Page 11 - TIJ ~ Confirmation - First Eucharist

Name:Thanking God for Bread and WineLeader: All:Reader 1:All:We are the community of Jesus’ followers. Let us gather together.In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.Hold up bread.Blessed are you, God. You give us this bread to eat. You send sun and rain to make seeds grow. You give us hands to make them into bread. Thank you, God, for the earth that grows seeds and for hands that make bread.Blessed are you, God. You give us bread to eat.Pass the bread around the circle, asking each child to break off a piece and pass the rest of the loaf on to the next person. When each child has a piece, the children will eat their piece of bread.Hold up the grape- avored juice.Blessed are you, God. You give us this juice to drink. You send sun and rain to fatten the grapes. You give us hands to make them into juice. Thank you, God, for the earth that grows grapesand for hands that make juice.Blessed are you, God.You give us juice to drink.Distribute a small glass of juice to each child.Reader 2:All:Confirmation/First Eucharist l Prayer Ritual 5© 2018 P aum Publishing Group, a division of Bayard, Inc. Dayton, OH. Permission is granted to reproduce this page for use by parishes, schools, and families using Together in Jesus.