Reconciliation

• Saturdays: 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
• Sundays & weekdays: By appointment.
• PARISH LENTEN NIGHT of RECONCILIATION March 23rd at 7:00pm.   

Our Lord instituted the Sacrament on the day of His Resurrection when He entered the Upper Room and gave the Apostles the power to remit sin by saying: "Receive ye the Holy Ghost; whose sins you shall forgive they are forgiven; and whose sins you shall retain they are retained."

Want to learn more please watch this 3 Minutes: Penance and Reconcilation Video where Msgr. Rick Hilgartner, with the office of Divine Worship, explains what the sacrament of confession offers to people.

Children in their second consecutive year of Faith Formation who have completed a request for sacraments in order to receive First Holy Eucharist in May 2019 must complete all requirements for First Reconciliation prior to preparing for the sacrament of Holy Eucharist.

1) Parent Workshop: Parents are required to attend a Parent Workshop on how to prepare your child to receive First Reconciliation. For your convenience, there are two different dates available in English and one in Spanish. Please make arrangements with time to attend one of them. 
 

2) First Reconciliation Parent/Child In Parish Sessions:  Normally here at St. Mark the preparation work is done at home but this year we are offering an in parish session for those who need help.  This is an option.  
 

• Bring your child to do his/her First Reconciliation only after he/she has completed the book and attended the workshop. 
• On the date of the First Reconciliation, your child should bring his or her First Reconciliation Certificate for the Priest to sign, 
• After receiving First Reconciliation, please bring Certificate to the Faith Formation Office (We'll make a copy for our records).