Annie, Amanda, Allyson and Timothy had their first confession and first Holy Communion on Saturday at Holy Trinity Church.
I still remember my first Holy Communion. The entrance hymn was 'Enter, Rejoice and Come In'. Funny the details that stick in your head. I also remember my friend Sally wrote all her sins down on a big cardboard to memorize! Haha.. that was so funny!
Anyway, I think it's all a very symbolic, coming-of-age ritual. Like a debutante ball to introduce young ladies to the community!! Or the less glamorous and much more painful ritual of pulling teeth for young girls in certain African tribes!!! Hahaha... (we saw that on National Geographic!! It's crazy...)
Well, it's good for the kids to be recognized as 'almost grown-ups?' and thus hopefully they will show more maturity and responsibility.? 'Hopefully' being the key word here. Anyway, we as parents will always encourage them spiritually, because this world is abundant with all sorts of evils, and any teaching which will help guide them on a 'good' path is most welcome!
So, as Father Jepy said, "Welcome to the club kids!" :)
Many thanks to their spiritual teacher, Dorothy who selflessly volunteers her time year after year.
It just so happened to be Sis no.2's birthday that day, so I baked her a red velvet cake and to her horror, we sang the birthday song for her in front of everyone at the church potluck! :D
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