FIRST RECONCILIATION & EUCHARIST

 
Contact our Director of Religious Education, Brian,
to register for the course.
 

First Eucharist has been shifted to the Solemnity of Corpus Christi for 2025. The Solemnity on June 22, 2025 is the celebration of the “Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ”, the Eucharist. There is no more fitting time for our children to receive their first communion than on the sacred
celebration of its namesake.

Due to this shift, preparation for the sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist will begin in February 2025. Registration for the Sac Prep class will open in October.

ALL families registered for Sac Prep will be required to register for our Family Faith Formation program. This includes public, home, and Catholic school families.

Sac Prep prepares students for specific sacraments but does not provide general development in our faith. The Family Faith Formation program intent and structure compliments Sac Prep more closely than other classroom or religious education models. For more information, please
see the description on our Family Faith Formation Program.

The Sac Prep program is broken into two parts, Reconciliation and Eucharist. Each part consists of 3 in-person classes, a half day retreat, and an at-home course. Parents are vital to the process as they work with the kids at home and participate in the classes with them.

This program is designed for children in 2nd and 3rd grades.
 
If your child is outside the target ages or if there are any questions about eligibility, please contact Brian at bteneyck@gocc.org.
 
 
 

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN (Adapted RCIA)

 

Children older than seven years who have not yet been baptized or were baptized under another Christian tradition and wish to become Catholic to receive the Eucharist are welcomed through the RCIA, the Rite of Christian Initiation, adapted for children. Families are encouraged to extend this invitation to friends and neighbors. The adapted RCIA is a one to two-year process to acquaint children with Scripture, Tradition, and the teachings of the Catholic Church. Placement and formation is determined after an interview.

Please contact DEACON DAVE ROLING  to arrange for an interview.