Last updated on 5 April 2024
In these sacraments children receive God’s grace as they journey in faith with their family and parish community.
St John’s provides a comprehensive sacramental program to prepare both parents and children for the reception of the sacraments.
Children must be baptised within the Catholic Church to be part of the sacramental program.
- If your child was baptised in another Christian church, they will need to be first received into the Catholic Church.
- If your child was baptised in an eastern Catholic Church (such as the Melkite, Maronite or Ukrainian rites), then your child would have already received the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist.
Penance (Reconciliation)
Reconciliation is officially called the Sacrament of Penance. In the past, it was also called…
Eucharist (Holy Communion)
In the celebration of Eucharist, the bread and wine which are bought up to the…
Confirmation
Confirmation is about renewing one’s baptismal promises before receiving communion for the first time. In…
