first communion (catholic)

[kristen821]

My son is going to make his first communion in may and I was wondering if anyone knew If he needs a special color suit, shirt and tie. If you guys could help that would be wonderful!

Thank you!

 

[mom23boys]

My son is going to make his first communion in may and I was wondering if anyone knew If he needs a special color suit, shirt and tie. If you guys could help that would be wonderful!

Thank you!

My oldest DS made his about 3 years ago. The school (we go to CCD) told the students to wear a black, blue (what DS wore) or white suit, a white shirt and a white tie.

I bought his tie at a Catholic shop and I am hoping all of my boys wear it for their communion.

If there is a Parent's information night you may want to ask them if they require a color.

 

[kristen821]

Thank you for your help. There was suppose to be a parent meeting Tuesday and they surprised us with a phone call last night. The message said instead of the meeting they were going to do pictures and they would send information home today. I figured they would tell us what they needed to wear ect. My son brought the note home from ccd tonight and it didn't tell us anything. His regular teacher wasn't there tonight so ds didn't ask. So I get to go shopping tomorrow. Luckily a brought the suit at Christmas time and just need the shirt and tie.

 

[wilderness01]

Most schools do the white tie/white shirt/blue/black suit. Get a prayer book and a rosary. Have fun.

 

[kristen821]

Most schools do the white tie/white shirt/blue/black suit. Get a prayer book and a rosary. Have fun.

Will he need the prayer book and rosary for the pictures?

 

[kristen821]

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[swea_pea1]

My nephews (6 of them, I think) have all worn the same thing...navy blue sport coat and khaki's. So I think the suit from Christmas will be fine.

I've never heard of the prayer book and rosary being required, but it is a nice touch. I bought one of my godsons the rosary, so I know he didn't carry it during Mass.

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Call the Church Rectory and ask. Maybe the individual in charge of religious ed can clarify what needs to be worn. Good Luck.

 

[AMcaptured]

Personally, I think the white suit looks best. I know people will say that it is a waste of money and they will never be worn again but that is a lame excuse IMO. My daughter never wore her first communion dress again either but that didn't mean she wasn't going to be dressed in white for her first communion.

However, a lot of what is worn depends on what sort of community you live in. We live in a very Italian area and ALL the boys but one had a white suit on. My sister lives in a very upscale professional town and only one boy had a white suit on. The rest were prepped out instead with khaki's and navy blazers. I would ask around a bit.

Good Luck!

 

[golfgal]

When our kids made their First Communion it was recommended that the boys wear dark dress pants, white shirt, tie of any color. Some kids wore a suit (my boys did because I found one on clearance at Nordstrom Rack for $25). I would not have him carry a prayer book, rosary or anything else for Mass, it will only get lost or forgotten. They asked us NOT to send any of that stuff for our kids for those reasons. If you do a formal picture in a studio and want that in there, that is fine.

A few of the Hispanic kids rented white Tuxedos but no one wore a white suite.

 

[Nite0wl71]

My boys both wore dark pants, white shirt and dark tie, no jackets. That's what the church wanted so everyone would look the same.

I remember when I made mine, the girls could wear any white dress but we had to order the veils from the church so they were all the same.

 

[mickeyfan2]

I too prefer the color white for the suit. I would get the prayer book and rosary for the photos too. It is a nice touch.

 

[Tinks]

First of all, congrats! My 8 year old will be making his first communion this May also. He will be in a dark suit, white shirt, and modest tie.

I think I would call your religious education person and make sure with them. Ask them what the norm is and go with that. It seems to vary from parish to parish, state to state. No one wore white suits here. We were told to do dark suits and a solid color tie.

 

[beattyfamily]

In our area, everyone, boys and girls wear all white. You really should ask your Church if they have a policy/preference.

 

[Disney Doll]

I would ask the people who are organizing the Communion. At our parish, there are nuns who do the whole religious education/sacrament thing. I am sure they have some sort of guidelines.

 

[MrsJackSparrow]

I was just Communion accessory shopping yesterday and, OP, I see you're in Chicago. Watra on Archer & Sacramento had a really nice selection of boys ties, prayer books, rosaries, holy cards, and the like.

 

[Bearvet]

Our church provides white robes for all the children to wear (boys and girls). They can wear whatever they want underneath, but this way everyone looks the same. We have many low-income families in our area who couldn't afford a special dress or suit, so I believe that was their reasoning. I wasn't crazy about it at first, but it was nice that no child felt that he/she didn't look special.

They also fully involve the parents in preparing the children for First Communion. There are 6 Sunday morning sessions where the parents and children have classes together and work on a workbook, discuss it and work on a project together. Then the children are taken to another room to learn songs for the service while the parents plan decorations for the church (altar cloth, pew banner for each family, etc.). I really loved being a part of this process.

My oldest is being confirmed this year and I've been very impressed with the preparation for that also. Their community service project for this class was to prepare and participate in a Youth Mass. It's really drawn the kids together and provided a Mass geared towards teens, held on Sunday evening.

 

[momof2inPA]

Only one boy in my son's First Communion class wore all white. Everyone else wore a dark suit. I think a prayer book would just be a hassle, especially if he accidentally took it with him up to get Communion. I bought my son a cross tie-tack. It's cute.

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

I remember when I made mine, the girls could wear any white dress but we had to order the veils from the church so they were all the same.

OMG!! I thought our church was the only place on the planet that did that!

I agree with others, you should contact the parish religious education director, if not your son's teacher, to see what the general trend is. They may have specific rules, or if not, they could tell you what is the norm where you live.

My DS wore a blue suit that I picked up at a thrift sale (it looked brand new).
I always think that wasn't quite fair (although he couldn't care less about it) but I sew, and made beautiful dresses for his sisters. I was not, however, going to attempt a First Communion suit.

Good Luck, and may it be a beautiful weather day!!

 

[kristen821]

Thank you everyone for your help. I ended up buying a white shirt with a black tie with little communion decorations on it. I had a black suit for him. I wasn't able to get a hold of the person in charge before the pictures needed to be taken. But, it looked like the boys wore any suit they wanted.
The ccd program was really unorganized with the pictures. There was suppose to be a parent meeting today so I figured I would get all the info I needed. When I came home Sunday night I had a message that they cancelled the meeting and instead they were going to have pictures on Tuesday and they would send a letter home Monday (ccd day). I told my son to ask his teacher what to wear just in case it wasn't on the letter. He came home and the teacher wasn't there so of course he didn't ask! The letter didn't tell us anything and it was to late to call. Sorry for the vent but it worked out in the end. Thanks again for all your help.