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First Holy Communion and Confirmation 2012<br />
The Sacrament of the Eucharist - First Holy<br />
Communion<br />
The word ‘communion’ means to be united with. Catholics<br />
believe that in holy communion they are united in a special<br />
way with Jesus Christ, that they are sharing in the body and<br />
blood of Christ the Saviour. Holy Communion, and the<br />
whole service (Mass) is also known as Eucharist, from a<br />
Greek word meaning thanksgiving.<br />
The Sacrament of the Eucharist (First Holy Communion) is<br />
a Roman Catholic ceremony. It is the colloquial name for a<br />
person's first celebration of the sacrament of the Eucharist.<br />
The celebration of First Eucharist is a sacred and important<br />
moment on a long journey of faith development. Together<br />
with Baptism and Confirmation, it opens the door to full<br />
membership of the Christian community. At the ceremony,<br />
each child receives Communion, normally in the form of a<br />
small round piece of bread placed by the Priest in the palms<br />
of their hands.<br />
Most Catholic children receive their First Communion when<br />
they’re seven or eight years of age because this is considered<br />
the age of reason. This means that most children are usually<br />
in second class in school when they make their First<br />
Communion.<br />
In order for to receive communion the recipient should be<br />
without sin and in a state of grace. Traditionally, therefore<br />
young Catholic children will make their first confession, i.e.<br />
the Sacrament of Reconciliation some weeks before receiving<br />
their First Holy Communion. The Sacrament of Baptism<br />
must also have been received before receiving the First<br />
Communion. Click here for some suggested books on the<br />
Sacrament of the Eucharist.<br />
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Aura offers free swim assessment to<br />
children over 4 year of age<br />
Aura <strong>Youghal</strong> is extending an open invitation to parents to bring their<br />
children to the centre this week for a free swimming assessment with one<br />
of their qualified swim instructors.<br />
Families with children as young as four years of age are welcome to take<br />
up the offer which is designed to help parents to decide on whether or not<br />
their child could benefit from swimming lessons.<br />
"Learning to swim is a valuable life skill and we encourage parents to do<br />
what they can to ensure that their children learn how to swim from an<br />
early age," said Tracy Kenneally, Operations Manager at Aura <strong>Youghal</strong><br />
Leisure Centre.<br />
The free swim assessments will provide parents with a real insight into<br />
how well their children can swim and at what level they could be enrolled<br />
in Aura's Swim Academy.<br />
The ten week Aura Swim Academy course is based on assigning children<br />
to classes which reflect their ability instead of their age so that they can<br />
learn alongside children of a similar level.<br />
"This is a very important aspect of helping children to build their confidence<br />
in the water. We have one of the most successful methods of teaching<br />
children from four years of age and up how to swim," said Tracy.<br />
"We start with the basics of making sure that children feel comfortable in<br />
the water. They are shown how to enter and exit the pool safely, how to<br />
float on their front and back and how to complete simple water movements,"<br />
she added.<br />
Aura's swim instructors also help children with their breathing techniques<br />
and teach them how to tread water and how to develop their swim strokes.<br />
The success of Aura Swim Academy is down to the fact that it allows children<br />
to progress through eight levels. Each level focuses on learning and<br />
developing new swimming skills.<br />
Parents who wish to make an appointment for a free swim assessment for<br />
their children or who want to learn more about how Aura's Swim<br />
Academy can improve their child's swimming skills are welcome to call<br />
Aura at 024 91614.
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