If your child needs to be baptized, or was baptized outside of the Catholic faith, please contact Bernadette Warshawsky.
For questions specific to First Eucharist, please contact Lori Mathews. For questions specific to Confirmation, please contact Trish Martin.
Preparing for First Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist
Our First Eucharist process for children in second to seventh grade takes place within our parish RECEIVE program. RECEIVE includes a parent-child orientation for each Sacrament, two parent-child mini retreat experiences and an at home activity booklet that supplements the Sacramental process.
Second Grade: If your child attended Catholic school or Catholic faith formation in first grade, they will need to be registered in RECEIVE: First Eucharist, Catholic School. If your child did not attend Catholic school or Catholic faith formation in first grade, they will need to be registered in RECEIVE: First Eucharist Grade Two and will attend weekly faith formation sessions in addition to their religion class at school.
Third to Seventh Grade: Older elementary and middle school youth will need to be registered in RECEIVE according to their grade level and will attend weekly faith formation sessions in addition to their religion class at school.
The process for youth in eighth grade takes place within our parish CHOSEN program, and for high school youth in our OCIT (Order of Christian Initiation for Teens) program. Participation in CHOSEN and OCIT includes in-person sessions, nine “Be The Church” experiences which immerse the teen in parish life, an optional weekend retreat and a parent-teen day retreat. For specific questions regarding First Eucharist, please contact Lori Mathews.
Eighth Grade: The young teens will need to be registered in CHOSEN. After receiving First Eucharist, the youth may be enrolled in IGNITE to prepare for the sacrament of Confirmation in ninth grade.
Ninth to Twelfth Grade: The older teen will need to be registered in our parish ORDER OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR TEENS (OCIT) process. This process will prepare the teen for both Holy Eucharist and Confirmation.
Preparing for Confirmation
In the Diocese of Charlotte, the Sacrament of Confirmation is received in the spring of eighth grade or older. Preparation for Confirmation takes place in two parts. The first part, known as “remote preparation” is two consecutive years and may take place in Catholic school or Faith Formation; the second part, known as “proximate preparation” takes place within the parish, and the youth must be registered with the Office of Faith Formation to prepare. For specific questions regarding Confirmation, please contact Trish Martin.
Eighth Grade: If your child was in a Catholic school or Faith Formation in seventh grade, they may be enrolled in our parish IGNITE program. IGNITE includes one trimester of in-person sessions (choose fall, winter or spring), a parent-teen retreat day and participation in nine Be The Church experiences. If your child was not in Catholic school or Faith Formation in seventh grade, they must be enrolled in and complete our parish CHOSEN program and then may enroll in IGNITE in ninth grade to complete the sacramental process.
Ninth to Twelfth Grade: The older teen should be enrolled in our parish ORDER OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR TEENS (OCIT) process.
For expectations specific to Confirmation, such as Saint selection, Sponsor requirements or details about Be The Church, please visit our IGNITE or OCIT webpage.
Thank you for allowing us the privilege of supporting your family through the Sacramental process.