First Eucharist in our Parish 2025
Welcome!
Thank you for considering the Sacrament of Eucharist for your child.
I'm Cathy, the Sacramental Coordinator for 2025, 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 2025, who has
made their First Reconciliation. Children will make their First Eucharist
on one of two days in June 2025:
Saturday, 28 June, at 5pm at St Jude Church;
Sunday, 29 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 2025, 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. Please do not use the link to a Parish school: Qkr!
will take you to a dead end!
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 $75 to cover the cost of the preparation
materials and a gift for your child.
When you've registered, you'll join the Eucharist 2025 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:
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Eucharist 2025 |
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Welcoming Gathering Mass |
14-15
December 2024 |
Sat 5pm SJH |
Books handed out to those
who are registered |
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Gathering Mass |
15-16 February |
Any of 3 Masses |
Books handed out to new
registrations |
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Reflection Hour |
13 May 2025 |
5.30pm SJV |
Books handed out to new
registrations |
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Registration cutoff |
15 May |
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Reflection Hour |
3 June |
5.30pm SJV |
Books handed out to new
registrations |
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Reflection Hour |
10 June |
5.30pm SJV |
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Gathering Mass |
14-15 June |
Any of 3 Masses |
Robes handed out |
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Reflection Hour |
17 June |
5.30pm SJV |
Books handed in |
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Reflection Hour |
24 June |
5.30pm SJV |
Books returned |
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Sacrament |
28-29 June |
5.30pm SJH |
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Best wishes
Cathy