OCIC - Session 9: January 31, 2027 [FIRE]

DON'T FORGET: NO BLAZE NIGHT IN FEBRUARY

This BLAZE night will help your child learn that the Holy Eucharist - the TRUE Presence of our saving Lord - is now his or her invitation to become part of the broader story of salvation! With fun activities and a chance to visit the Sacristy and see all the vestments and all the parts of the Holy Mass, this is a great opportunity for the whole family to get a behind the scenes tour of the Church and the most important sacrament of our Faith! Your child will receive First Eucharist at the Easter Vigil Mass on March 27, 2027, at 8 pm. This is a good time to go make sure this really special day is on the calendar! It's almost here!

CATECHISM FOR OUR GROWTH:

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BLAZE AT HOME ASSIGNMENT

For Parents and Kids:
Watch: https://app.formed.org/app/videos/3279557 (FORMED.org)
The Body and Blood of Christ | Symbolon | Session 11 (30 min)



Next: Use as you come to Mass each week
DOWNLOAD AND PRINT A MASS SHEET BELOW
This little "cheat sheet" is a great resource even for adults that outlines the process of the Mass and makes it easy for us to see responses:
https://www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Childrens-Mass-Sheet-2.pdf

Next: This handbook will help you prepare and answers important questions about what to expect on the day of your First Eucharist.This handbook will help you prepare and answers important questions about what to expect on the day of your First Eucharist.This prep guide will be a very useful tool to help you and your child in the days leading up to your Child's First Eucharist.

DOWNLOAD AND PRINT A FIRST EUCHARIST PREPARATION GUIDE FOR YOUR FAMILY This handbook will help you prepare and answers important questions about what to expect on the day of your First Eucharist.

JUST FOR PARENTS:
Because there is so much too know in this BLAZE session, we're giving you LOTS of great resources below so that when your child asks questions (OR IF YOU HAVE ANY!) you can answer them with confidence - and even feel like you know all the answers of why the Holy Eucharist is the very SOURCE and SUMMIT of our beautiful Catholic faith!

True Presence on FORMED.org is beautiful, interesting, inspiring, and complete! You can find the series here: https://app.formed.org/app/videos/581907?cid=116242

WE CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR SERIES ON THE HOLY MASS AND THE TRUE PRESENCE OF THE LORD IN THE EUCHARIST!
Over the next weeks, as your child heads to First Communion on April 4, watch these with the adults and teenagers in your home. (Kids as young as Grade 4, can get a LOT out of this series.) Just the imagery and the story telling will hold your attention and your child's!

There are 3 main episodes (about 40 min each) that tell the story of the Holy Eucharist. These are followed by 1 episode that teaches the Biblical foundations of the Holy Eucharist. 1 Episode for children, and 1 Episode for Parents preparing their children for their First Holy Communion. The last two we have SPECIFICALLY noted as needed for your BLAZE week: The one for Children above, and the one for Parents below.  

Watch: https://app.formed.org/app/videos/581913 (FORMED.org)
For Parents: Preparing Your Child for First Holy Communion (40 min)

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZkK2cNk-2c (YOUTUBE)
Why Your First Holy Communion Looked Like A Wedding (7 min)
By the way, when they say, "JP2", they mean this wonderful saint: Saint Pope John Paul II, who gave us THEOLOGY OF THE BODY - an anthropology of our Catholic, our CHRISTIAN life!

DON'T FORGET: NO BLAZE NIGHT IN FEBRUARY 
- SEE YOU MARCH 15, 2026, FOR FIRST RECONCILIATION!