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The sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion are offered in the 2nd grade. 

Please be aware -  It is a Diocesan requirement that all children preparing to receive a sacrament need to be in either a Religious Education program or a Catholic school for two years prior to the sacrament.  For First Communion, that means your child needs to receive Religious Educaiton beginning in first grade. 

• All parent gatherings are held at 9:30AM & repeated at 7PM.  They are generally short, but provide key information. 

• It is likely this year that these orientations will be virtual gatherings, so it is imperative that if you do not attend SMM School or PREP that you email Karen Yasik ahead of time with your contact information to ensure that you are invited to the gathering.  If unable to attend, please call 652-7141 or e-mail  Karen Yasik.

• A copy of your child's Baptismal certificate (not birth) to properly record these sacraments

• Registration form from the first grade orientation handout (see link below)

• $110 fee for all the materials.  It can be paid half in the fall and half in the spring if easier.  

• A completed Reconciliation workbook.  

• A completed First Communion workbook.  

• A completed banner.  

• Gathering for parents of first graders will be virtual, and in the spring.  Handout - Sacramental Timelines 2020-2021 and registration form is part of the handout
• Simple ways to add a little faith to your family life handout

• Fall Overview - this will be a virtual meeting.  The invitiation to the meeting will be through Google Meet, so Karen Yasik will need your correct email ahead of time in order to send your invitation!  Reconciliation usually takes place in the fall, but because of the proximity required for this private sacrament we will be reviewing how it will occur.  We will have the children complete the necessary materials prior to the sacrament.  This first meeting will review the timing for everything as we know it!  If you were unable to attend, we recorded the meeting and can send you the link.
• In the spring, we will hold 1 more virtual meeting to ensure that the children have everything they need to receive the sacrament.  Virtual gathering will be 1/27/21, see above for details
• Retreats - we usually hold retreats for both sacraments.  Again, we will need to adapt based on what is happening with the virus and the state laws.  We will let you know more as we do.

Orientation held 2nd grade Year:
The parent meeting for this sacrament will be virtual, and began with a video in google classroom.  Please contact me for the link to the google classroom for the video and all the papers required.  More information will be posted here as it becomes available, but if you are a parishioner who does not attend the school or have your child in PREP please be sure to email Karen Yasik ahead of time so that she can have you in the meeting invite!  Here are some resources to help you with this sacrament -
First Reconciliation will be held on Saturday, February 27th from 10:30-11:30AM.  Please use the signup genius for your time slot so that social distancing can be maintained.  It will be published following our two virtual meetings.  

First Communion Dates: due to changes from covid and the need to social distance, we will be holding four celebrations rather than two.  Each celebration will have a signup genius for the date and time.
 
While we ordinarily hold rehearsals for the sacraments, due to COVID we will be bringing you individually to the altar.  Mrs. Yasik will interview all children prior to the sacrament and will go into classrooms to review hand, etc.  All parents should be prepared to work at home with their children on the First Communion retreat materials and the workbook in preparation for the sacrament.