First Holy Communion will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at St. Gregory the Great. Please register and complete the application for First Holy Communion. If your child did not receive First Reconciliation at St. Gregory the Great or St. Pius X, please send a copy of the Baptismal Certificate to the Family Faith Formation office. See Important dates below.
You will receive your First Communion materials packets at the Parent Workshop, on Wednesday, February 4 OR on Saturday, February 7(please attend ONE). In completing this application, you will choose whether St. Gregory the Great Family Faith Formation has your permission to use your or your child’s photograph publicly to promote St. Gregory the Great. Understand that the images may be used in our print publications, online publications, presentations, websites and social media. If you have any questions, please call Michael Ruszala at 688-5760, ext. 358.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.
2026 FIRST COMMUNION
First Communion Parent Workshop:
(Please attend ONE)
Wednesday, February 4 from 7:00 pm-8:00 pm, OR Saturday, February 7 from 9:15 am-10:15 am
in School Gym/Cafeteria
First Communion Mass of Enrollment is on February 8 at 10:00 am in Church.
First Communion Retreat:
Saturday, April 18 at 9:00 am – 11:00 am in School Gym/Cafeteria
First Communion Rehearsal:
Thursday, April 30, see times below.
(One Parent attends with child)
Rehearsal Times:
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm for 9:30 am First Communion Mass
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm for 11:30 am First Communion Mass
First Communion: Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 9:30 am and 11:30 am
May Crowning: May 3 at the 10:00 am Mass. During the Mass, the celebrant will call on children to process up the center aisle to place a flower before the Statue of Mary. First Communicants are welcome to wear their First Communion attire.
Online Registration for First Communion is from November 1-16.
Click here to register.
Public, private, Catholic, and home school students must register with the Family Faith Formation Office for First Communion.
Please feel free to contact Michael Ruszala, Director of Family Faith Formation, with any questions or concerns: mruszala@stgregs.org
May Crowning is an annual tradition at St. Greg’s.
During the Mass, the celebrant will call on children to process up the center aisle to place a flower before the Statue of Mary.
First Communicants are welcome to wear their First Communion clothes.