Sacrament of First Eucharist

 

Adults who wish to receive the Sacrament of First Eucharist, please

>click here.

 

Families with children in 2nd grade (and older) are invited to prepare for and celebrate First Eucharist.  Families must be registered members of the Church of St. Stephen.  Sacramental preparation is in addition to the regular religious instruction in Faith Formation programs or St. Stephen’s School. Therefore, all participants in sacramental preparation must be registered in Faith Formation programming or enrolled in any Catholic School.

First Eucharist preparation consists of a required Parent Meeting and parent/child participation in two parish support events - Learning Centers and a First Eucharist Retreat. Parents are provided a First Eucharist book and all details at the Parent Meetings and families use this text as they provide at-home preparation.  First Communion celebrations will occur after Easter at the Church of St. Stephen over the course of several weeks. 

 

A copy of each child’s baptismal certificate is required in order to receive the Sacrament of First Eucharist. If the child was baptized at St. Stephen’s, no baptismal certificate is needed.

Event dates for winter/spring 2011

 

PARENT MEETING #1

[Parents only - Attend one session in the Church; childcare will be provided in the School Conference Room, please register at 763-421-2471 by Fri., 1-14-2011.]

Wednesday, January 19  Or  Tuesday, January 25, 2011

6:30-7:30 p.m.

 

 

EUCHARIST LEARNING CENTERS 

[Parent(s) and child attend one evening for about 1 ½-2 hours-FCC] 

Thursday, February 3, 2011   4:00-8:00 p.m.

Or

Friday, February 4, 2011   4:00-8:00 p.m.

 

 

EUCHARIST RETREATS

[Parent(s) and child attend one Retreat time-Church]

Monday, March 7, 2011   6:00-7:30 p.m.

Or

Saturday, March 12, 2011   9:00-10:30 a.m. or 11:00-12:30 p.m.

 

 

FIRST EUCHARIST CELEBRATIONS (Church of St. Stephen)

• April 30/May 1, 2011, at weekend Masses (Saturday evening and Sunday morning)  Sat., 5:00 p.m., Sunday, 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and 11:00 a.m.
• May 7, 2011, 10:00 a.m. Saturday celebration of Mass at St. Stephen’s Church
• May 14, 2011, 10:00 a.m. Saturday celebration of Mass at St. Stephen’s Church