The Source and Summit

“The Eucharist is 'the source and summit of the Christian life.' The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch."
 
"The Eucharist is the efficacious sign and sublime cause of that communion in the divine life and that unity of the People of God by which the Church is kept in being. It is the culmination both of God's action sanctifying the world in Christ and of the worship men offer to Christ and through him to the Father in the Holy Spirit."
 
"Finally, by the Eucharistic celebration we already unite ourselves with the heavenly liturgy and anticipate eternal life, when God will be all in all.”  

​— Catechism of the Catholic Church # 1324-1326

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​First Communion: Children
Children preparing to receive the sacrament of the Eucharist for the first time must be enrolled in one of our parish schools or the Religious Education program for two years. Please visit our Staff Directory to contact our Coordinator of Religious Education for more information.
 
First Communion: Adults
Adults preparing to receive the sacrament of the Eucharist for the first time must participate in the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (R.C.I.A.).