{"id":78,"date":"2020-12-02T17:27:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T06:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staugbalmain.cathcomm.org.au\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2024-03-26T13:36:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T02:36:04","slug":"first-eucharist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staugbalmain.org.au\/sacraments\/first_reconciliation-first_eucharist-confirmation\/first-eucharist\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRST EUCHARIST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"1st-eucharist-communion-2022\"><strong>First Eucharist (Communion)<\/strong> <\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/staugbalmain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thJL7ZJVBA.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staugbalmain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thJL7ZJVBA.jpg 219w, https:\/\/staugbalmain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thJL7ZJVBA-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/staugbalmain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thJL7ZJVBA-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once a child has received both the Sacraments of Baptism and Penance (Reconciliation) they are eligible to receive the Sacrament of <strong>First Holy Communion (Eucharist)<\/strong>. Generally, students who are in Year 3 or above, are invited to participate in this Sacrament. At St Augustine\u2019s and St Joseph\u2019s Parishes, this sacrament is offered during <strong>Term 4<\/strong> of the school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Candidates are in Year 3 or above at school.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attendance of Mass at St Augustine&#8217;s or St Joseph&#8217;s on a regular basis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Candidates have been baptised and a copy of Baptism Certificate provided with enrolment form if not baptised at St Augustine\/ St Joseph Parish. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Candidates have made their Reconciliation Sacrament.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attendance at the Preparation Sessions by the Candidate and at least one parent\/carer is expected.&nbsp;<em>Attendance by both parents encouraged.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>                                    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-912e95c152a501c4fa8702de915ebca7\">First Eucharist 2024 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-99be47c28641314a35f53f182907f3b6\">Sunday 17 November<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">10.30am &#8211; St Joseph&#8217;s, Rozelle (Surname A-K)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">12.30pm &#8211;  St Augustine&#8217;s, Balmain (Surname L-Z)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e64fe143085644c5a718314144d21b30\">Preparation Classes are all held at St Augustine&#8217;s Church straight after the 5pm Mass<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">20 October<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">27 October<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">3 November<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">10 November  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>To enrol your child please click <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1qvfordXB90F5FX0GnMAcK3ncjowbWMpTbXSS7FGoIG8\/edit\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1qvfordXB90F5FX0GnMAcK3ncjowbWMpTbXSS7FGoIG8\/edit\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Eucharist (Communion) Once a child has received both the Sacraments of Baptism and Penance (Reconciliation) they are eligible to receive the Sacrament of First Holy Communion (Eucharist). Generally, students who are in Year 3 or above, are invited to participate in this Sacrament. At St Augustine\u2019s and St Joseph\u2019s Parishes, this sacrament is offered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":67,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staugbalmain.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staugbalmain.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staugbalmain.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staugbalmain.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staugbalmain.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/staugbalmain.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1744,"href":"https:\/\/staugbalmain.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78\/revisions\/1744"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staugbalmain.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/67"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staugbalmain.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}