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Agenda
Diocesan Guidelines
Readiness for Celebration of First Penance and First Eucharist
Preparation Process
Administrative: Registration for Retreats
How to work with your children/Expectations
Fr. Tom: Theology of Reconciliation
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Opening Prayer
The arms of God reach round us,we rest in their embrace;the heart of Jesus invites us,we look upon his face;the Spirit breathes upon us,welcome, this time of grace.
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Requirements for Sacrament Prep
Registered parishioners
Regularly attended Faith Formation or Catholic school last year
Currently enrolled in Faith Formation or Catholic school this year
Attend Mandatory Parent Sacrament Meeting
Child baptized Catholic (if not see me after meeting)
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Diocesan Guidelines: First Penance Candidate – age and readiness
Parent or Guardian responsibility:◦ Sunday Mass, FF Class (2 years), sharing of
faith
Preparation emphasis:◦ God loves us◦ Understanding good and bad choices/sense of
right & wrong◦ Asks for forgiveness/Understanding of
forgiveness◦ Relate to child’s life experience
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Diocesan Guidelines: First Holy Communion
Awareness of our relationship with God
Participate in and understand the Mass◦ Reverence of the Word
An understanding of the Eucharist◦ Desire to receive Holy Communion◦ Understand Real Presence
Reverence of Body & Blood of Christ
Our call to serve
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Preparation Process
Grades 2-5
◦ 1 Mandatory parent meeting◦ 1 Parent AND child Retreat for First Reconciliation◦ 1 Parent AND child Retreat for First Eucharist◦ 1 Parent AND child Church tour and celebration walkthrough
Grades 6-12
◦ Meet with Glenna immediately following this meeting for details and schedule
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Requirements for Sacrament Prep
Registered parishioners
Regularly attended Faith Formation or Catholic school last year
Currently enrolled in Faith Formation or Catholic school this year
Attend Mandatory Parent Sacrament Meeting
Child baptized Catholic (if not see me after meeting)
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Day of Retreat: What to Expect
BE ON TIME (if you are late, you will need to reschedule for another retreat)
Arrive at PAC (Parish Activity Center) for Classroom Assignments
Take your child to classroom
Parents gather in the Epiphany Room (upstairs in the PAC)
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Registration For Retreats
FOR STUDENTS NOT ALREADY REGISTERED: Turn in today or as soon as possible:
◦ Completed Reconciliation and Eucharist Workshop Form
◦ Sacrament Workshop book fee ($40/student)◦ Baptism Certificate◦ Letter of Attendance (if needed from a previous
parish) The registration form must be turned in
prior to registering online Good attendance at FF (max. of 3 absences)
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Register Online for Retreats/church tour
Register online for retreat day/time beginning August 26 at:
sacraments.epiphanycatholic.org
Envelope Number needed to register online◦ Found on label on child’s book
Changes to Workshop dates?◦ Go online to above link to make your own
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Additional Information
All Parents Sign-In at back tables Already registered?
◦ Pick up child’s book: labelled with child’s name & ID
◦ Inside child’s book is an information sheet on how to register for workshops
Not yet registered? Pick up and complete registration forms Return with payment and child’s baptism
cert. Parent will need to stop by office to pickup
student bookEpiphany of the Lord 13
Paperback:
Prayers $5 eachBibles $25.00 or $35.00
religiousedu@epiphanycatholic.org
You can go to www.smp.orgTo order yourself or download the App for $3.95
Available for Purchase (if you want)
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Need childcare during retreats?
nursery@epiphanycatholic.org Supply:
◦ Name of event◦ Date of event◦ Last name◦ Number of children who need nursery◦ Ages of children◦ Pay $5/child to the nursery workers
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Contact Information
Email is our preferred method of communication Add epiphanycatholic.org as safe sender
◦Office: 281-578-8271
glenna@epiphanycatholic.org (Sac. Coordinator)
religiousedu@epiphanycatholic.org
Fax: 281-578-9161
Story Time
1. What are your expectations for your child’s celebration of the Sacraments?
2. What was your first confession like?
3. Do you celebrate the Sacrament now?Why or Why Not?
4. How will preparing/celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation change your family life?
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION
“This sacrament is not about our being bad;
it’s about God being so good.”
Page 7, Together, (parent magazine)
Message
God’s Gift of Reconciliation
How to work at home with your childrenExpectations for the Retreat
God created us to live in friendship with him Adam and Eve (retell story using stickers) Define FAITH WORDS in bold print:
◦ grace ◦ temptation ◦ original sin◦ Savior◦ reconcile
For Example: Chapter One
Identify ways we accept the gift of God’s friendship
Have the child do the activities Pray together Review the chapter “I share with my family”
Chapter One, continued
Go through all Six chapters through page 79 (approximately 30 minutes each)
Don’t rush through the material – one chapter at a time
Review material with your child before bringing them to the next retreat
Child needs to bring completed book with them to their classroom at retreat
Complete & Return Book
Parents work through book with child Child completes activities, stickers, understands faith vocabulary
(pages 78-79)
Child knows how to make:◦Sign of the Cross (page 72)
◦Act of Contrition (page 74 – short form is okay)
EXPECTATIONS
Child understands difference between:◦Good and bad choices (page 25)
◦How to make an examination of conscience (66-68)
◦Family attends Mass
REVIEW
Parent and child attend retreats Parent takes child to classroom with their
completed workbook – (catechists will review & children will practice how to go to confession)
Children will return to Epiphany Room and work on a project with parent & prayer service
Parent’s will receive Eucharist workbooks at the Reconciliation Retreat
Reconciliation Retreat (Next Time)
Theology of the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Fr. Tom
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