For students who are Grade 2 age (7-8) and up who are ready to recieve Our Lord in the Sacrament of First Communion.  Reception of First Communion follows the students First Reconciliation/Confession.

This year's First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion Classes begin in October. 

• Classes run from 8:30am-9:45am on the first Sunday each month at Holy Cross Collegiate.  Please use the south doors, by the teacher parking lot.  
• The student sessions and parent sessions run simultaneously in adjacent classrooms in HCC.
• First Holy Communion is scheduled for Corpus Christi 2023.

Class Dates - First Reconciliation
Start Sunday, October 2, 2022

First Reconciliation - Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Class Dates - First Holy Communion 
Start Sunday, January 8, 2023

Retreat - T.B.D.

First Holy Communion - Corpus Christi 2023
Sunday, June 11, 2023

The Eucharist is the very sacrifice of the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus which he instituted to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until his return in glory. Thus he entrusted to his Church this memorial of his death and Resurrection. It is a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a paschal banquet, in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us. (Compendium of the Catechism #271)

To learn more about the Eucharist which Catholics receive at Holy Communion please take a look at this beautiful study on Formed.Org, Presence: The Mystery of the Eucharist:

1. God is With Us
2. The Story of the Eucharist
3. Bread for the Journey
4. Biblical Foundations of the Eucharist
5. For Children: The Miracle at Every Mass
6. For Parents: Preparing your child for First Holy Communion