How may validly baptized non-Catholic children receive First Communion? Yes, but please speak to your parish pastor for their preparation for First Communion.ħ.
If my child did not receive First Communion in Grade Two, can they receive it when they are older? Please speak to the pastor or coordinator.Ħ. What if my child is not ready to celebrate the sacrament? While there is absolutely no fee associated with the Sacrament of Eucharist, our parish families help cover such expenses as program materials, refreshments, and so on, through voluntary d onations.ĥ. Why is there a cost associated with this preparation? And such a family becomes the evangelizer of many other families, and of the neighbourhood of which it forms a part."Ĥ. The parents not only communicate the Gospel to their children, but from their children they can themselves receive the same Gospel as deeply lived by them. In a family which is conscious of this mission, all the members evangelize and are evangelized. "The family, like the Church, ought to be a place where the Gospel is transmitted and from which the Gospel radiates. For this reason the Church calls the Christian family "the domestic church" (CCC: 1655-1658 Compendium: 350), as Pope John Paul II reminds us in the words of Pope Paul VI: Augustine once said that parents are called "not only to bring children into the world but also to bring them to God". The parents "are bound by the most serious obligation to educate their off-spring", as St. The Church involves parents in the faith of their family from the start, because parents are called to be "the first preachers of the faith" to their children. At baptism the point about the parents' and godparents' responsibility to pass on the faith of the Church is clear as day in the symbol of the lighting of the candle from the paschal candle at Baptism. Why are parents involved in the process?Ĭhildren to the faith of the parents are like sponges to water. The immediate preparation for the celebration of the sacraments is the responsibility of the parents and the parish.ģ. Why is this preparation held in the parish and not the school? If you are not attending a parish currently, we warmly invite you to participate in the Mass on Sundays with one of our many parish families.Ģ. To prepare for First Holy Communion you are to register your family in your local parish. The parents and the parish are responsible for your child's preparation for the First Holy Communion, with help from our Catholic schools. Who is responsible for preparing my child for First Communion, the school or the parish? My family goes to Mass at our local parish. Whether or not their children attend a Catholic school, the parents are to register their family for the preparation at their parish.ġ. The preparation process takes place usually around seven years of age or otherwise as determined by the pastor. Our parishes offer our families sacramental preparation that prepares them for First Holy Communion. If this will be your First Holy Communion, it will mark your wonderful beginning of sharing at the table of the Lord with the whole Church at your local parish. The three Sacraments of Christian Initiation- Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Eucharist-together form the process of sacramental initiation into the Church. MARGARETS CEMETERYįirst Holy Eucharist (First Holy Communion) HISTORICAL REGISTER OF THE BURIALS AT ST.
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