Sacramental Guides/Timelines

Sacramental Preparation

Every religion program should be an  extension of the religious training of the home.  Therefore, preparation for each of the sacraments includes the participation of the parents.  Each sacreamental preparation program begins with a parent meeting.  At these meetings, the child’s religion class sessions, and the home instructional sessions, the theology of the sacrament is explained.  Formal preparation at school is given in Grade 2 for First Penance and First Eucharist.  Although these sacraments are formally taught in school at the grade level specified - parents, teacher, and/or pastor may decide it appropriate that a particular child receive a specific sacrament at an earlier or later age.  For further information, contact the Principal.

It is expected and we presume that parents will bring their children to the weekly Sunday celebration of Mass as part of their formation as Christians and Catholics.

Our bishops tell us that "Catholic Schools are to be communities of faith in which the Christian message, the experience of community, worship, and social concern are integrated in the total experience of students, their parents, and members of the faculty."