Diocesan First Reconciliation Expectations

1. Diocesan Brief Summary of First Reconciliation Guidelines 
2. Diocesan First Reconciliation Guidelines ​

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First Reconciliation Best Practices

Andy Krueger and Sr. Regina Rose (St. Mary, Winneconne)

• Second Grade Handbook 
• A Family Prayer 
• Parent Reconciliation Vocabulary
• What your Child needs to know before First Reconciliation 
• Act of Contrition Word Search 
• Examination of Conscience for Children 
• First Reconciliation Retreat Suggestions 
• How to go to Confession - Busted Halo Handout​​​​ 

Connie DeMeuse (St. Francis Xavier Cathedral/St. John the Evangelist, Green Bay) 

• Letter to Parents
• 27 questions and answers to know before receiving first reconciliation
• Seven steps in the right of penance
• 10 Commandment Pre-Test
• Directions for 10 Commandment Game
• 10 Commandment Game
• 10 Commandment Game Questions
• 10 Commandment Game Part 2
• 10 Commandment Worksheet in Class
• Absolution
• Act of Contrition Practice/Fill in the Blank 
• Assignment Sheet for First Reconciliation 
• Cards: 2 kinds of personal sin
• Cards: 5 Steps to a good confession
• Cards: 7 sacraments
• Cards: Explanation of Concupiscence
• Cards: How we Got the Commandments 
• Cards: Explanation of Sin 
• Cards: Explanation of Why God Made Us
• Cards: How Often Should I Go to Confession? 
• Cards: How Priests Receive the Power to Forgive Sins
• Cards: List the 10 Commandments
• Cards: List the 7 Sacraments
• Cards: Can I receive the Lord when I'm in mortal sin?
• Cards: No! I must first go to Confession! 
• Cards: Original Sin and its Effects 
• Cards: Penance Is
• Cards: Perfect and Imperfect Contrition
• Cards: Reason why Baptism is important
• Cards: Recite the Act of Contrition 
• Cards: 7 steps to the Rite of Penance
• Cards: Effects of a Good Confession
• Cards: The priest may never tell 
• Cards: The words the priest says
• Cards: To be in the state of grace
• Cards: What is the sacrament of reconciliation?
• Cards: What kind of sacrament is the sacrament of reconciliation? 
• Cards: Who is the minister of the sacrament?
• Cards: You shall love the Lord your God
• Concupiscence
• Effects of Baptism
• Effects of Original Sin worksheet (Answers Here)
• Effects of the Sacrament of Reconciliation worksheet (Answers Here)
• First Confession Formula - In Class Practice
• First Confession Mock Confession 
• First Confession Formula Priest Copy
• First Confession Formula 
• First Confession Lesson Plans 
• First Confession Make Up Homework
• Imperfect Contrition
• Perfect Contrition
• Act of Contrition
• The Day I was Baptized worksheet
• Venial Sin
• Mortal Sin
• Kinds of Sacraments

Dawn Johnson (St. Anthony, Niagra)

• Notes on Sacramental Preparation in 2nd Grade
• Reconciliation Retreat
• Rite of Enrollment 
• Reconciliation Service
• How to Make Sacrifice Beads 
• Parent's Examination of Conscience 
• Child's Examination of Conscience 

​Deborah Gretzinger (St. Agnes, Green Bay) 

• First Reconciliation Retreat 

Sally Korbisch (Holy Family-Wittenberg, St. Anthony-Tigerton, St. Mary-Marion, St. Mary-Leopolis)

• First Reconciliation Retreat/Schedule
• Role Play - Reconciliation 
• Healing a Broken Heart 
• Love Notes 
• Family Love Report Card
• Reading a Story
• Cross Craft

​​Jessie Adrians (St.Raphael, Oshkosh) 

• Reconciliation Parent Meeting Outline 
• Retreat Opening Prayer 
• First Reconcilation Retreat Rotations
• First Reconcilation Retreat Make-Up
• Our Loving Father Rotation
• Our Loving Father Template 
• Parent-Child Class 
• Reconciliation Role Play 
• Rite and Ritual 
• Reconciliation Role Play Rotation 
• Rules to Live By Lesson
• Sin Backpack 
• First Reconciliation Family Lessons (used with God's Gifts Series)

Emily Shackleton (St. Thomas More, Appleton) 

• Act of Contrition Prayer Card 
• Steps for the Sacrament of Reconciliation 
• Outline for First Reconciliation Parent Meeting 
• Family Name Handout for First Meeting 
• Prayer Service for Parent Reconciliation Meeting 
• First Reconciliation Presider Copy 
• First Reconciliation Enrollment Sheet 
• Rite of Reconciliation Worship Aid 
• A Handy Way to Remember Worksheet 
• Examination of Conscience for Children 
• Candle Activity - Take Home Sheet 
• Conversion and Reconciliation Sheet 
• Retreat Leader's Guide 
• How To: Adult Lectio Divina 
• Family Lesson Reconciliation 

Miscellaneous

• Penance Bingo 
• Sacrament of Penance Explained (Video)
• How do I go to Confession? (Video) 
• Packet for Families from Our Sunday Visitor (Confession/Prayer)