Sacramental Program

First Reconciliation

Our Year 3 students are certainly very excited about the next step on their faith journey, the celebration of the the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Over the next week we will be practicing and orgainsing the liturgy for next Wednesday.

Each child will be allocated a seat and their families and friends are welcome to sit there. There are no restrictions on numbers at the present time. During the liturgy parents will be asked to bring their child forward to Father Raju, to introduce them. Father Raju will be seated up near the altar. The child will then remain with Father to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, before returning to their seat.

Please families if you have any queries, don't hesitate to contact me.

First Eucharist

An Operoo will be sent out later in this term to invite parents to nominate their child in Year 4 to receive the Sacrament of Eucharist for the first time. Children must be baptised and have received the Sacrament of Reconciliation to be eligible.

The key dates for First Eucharist are:

• Saturday April 29th First Eucharist Commitment Masses (5:30pm Sacred Heart Church or 7pm COHR Church)
• Wednesday 17th May, 7pm. First Eucharist Family Workshop (at Sacred Heart School)
• Tuesday 6th June. First Eucharist Reflection Day
• Sunday 18th June, 3pm. First Eucharist

Confirmation

Although Confirmation is not being celebrated until later in the year, here are the key dates for this year.  Children in Year 6 are eligible to be confirmed if they have been baptised and have received the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist. An enrolment Operoo will be sent late in Term 2.

The key dates for Confirmation are:

• Saturday July 15th Confirmation Commitment Masses (5:30pm Sacred Heart Church or 7pm COHR Church)
• Wednesday 12th July, 7pm. Confirmation Family Workshop (at COHR School)
• Thursday 27th July. Confirmation Reflection Day
• Sunday 20th August, 1pm. Confirmation Mass

Take care,

Jo Cowan

REL (jcowan@cohroakeast.catholic.edu.au)