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St. MARY CHURCH

182 Main Street, Newmarket, NH 03857

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    • CONFIRMATION / FIRST EUCHARIST

      According to Restored Order, celebrated together in 3rd Grade.
      Reach out to Susan Breton (MaryEd@stmnh.org) for information & registration.

    • THE ORDER OF RECEPTION

      Baptized Catholic children should plan to receive their First Eucharist and Confirmation the year after they make their First Confession.  The Sacrament of Reconciliation, which is not a Sacrament of Initiation but a Sacrament of Healing, is celebrated in 2nd Grade. The Sacraments of Holy Communion and Confirmation, two of the three Sacraments of Initiation (after Baptism), are celebrated at the same Mass in the 3rd Grade.

    • SacramentAL Preparation Requirements

      As your child prepares for the sacraments we encourage families to be fully practicing their Catholic faith: weekly Mass attendance and participation in community events.  To help make things more convenient, we are now teaching our Sacramental Prep classes during Family Formation. 


      REGISTER FOR
      FAMILY FORMATION +
      SACRAMENTAL PREP


      After registering:

      CLICK HERE FOR THE SACRAMENTAL PREP CHILD INFO FORM

    • SO, WHAT IS CONFIRMATION?

      The Sacrament of Eucharist is a Sacrament of Initiation. The other two Sacraments of Initiation are Baptism and Confirmation.

      In the Rite of Confirmation, the Bishop (or a Priest who represents the Bishop) extends his hands over you and asks the Holy Spirit to come to you with seven special graces, or gifts: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety and fear of the Lord (aka reverence).

      Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the “sacraments of Christian initiation,” whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. For “by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence, they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.” – CCC 1285

      Wait a second...

      What happens if a child or an adult was not confirmed in the 3rd Grade?  Don't worry!  Programs like Journey of Faith and RCIA are just for you!

      Every parish in the Diocese has welcomed new parishioners from various states and countries. At any age above 3rd Grade, if a child or an adult has not been confirmed, please contact Susan Breton (religioused@stmichaelparish.org) in order to prepare and celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation.

    • Confirmation as "Outlined" by Sophia Institute

    • ABOUT Eucharist / Holy Communion...

      The Sacrament of Eucharist is a Sacrament of Initiation. The other two Sacraments of Initiation are Baptism and Confirmation.

      Prepare to meet the Lord Jesus in this special sacrament! The Rite of Holy Communion celebrates the second step toward full initiation into the Church. First Holy Communion is most often celebrated around the age of seven or eight, when the children are of the age of reason and are capable of participating in the sacramental life of the Catholic Church. For First Holy Communion, you must go to the sacrament of Reconciliation before receiving Holy Communion. The Eucharist is a gift that takes a whole lifetime to understand; it is a gift that requires a response from us, that is why we must take care that our children are well prepared. At your child’s Baptism you, the parents, were told that you “would be the first and best teachers of your children in the way of faith”. Parental involvement in the preparation of your child for First Holy Communion is paramount. The parish ‘helps’, but does not replace your part in the process of leading your children in the development of their faith, through the development and example of your own life. The best preparation for the Eucharist is taking your child to Mass regularly and helping your child understand what it is all about.

      The Eucharist is “the source and summit of the Christian life.” The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch.” The Eucharist is the efficacious sign and sublime cause of that communion in the divine life and that unity of the People of God by which the Church is kept in being. It is the culmination both of God’s action sanctifying the world in Christ and of the worship men offer to Christ and through him to the Father in the Holy Spirit. Finally, by the Eucharistic celebration we already unite ourselves with the heavenly liturgy and anticipate eternal life, when God will be all in all.In brief, the Eucharist is the sum and summary of our faith: “Our way of thinking is attuned to the Eucharist, and the Eucharist in turn confirms our way of thinking.” Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) 1323-1327
    • "DRAWN" to the Eucharist - BY SOPHIA INSTITUTE

    • THE SOURCE & SUMMIT - EUCHARIST 101 BY CATHOLIC CENTRAL

    • Additional resources

      Log into FORMED.org using our parishioner code (KYJ3M2) and check out the following videos:

      Presence:
      The Mystery of The Eucharist



      Confirmation:
      Consecrated for a Mission

       

    • NOT IN 3rd GRADE?

      For Older Children
      Visit Journey of Faith


      For Middle & High School Students
      View MS/HS
      Confirmation


      For Adults
      View RCIA

    • QUESTIONS? Contact Us

      • Susan Breton
        Susan Breton
        Religious Education Coordinator
        603-772-2494 x206
        MaryEdstmnh.org
    • RELATED LINKS

      • Dynamic Catholic BLESSED First Communion Program
      • Augustine Institute YOU ARE SENT Confirmation Program
      • Catholic Resources including FORMED
      • 2nd Grade First Reconciliation
      • Middle & High School Confirmation
St. Mary Church
182 Main Street, PO Box 337, Newmarket, NH 03857
603.659.3643 |
office@stmnh.org

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