FIRST COMMUNION: Important Dates/Requirements

Sacrament of FIRST COMMUNION

Saturday, June 7, 2025

10:00 AM

Arrive early: 8:30 for family seating, parking, photos

FIRST RECONCILIATION: Wednesday, May, 28, 2025 @6:00 PM Completed!

NEW: FINAL REHEARSAL for FIRST COMMUNION

Friday, June 6, 2025 @6:00 PM

BE SURE to BRING

Your FINAL Family Catechesis Binders on Friday with:

1. BEST Examples of Your Learning/Growing in knowledge, character and holiness in the Image of Christ.

   1. From your workbooks: FAMILIA de FE, RENOVADO and RECIBIDO

   2. Sunday Mass Attendance Dates/Highlights on Readings and Notes from Mass Preparation

   3. Special hand-outs and projects for Salvation History: E.g. Apostolic Way of Life, Nicene Creed, Prayers Learned, Liturgical Calendar, Advent, Holy Week mobile, Our Father prayer beads, Great Commandment, Great Commission

2. Family Community Service Log (Your Acts of Mercy: Sharing God's Love with Others)

3. Other: Photos, Special artwork, Journal entrie

ATTIRE:

White for Boys and Girls (with sleeves)

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REVIEW GOALS of our FAMILY CATECHESIS MINISTRY

Developing 

1. A Sense of the SACRED

2. A Desire to be part of God’s Family/COMMUNITY

3. A Closer RELATIONSHIP with Jesus Christ.

4. Increased FAITH, HOPE, and LOVE in ALL Relationships

5. Confidence in proclaiming the good news of God’s SALVATION/LOVE Story:  Way of Life of the Apostles

Each month, notice and reflect on how each family member is developing and transforming in the Image and Character of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

Families follow God’s Mission and Purpose from the beginning

1. GREAT COMMANDMENT

   1. LOVE GOD with all our being and teach children to do the same! Deuteronomy 6:4-9: SHEMA  Old Testament

   2. LOVE GOD and LOVE OTHERS (Matthew 22:34-40 New Testament

2. GREAT COMMISSION:  Make Disciples of ALL (Matthew 28:19-20)

   1. Baptizing them in the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

   2. Teaching them to obey all that I have taught you.

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FAMILY CATECHESIS PORTFOLIO

1. MASS ATTENDANCE Dates and What you Learned

   1. RECEIVING JESUS(Mass Guide)

   2. MASS PREPARATION: Sample Notes/Drawings/Reflections/Lectio Divina

      
      

2. FAMILY of FAITH Best Samples (RED)

   
   

3. RENOVADO: Best Samples

   
   

4. RECIBIDO: Best Samples

   
   

5. FAMILY PRAYERS Learned :

   1. OUR FATHER,

   2. HAIL MARY,

   3. GLORY BE

   4. PRAYER PROCESS: Daily Self Examen

   5. ROSARY

      
      

6. NICENE CREED (Artwork, reflection, summary in your own words)

   
   

7. ALL Hand-outs/Art: ADVENT/ HOLY WEEK Projects, Liturgical Calendar, Great Commission, Great Commandment

   
   

8. PHOTOS/NOTES/ARTWORK

   
   

9. COMMUNITY SERVICE Summary: Examples of Works of Mercy

   
   

10. OTHER

    1. BLESSED:

    2. CHOSEN: