First Reconciliation & 

First Eucharist -Elementary

Here at CGS we love and welcome our parishioners with cognitive, emotional and physical disabilities. Please CLICK HERE for more information on our Elementary adapted preparation process. 

If your child is between grades 6th-12th and he/she is in need of 1st Communion process, please CLICK HERE

For First Reconciliation (Confession) and First Holy Eucharist (Communion) to be administered to children, it is required that the child have sufficient knowledge, desire to celebrate and be accurately prepared, so that according to their capacity they understand what the mystery of Christ means, and are able to receive reconciliation and the Body of the Lord with faith and devotion. (See Code of Canon Law 913)

First Reconciliation (Confession) and First Holy Eucharist (Communion) is most often celebrated by baptized Catholic children after the age of seven (7) or older when they have reached the age of reason and are capable of participating in the sacramental life of the Catholic Church. First Holy Communion is to be preceded by the sacraments of baptism and reconciliation.

“Children must go to the sacrament of Penance before receiving Holy Communion for the first time” (CCC 1457).

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Parents,  yours  is  the  most  important role. You provide the foundation for your child’s understanding of the Eucharist, the source, and the summit of our faith. As a parent or guardian, you are the primary teacher of the faith. 

If your child is baptized Catholic, he/she is 7 years old or older and between school grades  2nd - 5th and you feel your child is ready (click HERE for "What my child should know before I request a Discernment Interview") we will be happy to set up a Dicenrment Interview for your child.  

All children seeking to start their First Sacrament Sessions will be interviewed, even if they have already attended Faith Formation sessions in prior years. 
Part of the interview is supporting you, so we all can determine what is the best for your child at this time, including if he/she might need more time before it is appropriate for him/her to enter the First Sacrament Preparation process.  If during the interview we determine that your child is ready to start the process, registration will take place at the time. 
A copy of the child's baptismal certificate is needed at the time of registration.

If after you read the document at the link above you realize that one or more of the components are missing, we will not schedule an interview, as this is telling us that your child needs more time to be able to work on the basic guidelines. In this case, we will ask you to contact Ms. Lara, at yeimy.lara@cgscc.church or leave a message at 346-236-6444 to start a conversation about how we can help you get started with any areas of concern.

We want to clarify that this does not mean that your child would necessarily have to wait another full year to request another interview and begin the 1st Communion process like in previous years. With the new process that we are offering starting this fall 2020, a student can work on any missing guidelines and start when he or she is ready to be interviewed and then continue with his/her 1st Communion sessions.

Once an interview is done and we determine that your child is ready to enter his/her 1st Communion process there will be a total of 5 sessions that will be covering in-depth 1st Reconciliation (Confession) & 1st Eucharist (Communion) concepts and proper reception of Sacraments. 1st Communion Mass date and time details will be sent to parents during the preparation process. Simultaneously, families will also be following the Family Faith Formation guides, click HERE for more info.  

Materials Fee for textbooks & support resources is $60.00 per child. Registration will take place after discerning if a child is ready to start the preparation process. 

To request, a student Discernment Interview please contact the Parish Office.