First Communion

Students not attending St. Vincent School enrolled in the Family Faith Formationiton program will begin preparation for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist in the 1st Grade.  Sacramental preparation is a two-year process and will continue through the 2nd Grade year.   Generally, children 7 years of age are considered as having reached the age of reason, and thus ready to receive these sacraments.  Students will receive First Reconciliation and First Eucharist in the spring of the second-grade year.  It is expected that the children will continue to be formed in faith through our Family Faith Formation program after receiving these sacraments.

Preparation for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist will take the form of family instruction.  All families with 1st & 2nd Grade children enrolled in the Family Faith Formationiton program will attend the monthly Families Living Faith sessions for grades 1-6, plus additional sacramental prep sessions called Faith First Communities for grades 1 & 2 only.  The Faith First sessions for 1st and 2nd-grade/year families are below:

Sessions for 1st & 2nd Year Sacramental Prep Students 2022-2023 

Sunday Sessions - 3:00 to 4:30 PM

• Sunday, October 16
• Sunday, November 13
• Sunday, February 12
• Sunday, March 19

• Wednesday, October 19
• Wednesday, November 9
• Wednesday, February 15
• Wednesday, March 15

• First Reconciliation/First Communion Parent Meeting - Parents Only
  • Sunday, January 15, 2022 - 3:00 – 4:30 PM in the Life Center OR
  • Wednesday, January 18, 2022 - 6:00 – 7:30 PM in the Life Center

• Reconciliation Learning Centers - parent and child
  • Sunday, January 22 - 3:00 to 4:30 PM in the School Parish Hall
  • Wednesday, January 25 - 6:00 to 7:30 PM in the School Parish Hall

• First Reconciliation - (No need to sign up. Come on either day.)
  • Saturday, February 4 - 11:00 AM in the Church
  • Saturday, February 11 - 11:00 AM in the Church

• First Communion Practice - Wednesday, April 26 at 6:00 PM in the Church (Family Faith Formation students and parents)

• First Communion Retreat - Saturday, March 25 from 7:45 to Noon in the St. Vincent School.  Many parent volunteers are needed!

• First Communion (you will sign up for a First Communion date at the parent meeting)
  • Sunday, April 30 at 1:30 PM in the Church
  • Sunday, May 7 at 1:30 PM in the Church (or at any regularly scheduled Mass the weekend of May 6th & 7th).

No additional registration is needed for the Faith First Community sessions.  If you are enrolled in the Family Faith Formation program and have a 1st or second-grade/year child, you are expected to attend and will be automatically enrolled.

Students in Saint Vincent de Paul School - You are invited but not required to attend Faith First Community sessions.  Information about sacramental preparation will be given to second-grade school families in the fall, and registration will open in August.

Homeschool/Other Catholic School - If your child is homeschooled, or attends a Catholic school other than Saint Vincent de Paul, please contact Debbie Blackburn about your child's sacramental preparation process.