Dear Parents and Families,
I know you may be a little disappointed with the abruption in our plan of
going ahead with the First Communion preparation. It was a wonderful time
to come together and learn more about our Christian faith on Sacraments and
especially Eucharist. I thank you for taking it seriously and supporting
our team. Basically, Holy Communion is the continuous assurance of Jesus
that he will be with us till the end of the world. So even at this pandemic
time, we can find comfort in Jesus's words.
going ahead with the First Communion preparation. It was a wonderful time
to come together and learn more about our Christian faith on Sacraments and
especially Eucharist. I thank you for taking it seriously and supporting
our team. Basically, Holy Communion is the continuous assurance of Jesus
that he will be with us till the end of the world. So even at this pandemic
time, we can find comfort in Jesus's words.
We would like to hear your thoughts so that we can plan for their First Communion
by following all the health guidelines (please see message and survey question below). Once we do, we can consider planning for a special Mass(es) for the First Communion children with limited numbers of people attending from each family.
Hope and pray that things will get better. Keep watching our Sunday Masses with your children from our website. Learning about Christian faith is an ongoing one. God bless and protect your families.
Fr. Lukose CMF
All of us at Holy Cross Parish and especially the Come Join Us At the Table (CJUATT) Team hope you all are safe and healthy. It has been such a long time since our last CJUATT session back in March, and so many things have changed for everyone. However, God's love never does! We want to ensure that your children know this and feel His presence during these challenging times.
Now that your children have somewhat settled back into school, we wanted to find out from you if your family is ready to consider having your child(ren) receive their Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion this fall. We know that you may have many questions and/or concerns, so we will outline what our tentative plan is, dependent on interest level:
- A short online review video with special focus on the Sacrament of Reconciliation
- Online videos, resources, and fun worksheets to support and review the content presented over the CJUATT sessions
- Plan for the Sacrament of Reconciliation to occur in late October at the church, following the COVID-19 Health Guidelines (i.e. COVID-19 self-assessment screener, use of masks, physical distancing, reducing the number of people in church, names of people attending for contact tracing, hand-sanitizing, plexiglass/physical distancing when receiving the Sacrament).
- Plan for the Sacrament of First Holy Communion to occur in early November at the church, following the COVID-19 Health Guidelines (i.e.COVID-19 self-assessment screener, use of masks, physical distancing, reducing the number of people in church, names of people attending for contact tracing, hand-sanitizing, separate Mass(es) for children and their families receiving First Communion).
Please review the information above, and then answer the survey question below. If you could please respond by October 2nd, this will help us plan accordingly.
Thank you and stay safe and well!
Yours in Christ,
The CJUATT TEAM
Would you like your child(ren) to receive their Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion this fall 2020, based on the information provided?
Yes, I feel comfortable with the outlined plan.
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No, my family is not ready for this at this time.
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Neither, I'd like my child to receive their Sacraments, but I'm not comfortable with the plan.
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