The First Communion program at Prince of Peace begins in 1st grade and is completed at the end of the 2nd-grade year. Archdiocesan policy is for 2 years of preparation prior to receiving the Sacrament of First Communion. If your child has not been in Religious Education during those years they will be placed in the appropriate grade for their age and the next year in the appropriate Rite of Christian Initiation for Children (RCIC) class. They will receive their First Communion at the end of that second year.