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sacraments for children with special needs<\/h1>Sacramental preparation adapted to meet the individual needs of each child.<\/span>

Our parish wishes to accompany families of children with special needs in their preparation to receive the sacraments of Baptism, First Communion, or Confirmation<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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When?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The celebration of the sacraments will take place during Holy Mass on:<\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, November 7, 2026<\/strong>
12:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Available Sacraments:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2022 Baptism:<\/strong> for children of any age.<\/p>\n

\u2022 First Communion:<\/strong> the child must be in second grade.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Confirmation:<\/strong> the child must be in ninth grade.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Requirements and Documents:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2022 The family must be a member of the parish.
\u2022 Certificates for any sacraments the child has already received.
\u2022 The Catholic marriage certificate of the sponsors (godparents), if they are married in the Catholic Church.
\u2022 Unmarried sponsors (godparents) must provide their Confirmation certificate and may not be living with a partner outside of marriage.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Registration:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Regardless of which sacrament the child will receive, it is mandatory to attend the pre-baptismal talks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Families must register as soon as possible at the main office<\/strong>, as there will be few talks available before the celebration.<\/p>\n

To complete registration, you must submit all required documents and make the corresponding payment<\/strong>. Incomplete registrations cannot be processed. <\/p>\n

Cost<\/strong><\/h4>\n

$25 per child<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2763","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nSacraments for Children with Special Needs - St. John Paul II Catholic Mission<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stjp2cc.org\/en\/sacraments-for-children-with-special-needs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sacraments for Children with Special Needs - St. John Paul II Catholic Mission\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/stjp2cc.org\/en\/sacraments-for-children-with-special-needs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"St. John Paul II Catholic Mission\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Mision-Catolica-San-Juan-Pablo-II-100086982906855\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-01T13:45:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stjp2cc.org\\\/en\\\/sacraments-for-children-with-special-needs\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stjp2cc.org\\\/en\\\/sacraments-for-children-with-special-needs\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sacraments for Children with Special Needs - St. John Paul II Catholic Mission\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stjp2cc.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-01T13:28:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-01T13:45:22+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stjp2cc.org\\\/en\\\/sacraments-for-children-with-special-needs\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/stjp2cc.org\\\/en\\\/sacraments-for-children-with-special-needs\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stjp2cc.org\\\/en\\\/sacraments-for-children-with-special-needs\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stjp2cc.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sacraments for Children with Special Needs\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stjp2cc.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stjp2cc.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"St. John Paul II Catholic Mission\",\"description\":\"Welcoming bilingual Catholic church in Gainesville, GA. 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