First Reconciliation & First Communion

Preparation for the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion is a two-year program.  

Children must be 7 years old by September 1 or older to participate in the First Reconciliation and First Communion class and receive those sacraments.  

Year I: Children should attend Weekly Classes or participate in the  Family Faith or Generations of Faith programs here at St. Catherine of Siena for at least one year (first grade or higher) before they are ready for the First Reconciliation and First Communion class.

Year II: Children should attend Weekly Classes or participate in the  Family Faith or Generations of Faith programs here at St. Catherine of Siena.  Also, children and their parents will participate in the First Reconciliation & First Communion preparation program.  This includes completion of preparatory lessons at home as a family, participation in Reconciliation and Communion workshops, and attendance at rehearsals.  

Fee for Year II (First Communion Class): Registration fee for Weekly Classes/Family Faith/Generations of Faith + $40 First Communion fee.

Faith Formation classes as well as workshops are offered for older children to prepare them for First Reconciliation and First Communion.  

All children, regardless of their academic model (public school, homeschool, private non-Catholic schools), should participate in their local parish catechetical programs for preparation of and reception of the sacraments and to participate fully in the life of their parish. “The parish is the most important locus in which the Christian community is formed and expressed” (General Directory for Catechesis, 257).

Contact Marti Salas for more information.