The Sacraments are a key part of Church life and are celebrated within a Parish Church community. Celebrating a sacrament for the first time is an important step in the life of a child as a Catholic.

The parish of St James the Apostle offers a sacramental program to prepare those children and who live within the parish boundary, and attend schools other than the following:

1. St James the Apostle Primary School (Hoppers Crossing North),
2. St Francis of Assisi Primary School (Tarneit)
3. St Clare’s Primary School (Truganina)
4. St Teresa of Kolkata Catholic Primary School (Tarneit North)

To register your child for First Reconciliation, First Eucharist or Confirmation, please use the Registration Form.

Should you have any questions, or require any assistance, please contact the Program Coordinator Ms Maribel Maniquiz by email: hopperscrossingnorth.sacraments@cam.org.au.

Guidelines for Registering:

Age for Reconciliation:      Year 3 age 9+

Age for Holy Eucharist:     Year 4 age 10+

Age for Confirmation:       Year 6 age 11+

Upon submission of the registration form, you will receive an auto generated message confirming your submission.

If you do not receive this message, please check again that all necessary fields are filled out fully and correctly.

Following that, the coordinator will get in touch via email once they have finalised the program details for each sacrament.

All dates for the programs will also be published in the parish bulletin once the programs has been finalised so please do keep a look out!

NOTE: All correspondence during the program will be through email so please check regularly for reminders or updates.

Our Sacramental Preparation Programme places a strong emphasis on family involvement as we recognise that parents and guardians are the main educators in faith of their children. Therefore, three sessions are hosted for parents/caregivers to also prepare them for each of the sacraments.This programme also gives parents and guardians the opportunity to deepen their own understanding of their faith, whilst participating more fully in the faith development of their children. This introduction to the Church’s sacramental life is an important step in a child’s journey in faith as part of a community of believers.

Parents have the right and responsibility to be directly involved in the preparation of their child to celebrate the sacraments. The parish and school communities affirm and support parents and guardians in this role.

Alternatively you may contact the parish office on 03 9401 6367.

Sacramental Preparation Program Registration Form