Saint Mary Catholic Parish
Littleton, Colorado

FIRST RECONCILIATION

Saturday, January 28 - (A - C; RCIC)
Saturday, February 11 (D - L)
Saturday, February 18 (M - R)
Saturday, February 25 (S - Z)

Each session begins with the 8:15am Saturday morning Mass

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FIRST COMMUNION

Saturday, May 19, 2011
Mass begins at 10:30am

First Communicants and their parents should gather in Ave Maria Hall between 10:00am - 10:10am

FIRST COMMUNION REHEARSAL

Saturday, May 12, 2011
Meet in Ave Maria Hall between 9:45am and 10:00am

Parents of Children Receiving First Sacraments

One parent of each First Sacraments candidate is required to attend each of the following five Discipleship Night sessions. Sessions meet on Wednesday evenings, from 6:30pm - 7:30pm in Ave Maria Hall (lower level of the church).

• October 12: "A Fundamental Disquiet in All Human Existence"
• November 16: "Love your Neighbor as Yourself"
• December 14: "And the Word was Made Flesh"
• January 25: Healing the Original Wound: Reconciliation and Anointing the Sick
• February 1: "To Whom Shall We Go?" The Eucharist

Be sure to sign in at your required sessions! Parents who are unable to attend the evening session can attend the video “re-run session” on the following day (Thursday) at 2:00pm in Ave Maria Hall.

These additional sessions are also highly recommended for First Sacrament parents, but NOT required:

• November 9: "Thou Shalt Love the Lord your God . . ."
• November 30: Mary, Mother of the Redeemer
• February 8: "And The Two Shall Become One." The Sacrament of Marriage
• February 29: The Core of the Mystery: The Mass
• April 18: Prayer and Spirituality
• April 25: Love and Responsibility: Chastity and Human Sexuality

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Attention Parents of First Graders!

If your first grader does not attend St. Mary School and you would like him or her to receive First Communion here in second grade, that child needs to be enrolled in our Religious Education program this year.

Our First Reconciliation / First Communion program will be a two-year program as of the fall of 2012, so children entering second grade at that time will need to have completed first grade religious education in order to participate.

Registration Form
(Download, print and complete. Return to Sharon Ryan at the parish office)

Home schooling parents, please contact the Religious Education office.

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is an approach to the religious formation of children. It is rooted in the Bible, the liturgy of the church, and the educational principles of Maria Montessori. Children gather in an "atrium," a room prepared for them, which contains simple yet beautiful materials they use to help them absorb the most essential proclamations of the Christian faith.

More information and registration form

(download and print - return to parish office)

Totus Tuus - Totally Yours

This summer Catholic catechetical program is led by groups of young adult teachers who share the richness of the Catholic faith with the youth. The week-long curriculum consists of fun activities, interactive lesson plans, and Catholic liturgy and prayer with a daytime program for grades 1 - 6 and an evening program for grades 7 – 12.

Vacation Bible School

Each year this theme-based week-long program uses Bible stories, religious song, arts and crafts, skits, and other engag-ing activities to teach 4-year olds through 5th graders about their Catholic faith. Older students and adults serve as volunteers.