2022 -Sacraments
Webmaster • October 29, 2021
CONFIRMATION 2022
– Application forms [pink] are at the back of the church. Any young person born before 31st August 2006 who lives in the parish and attends Mass regularly is eligible to apply. Please complete the form on both sides
and return to the presbytery with a copy of your baptismal certificate attached
if baptised outside this parish. Candidates who do not
live in the parish must
obtain the consent of their own parish priest before
applying. The course will commence in the new year.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2022
– Application forms [yellow] are at the back of the church. Any child going into Year 3 or above in September 2021 and who lives in the parish is eligible. Please complete the form and return to the presbytery with a copy of their baptismal certificate
attached if baptised outside this parish. Candidates who do not
live in the parish must
obtain the consent of
their own parish priest before
applying. Parents’ meeting Monday, 22nd November at 7pm in the church. The course will commence in the new year.
This programme will commence in the New Year. Application forms are available at the back of the church. Please ensure a copy of the child’s baptismal certificate is attached to the form if they were not baptised in this parish. Completed forms should be posted through the presbytery letterbox. Any child in Year 3 and above who lives in the parish and attends Mass is eligible for First Holy Communion. Those who live outside the parish must obtain the permission of their own parish priest before applying.
The preparation for this Sacrament will take place on Tuesdays October 21st and November 4th, 11th and 18th from 7pm – 8.30pm in the Meeting Room at the back of the church. The Confirmation rehearsal will be on Saturday, 22nd November at 10am in the church. The Confirmation Mass will be on Sunday, 23rd November, the Feast of Christ the King and National Youth Sunday at 11am. Please make a note of these dates now. Applications are now closed.
Youth Gather is a weekend of faith, fun and friendship – with speakers, workshops, prayer and outdoor activities, meeting friends old and new, and all while sharing in and celebrating our Catholic faith. There will be coaches offering transport from around the Diocese included in the cost, as well as all meals, cabin accommodation and activities. This event is for year 9 and above. Apply now at www.bcys.net/events
WE WELCOME this Sunday H E Archbishop Emilio Nappa, Secretary General of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, who will be celebrating the 11 o’clock Mass.
This week there will be the annual collection for Peter’s Pence which helps to defray the personal and charitable expenses of the Holy Father.
This week there will be the annual collection for the Sick & Retired Clergy Fund of the Diocese. Donations can be made in the Second Collection, online via the diocesan website. The fund helps clergy who require assistance in their retirement after years of service and it also helps those who are in ill health at any age.
North Ilford Fellowship of Churches are inviting everyone to Pentecost Songs of Praise on Sunday, 8 th June in Ashurst Drive Baptist Church. There will be refreshments afterwards. I attended the NIFOC committee meeting this afternoon. People were saying how much they enjoyed the World Day of Prayer service at our church.