Abby had her First Reconciliation on Saturday, January 13th. It was a private mass, only for the families of the children doing First Reconciliation.
The kids started out mass with a song, "Open My Eyes, Lord."
Two of the big brothers, Nate & Jake, both did a reading. It was Nate's first time reading at St. Francis, so he was *super* nervous. But as usual, he did an amazing job.
And when Father Tom announced it was time for the First Reconciliation recipients to gather at the side of the church, some of them literally ran over there! I have never seen a group of kids so excited to go to confession.
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| Zoe Kate, Charli, Isabella, Abby & Mia |
Abby & her sweet friend Cate. This is the first year that Abby has not been in the same class as Mia. She was devastated at first. But luckily, she has become close with Cate and they have the sweetest little friendship! I overheard them talking about what they had confessed (shh!), and Cate said she wrote down 84 things. Just since Thursday :) And Abby wrote down 5 sins to confess to Father Tom. I heard her tell Cate one of them was that she "lies about brushing her teeth sometimes."
Since it took *awhile* for 20 kids to confess their sins (!), each family was encouraged to go to 2 prayer stations while we waited. I had no idea someone took this picture, but was happy when they sent it to me :)
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| #daddysfavorite |
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| Doing her penance |
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| All of the First Reconciliation recipients with Father Rick & Father Tom |
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| Besties! Abby, Mia, Cate |
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