The final Sacrament in the 2025-2026 Children's Sacramental Program is First Communion (Eucharist), which will be celebrated on the weekends of 6-7 June and 13-14 June 2026. Enrolments will open for this sacrament from this page on Wednesday 25 March and close on Monday 27 April. For all the program dates and other information see the calendar and further details below.
Further Preparation Program Details
- Children who have been baptised and confirmed (usually in year 4) are eligible to join the program.
- There is an enrolment fee of $75.00 which is payable via credit card during the enrolment process.
- The full preparation program usually takes six to eight weeks and includes;
- A First Communion Parent Meeting
- Three child-parent small group preparation sessions
- One 2 hour Retreat in the week before the Sacrament
- A practise in the church
- Celebration of First Holy Communion
- Before the child-parent sessions begin, there is also a special meeting for parents who volunteer to facilitate the child-parent sessions.
Things you will be asked when you enrol
To select the Mass in which your child will celebrate their First Communion
Which First Communion Parent Meeting time and date you will attend
Which Child-parent weekly session day and time options you will attend
Which Retreat Session your child will attend
To provide details of your child's Baptism and Confirmation details, so please have the dates and place details handy
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