This form will enrol your child for First Reconciliation in the Parishes of Sydney Harbour in 2021.  The First Reconciliation Program runs in Term 4. Enrolment is open to all candidates in Year 3 or above, and who have been Baptised in or Received into the Catholic Church (if your child is not already a Catholic, you need to contact the Parish Office to arrange preparation BEFORE completing this form).

Our ENROLMENT PROCESS has two steps:
• Stage 1 – completing the entry of data via this online link.
• Stage 2 – dealing with the elements needed to complete the enrolment:
A. payment of the $75 contribution OR contact with the office regarding special exemption
        B. if your child was not baptised at one of the 4 parishes of Sydney Harbour North you will also need to send us a copy of the BAPTISMAL CERTIFICATE.

All elements of the program are compulsory and ALLOCATION TO CEREMONIES is done on the basis of 'completed' enrolments, that is, where payment of the $75 contribution has also been made OR a request for exemption.

The PROGRAM begins with:
(i)  a FAMILY EVENING on ZOOM to be held on Wednesday 6 October at 5pm and 6.30pm.
(ii) SUNDAY MASS: Attendance at Sunday Mass in line with health restrictions.
(iii) THREE LARGE ZOOM GROUP SESSIONS on Tuesday 12th October, Wednesday 20th October and Tuesday 26th October. If you are unable to attend any of the sessions the zoom recording will be sent as a "catch-up." You are only allowed to view a maximum of one lesson as a catch-up as they will only be used in the extraordinary circumstance that you are absent from live sessions.  
(iv) RETREAT DAY we are unsure if this will go ahead but we are hoping for Tuesday 9 November in the facilities of Sacred Heart Parish and School from 8.45am to 2.30pm.
(v) First Reconciliation CEREMONIES will occur on 16 & 17 November.

ALL EVENTS ARE COMPULSORY and the timing of events is similar from year to year.  If your family plans over the next few months do not allow you to make the required commitment to attending the above events, you may wish to consider postponing your child's enrolment until next year.  

 A list of these KEY DATES is available on the Parish website under the Sacraments tab (click on 'Reconciliation' from the options given). We strongly recommend that you print off this list and consider the dates/times of these compulsory events when planning your family commitments over the period of the program.    

If you have any questions, please contact the Parish Sacramental Co-ordinator on 02 8969 3202.

AFTER COMPLETING THIS FORM, you need to click 'Submit' to send this information to our parish offices. If you do not see the confirmation of enrolment screen, then your data has not been sent and you will need to complete the form again in full. When you see the confirmation screen, please PRINT it for your records as it includes details of HOW TO PAY the contribution by bank transfer or credit card.  If you do not then receive an acknowledgement of successful email within 2 business days, please forward a copy of the Confirmation screen to sacraments@shnparish.org.au so we can investigate any problems with the email address in our records.

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