The Most Holy Eucharist

First Communion
We celebrate First Communion in the 2nd grade. All children preparing for these sacraments attend a retreat experience  before First Reconciliation and First Communion. During the retreats, children and parents/guardians will work together to creatively and reverently understand more profoundly these beautiful sacraments, while at the same time preparing for what to expect when they celebrate and receive the sacraments.
We work together with parents/guardians in preparing children through this process with a sacramental parent meeting at the beginning of the year and consistent and timely communication as the child is being formed. During this meeting, the retreat, and throughout the year, parents/guardians are provided access to materials and resources to educate and support at home what is taught at the retreats and in the classroom. Also, families are welcomed and encouraged to speak and/or meet with us personally, as needed. Please note: Completion of a 1st grade religious formation program is a prerequisite to attending grade 2 religious formation and sacramental preparation.

"The primary way to foster the participation of the People of God in the sacred rite is the proper celebration of the rite itself. The ars celebrandi is the best way to ensure their actuosa participatio [active interior and exterior participation]. … The Church’s great liturgical tradition teaches us that fruitful participation in the liturgy requires that one be personally conformed to the mystery being celebrated, offering one’s life to God in unity with the sacrifice of Christ for the salvation of the whole world."
- ​Pope Benedict XVI, Sacramentum Caritatis