First Reconciliation
Welcome to First Reconciliation!
At St. Francis, children make First Reconciliation AND First Communion in the same year! You will meet with 2-4 other families to prepare your children (and yourselves) for celebration of the sacrament in November. We ask parents (are you sitting down?) to lead the way for their children by making a Confession right before their child on the night of First Reconciliation. We are confident that, despite common apprehension over this, you will experience great grace through this sacrament! Our prayer is that Confession, as well as Eucharist, become regular experiences of grace and unity for your family.
Important Dates:
* September 7th, 2019 - Parent Meeting in St. Clare room 101 at 10:30
* November 9th, 2019 - First Reconciliation Retreat from 9:30-12:30 in St. Clare Hall (I need a few parent helpers!)
* November 20th, 2019 - Celebration of First Reconciliation at 6pm in church. Reception immediately following in St. Clare Hall
* Mark your calendars - the Parent Meeting for First Eucharist is January 4th, 2020 at 10:30am!
* Parents - If you are not on Formed.org yet, please make a login for yourselves. Go to FORMED.ORG and create a login. You will need our parish code - ZKZ79Y - and it will prompt you. We have assigned the "Forgiven" series of 5 videos (between 27 and 38 minutes long) to you. It's really well done and a wonderful use of your precious time! I promise!
At St. Francis, children make First Reconciliation AND First Communion in the same year! You will meet with 2-4 other families to prepare your children (and yourselves) for celebration of the sacrament in November. We ask parents (are you sitting down?) to lead the way for their children by making a Confession right before their child on the night of First Reconciliation. We are confident that, despite common apprehension over this, you will experience great grace through this sacrament! Our prayer is that Confession, as well as Eucharist, become regular experiences of grace and unity for your family.
Important Dates:
* September 7th, 2019 - Parent Meeting in St. Clare room 101 at 10:30
* November 9th, 2019 - First Reconciliation Retreat from 9:30-12:30 in St. Clare Hall (I need a few parent helpers!)
* November 20th, 2019 - Celebration of First Reconciliation at 6pm in church. Reception immediately following in St. Clare Hall
* Mark your calendars - the Parent Meeting for First Eucharist is January 4th, 2020 at 10:30am!
* Parents - If you are not on Formed.org yet, please make a login for yourselves. Go to FORMED.ORG and create a login. You will need our parish code - ZKZ79Y - and it will prompt you. We have assigned the "Forgiven" series of 5 videos (between 27 and 38 minutes long) to you. It's really well done and a wonderful use of your precious time! I promise!
