First Communion will NOT take place during the 11:00am Mass on Sunday, May 3, 2020 as originally scheduled. Once we receive updated guidelines from the archdiocese, Faith Formation Director Susie Osacho will relay updated information to parents via email. Thanks for your understanding and continued prayers.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR CANDIDATES and their families at this unique time. Thanks!

Parents:  Make sure to check your email for a video message sent April 29th requesting  to schedule a 1:1 conversation with you and your candidate.

Online lesson plans were emailed to families with children currently preparing to receive their First Eucharist on March 18 (parent/child session 1), April 1 (parent/child session 2),  and April 15, 2020 (parent/child session 3). Please note that there are activities to complete and share. Contact Susie Osacho with questions.  

Oremus pro invicem (let us pray for one another) and all affected by COVID-19.

Baptized children in grades 2 or older will receive the Sacrament of First Holy Communion (Eucharist) during the 11am Mass on Sunday, May 3, 2020, after completing at-home lessons and attending a series of parent/child preparation sessions at the church from March to May. View the full class schedule for 2020 here. Families are asked to make every effort to attend all sessions. The first part of the school year (fall 2018), parents/children prepare to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession). Refer to our Reconciliation page for more information.

Families should be registered members of St. Richard's Cathoilc Church. Follow this link to our New Member Registration page if you are not registered and wish to join the parish. If you are a member of another parish and intend to remain a member of that parish, you must request a letter from your pastor acknowledging that he is aware that your child is preparing to receive the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion (Eucharist) at St. Richard. You may view a sample letter/email request to your pastor by clicking here.

Registration Process: Registration is now open, so click here to register online NOW!! Families who are registered members of St. Richard received a registration note card in the mail mid-August 2019 with details for the 2019-20 year. The deadline to register for Preparation for First Sacraments is September 16, 2019.

Families will need to provide a newly issued Baptismal Certificate for their child  (within the last 6 months) if the child was not baptized at St. Richard. This form may be used to request a certificate from the parish of baptism.

For more information, please email Susie Osacho or call the parish office at 612-869-2426, ext. 120 or Beth Gaetz (habla Español) at 612-869-2426, ext. 101.

If you are in high school or older, have/have not been baptized, and are interested in taking steps to receive the sacrament of the Eucharist, please contact Susie Osacho at 612-869-2426, ext. 120 or Beth Gaetz (habla Español) at 612-869-2426, ext. 101.