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Confirmation Information Evening for Parents & Confirmandi Tuesday 11 th December 2018 St Bedes Catholic Middle School (Academy) Aims: To understand the Sacrament of Confirmation and the journey of preparation to receive the Sacrament
St Bede’s Catholic Middle School (Academy)
Confirmation Information Evening for Parents & Confirmandi Tuesday 11th December 2018
St Bedes Catholic Middle School (Academy)
St Bede’s Catholic Middle School (Academy)
To understand the Sacrament of Confirmation and the journey of preparation to receive the Sacrament
St Bede’s Catholic Middle School (Academy)
We gather today as a community of faith in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. We welcome especially the young people who are preparing for Confirmation and those members of their families who will support them on that journey. As members of this faith community, we too, will support and pray for them as they prepare to celebrate this sacrament. We ask God’s blessing on all who are gathered here and pray that our time of preparation for Confirmation may be filled with grace. Our Father…….. Amen
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Confirmation is one of the seven Sacraments of the Church. It is the third of the three Sacraments of Initiation into the Church which are necessary for people to become full members of the
Sacraments of initiation are the Sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist. Confirmation completes what Baptism begins.
Full members of the Church
Eucharist
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This year…. This Academic Year, the opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation will be available to Year 7 and any Year 8 pupils who for whatever reason were unable to make their Confirmation last year.
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Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the “sacraments of Christian initiation,” whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal
are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.”
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St Bede’s Catholic Middle School (Academy)
Special Holy Gifts and Fruits. Through Confirmation the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit are received: wisdom and understanding, counsel and fortitude, knowledge and piety and fear of the Lord. These gifts can help a person to live as a follower of Christ. Through receiving the gifts of the Holy Spirit it is hoped that the Candidate will through their thoughts, words and actions bear the Twelve Fruits
Kindness, Goodness, Longsuffering, Mildness, Faith, Modesty, Self-Control, Chastity. It is a means by which the Candidate publically professes their faith and shows their commitment to becoming a full member of the Church.
PARISH COMMUNITY LOCAL CATHOLIC CHURCH/ ACTIVE AND WORSHIPPING IDEAL SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION MODEL
The three-legged stool of the three Key elements needed for a successful Confirmation Sacramental Programme. These are;
In the beginning……..
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From the Catechism:
education in prayer. Based on the sacrament of marriage, the family is the ‘domestic church’ where God’s children learn to pray ‘as the Church’, and to persevere in prayer. For young children in particular, daily family prayer is the first witness of the church’s living memory as awakened patiently by the Holy Spirit.”
Taken from the Catechism of the Catholic Church
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Some questions to ask yourself before we go any further……… Confirmandi:
commitment?
Parents and Sponsors:
You decide with your family! Confirmation Enrolment Form to be completed – return to your own Parish by
deadline of 11th January 2019. Hand in to the Presbytery at OLMC or St Peter’s or hand in with your letter of application on Friday 11th January 2019 in School at the special Confirmation Preparation Mass at 2.15pm in STB School Hall. Copies are online of the Enrolment Form.
Each Candidate is also asked to write a letter of application to the Parish
Priest/Bishop Robert briefly saying why he or she now feels ready to prepare for Confirmation and how they intend to live out their faith commitment. This is to be handed in with your Enrolment Form. A template is available on the school Website and on the Parish Websites. Hand in with the Form!
Sacramental Programme dates. (These have been included on our school website
and the Parish Website but they will be available again at the end of this meeting.)
Confirmation Enrolment Ceremony – Certificate of Commitment to be
presented and Enrolment onto the Programme made- There will be special Masses:
OLMC: January 19th 2019 (Sat 5pm); January 20th 2019 (Sunday 11.15am); St Peter’s Bromsgrove: January 20th (Sunday 10.30am)
school x 6 sessions in total.
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Confirmed themselves –
expected to be completed by the end of the formal Sacramental Programme. This deadline is 13th May 2019. With this, you will be expected to create a project about the Patron Saint you have chosen. Your Saint should be someone whose life and faith have inspired you and who you feel will be the best model and guide for your life beyond your reception of the Sacrament. Please ask your Patron Saint to pray for you and help you as you begin a new step in your life of faith.
voluntary but it will form a vital part in the latter stages of the Sacramental preparation so all are encouraged to attend and take part in this special day.
to the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Service and
with the work of the SVP or Children’s Liturgy?
