Sacraments of the Eucharist and Confirmation

The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. The term “Eucharist” originates from the Greek word eucharistia, meaning thanksgiving. The presence of Christ in the Eucharist is real, true, and substantial. 

For more information about the Eucharist:

• United States Council of Catholic Bishops USCCB
• Preparing to Receive Christ in the Eucharist
• Holy Communion at Wedding and Funeral Masses

Children of our parish receive their First Communion in the second grade. Our Religous Education contact is Keri Kiefer. Children are expected to begin preparing in first grade by receiving formal religious education training either through classes on Sunday morning, attending a Catholic school, or being home-schooled with an approved-Diocesan curriculum.

Confirmation deepens our baptismal life that calls us to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighborhoods, society, and the world.  . . .  We receive the message of faith in a deeper and more intensive manner with great emphasis given to the person of Jesus Christ, who asked the Father to give the Holy Spirit to the Church for building up the community in loving service.

Contact:  Keri Kiefer

Confirmation preparation is a two-year process that begins for students in their seventh-grade year. They study the life of Jesus and how that relates to living their lives (morality), as well as learning about the Church as Sacrament and the Mystery of God. In particular, the Works of Mercy and Beatitudes are covered both in class and through the commitment each student makes to perform community and church service. Students are also required to meet spiritual formation requirements. All students are expected to attend seventh and eighth grade PREP classes to receive the sacrament of Confirmation unless they are enrolled in a Catholic school or home-schooled based on an approved Catholic curriculum.

Those baptized Catholics who received their First Communion and who grew up in the faith but missed receiving this sacrament of Confirmation during their school years should contact the parish office immediately. The bishop celebrates this sacrament with those adults adequately prepared and disposed at a yearly celebration on Pentecost.