We are excited for you and your entire family to join us for the 2025-2026 Anchor Program at Spirit of Christ.  This program is for children in Pre-K through 5th Grade and their parents.  Nursery care is also available for children under the age of 3.

You will use this form to complete your family registration for the Anchor, and Sacramental preparation for Reconciliation, Confirmation and First Communion.  Our Catholic faith draws upon the greater community, the Church.  Therefore, Spirit of Christ does not offer an independent or online Sacramental Preparation Class. 

Children receiving sacraments will have additional Sacramental Prep meetings and formation.  You can learn more about the Sacramental Preparation program here, including a list of all mandatory meetings and retreat dates. If you are registering your child for Sacramental prep, you may need to provide a baptismal certificate and birth certificate below.

Sacramental Preparations for Anchor students follow the "Restored Order" according to the Archdiocese of Denver.  Please plan accordingly for your child to receive these Sacraments. 

Year 1: Reconciliation in 2nd Grade*

Year 2: Confirmation and First Eucharist in 3rd Grade*

In addition to regular Wednesday Anchor attendance, there will be 3 required additional Sacramental prep meetings throughout the school year. At least one parent and the child preparing to receive the Sacraments must attend these meetings. There will be some at home practice and assignments to complete in order to prepare for the Sacraments. Also, we will have a retreat day for the children before the Sacraments are received. More information to come!

*If your child is older than the recommended grades for these Sacraments, but has not yet received their Sacraments, they will enroll in Sacramental prep for this year. They will start with Year 1- Reconciliation for the first year, and then, Confirmation and Eucharist the following year. 

**If your child is not yet baptized but is in 2nd- 5th grade, they will follow the same 2 year track, but will likely be received into the church with the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist at the Easter Vigil at the end of their second year of preparation.  They will be considered part of the Order of Christian Initiation for Children (OCIC).

Sacramental Preparations for Anchor students follow the "Restored Order" according to the Archdiocese of Denver. Please plan accordingly for your child to receive these Sacraments.

Year 1: Reconciliation in 2nd Grade*

Year 2: Confirmation and First Eucharist in 3rd Grade*

In addition to regular Wednesday Anchor attendance, there will be 3 required additional Sacramental prep meetings throughout the school year. At least one parent and the child preparing to receive the Sacraments must attend these meetings. There will be some at home practice and assignments to complete in order to prepare for the Sacraments. Also, we will have a retreat day for the children before the Sacraments are received. More information to come!

*If your child is older than the recommended grades for these Sacraments, but has not yet received their Sacraments, they will enroll in Sacramental prep for this year. They will start with Year 1- Reconciliation for the first year, and then, Confirmation and Eucharist the following year.

**If your child is not yet baptized but is in 2nd- 5th grade, they will follow the same 2 year track, but will likely be received into the church with the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist at the Easter Vigil at the end of their second year of preparation. They will be considered part of the Order of Christian Initiation for Children (OCIC).

Sacramental Preparations for Anchor students follow the "Restored Order" according to the Archdiocese of Denver.  Please plan accordingly for your child to receive these Sacraments. 

Year 1: Reconciliation in 2nd Grade*

Year 2: Confirmation and First Eucharist in 3rd Grade*

In addition to regular Wednesday Anchor attendance, there will be 3 required additional Sacramental prep meetings throughout the school year. At least one parent and the child preparing to receive the Sacraments must attend these meetings. There will be some at home practice and assignments to complete in order to prepare for the Sacraments. Also, we will have a retreat day for the children before the Sacraments are received. More information to come!

*If your child is older than the recommended grades for these Sacraments, but has not yet received their Sacraments, they will enroll in Sacramental prep for this year. They will start with Year 1- Reconciliation for the first year, and then, Confirmation and Eucharist the following year. 

**If your child is not yet baptized but is in 2nd- 5th grade, they will follow the same 2 year track, but will likely be received into the church with the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist at the Easter Vigil at the end of their second year of preparation.  They will be considered part of the Order of Christian Initiation for Children (OCIC).

Sacramental Preparations for Anchor students follow the "Restored Order" according to the Archdiocese of Denver.  Please plan accordingly for your child to receive these Sacraments. 

Year 1: Reconciliation in 2nd Grade*

Year 2: Confirmation and First Eucharist in 3rd Grade*

In addition to regular Wednesday Anchor attendance, there will be 3 required additional Sacramental prep meetings throughout the school year. At least one parent and the child preparing to receive the Sacraments must attend these meetings. There will be some at home practice and assignments to complete in order to prepare for the Sacraments. Also, we will have a retreat day for the children before the Sacraments are received. More information to come!

*If your child is older than the recommended grades for these Sacraments, but has not yet received their Sacraments, they will enroll in Sacramental prep for this year. They will start with Year 1- Reconciliation for the first year, and then, Confirmation and Eucharist the following year. 

**If your child is not yet baptized but is in 2nd- 5th grade, they will follow the same 2 year track, but will likely be received into the church with the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist at the Easter Vigil at the end of their second year of preparation.  They will be considered part of the Order of Christian Initiation for Children (OCIC).

