OUR LADY OF THE LAKES

FIRST EUCHARIST PARENT MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1993

AGENDA

1.

Welcome

2.

Opening Prayer

3.

Dates and Times to Remember

A.
B.

4.

Mary T. Tate

P~actice Dates
Lineup Time

Prepare Your Child

A.
B.
C.
D.

To Parents
Review with your Child
Eucharists Is ..
Eucharist

5.

A Family Celebration

6.

Dress Code

7.

Pictures
A.
B.

Video
Photos and Portraits

8.

List of Students by Date

9.

Benediction

Father M. Stack

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FIRST EUCHARIST PARENT MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1993

PRAYER SERVICE

LEADER:

We .gather in friendship and pray in the name

of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit.

ALL:

Amen!

LEADER:

Jesus, one way we come to know You better is

through Your names and titles. Help us to grow
in faith, hope, and love as we discover our true
selves by discovering You.

ALL:

Amen!

READER 1:

Jesus, You are the Messiah, the Son of God.

ALL:

We praise Youl

READER 2:

Jesus, You are the Bread of Life.

ALL:

Strengthen ' us!

READER 3:

Jesus, You are the Light of the World.

ALL:

Lead us on!

READER 4:

Jesus, You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

ALL:

Help us follow Youl

READER 5:

Jesus, You are the Alpha and the Omega, the

beginning and the end.

ALL:

We trust You!

READER 6:

Jesus, You are the Prince of Peace.

ALL: '

Quiet usl

READER 7:

Jesus, You are the Vine that sustains us.

ALL:

Give us life I

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FIRST EUCHARIST PARENT MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1993

READER 8:

Jesus, You are the Savior of the World.

ALL:

We are gratefull

READER 9:

Jesus, You are the ever present, Risen Lord.

ALL:

Be with usl

LEADER:

A reading from the Letter to the Colossians.

(1:15-20)

He is the image of the Invisible God, the first-born

of all creatures.
In him everything in heaven and on
earth was created, things visible and invisible, whether
thrones or dominations, principalities or powers; all
were created through him, and for him. He is before all
else that is.
In him everything continues in being. It
is he who is head of the body, the church; he who is the
the beginning, the first-born of the dead, so that primacy
may be his in everything.
It pleased God to make absolute
fullness reside in him and, by means of him, to reconcile
everything in his person, both on earth and in the heavens,
making peace through the blood of his cross.

LEADER:

Let us now join hands and pray the words that

Jesus taught us.

ALL:

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kindgom corne; Thy will be done on earth as it
is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trepasses as we forgive those
who trepass against us. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Amen

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FIRST EUCHARIST PARENT MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1993

2nd Grade - Rooms 105 arid 107 on Tuesday and Wednesday

Tuesday Classes - March 30 Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday Classes - March 31 Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.

**

Tuesday and Wednesday Classes - April 20 Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.

**

Tuesday and Wednesday Classes - April 21 Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.

**

Tuesday and Wednesday Classes - April 27 Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.

with Father Whyte

**

With music by Maria Perez-Rudisill

3rd to 7th Grades - Rooms 106 - 207 Wednesday Afternoon and Evening

Wednesday Afternoon Classes - March 31 Wednesday at 4: 30 p.m.

Wednesday Evening Classes - March 31 Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

**

Wednesday Afternoon and Evening Classes - April 28 Wednesday at 4:00

**

Wednesday Afternoon and Evening Classes - May 5 Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.

with Father Whyte

**

With music by Maria Perez-Rudisill

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION DAY:

MAY 1st:
. MAY 8th:

2nd Grade only - LINEUP:

10:00 a.m. Mass in the Church

9:30 a.m. in Parish Center

3rd to 7th Grades - LINEUP: 9:30 a.m. in Parish Center

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FIRST EUCHARIST PARENT MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1993

TO THE PARENTS

In their preparation for First Holy Communion, the children are learning
the significance of the Mass as a celebration of God's gift and as a
reenactment of the Last Supper. Here are some suggestions that might help
to prepare your child for his or her part in Mass.

1.
Sometime during the week, if possible, visit the church. Point out
those things your child might miss while Mass is going on: the tabernacle,
the vigil candle, the Stations, and so forth. Explain their significance.

2.
Purchase a picture missal at your local Catholic bookstore. Go
through the book with your child and identify the different sections of the
Mass.

3.
Before Mass, read and discuss the gospel and other readings with your
child. Help him or her to identify with the message.

4.
Arrive at Mass early! Sit as close to the sanctuary as possible.
Nothing turns a child off faster than to be sitting where he or she can see
nothing but the backs of people's heads.

