Sacramental Preparation

With the Sacrament of Confirmation one continues his/her commitment to our Lord’s community, the Church, that began at Baptism. Just as Baptism is a personal Easter for Christians who die with Christ in the baptismal waters in order to rise with Him, Confirmation is a personal Pentecost in which the presence of God’s life-giving Spirit empowers Christians to witness to Christ.

Preparation for Confirmation is a multi-dimensional process of spiritual reflection, soul-searching, and faith-sharing in order to ready one’s heart for the strengthening grace of the Holy Spirit. Confirmation is a commitment to follow Jesus’ way of life by participating fully in the sacramental life of the Church, serving the community, and continuing to deepen one’s faith. For this reason, our program combines various techniques to facilitate this process such as prayerful classroom discussion and reflection, home study, service projects, Eucharistic celebrations, liturgical rites, a sponsor/candidate event, and a day-long retreat.

Click on the following to view printable copies:

· Confirmation Program Overview of Requirements

· Confirmation Calendar Year

· Confirmation “At-A-Glance” Check-list Chart

· Confirmation Program List of Summer Service Project

· Candidate Registration Form

· Sponsor Eligibility Form

· Service Project Report Form

· Saints Report Form

· Bishop’s Letter Outline

For more information on the Confirmation Preparation Program

Call The Office of Religious Education at 301-236-5200, ext. 16

Or e-mail Maureen Joseph, DRE at mjoseph@resurrectionadw.org

First Eucharist

General Statement:

The Eucharist is one of the three Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist). Sharing in the Eucharist for the first time involves entry into a new phase in a person’s faith journey in which s/he enters more deeply into relationship with God and the Catholic Christian Community. Initiation into the Catholic Church in this respect, entails taking on more deeply a Catholic identity of discipleship in Christ. In fact, it means embracing more significantly a life lived in imitation of Christ in conjunction with the whole Catholic Christian Community which is the Body of Christ.

Because the Office of Religious Education fully recognizes parents as the primary educators of their children, it embraces their role in the educational process and provides a format for parental involvement in the Sacramental Preparation Process. In this regard the First Eucharist Program incorporates a multi-dimensional approach to Sacramental Preparation that includes an emphasis on parent catechesis with a view toward parent - child interactive learning, and total family participation.

Click on the following to view printable copies of the:

· First Eucharist Program Objectives, Policies, and Features

· Sacramental Preparation Registration Form

· First Eucharist Preparation Calendar of Activities and Events

For more information on the First Eucharist Preparation Program

Call the Office of Religious Education at 301-236-5200, ext 16

or email Maureen Joseph, DRE at mjoseph@resurrectionadw.org

First Reconciliation

In the second year of Religious Education, generally Grade 2, children prepare for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Children receive the sacrament at the end of the first semester before Christmas. Parents are included in the preparation process and in the communal part of the celebration of the sacrament as an important part of the process.

For more information, call the Office of Religious Education

Baptism

Parish members planning to have their child baptized must contact the Parish Office at least one (1) month in advance. A baptism preparation class is conducted on the second Sunday of each month at 2:00PM.

Contact the Parish Office for more details

Marriage

Parish member planning marriage need to call the Parish Office at least six (6) months in advance.

Anointing of the Sick

Contact the Parish Office to request this sacrament.

RCIA

The RCIA or Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process by which the Catholic Church welcomes and initiates new members into its midst.

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RCIC

The RCIC or Rite of Christian Initiation of Children is an adaptation of the RCIA for children preparing to receive the sacraments of initiation into the Catholic Church.

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For more information on the Sacramental Preparation Program

Call the Office of Religious Education at 301-236-5200, ext 16

or email Maureen Joseph, DRE at mjoseph@resurrectionadw.org