St. Andrew’s 2nd Grade Class Celebrate their First Communion

Article and Photos courtesy of ST. ANDREW CATHOLIC SCHOOL JUNE 2, 2021

The month of May, St. Andrew Catholic School’s 2nd grade class received their First Communion. It was a wonderful celebration! St. Andrew thanks all of its families, teachers, staff, and priests who made the celebration a success! The word ‘communion’ means to be united with; Catholics believe that in Holy Communion everyone is united in a special way with Jesus Christ. At his last supper, Jesus said of the bread that he shared among his followers, “Take and eat, this is my body.” When a congregant receive Holy Communion, Catholics believe that in a mysterious way they are sharing in the body and blood of Christ. Holy Communion and the whole celebration is also known as Eucharist, from a Greek word meaning thanksgiving.