Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This weekend we have 43 young people making their first communions. It is not a huge figure compared to the parishes around us, but each and every one of them is important. They are continuing a journey that started at baptism and through the sacraments of Penance and Eucharist they are being strengthened in their faith. Jesus has told us that unless we eat His flesh and drink is Blood, we cannot have life. As they receive the Body and Blood of Christ for the first time we encourage them to do so with reverence and faith. The pretty clothes and outfits are symbols of that reverence. This journey of faith continues throughout our lives and is only finally fulfilled when we finally rest with God. As part of that faith journey we are encouraging all of the young people of the parish to try to participate in at least one catholic event during the summer. Totus Tuus will be taking place in the parish and we are always looking for families to host and to feed the members of the team during the week. The Catholic youth leadership conference takes place during the summer along with catholic baseball, hockey and soccer camps. Please check them out. We are Catholics journeying together and as we congratulate our first communicants, we pray that they may grow in faith and become proud witnesses of the Risen Lord in our world. Let the Journey continue, Fr Karl