St Joseph's Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Primary School First Holy Communion First Holy Communion

AssemblyAssemblyMay Christ’s life and love

fill you today and every time you receive him in Holy Communion.

God love and bless

you!

James CampbellJames Campbell

‘‘I was excited I was excited because it was because it was

great.’great.’

Layla CaswellLayla Caswell

‘‘I was scared and I was scared and excited. Excited excited. Excited because I could because I could now recieive the now recieive the bread and scared bread and scared because I had a because I had a

reading. ’reading. ’

Jake ConveryJake Convery‘‘At the start I was At the start I was

really nervous really nervous about when I about when I

would read my would read my part because I part because I

was the second was the second reader. Once I had reader. Once I had read it I felt fine.’read it I felt fine.’

Grace CoolingGrace Cooling‘‘I had dragon fly’s I had dragon fly’s

in my tummy in my tummy because I was so because I was so

nervous but later I nervous but later I was so happy and was so happy and excited because excited because

all my family all my family hugged me.’hugged me.’

Ben FazackerlyBen Fazackerly‘‘I felt nervous I felt nervous because I was because I was

doing a doing a reading.’reading.’

Megan FlynnMegan Flynn‘‘I was really I was really scared when scared when I was doing a I was doing a reading then reading then I didn’t feel I didn’t feel

scared.’scared.’

Niamh GilboyNiamh Gilboy‘‘I was really I was really

scared scared because I had because I had to say a prayer to say a prayer in front of the in front of the whole church.’whole church.’

Grace GilboyGrace Gilboy‘‘I remember I remember

when it was my when it was my turn to taste the turn to taste the bread and I had bread and I had butterflies in my butterflies in my stomach but at stomach but at the same time I the same time I

felt excited.’felt excited.’

Poppy HallPoppy Hall‘‘I was nervous and I was nervous and

excited at the excited at the same time when I same time when I

was reading in was reading in front of everyone. front of everyone.

It was really It was really exciting.’exciting.’

Xander HallXander Hall‘‘I felt scared I felt scared

because on the because on the song I almost song I almost

laughed.’laughed.’

Emily HartleyEmily Hartley‘‘I felt very happy I felt very happy and proud after I and proud after I took Jesus Christ. took Jesus Christ. I knew I was now I knew I was now always with the always with the

Holy Spirit.’Holy Spirit.’

Ursula HollandUrsula Holland‘‘I felt really scared I felt really scared when I was lining when I was lining

up to get the body up to get the body of Christ. When it of Christ. When it

was my turn I was my turn I didn’t feel scared didn’t feel scared anymore because anymore because the Holy Spirit was the Holy Spirit was

with me.’with me.’

Alex JacksonAlex Jackson‘‘I was very nervous I was very nervous when I went up to when I went up to the altar to receive the altar to receive the body of Christ. the body of Christ. After I received it I After I received it I

felt very happy felt very happy because now I can because now I can

have it every have it every Sunday.’Sunday.’

Josh JolleyJosh Jolley‘‘I felt terrified when I I felt terrified when I entered the church entered the church

and when we and when we finished I felt happy finished I felt happy

and excited.’and excited.’

Olivia MeeOlivia Mee

Robert MenashRobert Menash‘‘At first I was so At first I was so

scared, I was scared, I was feeling I would feeling I would mess it up. But mess it up. But

after Holy after Holy Communion I Communion I

wanted to do it wanted to do it again. It was the again. It was the best thing ever.’best thing ever.’

Francesca MossFrancesca Moss‘‘I was excited and I was excited and happy but I was a happy but I was a

bit nervous bit nervous because I had to because I had to

do a reading. do a reading. Once I did it I Once I did it I

wasn’t so scared.’wasn’t so scared.’

Maisie MulkeenMaisie Mulkeen‘‘I was excited, happy I was excited, happy and nervous all at the and nervous all at the same time because same time because we had to sing in we had to sing in

front of everybody. It front of everybody. It was really fun was really fun

because we got to because we got to taste the bread for taste the bread for

the first time.’the first time.’

Kayleigh PageKayleigh Page‘‘I felt really I felt really

excited when it excited when it was time to was time to

wear my dress, wear my dress, shoes and head shoes and head band. They were band. They were

really pretty.’really pretty.’

Katie Katie ParascandoloParascandolo

‘‘when I was when I was suppose to go up suppose to go up

to the altar to do a to the altar to do a reading I felt reading I felt

embarrassed but embarrassed but when I went to sit when I went to sit down next to my down next to my

family I felt better.’family I felt better.’

Harriet RobsonHarriet Robson‘‘I was very I was very

nervous because I nervous because I was doing a was doing a

reading at the reading at the altar and I thought altar and I thought

I would get the I would get the bread stuck in my bread stuck in my

throat.’ throat.’

Marianne SavageMarianne SavageI enjoyed my first I enjoyed my first holy communion holy communion shaking hands shaking hands

with Mr with Mr Branscombe Branscombe because he because he

looked left out. looked left out.

Holly ShepherdHolly Shepherd‘‘I felt scared when I felt scared when

I had to do my I had to do my reading because I reading because I

thought I was thought I was going to read it all going to read it all wrong but after I wrong but after I did my reading I did my reading I

felt happy.’felt happy.’

Dominic SinfieldDominic Sinfield

Lily WalkerLily Walker‘‘I was scared at I was scared at first but when I first but when I

got my dress on I got my dress on I felt like a mini felt like a mini

princess and my princess and my family and friends family and friends

were there so I were there so I was ok.’was ok.’

Patrick WilsonPatrick Wilson‘ ‘ I was really I was really scared about scared about when we had when we had to do our song to do our song but when I did but when I did

it I felt it I felt relaxed.’relaxed.’

Christ loves you May His sacred Body and Blood strengthen you on

your journey through life. Blessings on your special day!

"Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life;

whoever comes to me will never hunger,

and whoever believes in me will never thirst."

John 6:35