Please note that there may be changes.
Sacramental Dates for 2017
Category: Eucharist
St Emilie’s Parish 2017 Sacramental Program Enrolments
I am pleased to inform parents who have children making either 1st Reconciliation, 1st Holy Communion or Confirmation in 2017 that Enrolment Forms are available in the church foyer for parents to enrol their children in the Parish Sacramental Program.
For your information dates and times of Commitment Masses are also on the Board. Please note there is no need to sign-up for a Commitment Mass, please come along to the mass you would usually attend or to the mass that best suits your family.
Forms can be collected after Mass, or during opening times of the Church as follows:
- Wednesday to Friday 5.30 pm – until after 6pm for Evening Mass.
- Wednesday mornings for 8.45 till after the 9am Mass
- Tuesday afternoon from 3.00pm till after the 6pm evening Mass.
- Weekend masses Sat. 6.30pm, Sun. 7.15am, 9am and 5pm. The church is open at least 1 hour prior to all weekend masses.
For enquiries phone 0404 325 900, or email lharkins@iinet.net.au.
Lyn Harkins, Co-ordinator St Emilie’s Parish Sacramental Program
First Holy Communion Masses Register and Parent & Child Workshop Information
Dear Parents
The sign-up sheets for the First Eucharist masses will be available in the church foyer from Saturday 25 June 2016. The masses are due to be held on the following dates and the number of candidates at each mass will be limited to 14. If you have particular dates, times that are best for your family, I suggest you go to the church before 6.30pm mass on Saturday to ensure you have the date you require.
Saturday, August 13 at 6.30pm Mass Sunday, August 14 at 9.00am Mass
Saturday, August 20 at 6.30pm Mass Sunday, August 21 9.00am Mass
Saturday, August 27 at 6.30pm Mass Sunday, August 28 at 9.00am Mass
Saturday, September 3 at 6.30pm Mass (if required)
Prior to the actual First Holy Communion Masses, the next step in the preparation process is the Parent & Child First Holy Communion Workshop and it is very important that your child attend with either both or at least one parent. The dates are as follows:
- Tuesday 26 July at 5.15pm
- Wednesday 27 July at 5pm
The workshops will take place in the School Hall, and this year there is no need for prior registration of which session you will attend. Just choose the session you will attend, and register that you are present when you arrive.
Should you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Kindest regards,
Stuart Munro
2016 Sacramental Commitment Masses this weekend
Families are reminded that if they did not attend a Sacramental Commitment Mass in March, there are 2 Sacramental Commitment Masses this weekend, Saturday at 6.30pm and Sunday at 9am.
Sacramental Commitment Masses Begin this weekend
All children preparing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, First Eucharist or Confirmation in 2016 are required to attend one of the Parish Sacramental Commitment Masses.
These masses will be celebrated, starting this weekend, over the weekends of the 5 & 6 March and the 12 & 13 March 2016. Saturday evening mass begins at 6.30pm with Sunday masses being held at 7.15am, 9am and 5pm.
When you arrive at one of these masses, please make sure you have your name ticked off by one of the teachers or catechists who will be waiting in the foyer. If you haven’t already brought in your Enrolment Form, you can bring it to one of the Commitment Masses.
Attached below is a copy of the ceremony that will take place. All masses will have the ceremony on overheads.
Letters for Parents with details of Communion Dates & Processes
St Emilie’s Parish 2016 Sacramental Program Enrolments
St Emilie’s Parish 2015 Sacramental Program Enrolments
I am pleased to inform parents who have children making either 1st Reconciliation, 1st Holy Communion or Confirmation in 2016 that Enrolment Forms are available in the church foyer for parents to enrol their children in the Parish Sacramental Program.
For your information dates and times of Commitment Masses are also on the Board. Please note there is no need to sign-up for a Commitment Mass, please come along to the mass you would usually attend or to the mass that best suits your family.
Forms can be collected after Mass, or during opening times of the Church as follows:
- Wednesday to Friday 5.30 pm – until after 6pm for Evening Mass.
- Wednesday mornings for 8.45 till after the 9am Mass
- Tuesday afternoon from 3.00pm till after the 6pm evening Mass.
- Weekend masses Sat. 6.30pm, Sun. 7.15am, 9am and 5pm. The church is open at least 1 hour prior to all weekend masses. For your information dates and times of Commitment Masses are also on the Board.
For enquiries phone 0404 325 900, or email lharkins@iinet.net.au.
Lyn Harkins, Co-ordinator St Emilie’s Parish Sacramental Program
First Eucharist Masses 2015
The following information was emailed to all Year 4 families from St Emilie’s on 2 July 2015
Dear Parents,
As you will read in the note from Lyn Harkins, the Parish Sacramental Co-ordinator, the sign-up sheets for the First Eucharist masses will be available in the church foyer from Saturday 4 July. The masses are due to be held on the following dates and the number of candidates at each mass will be limited to 14! If you have particular dates, times that are best for your family, I suggest you go to the church before 6.30pm mass on Saturday to ensure you have the date you require.
