Information on HNOJ First Sacrament Program
Our program is designed for Holy Name of Jesus School and Faith Formation students, typically completed in second grade. It consists of mandatory parent meetings, retreats, and at-home work. This program is to be paired with faith formation classes or religion class at a Catholic school.
The outline of the program looks like:
October - Parent meeting for First Reconciliation
January - First Reconciliaition Retreats on a Saturday (Parent/Student Lead, about an hour to hour and a half)
Feburary - Parent meeting for First Communion
March - First Communion Retreat on a Saturday (Parent/Student Lead, about an hour)
April/May - First Communion Masses
We focus first on First Reconciliation and then on First Communion.
Schedule for 2024-2025 First Sacraments Program:
First Important Dates and Times:
Mandatory First Reconciliation Parent Meeting:
Oct. 6, at 12 p.m. OR Oct. 8, at 6:30 p.m.
First Reconciliation Retreats:
Saturday, March 1, 2024 - 9 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, March 8, 2025 - 9 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
Mandatory First Communion Parent Meeting:
Feb. 23, at 12 p.m. or Feb. 25, at 6:30 p.m.
First Communion Retreat:
Saturday, April 12, 2025 - 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m.
First Communion Masses:
Saturday, May 10, 2025 - 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, May 17, 2025 - 10:30 a.m.