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order to alleviate overcrowding, maintain the spiritual dimension
of the Sacrament and to respond to the needs of our families, we
are again offering two options for First Communion. Please
discuss the options with your family to decide which one would best
fit your family. These options are:
1.
Traditional Saturday Morning Mass-- 10:00AM, May 7
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- Ushers will
assist families and guests with seating.
- All First
Communicants will sit together as a group.
- Professional
videographers will record the ceremony, providing images from
both the choir loft and the sanctuary. Each child will be
recorded receiving the Sacrament. No other pictures will
be allowed during the Mass and the aisles will be kept clear to
avoid congestion and obstruction.
- The priests
will be available after Mass for pictures.
- Each class
(Sunday PREP classes, Wednesday PREP classes and parochial school
class) will be photographed by by a professional photographer
after the Mass and these pictures will be sent to you before the
end of the school year.
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2.
First Communion with Parish Assembly at Regular Sunday Mass.
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- Children
receive First Eucharist at either the 9AM or 11AM Mass on Sunday
April 24 or Sunday, May 1.
- Children
choosing this option will process in with the priests at the start
of Mass and sit in the front pews with their families.
- Communicants
receive communion before the assembly and will be invited into
the Sanctuary after the announcements to receive their First Communion
certificates.
- At the close
of Mass, the First Communicants will process out with the priests.
- No pictures
may be taken during Mass, though the ceremony may be videographed
by a friend or family member from the choir loft only.
- Priests will
be available for pictures after Mass.
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Please tell us which option
your family has decided on for your child's Fist Communion on the
form on the next page. |
