Download or read book First Communion written by Peter McGrail and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most carefully prepared liturgies of any Roman Catholic parish's year is the celebration of 'First Communion'. This is the ritual by which seven- or eight -year-old children are admitted to the Eucharist for the first time. It attracts the largest congregations of any parish liturgy, and yet is frequently marked by tension and dissent within the parish community. The same ritual holds very different meanings for the various parties involved - clergy, parish schools, regularly communicating parishioners, and the first communicants and their families. The tensions arise from dissonance between the parties on such key issues as expected patterns of Church attendance, Catholic identity, dress and expenditure, and family formation. The relationships and discontinuities between popular and 'official' religion is at the heart of these tensions. They touch upon deep-seated anxieties concerning the future viability of the very structures and patterns of parish life during the current period of falling Church attendance and parish closures. For those within the Church who are concerned to understand and address the issues in its structural decline, this book will make sometimes uncomfortable but always stimulating reading. Peter McGrail examines the relationship between Church structures and popular religious identity, viewed through the lens of the first communion event. Drawing out hitherto unrecognised connections and significances for the future of the Catholic Church at local level, the insights into the decline of the parish as an institution present challenges to all with an interest in and concern for the future of the Church in the English-speaking world. Bringing to the fore the relationship and tensions between liturgy and Church structures, both historically and at the present time, this book offers academics and students alike extensive material for reflection and future development..
Download or read book Guide for Celebrating First Communion written by Jo-Ann Metzdorff and published by LiturgyTrainingPublications. This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide aims to help those responsible for preparing and celebrating Masses for those receiving Communion for the first time.
Download or read book First Communion with Prayers and Devotions for the Newly Confirmed written by George Frederick Maclear and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book First Communion Liturgies written by Donna M. Eschenauer and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2014-07-21 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do parish First Communion Masses so often neglect good liturgical principles? Should these celebrations resemble something analogous to a recital? Or, should they be celebrations worthy of the praise and glory of God? First Communion Liturgies explores the purpose and practice of First Communion in our time, uncovers the pitfalls associated with it, and offers a guide for preparing celebrations that will enrich the lives of children and families, bringing them into a deeper relationship with God and the church.
Download or read book Confirmation and First Communion a series of essays lectures sermons conversations and heads of catechising relative to the preparation of catechumens written by Henry Garrett NEWLAND and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A manual of instruction for Confirmation and first communion written by George Frederick Maclear and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book We Give Thanks written by Iris V. Cully and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 1989-02 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A course to prepare children ages seven and older for First Communion. Introduces themes for interpreting the liturgy, helps children to understand concepts of atonement and redemption, and emphasizes the significance of special meals, remembering, belonging and celebration, from a Christian perspective. The Parent's Guide promotes active participation through home activities and suggested discussion topics to supplement in-class lessons.
Download or read book My First Communion written by Hugh Thomson Kerr and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Confirmation and first communion written by Confirmation and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book When I Was a Child written by Susan B. Ridgely and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2006-05-18 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Communion is generally understood as a rite of passage in which seven- and eight-year-old Catholic children transform from baptized participants in the Church to members of the body of Christ, the universal Catholic Church. This official Church account, however, ignores what the rite actually may mean to its participants. In When I Was a Child, Susan Ridgely Bales demonstrates that the accepted understanding of a religious ritual can shift dramatically when one considers the often neglected perspective of child participants. Bales followed Faith Formation classes and interviewed communicants, parents, and priests in an African American parish and in a parish containing both white and Latino congregations. By letting the children speak for themselves through their words, drawings, and actions, When I Was a Child stresses the importance of rehearsal, the centrality of sensory experiences, and the impact of expectations in the communicants' interpretations of the Eucharist. In the first sustained ethnographic study of how children interpret and help shape their own faith, Bales finds that children's perspectives give new contours to the traditional understanding of a common religious ritual. Ultimately, she argues that scholars of religion should consider age as distinct a factor as race, class, and gender in their analyses.
Download or read book Embracing the Vision written by Linda Gaupin and published by Twenty-Third Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this remarkable preparation program, Sr. Linda walks readers through the process of experiencing the sacraments as times of growth and conversion--involving everyone in the parish community. She offers here everything a parish leader needs to make this happen: guidelines for the facilitator, liturgical prayers, catechist guides, student materials, and family handouts--all in one package. the accompanying CD contains both PDF and Word documents for easy personalization and reproduction of all components of the program.
Download or read book A Little Child s First Communion written by Margaret Bolton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-10 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Little Child's First Communion: Introduction to the Spiritual Way They talked with their father and mother. And they asked their father to tell them just what to do on the morning Of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book First communion with prayers for the newly confirmed written by George Frederick Maclear and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book First Eucharist Beyond Leader Guide written by Steve Mueller and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-02-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Eucharist and Beyond is a resource for Catholic parishes. This Leader Guide contains everything a catechist needs to lead one parent's session and four children's sessions to prepare for celebrating the sacrament of the Eucharist. The emphasis is not just on "first communion" but on the ongoing experience of growing in communion with Christ in everyday life. The sessions focus on the presence of Christ in the assembly, the proclaimed word, the bread and wine, and in our world,. This book includes age appropriate activities and discussions for both younger children (ages 7-8) and older children (ages 9-11). Use with the Family Activity Book and Child's Book to complement and reinforce the material in the four parish sessions. The leader guide includes plans for both parents and children's sessions—including catechist background, goals, overviews and materials list; prayers, rituals and scripture stories; age-appropriate activities; explanation of what we do and say at Mass; and, ways to encourage parents to use the home.
Download or read book Preparing for First Eucharist written by Janie Gustafson and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preparing for First Eucharist was developed for teachers and catechists of First Communion or First Eucharist preparation programs to supplement the formation of Children preparing for the reception of the Eucharist. It is intended to help teach children to participate actively, fully, and fruitfully in the Eucharist celebration. The activities in this book correlate to the Catechism of the Catholic Church and to Sacramentum Caritatis. (The exhortation of Pope Benedict XVI) Grades 1-3
Download or read book Fed by the Lord written by Leonard J. DeLorenzo and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2023-04-08 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God feeds his people in the most personal and intimate way. When we receive the Eucharist, we are being fed by God and changed in mind and heart by this most wondrous gift. Fed by the Lord provides at-home scriptural formation for children preparing for First Communion. This resource, written for the adults who guide them, nourishes relationships between children and parents as well as the Lord who feeds them. Fed by the Lord focuses on twelve stories of God feeding his people. By studying together the actions of God in Scripture adults can prepare children to connect with the Word of God––Jesus Christ––who reveals himself through this biblical journey and comes to us personally in the Eucharist.
Download or read book First Communion written by Hussey Burgh Macartney and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
