This sacrament is also called the Sacrament of Penance or Confession. Students in 2nd grade are prepared for this Sacrament the first half of the school year through classroom instruction either at Holy Cross School or through the LNMV Religious Education Classes weekly and by a Family Formation Workbook that is completed at home with the parents.
There is a work shop in early January at each parish, where the students and parents learn a little more about the church and they are able to experience how to use the confessionals in church and ask questions.
The reception of this sacrament is scheduled for mid to late January at each of the three parishes.