Children Receiving Communion

Children Receiving Communion

Holy Communion is the gift of God for the people of God. The sacrament of Christian initiation by baptism makes one a full member of Christ and of the Church, and therefore welcome to fully participate in the sacramental life of the Church. As such children are welcome to receive Holy Communion. The usual practice is that the decision as to when a child will begin to receive Communion rests with the parents. An educational child-friendly program is available to help parents prepare their child for beginning the practice of receiving Communion. Please contact the church for more information. Confirmation remains a vital rite of passage in one’s Christian formation in the early teen years. It commences with an educational program that invites the exploration of one’s faith culminating in the act of personal Christian re-commitment in the Confirmation service.