Welcome to the Table of the Lord

Dear Parish Family,

The joy and excitement of First Communion Day in the parish is palpable. Beautifully dressed boys and girls in their First Communion outfits. Parents and grandparents are beaming with pride. Children eager to come and receive Jesus for the first time in the Eucharist. This weekend we welcome 96 children to the Lord’s table for the first time. What a special day!


I love to see their eyes lock and light up as the Eucharist is presented to them — “The Body of Christ.” Their hands raised in anticipation, making an altar for Jesus in the Eucharist to be placed, excitedly responding “Amen.” Ever so carefully, they pick up the Eucharist and consume it. Some return to their seats almost bouncing with joy, while others, so reverently and slowly, knowing they have the most precious gift possible within them.


If you are like me, this day always brings to mind memories of my own First Communion. One of the best days of my life! Every time we receive the Eucharist, we can do so with the eyes of a child receiving for the first time. It is a time for us to pause and think about how we receive the presence of Jesus under the form of consecrated bread and wine, as well as the witness we give to those around us.


This sacrament not only unites us intimately with Jesus but solidifies our unity as the Body of Christ. We are now the Body of Christ! As St. Teresa of Avila reminds us, “Christ has no body now on earth but yours; no hands but yours; no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which the compassion of Christ must look out on the world. Yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good. Yours are the hands with which he is to bless his people.”


Join me in praying for all the children and their families; may this day be an initial step to a life- long love of the Eucharist. 

Join me in praying for all the children and their families; may this day be an initial step to a life- long love of the Eucharist.


This is my body, given for you ... how will I be his body in the world today?


Siempre Adelante,


Tere Delgado
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Faith Formation Minister 

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