• I am not a registered parishioner at St. Paul Parish, can my child receive these Sacraments here anyway?
  We understand that children often want to receive their sacraments with their friends and class-mates. As sacraments are community celebrations, the Diocese encourages that the sacraments be celebrated within the parish in which the family is registered. If you have determined that this is not your desire, we encourage you to have this discussion with your pastor.
  
  What other requirements are there?  
  First Reconciliation must be received prior to First Communion. Parish preparation begins with this and flows into preparation for First Communion. Preparation is for parents and the child. There are also various Rites celebrated within the Sunday Mass that help connect the larger parish in support of our second graders preparing for these First Sacraments and their families.
  
  I am an adult interested in First Reconciliation and First Communion.
  ​Persons of any age are able to receive these sacraments for the first time. Typically, adults enter a process called OCIA, Order of Christian Initiation of Adults. Through this process they can receive all needed sacraments and become Catholic. For more information, please refer to the OCIA page.