The second meeting for the parents of the Pastorate's second graders will be held on Wednesday, January 23, at 7:00 p.m. at Rickardsville. This meeting is a required meeting as it discusses your sacramental obligation to your child along with Archdiocese and Pastorate guidelines.
First Communion is usually received in our Pastorate when a child is in the second grade. Students who attend Religious Education classes receive some instruction during class. Students who are part of a Catholic School receive some instruction during the school day.
The majority of the instruction for the Eucharist is the responsibility of the parent. A meeting for parents is conducted in January where materials are handed out and discussed. Parents then teach their child. The child's First Communion is the first weekend in May at the usually scheduled Mass times.
The cost for the combined Reconciliation and Communion program is $28.00. New materials must be purchased each year as the materials are to be written in and activities assembled.
Letters will be sent to all families with a registered second grader informing them of the meeting dates and other important information.
If a child wishes to make his/her first Reconciliation and first Communion in the second grade, s/he must have attended religious education classes in the first grade and be able to verify that instruction took place. If a child moves into the Pastorate, religious education records must be provided verifying that the student has satisfactorily completed first grade religious education instruction. Also, a record of Baptism must be provided for all students who were not baptized at one of the churches in the Pastorate.