TO ALL PARENTS OF OUR PARISHES WITH CHILDREN IN GRADE TWO/THREE/FOUR

This letter is being sent to you because you currently have a child in Grade Two/Three/Four at one of our local schools and live within our parish boundaries. The celebration of Sacrament of Reconciliation preparation course will begin on October 18 and Sacrament of First Eucharist course will begin on January 10.  It is our pleasure at this time to invite you and your child to register and prepare for the celebration of these two sacraments.

Your child’s Sacramental life with God began the day that he/she was baptized into the family of God.  It was at that time that you the parent(s) made a commitment to the Community and to God, to bring your child up in the practice of the faith to the best of your ability.  It is now time to consider furthering your child’s initiation into the Christian Community.

It is our hope that the religious formation and faith growth of your child will have a high priority with you and your family.  If you decide that this is important to the life of your family then please accept this invitation to register your child to celebrate their First Reconciliation / First Eucharist.

Part of the process of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist for your children will be learning about the different aspects of our faith with emphasis upon the Sunday gathering of the People of God at Mass. Their experience of the Sunday Liturgy will reinforce what is being taught in the Catholic schools as well as at home.

Baptism is the first sacrament that a person celebrates in order to be a Christian, and it is a pre-requisite to all the other Sacraments. Please bring your baptism certificate of your child to your first meeting. Some of the children this year may not be Baptized. If you are in this situation please, contact us immediately to pursue the possibility of having your child enter the Christian Community through the Sacrament of Baptism.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call the parish at (705) 256-8474 during office hours.  We are looking forward to working with you as your child prepares to celebrate the sacraments.

Thank you,