{"id":35,"date":"2018-12-15T13:55:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T18:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faithandover2.webhost4life.com\/wp\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2025-09-16T16:22:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T20:22:32","slug":"first-communion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/?page_id=35","title":{"rendered":"First Communion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"35\" class=\"elementor elementor-35\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-y5dtugv elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"y5dtugv\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3706530d\" data-id=\"3706530d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537de1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"537de1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First Communion<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-i1xokeo elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"i1xokeo\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ca627b\" data-id=\"1ca627b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42fd904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42fd904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First Communion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432499d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"432499d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dff22f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dff22f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Any child of any age is welcome to receive holy communion!\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">At some point, however, it is good for all of us to learn more about the sacrament and what it means. We continue to grow into understanding throughout our lives!<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Pastor Jen periodically reaches out to families (typically second grade and up) to inquire as to their interest in participating in first communion preparation. In a series of three weekly classes, the children learn about this holy meal. 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