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1st Reconciliation & 1st Communion

7th Grade Confirmation Prep

Service Project Information

Saint Report Information

8th Grade Confirmation

Journal for Candidate and Sponsor

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

Students receive special, intense preparation for Reconciliation, First Holy Communion and Confirmation.  This is done in cooperation with the parent/guardian.  Students will receive the sacraments after they are adequately prepared.  Families in both the Parish School and Religious Education Programs celebrate reception of the sacraments jointly.

Preparation for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist begins in first grade. The sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist are received for the first time in second grade. 

Confirmation preparation begins in seventh grade.  The sacrament of Confirmation is received in the eighth grade. 

Meetings are scheduled with the pastor/assistant pastor during the year so that parents may review the content of preparation, deepen their own understanding of the sacrament being received, and help prepare their children for receiving these sacraments.  Sacramental preparation will involve the family and include activities done outside of class. 

OCIC-Communion Classes – for children in the third grade or above who were baptized but have not received Reconciliation or First Holy Communion 

OCIC Classes – for children (age 7 and above) who have not been baptized

OCIT Classes – for teens who have been baptized and received Reconciliation and First Holy Communion but have not yet received Confirmation

Please contact the RE Office for more information, these classes are offered only in the RE September-May program.

FIRST RECONCILIATION AND FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

Students in the second grade and RCIC-Communion class will prepare and receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. 

FIRST RECONCILIATION (Students will receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation in January)

Student Requirements:

• Students must be baptized                                                                                                                                                                                    
• Students must attend Reconciliation Centers held in January

Parent Requirements:

• Parents will complete a First Reconciliation/First Communion Information Sheet
• Parents will provide the RE Office a copy of their child’s baptismal certificate
• Parents will pay the sacramental fee
• Parent(s) will attend Reconciliation Centers held in January  
• Parents will attend MANDATORY Reconciliation Parent Meetings. Information with dates is shared in September.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION (Students will receive the Sacrament of First Holy Communion in April)

Student Requirements:

• Students must have received their First Reconciliation

Parent Requirements:

• Parents will attend the MANDATORY First Holy Communion Meetings for parents
• Parents will bring their child to the Saturday First Holy Communion practice

CONFIRMATION

The program for 7th and 8th grade students aims to develop and deepen the student’s relationship with Jesus by making them more familiar with His ministry and teachings.

Confirmation flows from Baptism, which it seals and affirms.  Confirmation celebrates the paschal mystery of Jesus Christ, in its own unique way and confers on the individual gifts of the Holy Spirit.                                                                                

7th Grade

Student Requirements:

• Students must be registered in the School or Religious Ed Program
• Students will complete 2 ongoing service projects in the areas of Parish and Community, 3 hours each
• Students will be required to answer a questionnaire on each of the service projects
• Students will complete a saint report on their confirmation name

8th Grade

Student Requirements:

• Students must be registered in the School or Religious Ed Program
• Students will attend a Day of Reflection Retreat with their parent
• Students will attend MANDATORY Confirmation classes
• Students and sponsors will attend the Saturday Confirmation Practice

Parent Requirements:

• Parents will complete a Confirmation Information Sheet
• Parents will provide the RE Office a copy of their child’s baptismal certificate
• Parents will pay the sacramental fee
• Parents will attend MANDATORY Confirmation Meetings