First Communion Parent-Child Retreat
Sunday Sunday, Sunday, April 7th, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
Attend Mass together at 10:00 am Mass, then come to the
HallWorkshop Sessions (Rotate from one to another!)
Making and Baking your OWN LOAF OF BREAD
Assembling, decorating and gluing your First Communion
Pew Banner, created from a pre-ordered kit! We will have
yours there…with some supplies. Bring your favorite
scissors.
Hands ON display and explanation of everything used at
Mass: Vestments, Reading Books, Chalice, Wine and Water
goblets, etc. PLUS you will be given a HOST (Not a blessed
one!) to eat as a sample!
View a Religious Video with your parent(s) to help your
understanding of this sacred Day of First Communion. (It
will be the third Sacrament you have received…Baptism, First
Reconciliation and First Eucharist/Communion).
FIRST COMMUNION DATES:
Sunday April 21st 10:00 am Mass [additional mass]
Sunday April 28th 10:00 am Mass
Saturday May 4th 5:00 pm Mass
Sunday May 5th 10:00 am Mass
Sunday May 5th 10:00 am Family Mass
Parish May Crowning today
We urgently need a 5th grade class teacher for Religious Education.
Parents and Grandparents Become a Volunteer!
Be an example of serving others and share your faith with your children/grandchildren and their friends by
becoming a Catechist! We are in need of a 1st grade and 5th grade Catechist. Only one hour a week, 25
weeks a year. We provide the teacher’s textbook and supplies as needed. If you are interested and can make
this commitment, please call the Parish Office and we will take your information and forward it to our
Coordinator of Religious Education – Betty Napoli.
If interested or for more information, contact Betty Napoli at Email: bettynapoli@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at 609-927-0121