We are excited to soon celebrate First Eucharist with your family. Children in the second grade and up are invited to prepare for the celebration of this sacrament. First Eucharist preparation is a process that includes parent-guided learning, weekly participation in Mass, and additional group gatherings for communal preparation and dialogue. A registration fee provides student textbook, parent guide, and retreat programming. Your child must have completed their First Reconciliation to be eligible for First Holy Communion in the spring.
If your child is in 4th grade or older, they’ll need to go through OCIC, not the 2nd-grade First Communion program. The Church believes that by this age, children are ready to understand and receive both First Communion and Confirmation together. There are exceptions only for kids with specific emotional or developmental needs.
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Parent Meeting
Guardians Only Thursday, January 15, 2026 6:30-7:30pm | St. John Church Session 1: Preparation Guardian & Student You will chose one of the following... February 19 | 6:30-8:30pm | St. Michael Cafeteria February 23 | 6:30-8:30pm | St. John Ed Center Session 2: Retreat Guardian & Student You will chose one of the following... March 14 | 9am-12pm | St. Mary's Hall SG March 21 | 9am-12pm | St. John Ed Center Sacrament: First Communion Guardian & Student You will chose one of the following... April 25 | 4:00pm Mass | St. John April 25 | 5:30pm Mass | St. Michael April 26 | 9am Mass | St. John April 26 | 11:30am Mass | St. Michael May 2 | 4:00pm Mass | St. John May 2 | 5:30pm Mass | St. Michael May 3 | 10am Mass | St. Gabriel May 3 | 11am Mass | St. John May 3 | 11:30am | St. Michael May 3 | 5pm | St. Gabriel (en espanol) |
Meet the Teacher
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First Eucharist Dress Code
Girls: Preferably white dress, dress shoes with straps and white or nude stockings/socks. Veils are optional. Please, no gloves. Boys: Dress pants, dress Shirt, dress shoes with socks, and tie. Jackets are optional.
Girls: Preferably white dress, dress shoes with straps and white or nude stockings/socks. Veils are optional. Please, no gloves. Boys: Dress pants, dress Shirt, dress shoes with socks, and tie. Jackets are optional.
Baptismal Certificate
- Children must be baptized to celebrate the sacrament of the Eucharist, and we must have a copy of the candidate's Baptismal Certificate on file.
- If your child was baptized at a church outside of the St. Carlo Acutis Family of Parishes, please connect with that church, and they will provide you with a certificate that you can forward to the Director of Parish Life.
- Those who were baptized at St. Gabriel, St. John, or St. Michael do not need to send in a Baptismal Certificate, as we already have it on file.