There will be a meeting for parents of children who will be making their First Eucharist, on Sunday, October 9th in the church from 9:45 am to 10:30 am. All parents who intend for their kids to receive First Communion this Spring should attend. Our first class for Eucharist is March 25, 2012, and the children will receive Eucharist for the first time at the regular masses on May 5 and 6, 2012. See the Religious Formation schedule for more dates to keep in mind.

Confirmation

Confirmation 1 and 2 schedule

This Sacrament is an opportunity for teens to become full adult members of the Church. This requires a commitment from families, sponsors, and the candidates. Youth preparing for this sacramentmust be at least 16 years of age at the  time of Confirmation. Due to the busy lives of highschool teens confirmation will be open-ended in that teens will have the opportunity to take part inthe Sacrament of Confirmation at times when most available and open to the message over their four years of high school. Candidates will receive the Diocesan “Guidelines for Sacramental Catechesis” with parish-specific requirements that fulfill Diocesan guidelines. Thus students from 9th grade through 12th grade must fulfill all these requirements, attend a final Confirmation prep meeting, and meet with Brian Christopherson prior to being confirmed. This holds candidates responsible for maintaining a personal sense of commitment to ones own faith throughout their high school career. This open-ended format also allows for continual participation for students that have already completed the Confirmation process.

MASS REQUESTS—To simplify our bookkeeping procedure for Mass stipends, we will no longer schedule a Mass until it is paid for. We are sorry for the inconvenience but it is getting impossible to reconcile our Mass stipends some weeks. Envelopes will soon be available in the pews to use for Mass requests and stipend payments.