First Communion at South Santiago Lutheran Church

First Communion for Children at South Santiago Lutheran Church

FIRST COMMUNION SUNDAY: May 1, 2022

Children in First Grade, as well as older children who have yet to make their First Communion, are invited to participate in a hands-on class in the weeks leading up to First Communion with a parent/sponsor. Families with children younger than that who wish to begin instruction for their child can speak directly with the pastor about possible exceptions to our policy.

First Communion will be held the second Sunday after Easter at 10 a.m. Worship Services. This is a big deal, a truly important moment for our congregation and for our children. We celebrate Christ and dance in the light of His love.

First Communion Instruction

First Communion Instruction usually takes place sometime during the season of Lent.

First Communion Instruction consists of 1 session. Those sessions are scheduled for 2022 as follows:
Sunday, March 13, at 11:30 am OR Sunday, April 10, at 11:30 am.

Things You Can Do to Prepare for Instruction:

Using whichever Bible is age-appropriate for your child(ren), read the Bible with your children, especially these stories:

From the Old Testament

Creation—Genesis 1, especially noting HOW God creates.
Captivity in Egypt—Exodus 1, noting especially how evil the Pharaoh is to the Hebrews
Moses—Exodus 1-3
The Plagues—Exodus 7-11
The Passover—Exodus 12

From the New Testament

Jesus Feeds 5,000 People—Matthew 14:13-21
The Last Supper—Matthew 26:17-35; Mark 14:12-31; Luke 22:7-23;

2. Talk to your children about Holy Communion:

What is it that is important to YOU about what happens at communion?
What words do you hear in worship around Holy Communion that are important to your heart?
What are some of your earliest memories about Holy Communion?
What are some questions that YOU have about Holy Communion as an adult?

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"Let the Children Come to Me: A curriculum for Holy Communion for Households with Pre-Readers"

If you can answer more "Yeses" than not from the questions above, beginning with "Is your child baptized?"...
If you would like to begin working with your child around Holy Communion even if he/she is a PRE-READER...
If you have had some initial conversation with the pastor...
If you are simply curious about what this looks like...

HERE IS THE PRE-READER CURRICULUM WE USE HERE.

First Communion Pre-Readers Booklet
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A curriculum for Holy Communion for Household Instruction

If you can answer more "Yeses" than not from the questions above, beginning with "Is your child baptized?"...
If you would like to begin working with your child around Holy Communion...
If your child can read...
If you have had some initial conversation with the pastor...
If you are simply curious about what this looks like...

HERE IS THE CURRICULUM WE USE HERE.

First Communion booklet
File Size:	506 kb
File Type:	pdf

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