St George's Celebrates
First Holy Communion
Saturdays the 9th and 16th May were days of great celebration for many families in the parish as the children made their First Holy Communion
The church was packed with families and friends there to support and join the celebrations. For the children and the families, it brings to an end a preparation time of seven months, during which the children and families have attended the 9:00am Mass and had their own Liturgy of the Word (Little Church) and then had preparation sessions after Mass with Miss Mawtus and parish catechists.
The first three sessions focus on the family and our baptism. The children explore why their names were chosen, and that God knows us all by our name. they also examine the idea of choices; this is in preparation for First Reconciliation which is in January. The remaining sessions then cover following Jesus to lead our lives as he taught us, sharing tradition, the importance of the Church community and preparation for Eucharist.
This wasn’t all the preparation the children have had, in school they have been following the, ‘With You Always’ programme which allows the children to explore in more detail the Sacrament and its origins.
We give thanks for all involved in the preparation of the children, Miss Mawtus, Noreen Smith and Cath Woods who have given their time to walk with the children and families. We pray as a parish for the children and their families.
Little Church will continue in the coming months for the children so that they can have their own Liturgy of the Word. If any parishioner would like to volunteer to help with this, please contact Fr Chris or email stgeorgesweb@yahoo.com you will need DBS clearance to take part in this ministry.
