The Parish Holy Communion programme is for children who will be in Year 3 from September 2026 or who are older.
The Parish Confirmation programme is for children in Year 6 from September 2026 or who are older.
Both programmes presume that the children taking part have already been baptised, and the Confirmation programme that the children participating have already been prepared to receive Holy Communion. Where these things are not in place, additional preparation will be needed and can be provided.
These Parish programmes have two tracks
Both tracks come together in the shared parish programme - which largely focussed on Sunday Mass and parish service.
The expectation is that all families taking part in the programme will attend Mass weekly.
Enrolment for the 2026/7 programme closes in July 2026, when the summer programme for families begins.
The following documents are provided for information about the 2026/7 programmes.
The Parish Confirmation programme is for children in Year 6 from September 2026 or who are older.
Both programmes presume that the children taking part have already been baptised, and the Confirmation programme that the children participating have already been prepared to receive Holy Communion. Where these things are not in place, additional preparation will be needed and can be provided.
These Parish programmes have two tracks
- The first is for children not at Catholic schools, and includes parish-based catechetic sessions to help the children's preparation. Details of these sessions will be passed to families by Fr Allen.
- The second is for children in the parish primary school, St Nicholas. The school will communicate their own additional and particular plans directly to parents.
Both tracks come together in the shared parish programme - which largely focussed on Sunday Mass and parish service.
The expectation is that all families taking part in the programme will attend Mass weekly.
- Families who do not attend Mass weekly at St Nicholas church, but whose children do attend St Nicholas school are expected to attend Mass at St Nicholas parish for the (more or less) monthly Masses which are part of the Preparation programme.
Enrolment for the 2026/7 programme closes in July 2026, when the summer programme for families begins.
- Enrolment for the 2027/8 programme begins in April 2027 for children who in September 2027 will be in Year 3 or older (to prepare for Holy Communion) or year 6 or older (to prepare for Confirmation)
The following documents are provided for information about the 2026/7 programmes.
