Sacramental Prep.
Dear parents and young people,
Welcome to our child and youth formation
program! The purpose of our program, along with
the reception of one or all of the Sacraments of
Initiation, is full integration into the life of a local
parish family. The word “initiation” indicates that
Baptism, First Holy Communion, and Confirmation
“begin” something, namely life in Christ in the
context of a Catholic Christian community. As a
result our program is threefold:
1) Sunday Mass, which forms the core of all we do
even when class is not in session and is the first and
most important part of our program.
2) Weekly Class under the dedicated direction of
our catechists, and
3) Participation by the parents and/youth in our
spring and fall festivals, and the December New
Mexico Posada. It is a great way to get to know the
other parishioners.
Children age seven (second grade) through
middle school attend our Wednesday afternoon
instruction from 4:30pm to 6:30pm.
High school youth hold their meetings Thursday
evenings from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. They also
participate in our seasonal parish programs.
Two years is the time of preparation for 1)
Baptism for those children who have already
reached seven years of age, 2) First Holy
Communion, and 3) Confirmation.
Class for children Pre-K through 1st grade is
also offered on Wednesdays. Thus we afford parents
dropping off all their children together a brief
moment of rest during the week! Note, however,
that this is not considered part of the two-year
sacramental formation program for First
Reconciliation and First Holy Communion which
begins at age seven.
This year our program begins the first week of
September.
For more information call or visit our office!