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  • About Us
    • Pastor's Message
    • I'm New!
    • Mass Times
    • Watch Mass Online
    • Worship Aid for Mass
    • Become a Member
    • Bulletins
    • Flocknotes
    • Our Church and Facilities >
      • Unity Hall
      • History
      • Church Accessibility
    • Inclement Weather Policy
    • Parish Council
    • Finance Council
    • Corporators
    • Contact Us >
      • Staff Directory
    • Directions
  • Calendar
  • Giving
    • Celebratory Bricks
    • Fiscal Year Budget
    • Haiti Rectory Project
    • Annual Appeal 2023
  • Ministries
    • Ministries & Organizations List
    • Children's Ministries >
      • Easter Egg Hunt
      • Children's Faith Formation
      • NURSERY
      • Children's Music Classes: Making Music, Praying Twice
    • Youth Ministry >
      • YOUTH STATIONS OF THE CROSS
    • Adult Ministries >
      • Young Adult Ministry
      • Adult Faith Opportunities List
      • Adult Lecture Series
      • Bereavement Program
      • Current Adult Faith Studies
      • Men's Ministry
      • Women's Ministry
      • Perpetual Adoration
      • Adoration Thursdays
      • Book Club
      • Stained Glass Windows Pilgrimage
      • Spiritual Direction
      • Monday Bible Study
      • Separated, Widowed or Divorced
    • Family & Fellowship Ministries >
      • ARCHANGELS
      • BLESSED ARE THEY
      • CHEESE AND WINE
      • CHILDREN'S LIBARY
      • COFFEE AND DONUTS
      • DIVORCECARE
      • FRIDAY FELLOWSHIP
      • MARY PILGRIMAGE
      • Natural Family Planning
    • Community Outreach and Service >
      • Senior Luncheon Ministry
      • Caring for Creation - Environmental Ministry
      • NORA'S KNAPSACKS
      • Lazaurs Ministry
      • Sew Time
    • Music Ministry
    • Liturgy and Worship
  • Sacraments
    • Baptism
    • First Sacraments
    • Confirmation
    • Matrimony >
      • Premarital Program
    • Opportunities for Confession
    • Priests and Deacons
    • Anointing of the Sick
  • Get Involved
    • Welcome Ministry
    • Mass Greeters
    • Youth Service Opportunities
    • Sacristans Needed
    • SOUP AND BREAD During Lent
    • march for life
    • Winter Relief
    • Respect Life
    • Knights of Columbus
    • Light House Shelter
    • SYNOD 2021 TO 2023 >
      • Synod Survey
      • synod county report
      • Ten Themes of the SYNOD
      • synod survey results
    • Volunteer Requirements
  • Resources
    • Becoming Catholic
    • Formed
    • Catholic Teachings
    • Obituaries
    • Celebrate Recovery
    • Other Resources

First Sacraments

PicturePenance Reconciliation Confession
Penance, Reconciliation or Confession
The Sacrament of Forgiveness and Reconciliation is one of the Lord’s great gifts to us.  It is a Sacrament of Resurrection by which the Risen Lord raises sinners from the death of sin and leads them forward on the path of holiness.  It is a sacrament of liberation and healing, involving a deeply personal encounter with Christ the Reconciler through the priest in the community of the Church. (source: Diocesan Pastoral Plan for Confession)

Times for Reconciliation (Confession): Please see schedule under the "Mass Times" page.

Sacramental Preparation Program Overview
This program is open to all baptized Catholic students in the second grade or older that have completed a year of faith formation last year either here at the parish or in a Catholic School.  The order of this year is mandated by the Bishops that all children must be prepared for Reconciliation prior to the preparation of the study of the Mass and Eucharist.  Students will learn that Jesus is God with us and how He wants to be closer in relationship with all of us. We will share how, through the word of God and in our own actions, we reveal who we belong to. We will walk with all students in prayer, in recognizing the great gift of reconciliation and forgiveness, and reflect how the Holy Spirit has always been with them and calls them into a deeper relationship with God.

​​A Word of Thanks to All Parents  
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Thank you, parents, for remaining faithful to the promises that were made at your child’s baptism. Your faith and word to raise your child in the ways of faith and in the Spirit that was given to them at their Baptism has brought you to this day.  Your dedication to the faith life of your child will be what rescues them in times of struggle. We can’t go everywhere with our children to protect them, but God can!