Saturday, August 15th at 6.30pm Mass Sunday, August 16th at 9.00am Mass
Saturday, August 22nd at 6.30pm Mass Sunday, August 23rd at 9.00am Mass
Saturday, August 29th at 6.30pm Mass Sunday, August 30th at 9.00am Mass
Saturday, September 5th at 6.30pm Mass
Should you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Kindest regards,
Anne Aquino
Please click on the link below to view the letter from Lyn Harkins, Parish Sacramental Co-Ordinator
St Emilie’s Parish 2015 Sacramental Program Enrolments
St Emilie’s Parish 2015 Sacramental Program Enrolments
I am pleased to inform parents who have children making either 1st Reconciliation, 1st Holy Communion or Confirmation that Enrolment Forms are available in the church foyer for parents to enrol their children in the Parish Sacramental Program.
For your information dates and times of Commitment Masses are also on the Board. Please note there is no need to sign-up for a Commitment Mass, please come along to the mass you would usually attend or to the mass that best suits your family.
Forms can be collected after Mass, or during opening times of the Church as follows:
- Wednesday to Friday 5.30 pm – until after 6pm for Evening Mass.
- Wednesday mornings for 8.45 till after the 9am Mass
- Tuesday afternoon from 3.00pm till after the 6pm evening Mass.
- Weekend masses Sat. 6.30pm, Sun. 7.15am, 9am and 5pm. The church is open at least 1 hour prior to all weekend masses. For your information dates and times of Commitment Masses are also on the Board.
For enquiries phone 0404 325 900, or email lharkins@iinet. net.au .
Lyn Harkins, Co-ordinator St Emilie’s Parish Sacramental Program
First Eucharist Information 2014 from our Sacramental Co-ordinator
Dear Parents
St Emilie’s Parish 2014 Sacramental Program for 1st Holy Communion
I am writing to you with details of the 2014 Sacramental Program at St Emilie’s Catholic Church.
As you are aware St Emilie’s Sacramental Program is Family Focused, Parish Based and School supported. As a Parish, we are very committed to supporting your family in your child’s faith journey and we feel privileged in assisting you and your child with the preparation for the Sacrament of 1st Holy Communion
For children and parents involved in the 1st Holy Communion Program, the following commitment is required:
- completion of a Sacramental Program Enrolment Form
- attendance at a Commitment Mass
- attendance at the Parent and Child Workshop
Sacramental Program Enrolment Forms will be available for collection from the table in the church foyer from Saturday 15th February at the 6.30pm Mass. Enrolment Forms for 1st Holy Communion are Blue. Completed forms can be left in the return tray for forms which is also located on the table in the church foyer.
Families are also being asked to choose which Commitment Mass they will attend in March. A schedule of Mass times is also on the table in the Foyer so please choose which mass you will be attending and fill in your family name in the appropriate slot.
For your diary, the dates for the Commitment Masses, 1st Holy Communion Parent & Child Workshop, and the 1st Holy Communion Masses are as follows:
Commitment Masses
Mass times: Saturday 22nd March, 6.30pm, Sunday 23rd March, 9.00am and 5.00pm,
Saturday 29th March, 6.30pm, Sunday 30th March, 9.00am and 5.00pm.
Workshop for Children and Parents
Wednesday 18th June, choice of 5pm or 7pm session
Masses for Sacrament of 1st Holy Communion
Saturday, August 16th at 6.30pm Mass
Sunday, August 17th at 9.00am Mass
Saturday, August 23rd at 6.30pm Mass
Sunday, August 24th at 9.00am Mass
Saturday, August 30th at 6.30pm Mass
Sunday, August 31st at 9.00am Mass
Mass Schedules for parents to choose a 1st Holy Communion mass will be placed on the table in the Church Foyer in due course.
Please Note: We will not be following up families who do not provide an enrolment form for their child, and who do not meet the other requirements of attendance at a Commitment Mass, and attendance at the Parent Child Workshop. Without meeting these requirements your child will not be able to receive their Sacrament.
Opening times of St Emilie’s church are as follows:
- Wednesday to Friday 5.30 pm – until after the 6pm evening mass.
- Wednesday mornings from 8.45 till after the 9am mass
- Tuesday afternoon from 3.00pm till after the 6pm evening mass.
- Weekend masses Sat. 6.30pm, Sun. 7.15am, 9am and 5pm. The church is open at least 1 hour prior to weekend masses.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me should you have any other queries. My contact number is 0404 325 900, or my email address is lharkins@aapt.net.au .
Lyn Harkins
Parish Sacramental Co-ordinator
