Please follow the directions below to register your child for the 1st Communion Sacrament. There will be 3 mandatory sessions in preparation for 1st Communion at St. Leo the Great Parish. There will also be 2 Sundays for our 1st Communion Celebrations.

Please print and fill in the Registration Form found on our parish website. Parents/Guardians, please bring the completed registration form to the Registration & Info Session with payment in the amount of $60.00 student fee and copy of your child’s Baptism Certificate, if available. Your child is not required to attend this session. Feel free to raise any questions or concerns in the Info Session.

Registration & Info Session: Currently one date is scheduled.

• October 16, 2026 at 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Church Hall.

All sessions below are mandatory and held at the Church (plus 3 discussions that would take place at your home). Parents/Guardians will drop their child off at the Church and pick them up for all sessions. Please ensure that your child has a snack and water bottle for each session.

• Saturday, October 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. – In Church – Forgiveness/Reconciliation. Homework with Parent/Guardian: Discuss forgiveness & my 1st Catechism: page 15-17.
• Saturday, October 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. – In Church – Last Supper/Bread of Life. Homework with Parent/Guardian: Discuss Jesus in the bread of life & my 1st Catechism: page 19-21.
• Saturday, October 31 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. – In Church – on Confession & Confession with 3 priests. Homework with Parent/Guardian: Discuss importance of Confession & my 1st Catechism: page 23-25.
• 1st Communion Celebration: Sunday, November 1: Group 1 – 1 p.m. OR
• 1st Communion Celebration: Sunday, November 8: Group 2 – 1 p.m.

Kindly refrain from calling the office unless it is absolutely necessary. You are advised to send your email to stleosacraments@gmail.com. Please note that there will be a collection during the offertory at our Sunday Mass Celebrations, as on regular Sunday Masses.

The pastor will consider exceptions in a difficult circumstance, regarding the reception of the sacrament. Please note that there will be one period in which we prepare for First Communion this year.

Wishing and praying for all of you to be health in your whole being. Look forward to seeing you grow and celebrate our faith together with the community.

Fr. El-Rassi, Mounir

St. Leo the Great Parish