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SACRAMENT OF EUCHARIST
YEAR 4 PARENT INFORMATION EVENING
PRAYER Sign of the cross
Lord, give us the wisdom and the courage to help our children as you would
to develop in them a Christ-like love for all people …
To nurture in them a desire to give and not simply to take …
to teach them to be doers of Your Holy Word.
Guide us in our parental responsibilities strengthen our love as a family
so that we may work together in coming closer to You.
May we be the expression of Your love to our children
so that each day will be as today …
Your love received and shared …
to help us be one in the Body of Christ.
Amen
Sign of the cross
OUR GOALS FOR YOUR CHILD
1. Experience the Sacrament of the Eucharist as an action in which we give
thanks and praise, receive Jesus, remember His life, death and resurrection
and are sent to be Christ to others.
2. Identify the roles of priest, deacon, choir, lectors, and the community
(assembly) in our Eucharistic Celebration.
3. Identify the two parts of the Eucharist (Mass): Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of
the Eucharist
We then wish for you to turn over the card and write down what you are
thankful for in your life and what you wish to thank God for. This may be one
thing, or it may be many.
We will then proceed to place them into our Box of Thanks. This box has
been used throughout our journey with the students to give thanks to God
for all that He does for us and remind ourselves of our strong connection with
Him.
THE CELEBRATION
◦ The children celebrating their First Communion will be the first of the congregation to
receive the sacrament. They will proceed up to the priest or catechist, who is specially
ordained to hand out Communion, and "receive" the Communion, which by this time
has been turned into the "Body of Christ."
◦ When receiving Communion, the children will either fold their hands on top of one
another and bring them up to receive the Eucharist, allowing the priest to place the
Eucharist into their hands.
◦ During the ceremony, most of the readings that would traditionally be done during a
Catholic Mass, will be read by a few of the children. These roles will be distributed
evenly, however if your child wishes to read a specific part in our celebration, do let us
know.
◦ They will form two lines, proceed back to their pews, where they will make the sign of
the cross before kneeling below their seats to personally reflect and pray.
HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR CHILD?
Ways in which you can assist your child at this time in their spiritual development:
◦ Take an interest in relevant homework activities
◦ As a family, eat one meal a day together and create a sharing experiences
throughout the meal.
◦ Encourage children to share their thoughts and wonder questions.
◦ Encourage the saying of grace before or after meals.
◦ Share with your child your memories or items kept from your First Holy Communion
◦ As a family, regularly celebrate the Eucharist and visit your local Parish.
◦ Join school-wide Parish and Church community events.
GENERAL BUSINESS
Points that need to be explained regarding the ceremony:
◦ Date
◦ Time
◦ Venue
◦ Ceremony format
◦ Seating arrangements
◦ Dress requirements
◦ Photographic arrangements
THANKYOU FOR YOUR TIME!