Registration for St. Gerard's First Reconciliation,
First Eucharist and Confirmation for 2022/23 is now closed.
 

FIRST EUCHARIST
(January 2023 – May 2023)
Click here for the complete schedule.

• Session 2 is on Saturday, February 11 at 9:00 am. Plan to arrive at least 20 minutes early.
• Parents/candidates, please drop off a 4 x 6 photo of the candidate, and placemats at the parish office. Please label photo with your child's name.
• Parishioners are asked to keep the First Eucharist candidates in their prayers.

CONFIRMATION (Grades 6 and up)
(January 2023 – May 2023)
Click here for the complete schedule for Confirmation.

• Session 2: Saturday, February 11 at 10:45 am (Lessons 4, 5, 8 & 10)
• Read reflections on Lesson 5 and Lesson 8 this week on CHOSEN:
  • LESSON 5: Who is Jesus?
  • LESSON 8: How Do I Get There?
• Introducing our Confirmation candidates to the parish community: Parents/candidates, please drop off a 4 x 6 photo of the candidate to the parish office. Please label the photo with your child's name.
• Parishioners are asked to keep the confirmation candidates in their prayers.

MATERIALS/FEES:
Materials for this program is an on-line course called Chosen: Your Journey To Confirmation. Only 11 lessons out of the 24 lesson will be covered in class.
     Parents and candidates are advised to register/pay fees ($18.95 USD, student on-line course only) using this link: https://ascensionpress.com/collections/chosen-your-journey-to-confirmation

All sessions are in-person only for both parent/s, sponsors and candidate. The Chosen: Your Journey To Confirmation program has 4 mandatory sessions to complete. Detailed weekly lessons can be picked up at the parent information session. As parents you are the primary educator of your child. Any conflict in schedule, please email the Pastoral Program Coordinator to discuss your situation. (See Contact Us on this page.)

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First Reconciliation and/or First Eucharist

FEES:
There is a registration fee of $25 per sacrament or $50 for both sacraments, payable at your earliest convenience.
     The fee will cover the student booklet and materials used in our program. All methods of payment are accepted in our parish office. Alternatively, e-transfers are accepted using the Pastoral Program Coordinator's email. (See Contact Us on this page.) Please include your child’s name and indicate the sacrament you’re paying for.

Each sacrament program has 4 mandatory sessions to complete. All sessions are in-person only for both parent/s and candidate.
       As parents you are the primary educator of your child. Any conflict in schedule, please email the Pastoral Program Coordinator to discuss your situation. (See Contact Us on this page.)

BAPTISM

Calling all unbaptized School-Aged children, ages 7 – 17.

See the Sacrament/Baptism page. Please contact Gay Abuan-Summers, the Pastoral Program Coordinator in the parish office. See Contact Us on this page.