Cooperation of the Family, Parish and School in the Eucharistic Formation of the Child on the Example of the Church in Poland

Abstract

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