Do This In Remembrance of Me

The Sacrament of the Eucharist is both a sacrifice and a meal. It has its origin at the Last Supper when on the night Jesus was betrayed, He instituted the Eucharistic Sacrifice of His Body and Blood. This He did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until He comes again. In this Sacrament, Jesus entrusts to his Church a memorial of His death and Resurrection, the sacrament of love, a sign of unity and a bond of charity, in which Christ is consumed, and our minds and souls are filled with grace and a pledge of future glory. The Eucharist is the sum and summary of our faith through the actions of the Holy Spirit and the Real Presence of Jesus; His Body and Blood become present under the form of bread and wine. It is through the Eucharist that each of us is nourished by Jesus to seek God’s will.

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At Mass, our gifts of bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ, through the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus is really present under the appearance of bread and wine. Our participation in Mass is a sign of our full initiation into the Church, the Body of Christ.

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Children are generally prepared to receive their first Holy Communion when they reach the second grade. Children are prepared for Holy Communion through our Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program. Older children may also be prepared separately from the second graders. For further information, please contact our parish office, 740-363-4641.

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Adults, who have not yet received First Holy Communion, may also contact the parish office for our OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation for Adults) process.

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First Communion Calendar 2024-2025

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