The Church believes and professes that “By the consecration the transubstantiation of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ … and under the consecrated species of bread and wine Christ himself, living and glorious, is present in a true, real, and substantial manner: his Body and his Blood, with his soul and his divinity” (CCC# 1413). For Catholics, the Eucharist is the "source and summit" of the Christian life (cf. CCC# 1324).

Sacramental PreparatioN

If you have a child in need of receiving First Holy Communion, please know that he/she will receive the sacrament after two years of religious education.

• If your child is already enrolled in our Faith Formation program:
  Register for sacramental registration: Sacramental Registration 
  
  
• If your child attends a public or non-Catholic private school and is in need of religious education: 
  Register for Faith Formation: Faith formation registration 
  
  
• If your child attends a Catholic School in the Diocese of Venice, please contact Debbie Jackson.
  
  
• If you are an adult seeking the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and/or Communion), please contact Deacon Tom

The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist