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Before registering your child for Communion, please ensure your family is registered in our Parish. Click here to join our parish.We welcome you and your child to a blessed year of preparation for First Communion and First Reconciliation.
Our Faith Formation program offers Holy First Communion and First Reconciliation for baptized children in grades 1st–4th. The Diocese of Monterey’s guidelines for First Communion require a two-year preparation period, typically beginning first grade. The program runs from fall to spring each year.
Our first-year First Communion/First Reconciliation class is open to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students. Once this first year of Faith Formation is completed, they will be able to participate in our second-year program specific to First Communion/First Reconciliation. Attending weekly Mass is part of the journey and is expected.
All students, public, Catholic school, or homeschool, prepare together for First Holy Communion and Reconciliation. Since we all belong to the same parish, we hope to promote a sense of community within our class. We do follow local school schedules the best we can, with some variation to accommodate school breaks. Thank you for encouraging this unity with your child. We are all the Body of Christ.
Registration for the 2025-2026 faith year is closed. To register your child/ren, please watch for a registration announcement in our Parish bulletin, and email faithformation@carmelmission.org for registration forms.
First Communion registration fees: $300. If you are facing financial hardship and need to set up a payment plan, please reach out to us. No one will ever be denied participation in our programs for financial reasons.
The program is offered from fall to spring. We meet two Sunday mornings a month for one hour class periods, and do our best to follow local school breaks.
Faith Formation Volunteer Opportunities
If you are interested in finding out more about becoming a Faith Formation volunteer in our Parish, please contact our Coordinator, Jessica Ortega, at faithformation@carmelmission.
Top Reasons to Become a Faith Formation Leader
If you are new to our program or have any questions, please fill out the contact form below, so we can put you on our contact list. You can also call Faith Formation Coordinator Jessica Ortega at 831.624.1271, ext. 303.
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