Prior to entering the First Sacraments program, the children must have been catechized in the previous year in one of the following ways:

• parish CCE program with good attendance (less than 6 absences), or
• a Catholic school, or
• an approved CCE home-school program

Our First Sacrament class was blessed with a beautiful morning on Saturday, January 31 to celebrate their First Reconciliation.  We are very proud of the way they have taken on this step of their faith journey.  Please keep them in your prayers as they begin their preparation for the sacrament of First Holy Communion.
 

Father Barker was our special guest speaker during class on October 4. This was the first of many classes where he will come and join our First Sacraments students. We left the classroom and went on a tour of the Church. We started at the Baptismal Font and worked our way to the Confessional Booth. We stopped at the wall to study the stained glass windows and the Stations of the Cross. We made our way in front of the votives and statues of Saint Joseph and Saint Philip. The children were so well behaved that Father let us walk up to see the altar and the tabernacle! We discussed the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary and the Our Lady of Grace statues, as well as the music area and the pipe organ. We are so excited to be on this journey with your children! Suzanne Burch, First Sacraments Coordinator

CCE Office Email:  cceoffice@stphilip.cc