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    • Youth Formation
      • Age 3 - 6th grade: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
      • 7th - 12th grade: Catholic Youth Formation
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      • Podcast and YouTube
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    • What is the Sacrament of Holy Communion?

      The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life." The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch.

      The Eucharist is the efficacious sign and sublime cause of that communion in the divine life and that unity of the People of God by which the Church is kept in being. It is the culmination both of God's action sanctifying the world in Christ and of the worship men offer to Christ and through him to the Father in the Holy Spirit.
      Finally, by the Eucharistic celebration we already unite ourselves with the heavenly liturgy and anticipate eternal life, when God will be all in all."
      - Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraphs 1324-1326


      The process of First Holy Communion preparation at St. John Paul II uses the methodology of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. 
      Children come weekly to journey with their catechist in our specially prepared environment, called the atrium, to grow in relationship with Jesus through works and proclamations focused on the two pillars of Scripture and Liturgy.

      Preparation at St. John Paul II is typically a two year commitment, beginning in 1st grade, and ending in the spring semester of 2nd grade.

    • Contact Us to learn more:

      • Sheila Gramling
        Sheila Gramling
        Director of Human & Evangelical Formation
        913.601.5633
        sheilagramlingjp2kc.org
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    • JPII Families
    • Catholic School Families
    JPII Families
    • CYF Students:

      Parent Child Nights of Meditation 5:00-6:00

      January 9
      February 6
      March 5
      April 9

      Sacraments Retreat 9:00-1:00

      April 20
      Sacrament of Reconciliation at the end of Retreat

      Mass of First Communion
      April 21

      You can contact Sheila at (913) 601-5633 or [email protected]

    Catholic School Families
    • Catholic School Families:

      Prince of Peace Students

      Reconciliation retreat at Prince of Peace (Sign up through POP)

      October 28, 10:00-11:00

      Sacrament of Reconciliation at Prince of Peace (Sign up through POP)

      November 8, 6-7:30 pm or Nov 11, 10-11:30 am

      Prince of Peace will send out communication and a means to sign up for the retreat and your choice of day of Sacrament.  Please respond directly to them regarding the retreat and sacrament choice.

      First Eucharist

      All of your preparation for First Communion (beyond what is required in the classroom) will be through JP2 directly. 

      Parent/child Meditations 5:00-6:00

      Oct.  24
      Jan. 16
      Feb. 20
      March 19

      Rehearsal

      Tuesday April 2 5:00

      Mass of First Communion

      Saturday, April 6 4:00pm 

      You can contact Sheila at (913) 601-5633 or [email protected]

  • Helpful Documents

      • 1st Communion - What to Wear
      • Glory Be
      • Hail Mary
      • Prayer to Holy Family
      • Our Father
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