Whirlwind Tour - Preparing for the Sacraments

We spent all of our April sessions learning more about the Eucharist and preparing to receive the Sacraments of First Confession and First Communion.

Father joined us and helped us learn more about examining our conscience. We reviewed The Ten Commandments together.

In May, when the day came for our First Confession, the nuns came to help us prepare.
We were nervous at first, but we loved adding our clean hearts to the big heart of Jesus.

Our parents came for retreat too. Afterwards, we practiced for our Big Day!

Finally, it was time for our First Communion!

Lots of anticipation as we waited for Mass to start.
Lots of joy as we could see the whole parish was so happy for us!
Lots of relief when it was finished and we could relax and enjoy our reception!
Lots of excitement at the spcecial prints of "The Last Supper" we received to commemorate our day!

Packing Light: I didn't prepare formal lesson plans for this phase of our activity. Here are links to the worksheets and activities we used:

• coloring page for understanding worthiness to receive Holy Communion
• booklet for examination of conscience using the Ten Commandments as our guide
• booklet for reviewing the steps for Confession
• note cards to hang on bathroom mirror to remember to learn the Act of Contrition
• booklet/coloring page for learning more about the Eucharistic Prayer
• "last ditch review" for Reconciliation and Communion

Thanks for joining us for our year. Our 2nd grade safari was a great expedition. Together, we explored and investigated lots of teachings of the Catholic Church. God truly blessed us as we grew in our knowledge and appreciation of our faith and its traditions!

See you next year, have a great summer! Here is a summer saints coloring book to enjoy.