5.
Set an example of the spiritual attitude necessary for being a part of
the Mass by your own prayerful attention. Join heartily in the prayer
response and signing. Encourage your child to do the same.

6.
Encourage your child to follow the Mass in the picture missal or, if
your child's reading ability is advanced enough and if your parish provides
them, a missalette.

7.
On the way horne from Mass, discuss the gospel message once more.
Think of ways you can fit this message into your lives this week.

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FIRST EUCHARIST PARENT MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1993

PLEASE REVIEW WITH YOUR CHILD

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW:

1.

KNOW THE LIFE OF JESUS:

Son of God Mary, is His mother gave the Holy Eucharist at the
Last Supper The Last Supper was the first mass Jesus died on the
cross for us to save us He rose fr'om the dead, which we celebrate at
Easter Jesus is now in heaven with the Father, and He sends the Holy
Spirit to help us.

2.

KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMMUNION AND ORDINARY BREAD AND WINE:

When mass begins, the bread and wine are not Jesus They become Jesus
at the Consecration when the priest says the words of Jesus:
"This is
my Body" and "This is my Blood" The bread and wine do not seem
different - they still look and taste the same, but they really are
Jesus This is a mystery and a miracle which we believe because tells
us to believe.

3.

RECEIVING JESUS:

When receiving the Host in your hand, hold out your hands, palms up,
with the hand you use under the other. When you the priest says,
"Body of Christ", you answer "Amen". The host is put in your top hand
and with , the underneath hand, put the host in your mouth and eat it
normally.

4.

FASTING BEFORE COMMUNION:

To remind us of the important thing we are about to do, and in honor

of Jesus, we DO NOT eat or drink anything, except water or medicine
for one hour before Holy Communion.

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OUR.. LADY OF THE LAKES

FIRST EUCHARIST PARENT MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1993

EUCHARIST IS
The Eucharist Is About BELONGING. The gathering of Christians
around the table of their Lord presupposes a unity, a community,
already existing.
The Eucharist Is About CELEBRATING. The Eucharist is a gathering
of Christians who wish to express with one voice who we are and
who we are called to be.
The opening procession, the prayers, and
the songs of this gathering serve to draw us together in Jesus
Christ, who is the cause of our unity and the origin of our life.
The Eucharist Is About MAKING PEACE. The Eucharist requires of
us that we have the will to reconcile - that we strongly desire to
achieve. the being-at-one that must accompany true peace.
The Eucharist Is About LISTENING.
In this gathering God expresses
His love for us through His word, which places His ultimate gesture
of life-giving love in its proper context so that we can appreciate
it more fully.
Christ is present and experienced in His word.
The Eucharist Is About CARING. We respond to God's love and concerns
for us by voicing our concern for others.
In the prayer of the
Faithful, we are moved by His love for us to express our love for
one another.
The Eucharist Is About GIVING THANKS FOR CREATION.
In the preparation of the gifts and in the Eucharistic Prayer, we give thanks for
all gifts God has given USi for the world and the people in it, for
the many signs of God's love that surround us.
The Eucharists Is About GIVING THANKS FOR NEW LIFE. We give thanks
most of all for God's love for us, manifested to us in His Son, and
for our own life through Christ's death and resurrection.
The Eucharist Is About SHARING A MEAL. Together we share in bread
and wine, the elements of God's creation, for which we have already
acknowledged our gratitude.
In sharing this food and drink in the
Communion Rite, we share in the self-giving of Christ and are
nourished by His life-giving power to create unity.
The Eucharist Is About GOING FORTH TO MAKE A BETTER WORLD. Fortified
by Christ's presence to us in the world, in the bread, and in each
other and sustained by His love, we go forth to share His life, to
respond to His love, to build a world in which there will be no more
evil and death.

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FIRST EUCHARIST PARENT MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1993

He was old, tired and sweaty,

Pushing his home-made cart
Down the alley, stopping now and
then to poke around in somebody's
garbage.
I wanted to tell him about Eucharist
But the look in his eye,
The despair on his face,
The hopelessness of somebody else's
Life in his cart,
Told me to forget it.
So I smiled, said "Hi"
and gave him Eucharist.
She was cute, nice build,
Too much paint,
A little wobbly on her feet as
she slid from her bar stool,
and very definitely on the make,
"No thanks, not tonight."
And I gave her Eucharist.
She lived alone,
Her husband dead,
Her family gone.
And she talked at you not to you,
Words, endless words, spewed out,
So . I listened and gave her
Eucharist.
Downtown is nice,
Lights change from red to green
And back again,
Flashing blues, pinks and oranges
I gulped them in,
Said, "Thank you, Father,"
And made them Eucharist.
I laughed at myself,
And told myself,
"You with all your sins,
All your selfishness,
I forgive you,
I accept you,
I love you".
It's nice and so necessary too,
To give yourself Eucharist.

