, one team for each bed.

This is a great opportunity for our parish to come together once again with a common goal of helping those in need. Please join us and help make a difference in the life of a child, building one bed at a time. 

Joan Lynn

Director of Faith Formation

Faith Formation 2024 - 2025

The 2024-2025 Faith Formation Calendar is available for downloading. Click Here.



Just a couple of reminders – First Communion and Confirmation are two-year programs. Children must be parishioners and their families need to be registered at St Ann’s. If you are not yet registered, please call the Parish Office (508) 823-9833.  Children are required to attend BOTH years to receive the sacrament in the spring of year 2.

If your child attends Catholic Schools:
Children attending parochial schools in grades 1-7 and plan to receive First Communion at St Ann’s are only required to attend the second year of Faith Formation classes (grade 2). We would encourage them to attend Grade 1 but as they participate in daily religion classes at their parochial school, the first year of faith formation is not mandatory.

Students preparing for Confirmation at St. Ann’s and attending parochial schools ARE required by Diocesan statutes to attend both years of the Faith Formation Confirmation program in their home parishes to be eligible to receive the sacrament in the spring of the second year.

If your child is new to the St Ann’s program and you need to register, please reach out to the office at religioused@stannsraynham.org
Grades 1-7   Students will attend either classes on Sunday mornings (9:15-10:45) or Monday nights (5:15 -6:45) for the entire year.  Your selection of the day will be made on the registration form. Placement into specific class options for grades 1-7 will be on a first come first served basis.

Homeschool classes will continue to be an option for families of students in grades 3-7 only. It is not available for sacramental programs.

Grades 8 and 9: Our Confirmation program is a two-year program.  Please note that students in our Confirmation Program are only allowed one missed class per year. Any additional missed classes may result in postponing their Confirmation to the following year. 

• Classes for Grade 8 (Confirmation 1) students are on Monday evenings from 5:30pm to 7:pm pm.
• Classes for Grade 9 (Confirmation 2) students will be on Sunday mornings – 9:30am in the church basement, followed by Mass at 10:00am. Students will walk to the parish center after Mass and complete their class. Dismissal will be at 12:15pm.

As you know, the catechists and substitute catechists who teach in our Faith Formation program are volunteers. Due to the large number of students in our program, we make every effort to keep our classes at a low student/teacher ratio. We ask you to consider assisting us as a catechist or office assistant (during class hours). Tuition is waived for the children of catechists and office assistants.  Please email me at religioused@stannsraynham.org if you are interested in helping.

Safe Environment Training
All parish volunteers need to complete a yearly CORI form. Please bring a valid license with you so that a copy can be included in your CORI packet. The Diocese of Fall River requires all new volunteers (over the age of 16) to complete the Safe Environments Training. This training can be done online. Once completed, please print a copy of your training certificate to be sent with your packet.  Click here for the Safe Environment Training.

Faith Formation Telephone: 508-824-9021