FIRST PENANCE
First Penance for children is celebrated in the second grade after a four month preparation program. This usually happens in the early winter and is separated from the reception of the Eucharist by several months.
FIRST EUCHARIST
First Eucharist is celebrated usually in the second grade after a child has had two years of religious instruction. These First Eucharist celebrations are held in late April or early May. Generally there are four celebrations, two on a Saturday morning and two in the context of the community 12:15 liturgy on Sunday.
Baptisms are celebrated twice monthly presided over by either the priest or one of the deacons. They are scheduled at 1:30 pm or once a month in the context of the Eucharistic liturgy. A Baptismal session is required for the parents to give them helpful insights into the celebration and to explain the responsibilities of Christian parenting. Godparents are expected to present a form verifying that they are capable of acting as God-parent affirmed by the pastor of their church. 
Confirmation is celebrated with our teenagers, usually at the beginning of the Junior Year. Those to be confirmed are part of the parish’s Youth Ministry and are formed through Caring groups that meet in the First and Second Year of high school. 
The Sacrament of Marriage is celebrated during the year after a formation program involving meetings with the presider of the Marriage and the completion of the Engaged Encounter or a Pre-Cana program. Resurrection usually has its Pre-Cana program in the late winter on a Sunday from 10:30 to 8:00 PM. 
