Information on HNOJ First Sacrament Program
Our program is designed for Holy Name of Jesus School and Faith Formation students and is typically completed in the second grade. After receiving the materials at the parent meetings, the child will complete the workbook at home as they learn side-by-side with their parents. A morning retreat at the church will reinforce their home learning and further prepare the child to receive the sacrament. The retreats (one reconciliation retreat and one first communion retreat) are mandatory! Dates for the retreats can be found below. This program is to be paired with Wednesday night Faith Formation classes or religion class at your child’s Catholic school.
The outline of the program looks like:
October – First Reconciliation Parent Meeting, in the church – parent attendance required
Sunday, Oct. 5 at Noon or Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. – choose one meeting, no registration necessary, only one parent needs to attend, children do not need to attend
January - First Reconciliation Retreat at HNOJ – mandatory event
The morning of Saturday, Jan. 10 or Saturday, Jan. 24 – Parent and child attend together, about an hour to hour and a half to complete, includes time for the child’s first reconciliation and for parents to attend reconciliation as well.
January - First Communion Parent Meeting, in the church – parent attendance required
Sunday, Jan. 25 at Noon or Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. – choose one meeting, no registration necessary, only one parent needs to attend, children do not need to attend, Fr. Wratkowski will talk.
March - First Communion Retreat at HNOJ – mandatory event
The morning of Saturday, March 7– Parent and child attend together, about an hour and a half to two hours to complete.
April – First Communion Masses
– Six options, the registration link for First Communion Masses will open at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27.
Saturday, April 18 at 5 p.m., Sunday, April 19 at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, April 25 at 5 p.m., Sunday, April 26 at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
We focus first on First Reconciliation and then on First Communion.