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Planning for First Eucharist : Tips and Advice for a Successful Program
John Collins Twenty-Third Publications, 2020 22-page booklet with helpful tips for directors, experienced or new, on planning for the sacrament of first Eucharist: ideas for communicating with parents and team members, managing catechetical sessions, and planning for the liturgical celebration itself. |
Guide for Celebrating First Communion.
Jo-Ann Metzdorff, Paul Turner. LTP, 2015. Presents a collaborative and liturgically appropriate approach for preparing Masses in which children are receiving Communion for the first time. Combining a theological and historical overview with practical advice, this guide may be used by pastors, liturgists, music directors, directors of religious education, catechists, and worship commissions to help foster the participation of children and bring them to full communion at the table of the Lord. |
33 Mass Lessons and Activities for Children
Patricia Mathison.This practical book is a treasure trove of easy, meaningful, and enjoyable ways to introduce children to each part of the Mass and show them how the Mass connects with daily life. Activities for group settings are supplemented with a family take-homes. |
The Adaptive First Eucharist Kit
Loyola Press For individuals with autism or other special needs. The kit includes:
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Teach It : Eucharist and the Mass
Joseph D. White & Ana Arista White. The active learning approach makes the techniques in this book especially useful for children in grades 1-4. Also has adult-level overviews of each topic as well as information on how developmental factors will affect a child's understanding of it. |
Grandma's Bread (DVD)
It's a classic! (in other words...the clothes are outdated, but the story is NOT!) Seven-year-old Mario's grandmother lives with his family... She is his special friend. A few days before Easter, Mario is watching Grandma prepare a complicated recipe from the old country for Pane de Pasqua (Easter Bread). Mario asks Grandma to make this wonderful bread for his First Communion next month as a special favor, and she promises she will. Unexpectedly, Grandma dies. On the day of Mario's First Communion, the family celebration is complete when Mom brings in the beautiful Pane de Pasqua as all join hands, echoing Grandma's words, "Now we are a family !" This DVD includes both the English-language and the Spanish-language versions of this program. (18 minutes each). |
A Child's First Communion...and so much more! (DVD)
contains a 3 part, 57 minute for adults and a 4 part, 23 minute segment for children. The adult portion shows how God feeds our basic hungers through the Eucharist and teaches parents, grandparents and teachers how to teach children the joy and challenge of in the Eucharist. The children's segments review the fundamentals of our Catholic faith and help children to love the Mass, God, and each other more than ever. |
Lo reconocimos al partir el pan: Las partes de la misa (DVD)
Una introducción básica a la liturgia, incluyendo partes de la misa, litúrgicos colores, vestimentas y razones por acciones rituales. (A basic introduction to the liturgy, including parts of the Mass, liturgical colors, vestments, and reasons for ritual actions.) |