First Communion


The final Sacrament in the 2024-2025 Children's Sacramental Program is First Communion (Eucharist), which will be celebrated on the weekends of 14 & 21 June and 15 & 22 June 2025. Enrolments will open for this sacrament from this page on Monday 7 April and close on Monday 28 April. For all the program dates and other information see the calendar and further details below.

Further Preparation Program Details

  • Children who have been baptised and confirmed (usually in year 4) are eligible to join the program.
  • There is an enrolment fee of $75.00 which is payable via credit card during the enrolment process.
  • The full preparation program usually takes six to eight weeks and includes;
  • A First Communion Parent Meeting
  • Three child-parent small group preparation sessions
  • One 2 hour Retreat in the week before the Sacrament
  • A practise in the church
  • Celebration of First Holy Communion
  • Before the child-parent sessions begin, there is also a special meeting for parents who volunteer to facilitate the child-parent sessions.

Things you will be asked when you enrol

  • To select the Mass in which your child will celebrate their First Communion
  • Which First Communion Parent Meeting  time and date you will attend
  • Which Child-parent weekly session  day and time options you will attend
  • Which Retreat Session your child will attend
  • To provide details of your child's Baptism and Confirmation details, so please have the dates and place details handy