Welcome!
Thank you for considering the Sacrament
of Eucharist for your child.
I'm Cathy, the Sacramental Coordinator
for 2024, and I'll take you through the steps for your family to make this
journey with Jesus.
First Eucharist is available to a
baptised Catholic child who is in Year 4 or above in 2024, who
has made their First Reconciliation. Children will make their First
Eucharist on one of two days in June 2024:
Saturday, 8 June, at 5pm at St Jude
Church;
Sunday, 9 June, at 9am at St John
Vianney Church.
Preparation for Eucharist brings
together classroom education and a family-based programme of information,
discussions and activities to discover Jesus' message of love and sacrifice
through His body and blood. Your family will also be invited to come to
family-focussed Masses and reflection sessions with Father and the Sacramental
Team to share your journey with each other.
If your child doesn't attend a Catholic
school, they need to join the preparation course at our parish School of Religion. After you have registered for Eucharist (see below), please contact Tim
McNamara on:
0413 522 731; or maxband@iimetro.com.au
If you feel that your child isn't ready
for this step in their faith journey, or you may not have the time or
opportunity to participate in the preparation programme, we encourage you to
leave this commitment until there’s a better opportunity to understand
Eucharist. Sacraments can be received at any age.
The journey starts by enrolling with
the parish, using the Qkr! app by Mastercard. If you are told that Qkr! is not available for your device you can still use Qkr! via a web browser and the following link Qkr! by MasterCard (qkrschool.com)
Please note that it's necessary to make
a separate registration for each child who's receiving a Sacrament in 2024, and
necessary to make a separate registration for each Sacrament they will receive.
If you try to register more than one child in a single transaction, Qkr! will
assume that you mentioned your first child by mistake and delete them from the
registration.
If you already use Qkr! then enter our
parish name (Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish Weston Creek) and follow the
"Parish" link.
If you're not familiar with Qkr!, it's
available from the Google Play Store or the App Store on iPhone. Once you've
downloaded it, you register by entering our parish name and following the
"Parish" link.
Registration includes a cost of $70 to
cover the cost of the preparation materials and a gift for your child.
When you've registered, you'll join the
Eucharist 2024 email group which will keep you in touch with information,
invitations, opportunities to share experiences, and more.
If you have any questions, please email
me on:
SacramentalOLA@cg.org.au
Best wishes
Cathy