Grades K-8 and First Holy Communion:

The Youth Faith Formation Program is open to all families with children in grades K-8. For those children who have not received First Holy Communion, the Sacrament Preparation process in the Diocese of Venice takes two years. Thus, a family with children in need of Sacraments participates for two years, with First Holy Communion usually happening in May of the second year. However, faith formation and religious education is an ongoing process throughout our lives, and families should feel free to send their children from grades K-8 even when it is not a sacrament preparation year.