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CHAPTER IV. SPONSORS
be given a sponsor who assists an adult in Christian initiation or together with the parents presents an infant for baptism. A sponsor also helps the baptized person to lead a Christian life in keeping with baptism and to fulfill faithfully the obligations inherent in it.
1/ be designated by the one to be baptized, by the parents or the person who takes their place,
the aptitude and intention of fulfilling this function; 2/ have completed the sixteenth year of age, unless the diocesan bishop has established another age, or the pastor or minister has granted an exception for a just cause; 3/ be a Catholic who has been confirmed and has already received the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist and who leads a life of faith in keeping with the function to be taken on; 4/ not be bound by any canonical penalty legitimately imposed or declared; 5/ not be the father or mother of the one to be baptized. §2. A baptized person who belongs to a non-Catholic ecclesial community is not to participate except together with a Catholic sponsor and then only as a witness of the baptism. Source: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/71.HTM
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Sacramental Preparation Sessions:
These will be held in St Bede’s School on Monday evenings from 5.30-6.30pm for pupils who belong to the Parish of Mount Carmel and in St Peter’s Community Centre Bromsgrove for those pupils from St Peter’s from 6.15-7.15pm. These sessions are for PUPILS ONLY. Parents DO NOT attend. You will each receive a copy of Confirmed in the Faith and this is at a cost of a suggested donation of £5 per book to be paid at the start of the Preparation Sessions. Each of the six sessions need to be attended and all chapters of the workbook are to be completed in between sessions. It would be helpful if each candidate owned their own Bible to assist with their studies. Homework SHOULD NOT be handed to Father before/after Mass on Saturday/Sunday. It should be handed in as part of the scheduled sessions in school/St Peter’s Parish Centre. These preparation sessions will begin on Monday 4th February 2019 All dates of sessions have been posted onto the School Website and Any updates will be available via text/email.
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Receiving the Sacrament:
The Sacrament of Confirmation will be conferred on you in your own Parish church and Bishop Robert Byrne will be the Principal Celebrant and will lay hands on you for you to receive the Holy Spirit. Our Lady of Mount Carmel St Peter’s Bromsgrove
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Again, here’s the Catechism: Preparation for Confirmation should aim at leading the Christian toward a more intimate union with Christ and a more lively familiarity with the Holy Spirit—in order to be more capable of assuming the apostolic responsibilities
You are ready with greater spiritual maturity and intelligence to embrace the challenges of life that you will face with humility and dignity in the likeness of Christ. The Sacrament of Confirmation is rooted in the event of Pentecost: the day upon which the disciples were sent the Holy Spirit as promised by Jesus before He died (John 14:15, 14:26, 15:26) and before He ascended into Heaven (Luke 24:49, Acts 1: 4-5, 1:8). It was through the power of the gifts of the Holy Spirit received at Pentecost that the disciples were able to leave the Upper Room and go out into the streets of Jerusalem to proclaim the Good News (Acts 2:1-42).
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So, in sum, here is what needs to be done soon and before 11th January!
preparation for enrolment onto the Sacramental Programme by the Candidate.
In the first instance to: OLMC Parish Office FAO Fr Tony or Fr Jason
Enrolment Form and handed in by 11th January too! This can be handwritten or typed up.
Preparation Sessions in School or at St Peter’s Centre starting on 4th February 2019. A project is to be completed alongside each of the sessions about the Candidate’s chosen Saint. Why they have chosen them and how their choice of Saint will help them in their Confirmation preparation, receiving the Sacrament itself and in their faith life journey.
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Thank you for coming this evening. Final Blessing
St Bede’s Catholic Middle School (Academy)
St Bedes Catholic Middle School (Academy)
Preparation Sessions are at St Bede’s School Mondays 5.30-6.30pm OLMC pupils Parish Centre Mondays 6.15pm-7.15pm St Peter’s Bromsgrove pupils (pupils only – not parents/family) Session 1: 4th February Session 2: 25th February 2019 Session 3: 11th March 2019 Session 4: 25th March 2019 Session 5: 8th April 2019 Session 6: 13th May 2019
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