SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM:

Sacramental Preparation: Students beginning in the second grade have the opportunity to prepare for reception of the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Confirmation and First Eucharist. There is a series of preparation sessions that students must attend with their parents along with being members of the Family Faith Formation Program.  Sacramental Preparation will NOT take place during regular faith formation sessions.  Each faith formation year the parish will provide specific preparation sessions for parent(s) and students.  These sessions are designed to support, educate and provide materials so the parent(s) can  assist in their child’s preparation and celebration of the sacraments.

Reconciliation: The Sacrament of Reconciliation celebrates the fact that we can be forgiven at all times.   Reconciliation is a sacrament of continuing growth-in closeness to God.

Confirmation and First Eucharist: St. Anthony Parish has returned to Restored Order concerning the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist. An increasing number of dioceses in the United States, including the Diocese of Portland, are adopting a restored order policy for the celebrations of Confirmation and Eucharist. This means, quite simply, that it becomes standard policy for Catholics who were baptized in infancy to receive Confirmation before First Communion, not after. This means that both Sacraments are celebrated at the same Mass. For more information, please contact the Faith Formation Office.

To register for sacramental preparation:

1. Be a registered, active member of St. Anthony Parish.
2. Be in second grade or be 7 years of age.
3. Be Registered in the Faith Formation program
4. It is MANDATORY to provide a copy of Baptismal Certificate if not baptized at St. Anthony’s (this includes St. Mary’s, St. Edmund’s & St. Hyacinths
5. Attend Sacramental Preparation sessions and Retreats.
6. Attend Sacramental Retreats.