Sacramental
Preparation - Adult Formation
The
‘Come And See’ sessions will begin again in September
and serves both the parishes of the Immaculate Conception and
St Gerard’s. The evenings are ideal for people enquiring
about the Catholic faith and the possibility of becoming a Catholic.
The programme will also help to prepare adult Catholics who have
not yet celebrated their Confirmation and also Catholics who wish
to learn more about their faith are welcomed as well. Each session
is held on a Wednesday in the parish rooms of the Immaculate Conception
beginning at 7-00pm and ending by 8-30pm. The dates for the autumn
are shown below.
9th September
16th
September
30th
September
7th October
21st
October
4th
November
11th
November
18th
November
2nd
December
15th
December
First
Holy Communion
The
programme for 2009 has now been completed and children are making
their First Holy Communion during the weekends of May and the
first weekend of June.
I
wish to say many thanks to the catechists who gave great support
to the children preparing for their First Confession and First
Holy Communion Fr. Desmond.
Details
of the programme for 2009-10 will be available early autumn to
parents attending mass at the Immaculate Conception regularly.
Confirmation
We
had 32 young candidates Confirmed on the 5th May. It is now important
for us all to work hard at developing our youth ministry so that
our candidates have the opportunity to develop into young adults
with a mature faith and commitment to their church.
I
wish to say thank you to the catechists who helped to prepare
the candidates.