First Penance/First Communion

Prerequisites for First Penance/First Communion Preparation (for children age 7 through 5th Grade)
A student preparing for First Penance/First Communion must be baptized in the Catholic Church and be seven or older, usually in 2nd grade.  If your child is seven, or in 2nd grade-5th grades, and would like to prepare for First Penance and First Communion, then you would enroll them for Sacramental Preparation. If your child is 2nd grade or older and has not received Baptism, please contact Kim Carr to set up an in- person meeting or a phone call prior to enrollment.

The Sacramental Preparation for First Penance and First Holy Communion for 2021-2022
Preparation for First Penance and First Communion is completed by children and parent(s) with a combination of home study, a Parent Meeting and in-person Parent/Child classes. Please see the dates for each group below and check your calendars before enrolling to ensure you can be present at the Parent Meeting and the Parent/Child classes. More detailed information will be talked about at the Parent Meeting.

Enrollment for Sacramental Preparation is open. If you wish to be in Group 2, please email Kim Carr at kimc@stphilipcc.org.


2021-2022 Class dates: After completing this sacramental prep during each time period, children will be able to receive the sacrament after being assesed. All classes and meetings take place on Sunday and are from 3-4:00.

Group 1- (This Group is full)
Parent Only Mtg- Sunday Sept. 26
Parent/Child classes (only one adult needs to be present)
Oct. 17, Oct. 24, Nov. 7, Dec. 5
First Communion Celebrations on Dec. 11 at 4PM and Dec. 12 at 9:30 or 11:30 Masses

Group 2
Parent Only Mtg- Sunday, Jan. 23
Parent/Child classes (only one adult needs to be present)
Feb. 6, Feb. 13, March 6, March 27
First Communion Celebrations on April 30 at 4PM and  May 1 at 9:30 or 11:30 Masses
First Communion Celebrations on June 25 at 4PM and June 26 at 9:30 or 11:30 Masses

Please contact Kim Carr with any questions.

Baptism/First Penance/First Communion for Adults
Please see Become Catholic for information about receiving these sacraments for the first time as an adult.  Even if you are baptized Catholic and just want to re-enter the life of the Church, check out this page for assistance in returning to the sacraments.