This colorful booklet will help fifth graders and other new communicants recognize the mystery and miracle of Holy Communion while celebrating the gift it brings. The contents make a theologically difficult topic more understandable and joyful. Many adults have also found the information in this field-tested resource helpful, because it explains practices and terms which they didn't understand and were uncomfortable asking about. Patti Thisted Arthur is an Associate in Ministry serving the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Incarnation in Columbia, South Carolina. She earned the Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education degree from Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia, and the Master of Arts in Religion degree from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, South Carolina. Her ministry specializes in Christian Education and Youth Ministry.