Infant Baptisms are celebrated on the 3rd weekend of every month, with the exception of Lent, where there are NO Baptisms.

For school-aged children's Sacrament preparation 2019/20:

• To bring snacks, when needed
• To help with the activities
• Assistant leader to help Jeanne with Reconciliation sessions
• Leader to head up the 1^st Eucharist sessions [there are 2 very capable assistants!!]

Contact Doreen in the Parish Office
(see Contact Us above)

Click here to read Fr. Tran's Sacrament Preparation letter

Click here for the children's Sacrament Registration Form

Dates to include on your family calendar:

Session 1:          Saturday, October 5^th         3:00 – 4:30 PM; parish hall
Session 2:          Saturday, November 2^nd    3:00 – 4:30 PM; parish hall
Session 3:          Saturday, December 7^th     3:00 – 4:30 PM; parish hall
Session 4:          Saturday, January 11^th       3:00 – 4:30 PM; parish hall

          RETREAT and CELEBRATION OF 1^ST RECONCILIATION:

Saturday, February 1^st, 2020; 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Family Lunch at noon

FIRST EUCHARIST/COMMUNION

Session 1:          Saturday, February 29^th     3:00 – 4:30 PM; parish hall
Session 2:          Saturday, March 28^th         3:00 – 4:30 PM; parish hall
Session 3:          Saturday, April 25^th            3:00 – 4:30 PM; parish hall
Session 4:          Saturday, May 23^rd             3:00 – 4:30 PM; parish hall

          FIRST COMMUNION RETREAT and CELEBRATION:

Retreat: Saturday, June 6^th ; 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Family Lunch at noon

         Practice for 1^st Communion Day: Sunday, June 7^th; noon; in the church

1st Communion Mass: Sunday, June 14^th; 11:00 AM Mass
 

CONFIRMATION

Session 1:          Saturday, February 22^nd       4:45 – 8:00 PM; parish hall
Session 2:          Saturday, March 14^th            4:45 – 8:00 PM; parish hall
Session 3:          Saturday, April 4^th                 4:45 – 8:00 PM; parish hall
Session 4:          Saturday, May 9^th                       4:45 – 8:00 PM; parish hall

[We have not yet been given our date for Confirmation 2020; when we receive that information, we will share it with our families, and we will set the Retreat time and the practice time.]

• Registration for each sacrament will be included with Session 1. Bring your child’s Baptismal certificate [if they were not baptized at St. Gerard’s]

• Parents are to attend each session with their child; parents are expected to be actively involved in the session’s activities with their child

• Cell phones are to be turned off during the sessions

• Workbooks will be distributed at Session 1

• We hope that every child will enjoy their sessions, and that they will learn and grow in their faith journey