Preparation for Children To Receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation (Penance) and Eucharist

​First Communion is a very exciting time for a family. The reception for the first time at the Altar of the most Holy Eucharist is the second Sacrament of Initiation for your child and a blessed day for your family. As a part of the preparation for Eucharist, all children must participate in the preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation as a prerequisite. The preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation is required by the USCCB and the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Requirements:
  1. All children must have completed 1 year of Faith Formation in a parish-based program or a Catholic School to be eligible.
  2. All children must be currently enrolled in a Faith Formation in our parish-based program or a Catholic School to be eligible.
  3. Fill out the Sacramental registration form.
  4. Send a copy of your child’s Baptismal Certificate if performed outside our church.
  5. Attendance and completion of all requirements.
Please contact Beth Supple at firstsacraments@hfccmail.org with any questions or concerns!

Sacramental Prep Calendar
2022-2023

  • Parent Meetings for First Reconciliation: Please attend one meeting
    • ​Tuesday, September 6th: 6:30-7:30pm; Classroom 6
    • Sunday, September 11th: 12:30-1:30pm; Classroom 6
  • Reconciliation Sacrament Classes: Sunday (in-person) at 10:30, Sunday (Zoom) at 6:30pm, Wednesday (in-person) at 4:30pm.
    • Sunday's Sacrament class at 10:30am -11:30am - Classroom 6
      • ​9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6
    • Wednesdays – 4:30pm-5:30pm - Classroom 6
      • 9/21, 9/28, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9
    • Sundays – 6:30pm-7:30pm - ZOOM 
      • 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6
  • ​Reconciliation Gathering Meetings (Room 6 & Church):  One is required for Home Study Option ONLY.​
    • Sunday, October 16th - 12:30pm-2pm 
    • Wednesday, October 19th - 6:30pm-8pm ​
  • Reconciliation Retreat - Saturday, November 12th - 8:45am - 12:00pm
    Church, Unity Hall, Youth Group Room, Classrooms 10 & 11
  • Reconciliation Sacrament Prayer Service - Saturday, December 10th - 8:30am-12:00pm
    Church​​

CHRISTMAS/NEW YEARS BREAK
Holy Communion Parent Meetings - Classroom 6/Old Social Hall:
  • ​Sunday, January 9th - 12:30pm-2pm
  • Monday, January 10th - 6pm-7:30pm

Holy Communion Classes:
  • ​Sundays - 10:30am-11:30am - Classroom 6
    1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/26
  • Sundays - 6:30pm-7:30pm - ZOOM
    1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/26
  • Wednesdays - 4:30pm-5:30pm - Classroom 6
    1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22


Holy Communion Gathering Meetings:  One is required for Home Study Option ONLY (this does not include Zoom):  Classroom 6 & Church
  • ​​Sunday, March 5th - 12:00pm-2pm
  • Tuesday, March 7th - 6:00pm-8pm

Holy Communion Retreat (Required):
  • Saturday, April 22nd, 8:45am-12:00pm 
    Church, Unity Hall, Youth Group Room, Classrooms 10 & 11
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 Holy Communion Rehearsal (Required):  
  • ​Monday 5/1 & Tuesday 5/2 - 6:30pm-8pm - Church

 Holy Communion Masses:
  • Saturday, May 6th, 10am & 1pm - Church
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Holy Family Catholic Church
826 W Central Ave
Davidsonville, MD 21035

​Contact Us
​(410) 269-0586 or (301) 261-7399
​Fax: (410) 798-5315
Email: office@hfccmail.org

Parish Office Hours
Monday–Thursday: 8:30am–4:30pm
Fridays: 8:30am–Noon

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Mass Times
Weekend Masses in the Main Church 
Saturday: 5:00pm
Sundays: 7:45am, 9:15am & 11:15am
(Nursery Available at 9:15 am and 11:15 am masses)

Weekday Masses in the Main Church
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 9:00am

Reconciliation/Confession 
Wednesdays, 5pm-6pm & Saturday 3:30pm-4:45pm and by appointment. 


Photo credits: Megan Kelsey Photography