Tired, weary, disgusted, lonely

Go to your friends,
Open your door,
Say, "look at me"
And receive their Eucharist.
My Father, when will we learn
You cannot talk Eucharist
Cannot philosophize about it,
You do it.
You don't dogmatize Eucharist,
Sometimes you laugh it,
Sometimes you cry it,
often you sing it.
Sometimes it's wild peace,
Then crying hurt,
Often humiliating,
Never deserved.
You see Eucharist in another's eyes
Give it in another's hand held tight.
Squeeze it with an embrace,
You pause Eucharist in the middle
of a busy day.
Speak Eucharist with a million
Things to do and a person who wants
to talk. For Eucharist is as simple
as being on time, and as profound as
sympathy.
I
I
I
I
I

gave
give
give
give
give

you my supper,
you my sustinence,
you my life,
you me,
you . Eucharist.

We pray a thank-you prayer

to God for the gift of his only Son.
On a special, happy day,
how does your family
celebrate?
Do you have a party?
Do you share a special meal?
Do you pray together?
Do you talk and remember
good times?
Do you sing and hug and laugh?
Do you sometimes .
exchange gifts?
Family celebrations are fun!
They are filled with family love.
Do you know how
the family of God
celebrates together?
They come together in Holy Mass
to sing and talk
and remember God
and the gift Jesus gave
of himself.
At the very beginning of Mass,
we usually sing out with joy.
We are happy to be together
as a family again.
Then we listen to God's Word.
We learn about the Father's love.
We hear wonderful stories
about Jesus.
The priest tells us how we can be
good and happy children
of God.
Now comes the very best part.
We celebrate the special meal
that Jesus shared
~ with his friends
on the night before he died.

When the priest says

the words of Jesus:
"This is my Body ...
This is my Blood,"
we remember the
happy Easter surprise "Christ has died,
Christ is risen,
Christ will corne again."
Jesus becomes real food for us
in the bread and in the wine.
We pray the prayer
Jesus taught us.
We shake hands
with all our neighbors.
We remember
that we are a family
because we have all
been baptized
as brothers and sisters of Jesus.
Then we share the special food
Jesus gave usthe gift of himself
in Holy Communion.
We share this gift in joy
and thanksgiving,
for the gift itself and for -the
"togetherness" we feel
as members of God's family.
After Mass is over, Father says,
"Go in peace to love
and serve the Lord."
Our family celebration
does not end.
For now it's time for us to go out
and celebrate God's love
:
with e veryone we meet.

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FIRST EUCHARIST PARENT MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, , 1993

DRESS CODE

GIRLS

White Dress and Viels (Optional)

White Dress Shoes with Socks or Stockings
NO Gloves and NO Long Dresses to the ground

BOYS

White Suit or White Pants

White Shirt and Tie
Dress Shoes
Coat (Optional)

NOTE:

CHILDREN WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO CARRY ANYTHING IN THEIR HANDS

(Example - Prayerbooks, Rosaries, etc.)

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FIRST EUCHARIST PARENT MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1993

VIDEO TAPES

First Holy Communion Video Tapes will be available for purchase.

cost will be $25.00 per tape.

The

If you are interested in purchasing a tape, please complete the bottom

of this form and return it to the Religious Education Teacher no later
than April 6 or 7, 1993 or before.
The tapes will be available to be picked up at the rectory after the 17th
of May between the hours of 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Only PRE-PAID orders will be accepted.
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Please make check payable to

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Student Name
Street Address
City_______________________state______ Zip____________

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Telephone Number

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Communion Date: May 1st

Teacher's Name
Room Number
Day

May 8th _____

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WEDNESDAY MARCH 3, 1993

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY LARAINE

11470 N. W. 36 PLACE
SUNRISE, FL. 33323
748-3676 PAGE 877 -2717
Once again we will be covering your First Holy Communion Masses at
Our Lady of the Lakes Church each child will be photographed as he/she
goes to the altar to receive Communion. Before and after the Masses, we
will also be doing portraits in the Parish Center, of both the child
and/or family.
In order to make it easier on the day of the Communion,
we will be setting up STUDIO PORTRAITS SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THE DAY OF
COMMUNION.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, APRIL 28 & 29

TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, MAY 4 & 6

FROM 3:30 TILL 7:30

FROM 3:30 TILL 7:30

We will be in the Parish Center doing studio portraits that will include
special effects. Parents must accompany child for portraits. These
special effects will not be done on the Day of Communion. There will be a
small refundable deposit of $10.00 to insure that you come and view the
photos.
There is no obligation to purchase, however, you may purchase any
photo in any size that you desire. Framing is also available.
Your child is welcome to come to either session regardless of the day your
child is receiving communion.
Photos will be done on a first-come, firstserve basis.
If you are unable to make any of the Pre-Communion dates, you make a private
appointment for a time that is convenient for you and your child.
The following are the prices for reprints:
3X5 and 4X5 $ 5.00
5 X 7 . 8.00
8 X 10 13.00
11 X 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.00
Wallets ( 8) 13.00

each
each
each
each
for 8

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR APPOINTMENTS PLEASE CALL LARAINE 1-305-748-3676

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FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PARENT MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1993

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION - SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1993

Acosta, Melissa
Balseiro, Michelle
Batista, Jose
Barahona, Alexander
Bonilla, Jennifer
Camararogers, Mayachristian
Cavanaugh, Patrick
Choowong, Jessica
Collazo, Christopher
Comprosky, Brett
Davis, Ronald
Del Castillo, Raquel
DeLaPortilla, Lori
Drzewicki, Lauren
D'Sousa, Lisa
Duarte, Jacqueline
Fontana, Raymond
Garcia, Jennifer Marie
Goetze, Melissa
Gonzalez, Daniel
Gonzalez, Tiffany
Gutierrez, Joseph
Hernandez, Jennifer
Hinds, Jasmin
Holden, Kerri
Leon, Christopher

Lopez, Peter
Maron, Nicole
Montoto, Alejandro
Montoto, Melissa
Navarro, Ramon
Pena, Elizabeth
Perez, Margaret
Perez, Vivian
Price, Salvatore
Quintana, David
Rafuls, Daniel
Remy, Stanley
Ricci, Daniela
Ritch, Christopher
Rodriquez, Dora
Rodriquez, Jessica
Romero, Cecilia
Saborio, Alessandra
Safille, Christopher
Santos, Ricardo
Sera, Haydee
Sierra, Larissa Nicole
Snow, Marisa
Uribarri, Adrian
Valencia, Crystal
Zambrano, William

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FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PARENT MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1993

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION - SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1993

Aguirre, Catalina
Alen, Ronald
Aleong, Nicole
Alvarez, Alexandra
Andrulonis, Luis
Aria, Andrew
Belaustegui, Michael
Bowden, Charles
Bruges, Ranier
Capote, Rodolfo
Castro, Daniel
Cazaude.hore, Marianette
Charpentier, Edith
Charpentier, Judith .
Collazos, Carolina
Consiglieri, Mauricio
DeAmat, Elizabeth
DeAmat, Manuel
Dorado, Madeline
Ealy, Shaun
Enriquez, Cristina
Enriquez, Enrique
Espinosa, Joey
Fernandez, Alexis
Fernandez, Jacqueline
Fernandez, Jose
Fernandez, Luis
Fraga, Kristina
Garcia, Andy
Garcia, Elizabeth
Garcia, Daniel
Garcia, Manuel
Garcia, Maritza
Garmendia, Dennis
Gonzalez, Hector
Gonzalez, Luis
Gonzalez, Maria
Gutierrez, Tina
Hamilton, John

Hidalgo, Michael
Johnson, Ian
LaPlante, Jeannette
Lipkins, Catherine
Maldonado, Cecilia
Maquilon, Christopher
Maquilon, Jennifer
Marletta, Melissa
Mourra, Jonathan
Musa, Yefrei
Napier, Jaime
Napoles, Jennifer
Napoles, Marie
Ochoa, Sasha
Oliva, Alana
Pardo, Jessenia
Perez, Cindy
Perez, Melissa
Perez, Vanessa
Prado, Ursula
Rivas, Carlos
Rivero, Jessica
Rivers, Desmond
Reyes, Melanie
Sanchez, Kristine
Silva, Yamil
Silva, Xaiver
Soler, Michael
Tejada, Erick
Tejada, Erika
Tejada, Evelyne
Vega, Priscilla
Vulpetti, James
Weathers, Crystal
Weathers, Michael
Wood, Christina
Wood, Robert