The Sacraments of First Reconciliation, Confirmation, and First Holy Communion
 
 CONFIRMATON
 From the Bishop’s Office:
 
June 2018 marks the start of our diocesan wide transition to celebrating the Sacraments of Initiation in the restored order. With this in mind, I would like to state once again the guidelines for preparing for and celebrating Confirmation and First Communion in third grade and reaffirm our practice of celebrating the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation in second grade. And so, how is the celebration of Confirmation going to change in the Diocese of Manchester? 
 
The standard age of Confirmation is to be the third grade, and Confirmation will be celebrated at the same liturgy as First Communion. As a result, the preparation and reception of the sacraments of initiation throughout the Diocese of Manchester will be Baptism in infancy, Confirmation and Eucharist in third grade. Although not a sacrament of initiation, the Sacrament of Penance/ Reconciliation will be received for the first time in the second grade.
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 Please call our Faith Formation office at 673-4797 or email Abby our Faith Formation director at [email protected] for further information about the preparation of First Penance (Reconciliation), Confirmation, and Eucharist (First Communion) for your child or teen. 
 
 A two year faith formation preparation is required before entering into the sacramental immediate preparation.