Sacramental Preparation

First Forgiveness:

Preparing for First Forgiveness:

This is a very special time in our children’s faith journey, focused on helping them understand the depth of God's unconditional love and mercy.

During this preparation, we will talk about:

Making Choices: Exploring what happens when we make wrong choices and, in contrast, how wonderful it is when we choose to spread "ripples of love" instead.
Saying Sorry: Learning what it truly means to be sorry and how to ask God for forgiveness.
Scripture Connection: We will link our discussions to scripture, especially the beautiful image of Jesus as the 'Good Shepherd', who is always ready to welcome us back into His loving arms.

The Workbook: A Tool for Home.

Your child's First Forgiveness Workbook will be sent home. We encourage you to look through it together and talk about what a significant time this will be for them.

Parent Guide: The workbook includes a detailed parent guide at the back explaining the activities on each page.
Weekly Tasks: Your child’s Year 2 teacher will assign specific pages to be completed weekly. Please only complete the pages requested.
Activities: These tasks might involve drawing a picture, finding a photograph, completing missing words, or writing a simple explanation.
We look forward to partnering with you as we support your child on this important step in their faith journey!

First Holy Communion:

Children make their First Holy Communion during their first year of Junior School. (Year 3).