Please contact Fr Michael ASAP if your child has not received the Sacrament of Baptism. Listed below are the parish requirements regarding enrolment and preparation for First Reconciliation.
PARENT INFORMATION ZOOM MEETING - PARENTS ONLY
Wed 23 Oct at 7:00 pm
(TBC)
A link will be sent to the email you provide on this enrolment form to join the Zoom Meeting. Please join the Zoom 5 minutes before the scheduled start, have your video on, surname displayed and sound on mute.
PREPARATION SESSIONS
Candidates will be required to complete one lesson (two parts) of their First Reconciliation workbook each week, for four weeks, with their parents. Candidates from the parish must hand their workbook to the parish Catechist or Fr Michael by Rehearsal at
3.30pm on Tuesday 21 Nov.
SUNDAY CATECHESIS
Our experienced parish catechist, Mrs Jill Hoenen, will be providing the opportunity for First Holy Communion lessons at 10am on Sunday mornings to help the children with their workbooks and preparing for the Sacrament.
ATTENDING SUNDAY MASS
Candidates and their Catholic parent/s are required to attend Sunday Mass, from the 26-27 Oct at least. (The "Vigil Mass" on Saturday evening is also considered a Sunday Mass.) Candidates will be provided with a form as a record of attendance. Please, ask the celebrating Priest to sign this form at the conclusion of each Mass. All Candidates are required to return this form to Fr. Michael or Jill Hoenen by rehearsal on Tuesday 21 Nov at latest.
If you are going on holidays or your children are involved in sports, etc., please take care to consider where and when you will attend Sunday Mass. Weekday Masses do not substitute for keeping the Lord's Day Holy by attending Sunday Mass. Nor should sports and such supplant the Sunday Mass.
If your child is unable to attend because of illness, simply note this on the attendance form. In this circumstance it is good to make an effort, according to the circumstances, to say some prayers at home, such as the Rosary, or watch some of that day's Mass online.
REHEARSAL
All candidates will have the opportunity to rehearse with Fr Michael at 3.30pm on Tuesday 21 Nov at Our Lady of the Assumption Church.
SUMMARY
To prepare your child for this Sacrament, you are required to:
- Attend the Parent Information Zoom Meeting on Wed 18 Oct at 7:00 pm
(TBC)
- Have the Mass attendance form signed each week.
(OLA Parish Mass times are 5.30pm Vigil, 9am Sun, and 11am Sun [Deaf Mass, all welcome]
at 74 Underwood Rd, Homebush.)
- Complete the sacramental workbooks and return to Mrs Jill Hoenen or Fr Michael by Tuesday 21 Nov. (Books will be returned.)
Additionally, the fee for the Sacramental preparations is $20, which helps to cover all costs of books, resources and certificates.
Please return a printout of the second section of this form (in a clearly labelled envelope, with your child’s name, and include the following:
1. $20 fee for Sacramental resources (no change provided)
2. a small photo of your child, which will be displayed in the Church during the Sacramental program. The small school photo size is perfect.
3. A copy of your child’s Baptismal certificate
Note: A copy of sacramental certificates can be found at the parish of one's Baptism. Ask for a certificate of the sacraments you have received as recorded in the Baptismal Register. If there are any difficulties or other questions, please contact Fr Michael on 0466 319 290.
Fr Michael Lanzon
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church
