First Reconciliation Details

First Reconciliation Retreat

First Communion Details

First Communion Retreat

First Communion Rehearsal

📅 Date: Friday, May 8, 2026
⏰ Time: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (English)
📍 Location: PLC

🔹 Important: At least one parent must attend with their First Communicant.

First Communion Masses

📅 English Mass: Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 11:00 AM
📅 Spanish Mass: Sunday, May 10, 2026, at 2:00 PM

Dress Code

Girls:

✅ White dress
✅ Veil (optional)
✅ Dress shoes (no tennis shoes)
✅ Gloves: Allowed for pictures but not during Mass

Boys:

✅ White collared shirt
✅ Black tie
✅ Dark dress pants (no jeans or sweatpants)
✅ Dress shoes (no tennis shoes)
✅ Jacket (optional)
✅ White suit (acceptable if it is part of your tradition)

🔹 Reminder: Please have children leave gifts (such as Bibles, rosaries, or gloves) with parents during Mass.

Photography & Video

📸 Please do not take pictures or videos during Mass.
📸 A group picture will be taken.

Communion Fast

⏳ Before receiving the Eucharist, one must fast for at least one hour (except for water and medication).
📖 Reference: Code of Canon Law, canon 919

May Crowning

📅 Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026
⏰ Time: During the 12:15 PM Mass

Additional Information

🟠 Who Receives First Reconciliation & First Communion?
These sacraments are typically received in 2nd grade.

🟠 For Older Students (3rd grade and up)
If your child has not yet received First Reconciliation and/or First Communion, they will enroll in our OCIC (Order of Christian Initiation for Children) classes to prepare for their sacraments. (See OCIC for details.)

Penance (Why We Confess)