{"id":1884,"date":"2025-11-06T13:47:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/stvincentsprimary\/?page_id=1884"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:49:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:49:41","slug":"sacramental-preparation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/stvincentsprimary\/sacramental-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramental Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"476\">At St Vincent\u2019s, the Sacraments are a special part of our school and parish life. Children prepare for each Sacrament with the support of their families, parish catechists, and school staff through <em data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"385\">This Is Our Faith<\/em>. Before each Sacrament, there will be an information session for parents and carers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"798\"><strong data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"513\">Reconciliation \u2013 Primary 3<\/strong><br data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"516\" \/>Children in Primary 3 celebrate their First Reconciliation (Confession), learning about God\u2019s love, forgiveness, and making good choices. A workbook is sent home so families can share in prayers and activities together.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"766\">Reconciliation:<\/strong> Thursday 19th March 2026 at 7:00pm<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"1124\"><strong data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"841\">First Holy Communion \u2013 Primary 4<\/strong><br data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"844\" \/>In Primary 4, children celebrate their First Holy Communion, receiving Jesus in the Eucharist for the first time. Families are encouraged to join in preparation at home and celebrate this joyful occasion.<br data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1055\" \/><strong data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1093\">First Holy Communion:<\/strong> Saturday 16th May 2026 at 11:30am<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1440\"><strong data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1159\">Confirmation \u2013 Primary 7<\/strong><br data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1162\" \/>Primary 7 pupils receive <strong data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1203\">C<\/strong>onfirmation, when the Holy Spirit strengthens their faith. This Sacrament is always celebrated in our parish church, as St Vincent\u2019s is the host school and parish for this special event.<br data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1385\" \/><strong data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1409\">Confirmation:<\/strong> Tuesday 28th April 2026 at 7:00pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At St Vincent\u2019s, the Sacraments are a special part of our school and parish life. Children prepare for each Sacrament with the support of their families, parish catechists, and school staff through This Is Our Faith. Before each Sacrament, there will be an information session for parents and carers. Reconciliation \u2013 Primary 3Children in Primary &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/stvincentsprimary\/sacramental-preparation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sacramental Preparation<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25139,"featured_media":1992,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1884","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/stvincentsprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/stvincentsprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/stvincentsprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/stvincentsprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/stvincentsprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1884"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/stvincentsprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1953,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/stvincentsprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1884\/revisions\/1953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/stvincentsprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/stvincentsprimary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}