Sacramental Programs
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First Reconciliation and Eucharist
Foundational preparation for these sacraments begins in First Grade. Therefore, enrollment in first grade is a pre-requisite for enrollment in second grade. Immediate preparation for the reception of the sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist occurs in the second grade. This preparation is the core of the second-grade curriculum. The sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated in the Winter, and First Eucharist is celebrated during the Easter season. Sacraments are, by their very nature, parish celebrations so children from both St. Peter School and St. Peter PSR will celebrate the reception of these sacraments together. Informational parent meetings are held for every sacrament.
Please contact Julia DiSalvo at jdisalvo@stpeterkirkwood.org for more information.
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Confirmation
The sacrament of Confirmation is celebrated in the eighth grade. Confirmation preparation begins in seventh grade with important background mini-courses. The immediate preparation for Confirmation in eighth grade includes classes as well as parish Sunday sessions, retreat, rehearsal and the celebration of the sacrament along with all St. Peter Parish eighth-graders. Confirmation is part of the eighth-grade curriculum of the Parish School of Religion with opportunities to gather with the 8th-grade students from St. Peter School to experience community building and faith formation opportunities. Informational Parent meetings will be held in the Fall for 8th-grade parents.
Please contact Julia DiSalvo at jdisalvo@stpeterkirkwood.org for more information.
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Parent Meetings for Sacraments
These meetings give us an opportunity to focus on the meaning and power of these sacraments. AT LEAST ONE PARENT IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS. Parental involvement is further encouraged through a variety of activities, which are described at the meetings. Regular attendance at Mass is a concrete way of our living out our commitment to worship with our parish faith community. Therefore, regular attendance at Mass, as well as PSR classes, is a vital necessity for the children who are being led to fuller participation in the Church life, especially through the reception of First Communion.
It is the policy of St. Peter Parish that children preparing to receive the sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation need to be in their second year of formal religious education (i.e., having been enrolled 1st as well as 2nd grade and having been in 7th as well as 8th grade.) Children who are not baptized need to be enrolled in RCIC, and children who are baptized, but have had no prior religious education are enrolled in Sacramental Preparation after one year in the PSR program.
All children must have celebrated the sacrament of Baptism prior to celebrating First Eucharist. The Child’s baptismal certificate MUST be on file if the child was not baptized at St. Peter Parish in Kirkwood.
RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults adapted for Children
This parish-based program provides sacramental preparation for children in grades 3-8 who have not celebrated the sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist, and Reconciliation. Please contact Julia DiSalvo at jdisalvo@stpeterkirkwood.org for more information.
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Contact
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Julia DiSalvojdisalvostpeterkirkwood.orgElementary Sacrament Coordinator
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