Families with children in grade 2 will attend the Root Family Faith Formation sessions (see above) plus the second grade-specific sessions for Mend and Nourish on select Monday evenings as listed on the calendar above. There are at-home boxes for each program to guide families using brief family meetings with engaging prayer experiences and conversation starters.
Sacrament Dates for 2027:
First Communion Masses are scheduled for Saturday, April 24, 2027 at 10:30am and 1pm.  Sign up information will be sent out in early January 2027. 

Mend is presented through both at-home and at-church experiences. The material is designed to help families explore together the beauty of God’s love and mercy as they help prepare a family member to receive the sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time.
Home is the first place children learn to give and receive forgiveness. At-home Family Meetings provide an opportunity to have practical conversations about God’s love and mercy amongst family members.
At-church Sessions will be important for parents. As parents prepare their child for the sacrament of Reconciliation, they too will process their own brokenness and God’s unconditional mercy. Small group time with other parents will be useful as part of this inward journey.
Children will continue to learn and play alongside other children during at-church Sessions. Reflection, teaching, and hands-on experiences will reinforce the reconciliation themes.
Children preparing for Reconciliation will be ready to come to the sacrament with an open heart, an understanding of God’s love and mercy, the knowledge of what sin is, the humility to acknowledge their own mistakes, the desire to do better, and the ability to make a good confession.
“If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every wrongdoing.” -1 John 1:9

Nourish is presented through both at-home and at-church experiences. The material is designed to help families explore together the gift of Jesus in the Eucharist, as they support a family member preparing to receive Communion for the first time.
At-home Family Meetings invite families to participate in activities, teachings, and conversations aimed at helping better understand Jesus’s gift of himself in the Eucharist. These experiences will help families engage the different parts of the Mass. As the first communicant prepares to receive Jesus, the whole family will be drawn in.
Parents will experience shared support during this special time as their own faith is invested in through at-church Sessions. Being a part of a small group of parents who are walking beside each other is invaluable.
Children will continue to grow beside one another during at-church Sessions. Hands on experiential lessons will help children learn more about the sacrament they will soon be receiving.
Children receiving Eucharist will understand the gift that it is, coming to the altar well prepared and supported, as they receive Jesus into themselves.
“While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, ‘Take and eat; this is my body.’”