ARCHDIOCESAN REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING

RECEPTION OF SACRAMENTS

The Archdiocese requires that Sacraments be received in the parish in which the family is registered.

The Archdiocese requires two consecutive years immediately prior to the reception of the Sacraments. e.g. Levels One and Two are required for the reception of the Sacraments of Penance and Eucharist. At present we celebrate these Sacraments in Level 2.

Readiness for the reception of a Sacrament is more important than the age/class level of the child. Discernment of readiness is shared by parents, staff and the child. The pastor will be consulted if postponement of a Sacrament is deemed advisable.

It is the policy a St. Philip Neri Parish that students continue their religious education uninterrupted through Confirmation. At present this Sacrament is celebrated in the Fall of alternate years with students in Levels 5 and 6.

Confirmation is a Sacrament of Initiation and is therefore a beginning and not an end to religious education. It is expected, and most prudent, that students continue their religious education after they have been confirmed. This is to insure that as they mature into their teen years and into young adulthood they will continue to mature in the understanding and practice of their faith.