Children’s Sacramental Preparation (Kindergarten-Grade 5)

Preparation for Baptism

If your child is younger than 7 years of age and NOT BAPTIZED, please click the following link to the Baptism parish webpage on how to get started: Baptism for Newborns up to Age 7.

If your child is in 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade they will be prepared for Baptism and other Sacraments in our regular Family Formation classes. For more information click on the following link: Family Formation and OCIC/OCIT.

If your child is in 4th and 5th grade they will be prepared for Baptism and other Sacraments in our OCIC program (Order of Christian Initiation for Children). For more information click on the following link: Family Formation and OCIC/OCIT.

Preparation for 1st Reconciliation, 1st Communion and Confirmation for Baptized Children

In the Diocese of Phoenix, children who are already BAPTIZED normally prepare for 1st Reconciliation in 2nd grade and 1st Communion and Confirmation in the 3rd grade.  This is known as RESTORED ORDER and is different from most other dioceses where children are confirmed when they are older. 

• Baptized 2nd and 3rd graders will be prepared in their regular Family Formation classes, For more information click on the following link: Family Formation and OCIC/OCIT.  (Note: 3rd grade children who have not made 1st Reconciliation and/or have no prior formal religious education should enroll in 2nd Two years of religious education are required before they can receive 1st Communion.
• Baptized 4th and 5th graders who need 1st Reconciliation and 1st Communion will be prepared in our OCIC program (Order of Christian Initiation for Children) For more information click the following link: Family Formation and OCIC/OCIT.
• If your child ONLY needs Confirmation please contact the Director of Faith Formation, Mary Jane Choi to discuss the best way to prepare.

Children Who are Homeschooled or Attend Private Catholic Schools.

If your child is homeschooled or attends a private Catholic School and needs Sacraments, please inform us by October 15, 2024.  We will send you our policies for receiving Sacraments as well as a registration link.