SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION:
First Reconciliation and First Eucharist

 Is a two year formation process that
       includes at least two Parent Orientation Meetings on the topics of:

• First Reconciliation 
• First Eucharist

 Includes worship at Mass every weekend

 Celebrates the Sacrament of Reconciliation

CHILDREN ATTENDING CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

• Catholic school children prepare and celebrate for the Sacraments of Initiation in the parish community in which they worship.

• Parents register their child(ren) in the parish Sacrament Preparation Process and will be notified regarding the parish preparation process obligations (parent/child meetings and retreat day).

• Children will not be required to attend weekly religion classes; however, they must fulfill the other parish preparation process obligations (listed above).

• Parents should notify the school that their child(ren) will be receiving the sacraments in their home parish.

PARISH AND DIOCESAN POLICIES
REGARDING THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION & EUCHARIST

• Parents of children in grade two or higher who wish for their children to receive the Sacraments of First Reconciliation (Penance) and/or First Eucharist (Holy Communion) are invited to enroll their children in our Sacrament Preparation Program.

• Children are required to complete grades one AND two AND fulfill the sacrament prep program calendar. Sacramental preparation is a two year process. 

• Upon registration, parents whose children did not attend a formal grade one religious education program will be asked to work with their child to complete the first grade workbook prior to entering grade two.

• The diocesan regulations for First Reconciliation (Penance), in line with the Holy See, require us to prepare children to receive this sacrament before First Eucharist. 

• In a particular case, parents may decide that their child is not ready for the Sacrament of Reconciliation after the child has completed the preparation period and the parent has participated in the parent session on this sacrament.

• The final decision will be made in conjunction with the Pastor, who, if in accord with the parents, will admit the child to First Eucharist without prior sacramental confession.