"I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE"
The Sacrament of Eucharist / First Communion
Jesus is the bread of life who nourishes us and gives us life
Jesus declared,“I am the bread of life.Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. John 6:35 ‘Communion’has many meanings. It is, first of all our communion with Jesus. But is also communion among ourselves. When the minister says,‘Body of Christ’, we are being told what it is we are receiving. But we are also being told what we are and what we are to become. We are the Body of Christ, joined to one another in him.
Donal Harrington-Exploring Eucharist
The Sacrament of Holy Communion is another step on our faith journey in which we commit to our friendship with Jesus and the faith community in which we grow as a Christian.
First Communion always takes place within the celebration of Eucharist, the gathering of the people of God. Holy Communion is a very personal experience in which we grow in relationship with Jesus and the wider community.
Holy Communion is a very personal experience in which we grow in relationship with Jesus and the wider community.
Our Christian Faith; is all about relationship with Jesus and with the wider community, growing together in love, forgiveness and new life.
Preparation for First Holy Communion
Not only is it an important year in the life of your child, it is also an important year for their class, their teachers, and also for you the parents/guardians. It is also a special time too for the parish community. Your child’s faith journey began the day you brought your child to the Church to be baptised. And what a special day that was for you and the family. Now that child has grown they are about to take another step in their faith journey, as they prepare for First Holy Communion. And we all have a part to play.
While the Home is the primary learning place, each parent/guardian will be asked to take on a special role over the next few months, to journey with your child as they prepare to receive the sacraments, as there is only so much that can be taught in school. Our teachers do a wonderful job in preparing the children for their special day, but ‘home is where the heart is’. And the home is the domestic Church, where our children are influenced by what they see and learn.
As part of our preparation for First Penance and First Holy Communion, we run in tandem a parish based programme, ‘Do this in Memory’. This programme is a continuous programme, connecting the classroom with the home and the parish. As part of the programme, there is an Information Night, (where we meet the parents), an Enrolment Ceremony for you and your child, and there are four Sundays set aside where you and your child will have some participation in the Sunday Mass. It is also hoped that you and your child will frequent mass regularly as your child prepares for this special day.
