"At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until he should come again, and so to entrust to his beloved Spouse, the Church, a memorial of his death and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a Paschal banquet 'in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us."  (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1323)

Children, who have been baptized, usually receive their First Holy Eucharist in the second grade. Their preparation takes place through the Religious Education program, either at Assumption School or in Confraternity of Christian Doctrine  (C.C.D.) classes. 

For more information about Religious Education and C.C.D., please call 412-766-4046, or click here, or email dre@assumptionchurch.org .  For more information about Assumption School, call 412-761-7887, email inquiry@assumptionchurch.org, or click here. 

Adults, who want to receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist, take part in a special period of preparation called the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, or R.C.I.A.  More information about RCIA is available by contacting Mary Ellen Stalczynski at (412) 766-6660 x333, via email at mstalczynski@assumptionchurch.org, or by clicking here.