First Reconciliation and First Eucharist Preparation 2024/2025

Registration for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist Preparation is open for children in Grade 2 or higher. First Reconciliation Preparation will run in the Fall, followed by First Eucharist in the winter. First Reconciliation is a requirement for First Eucharist.

The Diocese of Calgary has introduced a new initiative to prepare your child for the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist. The program will not only prepare your child for these important sacraments but also to support your family’s ongoing relationship with Christ and integration of faith in daily life.

There are several new elements in the sacramental preparation process. Notably, instead of traditional classroom settings, each family will be part of a small group that will journey through the preparation process together. During our “Family Gatherings,” you and your child will engage in prayer, listen to the Word of God, participate in conversations and discussions, and enjoy fun and interactive activities and games that will help deepen your child’s understanding of the faith and the sacraments.

The preparation for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist will include 16 gatherings, from September through June. For each program, there will be a parent information meeting, 6 preparation sessions and a retreat. The session will be between 75 to 90 minutes on a Saturday morning. 

The cost of the First Reconciliation and First Eucharist Preparation is $50.00. The fee can be paid by cash, cheque or e-transfer to parish.holyname@shaw.ca. If paying by e-transfer please note your child’s name and the sacrament.

To register your child for the Sacraments, you are encouraged to be a registered parishioner of Holy Name Church and to attend Mass. If you would like your child to prepare at Holy Name and you are not a registered parishioner, please complete the new parishioner form (New Parishioner Form) along with the Sacrament Registration Form below.

If your child was baptized at Holy Name Parish, a copy of the baptism certificate is not required. However, if your child was baptized elsewhere, we will need a copy of the baptism certificate. A copy can be dropped off at the parish office, faxed to 403-249-9952 or emailed to sacraments.holyname@shaw.ca. If the baptism certificate is not in English, please submit a translation (does not need to be certified) along with the copy.

Those who have been baptized in another faith please contact Holy Name at 403-249-7764 extension 227 or sacraments.holyname@shaw.ca for further information.

If you have any questions about the Sacrament Preparation Program and how you can continue to support your child’s faith development, please reach out to Holy Name Church’s Sacrament Coordinator, Marilyn Kotylak.  She can be reached at sacraments.holyname@shaw.ca or (403) 249-7764 extension 227. 

Please complete the Sacramental Registration form HERE.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Anointing of the Sick is administered to any baptized Catholic person who is seriously ill or in danger of death (CCC 1513), and can only be administered by a priest. 

Contact the Parish at 403-249-7764 for more information.  The Diocese of Calgary also has a Priest Emergency Paging hotline at 403-231-9505 for those in need of Anointing of the Sick, Reconciliation, or Viaticum in an emergency medical situation.

MARRIAGE

Matrimony is the sacrament in the Catholic Church by which “a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life” (CCC 1601). With the blessing of God and the Church – in the presence of family and friends – a couple who enters into marriage celebrates a union of love that is oriented toward each other’s good and towards procreation.

Contact the Parish office at 403-249-7764 for more information.