The celebration of the First Eucharist is an exciting event in the life of a Parish. The community here at St. Matthew welcomes your child as he/she joins us in receiving our Lord Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of the Eucharist.

If you are a parishioner and your child is in the 2nd grade please contact the Church Office by emailing office@stmatthewmonroe.org for information on sacramental preparation.

The Eucharist is the “sign” and “cause” of our communion with God and our unity as the People of God. In the Eucharist, we “unite ourselves with
the heavenly liturgy” and with one another. Together transformed, we are then sent forth to fulfill God’s will in our daily lives (Catechism of the Catholic Church [CCC], nos. 1325-26, 1332). In this way, the Eucharistic Liturgy is social in nature. It is the celebration through which God draws us into communion with himself and with others, forming and transforming us to live as the Body of Christ in the world.