
ELEMENTARY SACRAMENT PREP
SACRAMENT PREPARATION FOR CHILDREN
Elementary Sacramental Preparation is for all youth in 2nd - 5th grades. The Diocese of Phoenix is a restored order diocese, which means that both Confirmation and First Communion are ordinarily celebrated in 3rd grade. Elementary Sacrament Prep is a two-year program that will prepare our youth for reception of the Sacraments of First Reconciliation, Confirmation, & First Communion.
Year one focuses on First reconciliation, whiLe Year Two Is COnfirmation & Communion.
if your child (3rd Grade or older) needs baptism as well, please visit our OCI page.
Our Sacrament Prep is a parish-led program that has an at-home component to empower parents in their role as the primary catechist of their children. Twice a month, your children come on-campus for a traditional catechetical class with our trained catechists. Our catechists then provide parents with lessons on the off-weeks to be done at home. Parents will receive comprehensive instruction with curriculum, content, and resources, to go with their kids’ workbooks, so they have prayers, activities, and discussion prompts to make each week awesome for them and their kids.
The typical Sacramental year spans the standard school year, starting in September and ending in May. We take breaks that coincide (as much as possible) with the school districts.
one of the two on-campus nights each month is a SUMMA Night, so while the youth are doing their classes, we host a lecture series for parents (and all adults) in the church where you’ll have formation specifically for YOU by amazing speakers. Check out more on SUMMA here.
REGISTRATIONS ARE CLOSED FOR THE YEAR
PRAY FOR THE HUNDREDS OF SOULS PREPARING FOR SACRAMENTS.
YOU MAY JOIN OUR LIST FOR NEXT YEAR TO GET FIRST CHANCE AT REGISTERING FOR 2025-2026. IF INTERESTED, CLICK HERE.
if you are looking for paperwork or resources, find it all here.