Family Faith Formation: 2nd Year First Holy Communion Requirements

Sacramental Review Spreadsheet

The 2nd Year FHC Sacramental Review Spreadsheet is for you and your child to use to see what has been completed.

This spreadsheet will be updated on Sunday evenings for you to check each Monday. We try our best, but if you ever notice a discrepancy, please email Lourdes Highfill: reassistant@holytrinityparish.net


Prayer Review

Prayer Review will take place quarterly with your Group Leaders. A list of all the prayers your child needs to recite each quarter is below.

Prayer Review- Grade 2


Mass Missions

In the fall and spring for 12 consecutive weeks each, the kids have a mission to learn more about the church and the Mass!

Fall 2023 Mass Mission Dates

Sept 30 and Oct 1- Dec 16 and 17

Spring 2024 Mass Mission Dates

Jan 6 and 7- March 23 and 24

Attend Mass each week and complete the online mission for each week below. Please be sure to do this WITH your child so they can learn to pay attention in Mass and discover beautiful treasures in our church.

Mass Mission Steps:

  1. Parents review the Mass Mission for the week prior to attending Mass to become familiar with the questions.
  2. Take your child to Mass.
  3. After Mass find your child’s saint passport in the file box on the counter in the hall.
  4. Take ONE saint sticker from the box per FHC child (we DO NOT have extras for siblings but you can bring your own for them!).
  5. Read the saint description to your child and have them place their sticker on their passport above that saint’s description.
  6. Return the saint passport to the file box.
  7. Complete the online Mass Mission with your child. The Mass Missions will close at 9:00pm each Sunday. No Mass Missions will be accepted if they are received before 6:00pm on Saturdays.
Fall 2023 Mass Missions

My Sunday Mass Mission #1 (Sept 30 and Oct 1)

My Sunday Mass Mission #2 (Oct 7 and Oct 8)

My Sunday Mass Mission #3 (Oct 14 and Oct 15)

My Sunday Mass Mission #4 (Oct 21 and Oct 22)

My Sunday Mass Mission #5 (Oct 28 and Oct 29)

My Sunday Mass Mission #6 (Nov 4 and Nov 5)

My Sunday Mass Mission #7 (Nov 11 and Nov 12)

My Sunday Mass Mission #8 (Nov 18 and Nov 19)

My Sunday Mass Mission #9 (Nov 25 and Nov 26)

My Sunday Mass Mission #10 (Dec 2 and Dec 3)

My Sunday Mass Mission #11 (Dec 9 and Dec 10)

My Sunday Mass Mission #12 (Dec 16 and Dec 17)

Spring 2024 Mass Missions

My Sunday Mass Mission #1 (Jan 6 and Jan 7)

My Sunday Mass Mission #2 (Jan 13 and Jan 14)

My Sunday Mass Mission #3 (Jan 20 and Jan 21)

My Sunday Mass Mission #4 (Jan 27 and Jan 28)

My Sunday Mass Mission #5 (Feb 3 and Feb 4)

My Sunday Mass Mission #6 (Feb 10 and Feb 11)

My Sunday Mass Mission #7 (Feb 17 and Feb 18)

My Sunday Mass Mission #8 (Feb 24 and Feb 25)

My Sunday Mass Mission #9 (March 2 and March 3)

My Sunday Mass Mission #10 (March 9 and March 10)

My Sunday Mass Mission #11 (March 16 and March 17)

My Sunday Mass Mission #12 (March 23 and March 24)


The following forms are DUE NOV 6, 2023

A copy of the First Communicant’s Baptism Certificate AND Birth Certificate are also DUE NOV 6

**If your child was baptized at Holy Trinity, you DO NOT need to submit their baptismal form. We have that record already.**

Please turn these important forms into the faith formation office or your group leaders if you are part of the program. If you are doing the Parent to Child Program, HTH, or Catholic School, please use your family folder in the ministry closet. Please do not email us your paperwork!


FIRST PENANCE

The following are required to receive First Penance:

First Penance Retreat is Jan 6, 2024, 8:45am-12:00pm
First Penance Quiz is DUE Jan 12, 2024
Sacrament of First Penance will be received Jan 13, 2024, 10:00am-12:00pm OR Jan 20, 2024, 10:00am-12:00pm
Use What You Say In Confession to help your child prepare for their first Confession.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

The following are required to receive First Holy Communion:

First Holy Communion Retreat is April 13, 2024, 8:45am-12:15pm
First Holy Communion Quiz is DUE April 19, 2024
All children at Holy Trinity will receive our Lord for the first time on the tongue. Why?
What should my child wear? Here is the First Holy Communion Dress Code
Many saints and ordinary people have been witnesses to miracles that are connected to the Eucharist. Read their amazing stories here!

Eucharistic Miracle Stories for Children


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contact the family faith formation team

Margi Loesel, Director of Religious Education religioused@holytrinityparish.net

Lourdes Highfill, Faith Formation Assistant (Spanish Speaking) reassistant@holytrinityparish.net

Mary Beth Balint, Faith Formation Assistant assistant.faithformation@gmail.com