Sacramental Preparation Programme for First Holy Communion
Stages of Preparation
The preparation is in four stages, each lasting 4 to 6 weeks. Each stage has a theme and will consist of:
- A meeting
- Things to discuss in the family afterwards.
- A Mass on the final weekend.
The themes of the four stages are as follows:
- Reflect – Resources now Available
- Reconcile – Resources now Available
- Receive – Resources now Available
- Rejoice
As we progress through each stage, you will receive a number of handouts on the particular theme.
These will be issued at each meeting as detailed below.
If you need additional copies of that information, it will be available through here following the meeting. Click on the relevant theme above to access more detail on it.
Key Dates and Times
| Stage | Theme | Meeting Dates | Time | Masses | ||
| 1 | Reflect | Kilcoole | 04/10/2016 | 8pm | This stage completes with the enrolment ceremony which takes place within each of the Masses on the weekend of 26/27 November. | |
| Greystones | 05/10/2016 | 8pm | ||||
| Newtown | 18/10/2016 | 7.30pm | ||||
| Greystones | 19/10/2016 | 8pm | ||||
| 2 | Reconcile | Kilquade | 17/01/2017 | 8pm | This stage completes with a Mass in early March 2017. | |
| Greystones | 18/01/2017 | 8pm | ||||
| 3 | Receive | Kilquade | 14/03/2017 | 8pm | This stage completes with the First Communion Ceremony. | |
| Greystones | 15/03/2017 | 8pm | ||||
We look forward to journeying with you through the preparation programme.