Sacramental Preparations for Anchor students follow the "Restored Order" according to the Archdiocese of Denver.  Please plan accordingly for your child to receive these Sacraments. 

Year 1: Reconciliation in 2nd Grade*

Year 2: Confirmation and First Eucharist in 3rd Grade*

In addition to regular Wednesday Anchor attendance, there will be 3 required additional Sacramental prep meetings throughout the school year. At least one parent and the child preparing to receive the Sacraments must attend these meetings. There will be some at home practice and assignments to complete in order to prepare for the Sacraments. Also, we will have a retreat day for the children before the Sacraments are received. More information to come!

*If your child is older than the recommended grades for these Sacraments, but has not yet received their Sacraments, they will enroll in Sacramental prep for this year. They will start with Year 1- Reconciliation for the first year, and then, Confirmation and Eucharist the following year. 

**If your child is not yet baptized but is in 2nd- 5th grade, they will follow the same 2 year track, but will likely be received into the church with the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist at the Easter Vigil at the end of their second year of preparation.  They will be considered part of the Order of Christian Initiation for Children (OCIC).

Anchor Parent/Guardian Responsibilities In addition to being the primary educators in the faith, parents by their enrollment into the Anchor agree to support the process in the following ways:  

Domestic Church: It is important to recognize that the Anchor catechists assist the domestic church (your household) in training the children in the faith; they cannot replace you, nor is the Anchor sufficient to fully pass on the faith to the children.  Please walk with your child every step of the way and be sure to share the beauty of the faith with them on a daily basis.

Safe Environment Certified: If not already safe environment certified, parents agree to ensure that one adult in the family will become safe environment certified by the Archdiocese of Denver within 6 months of enrollment. This will allow families to participate in the volunteer opportunities.  You can find Safe Environment classes here: https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/reg_list2.cfm?theOrgID=36848&theme=0

Hall Monitors: Contribute to the safety of the program by serving as a Hall Monitor on a rotating basis.  Volunteers must be safe environment certified.  Duties include: Patrolling the hallways, offering an official presence, and accompanying any stranger to the front desk where they can be further assisted by staff.  Assist the catechist by ensuring children released from class to use the restroom do so and return to class in a timely manner.  Only one child in the bathroom at a time. In the event that your child’s class is short a catechist, you may be asked to forgo the parent presentation and sit as an observer in the class your child is taking.

Attendance Policy: For children: 1st and 2nd absence is ignored. 3rd absence results in the possibility of the parish or volunteer staff contacting the family.  Please consider this a wellness check.  If there is something the parish can do to help, we would like to. 4th absence results in the possibility of the Director of Faith Formation, in consultation with the family, determining if the Anchor alone is the best fit for the child, or if supplemental or alternative means should be employed. 

Attendance for children in Sacramental Preparation, absences greater than 4 missed classes may result in a delay of receiving sacraments.  In addition, all meetings and retreats are mandatory.  

Parent Attendance: A parent or guardian MUST attend the parent session every time the child is in a children’s session.  This is not a drop off catechesis program.  Furthermore, since building community is an important aspect of the Anchor, it is best if the same person or persons can be present for the sessions. 

Media Release There may be times when photos or videos of your family may be taken and possibly used for promoting the Anchor through the church or on social media during the year. I hereby give my permission for Spirit of Christ and the Anchor Program, throught the Archdiocese of Denver, and/or its representatives to use photographs, or video of my child or myself. I understand these may be used to inform families, volunteers, media, and the general public about Spirit of Christ and its programs, services, or events. I gladly give this authorization to support the efforts of Spirit of Christ and the Anchor Program.

This is in accordance with the Publicity Release for Adults and Minors for the Archdiocese of Denver.

Anchor Contact Directory  An Anchor Family Contact Directory may be provided to all Anchor families.  This would include parent contact information (phone and email only) and childrens names and grades. 

Anchor Fees Your Anchor fees help to cover a small portion of the costs to run the Anchor Program.  We are thankful for and depend upon the prayers and generosity from the offertory on Sunday's at Spirit of Christ. 

Anchor fees for 2025-2026 will be as follows. The total number of children includes children in classes, not in the nursery.  When you complete your registration, you will be taken to the SOC Payment website to complete your payment calculated below.  

(Anchor fees are waived for families with Catechists, but you any donation you make is appreciated to help cover costs of materials.)

ADDITIONAL Sacramental Prep Fee: $50 each*

*Sacramental Prep Fee includes additional materials for meetings, retreats, sacrament administration, and a 9 month subscription to MagnifiKid.

**Parishioner Rates are for families that are registered parishioners that give regularly to the offertory at Spirit of Christ.

Scholarships may be available for families in need. We never want financial difficulty to prevent your family from participating in The Anchor. Please let us know if you are in need of a payment plan or would like to discuss scholarship.

Thank your for completing your 2025-2026 Anchor Registration.  We will be in touch soon with more information.  Should you have any questions, please contact Jolene Stolz at Jolene@spiritofchrist.org or Beth Fries at beth@spiritofchrist.org