Welcoming Our First Communicants to the Table of the Lord

Over the past several weekends, we celebrated Holy Mass as 37 of our children received their First Holy Communion.

The Eucharist lies at the very heart of our faith. Instituted by Jesus at the Last Supper, on the night He was betrayed, it is both a sacrifice and a meal. At every Mass, the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. He is truly present!

For these children, this moment follows their formation through Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, where they have come to know Jesus as the Good Shepherd who calls them by name and invites them to His table. Now, they take their place at that table for the first time.

The Level 2 (ages 7-9) and Level 3 (ages 10-12) CGS atrium inside the school.

Their witness is a powerful reminder for all of us. Their faith calls us to reflect on the gift of the Eucharist and to approach it with renewed devotion.

We are proud of these young members of our parish and grateful to their families, catechists, and all who have helped guide them to this moment:

Ronan Adams Cruz Alegria Adrienne Arend Mason Ash Penelope Bean Alice Bower Moises Castaneda Jose Castillo-Franco Isabel Diaz Aviendha Everhart Louisa Everhart Kate Fosnaugh Madison Fragale Beau Ginter Kate Greco Elijah Grissom Thomas Hilgefort Logan Jensen Jack Kelley

Reagan Linser John Liston Julieta Loreto-Noguera Henry Maggart Sofia Moradel-Flores Toby Murray Jillian Parker Amelia Parsley Nathaniel Piacentini Vincent Pleiman Maria Rincon Aaron Santiz Corrine Schmidt Parker Smith John Staudt Mirielle Waindim Henry Widrig Noah Zuzik

As a parish, we celebrate with them and continue to pray that they will remain close to the Good Shepherd and return often to the table of the Lord, where Christ feeds us with His very life.

Interested in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd? We accept children ages 3-12 in this Montessori-based faith formation program!