First Holy Communion

Semester Two – First Holy Communion

Important Dates:

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 @ 4:15 p.m. | Practice @ St. Thomas More Church 

Saturday, May 9, 2026 @ 11 a.m. | First Holy Communion @ St. Thomas More Church

Sunday, 1/11/26  | Chapter 13: Good News

Homework: Please read pages 65-68 in the blue textbook (Please note: there is a correction on page 66 “Jesus picked twelve men to be His Apostles“), and complete pages 1 & 2 in the new workbook.

PowerPoint – Faith and Life – Chapter 13

Videos:

• The Baptism of Jesus
• Jesus Calls His 12 Apostles
• The Parable of the Mustard Seed
• The Parable of the Hidden Treasure
• optional: Gospel of the Luke Ch 3-9: 
• optional: The First Luminous Mystery
• for parents: The Parable of the Mustard Seed

Sunday,  1/25/26​  |  Chapter 14: Jesus Our Teacher

Homework: Please read pages 69-73 in the blue textbook, complete pages 3 & 4 in the workbook.

PowerPoint – Faith and Life – Chapter 14

Videos:

• The Parable of the Good Samaritan
• Works of Mercy – Corporal and Spiritual
• The Spiritual Works of Mercy  
• St. Pier Giorgio Frassati 
• optional: St. Don Bosco  Feast Day – January 31
• for parents: Spiritual Works of Mercy – Living Divine Mercy

Sunday, 2/1/26  | Chapter 15: Let Us Pray & Chapter 16: We Believe

Homework: Please read pages 75-78 and 79-83 in the blue textbook, complete pages 5 & 6  in the workbook.

PowerPoint – Faith and Life – Chapter 15

PowerPoint – Faith and Life – Chapter 16

Videos:

• Our Father Prayer
• What is the Our Father Prayer?
• The Our Father Explained
• The Wedding Feast at Cana  Jesus first public miracle!
• Jesus Calms the Storm
• The Loaves and Fishes
• Jairus’ Daughter
• for parents: The Lord’s Prayer

Sunday, 2/8/26  |  Chapter 21: The Good Shepherd & Lent

Homework: Please read  101-105  in the blue textbook, complete pages 7 & 8 in the workbook.

PowerPoint – Faith and Life – Chapter 21

Videos:

• Gospel Story: The Good Shepherd
• Jesus the Good Shepherd
• The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
• Lent
• What is Lent?
• For parents: What are the Virtues & How do the Help Us?
• For parents: What’s the Purpose of Lent?

Sunday, 2/22/26  |  Chapter 22: The Last Supper

Homework: Please read pages 107-109 in the blue textbook, complete pages 9, 10 & 11 in the workbook.

PowerPoint – Faith and Life – Chapter 22  (slide 8 Transubstantiation)

Videos:

• The Last Supper
• Palm Sunday
• The Last Supper
• The Eucharist
• Luminous Mysteries fifth
• Superbook- The Last Supper (watch at home)

Sunday, 3/1/26  |  Chapter 23: Jesus Dies for Us 

Homework: Please read pages 113-115 in the blue textbook, complete pages 12, 13 & 14 in the workbook.

PowerPoint – Faith and Life – Chapter 23

Videos:

• Jesus Death 
• The Last Supper 
  • 1. Jesus Agony  STOP AT 3:24
  • 2. Pilot and Scourging, Crowning     STOP AT 12:13
  • 3. Crucifixion   STOP AT 19:08
• Stations of the Cross Practice: “We adore You, Oh Christ and  we bless You, because by your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world” ( page 25)
• Sorrowful Mysteries: 
  • First-The Agony in the Garden
  • Second-The Scourging at the Pillar
  • Third-The Crowning with Thorns
  • Fourth-The Carrying of the Cross
  • Fifth-The Crucifixion

Sunday, 3/8/26  |  Chapter 24: He Is Risen & Chapter 25: The Holy Mass

(CONFESSION)  see …

Homework: Please read pages 116-119 & 121-124 in the blue textbook, complete pages 15, 16 & 17 in the workbook.

PowerPoint – Faith and Life – Chapter 24

PowerPoint – Faith and Life – Chapter 25

Videos:

• The Story of Easter
• Stations of the Cross
• The Resurrection
• God’s Story – Easter
• The Eucharist (SketchPad)

• Sorrowful Mysteries: 
  • First-The Agony in the Garden
  • Second-The Scourging at the Pillar
  • Third-The Crowning with Thorns
  • Fourth-The Carrying of the Cross
  • Fifth-The Crucifixion

Sunday, 3/22/26  |  Chapter 26: What We Do at Mass 

Homework: Please read pages 125-129 in the blue textbook, complete pages 18 & 19 in the workbook. 

PowerPoint – Faith and Life – Chapter 26

Videos:

• The Holy Mass  (Stop at 7:54) 
• The Parts of the Mass (Stop at 19:13)
• Together at One Altar
• Tabernacle
• Monstrance
• Fifth Luminous Mystery – The Institution of the Eucharist

Sunday, 4/12/26 | Chapter 27: Jesus Comes to Us  

Homework: Please read pages 131-133 in the blue textbook, complete pages 20 & 21 in the workbook. 

PowerPoint – Faith and Life – Chapter 27

Videos:

• The Real Presence
• The Eucharist: The Greatest Miracle of All​
• What is the Holy Eucharist​
• What is Holy Communion
• Kids Explain the Holy Eucharist
• First Communion Video – Liturgy of the Eucharist
• Fifth Luminous Mystery – The Institution of the Eucharist

Sunday, 4/26/26  |  Chapter 28: Jesus, My Lord and My God

Homework: Please read pages 135-138 in the blue textbook, complete pages 22, 23 & 24 in the workbook. 

PowerPoint – Faith and Life – Chapter 28

Videos:​

• The Mass
• Why Fast Before Receiving Holy Communion
• Why Do We Fast Before Receiving Communion
• How to Receive Holy Communion
• Receiving on the Tongue   3:40  – 6:40
• Is Fasting Before Communion Still a thing (for adults)
• The Eucharist (Sketchpad)
• Fifth Luminous Mystery – The Institution of the Eucharist
• Quiz on the Eucharist  (mute the music???)  Time permitting

Practice at St. Thomas More Church

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 @ 4:15 pm

First Holy Communion at St. Thomas More Church

Saturday, May 9, 2026 @ 11 am 

• ​The Veil Removed (Watch at home)​
• How Not to Receive Communion  (Watch at home with parents.)