First Holy Communion at St Xavier's Parish, Navrangpura

Children ready in the parish hall to go to the Church.

 22 children of St Xavier's Parish Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, India, received the First Holy Communion on 20th January 2013 9 am Holy Eucharist.
Fr David Roy, the newly ordained priest was the main celebrant of the Mass for this celebration.
The youth group of the parish sang the hymns with great devotion. All the first communicants came up and sang an action song which was the culmination of the whole celebration.
"It was highly inspiring to see the young faces with ecstatic joy during the whole celebration." said one of the concelebrants after the function.

Entering the well decorated church

Another view of the children in the hall.