"Religious Education in the faith by the parents should begin in the child's earliest years.  This already happens when the family members help one another to grow in faith by the witness of Christian life in keeping with the Gospel.  Family catechesis precedes, accompanies, and enriches other forms of instruction in the faith.  Parents have the mission of teaching their children to pray and to discover their vocation as children of God.  The parish is the Eucharistic community and the heart of the liturgical life of Christian families; it is a privileged place for the catechesis of children and parents."  (Catechism of the Catholic Church 2226) 

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
1st-11th grade

First Reconciliation-“brings to the Christian God’s merciful forgiveness for any sins committed after Baptism, and it brings the sinner consolation and peace."

1. Students must be baptized.
2. A First Reconciliation Retreat and service will be held prior.  

First Holy Communion-is the first experience receiving the Eucharistic meal of the Body and Blood of Christ. 

1. Students must be baptized.
2. Parishes in the Diocese of Green Bay celebrate this sacrament in second grade. If the child has not been in any religious education class, please contact Lori Mathwich.  
3. Regular attendance at Weekend Mass with family is expected for each child preparing to receive First Holy Communion.
4. Students must know their prayers: Sign of the Cross, Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Act of Contrition.

Confirmation-is “a sacrament that confirms and strengthens the life of the Holy Spirit which was given to us at Baptism. In virtue of this sacrament, the faithful are obliged to spread and defend the Faith as true witnesses of Christ."

1. Students must be baptized.
2. Students must have a desire to receive the sacrament.
3. At our parish, students receive the sacrament of Confirmation at the end of their junior year, and must have completed the high school religious education classes. If they have not been in any high school religious education class, please contact Lori Mathwich.