Cooperation of the family, parish and school in the Eucharistic formation of the child on the example of the Church in Poland
Cooperation of the family, parish and school in the Eucharistic formation of the child on the example of the Church in Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses preparation for First Holy Communion as a joint workof all three catechetical environments – family, parish and school, highlighting the diverse tasks current on each of them. The necessity of a coherent effort forchildren who are preparing for full participation in the Eucharist is presented asa prerequisite for effective religious formation, which will not end with the dayof the celebration of receiving Jesus the Eucharist for the first time, but will usherin a new quality of life for the child and his loved ones and enable the formationof the Eucharistic attitudes lived out in everyday life. After showing the programassumptions of initiation catechesis in Poland and outlining the tasks of thefamily, parish and school in preparing children for the First Holy Communion,he points out the practical possibilities of their implementation. The sourcesfor the reflection will be the documents of the universal Church and in Poland,with particular emphasis on the teaching relating to Eucharistic formation andthe program assumptions of parish catechesis and school teaching of RomanCatholic religion. After presenting the issue, conclusions Will also be offered forthe effective implementation of the theoretical assumptions.

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