Registration forms and information pamphlets for this year’s Sacramental Preparation programs are now available in the pamphlet rack at the Hospitality Desk. Pick up yours today. Please be aware that we also require a copy of your child’s Baptismal Certificate to be submitted with your registration form.

If you cannot find your child’s Baptismal Certificate, regardless of the reason, please let us know before the classes begin, so that appropriate steps can be taken in a timely manner to ensure that your child can receive his/her Sacrament.

Please Note: Dismissal for The Liturgy of the Word for all Sacramental Preparation groups takes place directly after the Opening Prayer of the Mass. Participants are invited to stay with their parents for the Introductory Rite of the Mass, then be dismissed with their group when they are invited to come forward. They will return to Mass and rejoin their parents at the time of the Offertory.

Preparation for First Reconciliation is finished.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Preparation classes for First Reconciliation. 21 people participated. We encourage you all to make use of the Sacrament of Reconciliation frequently. The Church teaches us to go to Confession at least once a year - and if we have freely done something that we knew was wrong at the time, we need to go as soon as possible.

Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation is under way.

Baptismal Certificates and Registration Forms are overdue - please get them in ASAP if you have not done so already. If you have not yet received your book and first-day materials, please contact Judith as soon as possible to get them.
Breaking Open the Word of God: Sundays at 11:00 am, February 28th, March 7th, March 14th, March 21st, and March 28th.
Monday Meetings: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm on March 1st, March 8th, March 15th, and March 22nd.

Special Activities: Chrism Mass, Monday March 29th, 7:00 pm at the Cathedral; Easter Egg painting, April 3rd, from 10:00 am until done. Participants are also needed to distribute their finished Easter Eggs after the Easter Vigil Mass, and also after the Sunday morning Easter Masses, together with other members of St. Cecilia’s Youth Groups.
Confirmation Retreat: Saturday, April 10th, 10:00 am to 3:30 pm.
Celebration of Confirmation: Sunday, April 11th, 2010, at the 11:00 am Mass. A pot-luck social will follow, with cake.

Preparation for First Holy Communion

Parent Child Meeting and Registration Day: Tuesday, April 13th at 7:00 pm in the Church.
Breaking Open the Word of God: Sundays during the 11:00 Mass, April 18th, April 25th, May 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd.
First Holy Communion Retreat: Saturday, May 29th, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Celebration of First Holy Communion: Sunday, May 30th, 2010 at the 11:00 am Mass. A pot-luck social will follow, with cake.

If you are an adult seeking the Sacraments for yourself, please contact our RCIA facilitator, or make an appointment through the office at 403-252-2790 to see a priest. Office hours are 9:00 am to noon and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm.