First Communion for Children at South Santiago Lutheran Church

FIRST COMMUNION SUNDAY: March 3, 2024 

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.

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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 2024 as follows: 
Sunday, February 11, at 11:30 am   OR   Sunday, February 25, at 11:30 am.  Classes usually last about 90 minutes.

 
Things You Can Do to Prepare for Instruction:

1. 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?