Adult Formation

Baptism of Infants

Babies should normally be baptised in their own parish. Parents who wish to have their child baptised in a different parish should discuss this with their own parish priest as well as the priest in the parish where the baptism is to take place.

In this Parish, parents are asked to make an appointment to arrange the Baptism at least two months before the proposed date. (This appointment can take place before the child is born.) The parents will be invited to take part in a preparatory meeting, explaining the various parts of the Baptism rite. The priest will normally visit the parents shortly before the Baptism to finalise arrangements.

Baptism Preparation of Older Children

If they are over the age of five, children require some simple instruction before they can be baptised. This will be arranged by the priest as necessary. Arrangements for Baptism will be made when the instruction is nearing completion.

Confirmation

The Parish invites the Bishop to come to the Parish to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation every two years. The next Confirmation Programme will begin in September 2008, in preparation for the visit of Bishop Hendricks on the 7th June 2009. Young people who are in school year 8 or above may apply to be prepared for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Information will be given at Mass and in the Newsletter in August 2008. Watch this space!!

First Sacraments

Children who are in year 3 or above at school can apply to make their First Holy Communion the following year. Applications are accepted from July to September. The programme of preparation begins in September and the First Communion is usually celebrated in June the following year. During the programme various meetings are arranged for parents to help them in the vital role they play in their child’s preparation for First Communion.

Marriage Preparation

Religious Education for Children in Non Catholic Schools

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a programme for adults who wish to become Catholics and also Catholic adults who have not received First Communion and/or Confirmation as children. The programme usually begins in September and culminates at the Easter Vigil the following year when the sacraments of Baptism (if necessary), Confirmation and First Communion are celebrated. However every adult is different and so other arrangements can be made when necessary.