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.  

Home schooled children should attend both years of faith formation classes (first grade and First Reconciliation/Communion) in the parish program.  Because our Catholic faith teaches us that we are formed by our community, families that choose to home school are expected to participate in the life of the parish.

Contact Marti Salas for more information.