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Sacramental Preparation

January 1st, 2023:

Pre-Registration for Sacramental Preparation for 2023-2024:

The Pre-Registration for 2023/2024 Sacramental Preparation for Baptism of Children ages 4 to 7, First Communion, First Reconciliation and Confirmation opens on May 1st, 2023 and closes on August 30, 2023. This allows us the time to plan and prepare resources for September 2023. Please contact Ms. Anna Betro at mbetro@archtoronto.org for more details.

For the Sacrament of Baptism of Children (ages 4 to 7) we are going to need the following documents:

  1. Child's Birth Certificate (a copy).
  2. An updated copy of the Confirmation Certificate from the Godparents (female and male). 
  3. Proof of Baptism or Confirmation from the Parents (at least one of the Parents).

Check: https://allsaintset.archtoronto.org/en/our-faith/sacraments--sacramentals/baptism/ 

 

For First Reconciliation and the Sacrament of First Communion:

Please Check: https://allsaintset.archtoronto.org/en/our-faith/sacraments--sacramentals/mass-eucharist/ 

 

For the Sacrament of Confirmation we are going to need the following documents:

  1. Child's Baptism Certificate (a copy).
  2. An updated copy of the Confirmation Certificate from the Sponsor (female or male).
  3. Proof of Baptism or Confirmation from the Parents (at least one of the Parents).

Check: https://allsaintset.archtoronto.org/en/our-faith/sacraments--sacramentals/confirmation/ 

 

Contact Information

Lead Catechist:  Marianna B​etro

Email:  MBetro@archtoronto.org 

September 12, 2022:

Registration for the 2022-2023 Sacramental Preparation Courses is now closed.

Pre-Registration opens in May of each year and ends August 30 of the same year.  During this time, announcements have been in the parish bulletin, website,  bulletin boards, social media accounts and information has been sent to the schools and announcements have been made at Mass regularly.

 

November 1, 2021:

All Saints’ Parish extends an invitation to young people to prepare for the sacraments of First Communion/Reconciliation and Confirmation in the 2022/2023 year.

We have been dealing with a backlog of administering the sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation. We will try will do our best to accommodate as many families as possible who register by the parish deadline   deal and to deal with the backlog.  Moving forward we will require your patience and we thank you for that in advance.

One issue that increases our backlog is that many of the families that are attempting registration do not actually attend All Saints Parish and are members, we assume, of other parishes.  Several years ago, the Archdiocese moved away from the idea that the Catholic schools are responsible for sacramental preparation. This has been the case for a long time now and these sacramental events are parish events, and not school events; although we hope the schools support and encourage their students as much as possible to live out their Catholic faith and to support them in these milestones of initiation into the Church.   If you belong to another parish, by either geographical territory or registration, we would recommend that you contact that particular church.  For meaningful preparation and celebration of the sacraments to happen, it is important that these take place in the same parish that your family goes to for Mass: the church your family goes to on Saturday evenings or Sundays determines where your child prepares for and celebrates the sacraments.

As sacramental preparation is a parish event, as such, we do not take into account the school’s students attend in the organization of classes and liturgical celebrations. 

Requesting the Sacraments:

While we recognize that it is traditional and common practice for children to receive First Communion while in Grade 2, and that it is common practice that young people celebrate Confirmation while in Grade 7, we remind all that the celebration of the Sacraments are not tied to any specific school grade level. The indication of Grades 2 & 7 are simply guidelines of when individuals become eligible to prepare for and celebrate the sacraments.

Registration for the 2022-2023

Registration opens in May of each year and ends August 30 of the same year.   

For 2022/2023 registrations opens May 1, 2022 and closes on August 30, 2022.   This allows us the time to plan and prepare resources for September.

In order to deal with the backlog for our parishioners, we strongly recommend that:

  • Parents of children who are candidates for First Communion/Reconciliation in Grades 3 and up and Confirmation in Grades 8 and up register their children in May 2022.   
  • Parents of children who are candidates for First Communion/Reconciliation and Confirmation who will be in Grade 2 or 7 in September 2022 register their children in June 2022 and July 2022.  

This first step of registration requires that parents Pre-register their children by emailing the names of their children along with the sacrament they are requesting to mbetro@archtoronto.org.    Pre-Registration closes on August 30, 2022.

In July, registered families will receive an email with further requirements for registration.  In early September, dates for parent meetings and dates for in-person registration will be set and sent out to all those who have registered by the August 30, 2022 date.  

Stay Informed:  

Since the immediate preparation and celebration of the sacraments is the responsibility of the Church, it is important to note that further notices about registration and preparation will appear in the parish bulletin or on our social media platforms.

ALL SAINTS COMMUNION Registration.pdf

ALL SAINTS Confirmation Registration.pdf