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The Sacrament of Confirmation

“Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit” Acts 8:17

“The gift of the Spirit is communicated through the laying on of hands and anointing with sacred chrism. Saint Paul sheds lights on the meaning of these sacramental signs when he says that “God… has anointed us, by putting his seal on us and giving us his Spirit in our hearts” (2 Cor 1:21-22). Sealed with the Holy Spirit, we are configured more closely to Christ and strengthened to bear witness to him in our world.”

Pope Francis, General Audience, May 2018 

CONFIRMATION PROGRAMME 2024

Date and Time Session Title Venue Session details

Thursday 21st September 2023 6pm

Introductory Meeting

Conference Centre

A short meeting to go through the course. For parents and potential candidates.

Sunday 24th September 
Deadline for Registration Forms

Registration forms and questionnaires to be emailed to cathedralbrentwood@gmail.com or posted through letterbox of Clergy House.

Sunday 19th November
4.00 – 6.15 p.m.

Session 1:  Science or Religion? Faith or Reason?

Conference Centre

Sunday 26th November 2023 10.00 a.m.

Faith in Action

Coffee after Mass to raise money for the soup kitchen

Sunday 10th December 2023
4.00 – 6.15 p.m.

Session 2: Jesus Christ: the centre of our faith

Christmas cards to be brought in.

Parish Hall

Who do people say I am?’ What did Jesus do for us?

Sunday 14th January 2024
4.00 – 6.15 p.m.

Session 3: Jesus Christ in the Sacraments and the lives of the Saints

Parish Hall

Channels of Grace

Sunday 21st January 2024
4.00 – 6.15 p.m.

Faith in Action

Parish Hall

Putting together packs for the homeless.

Sunday 11th February 2024
4.00 – 6.15 p.m.

Session 4: When does life begin? Should doctors be able to end life as well as save it?

Parish Hall

The Church’s teaching on human relationships.

Thursday 29th Feb

6pm/14th March/21st March

Visit to Order of Malta Soup Kitchen

St James’s, Spanish Place, 22 George St, Marylebone, London W1U 3QY

Putting our faith into action.

Sunday 17th March 2024
4.00 – 6.15 p.m.

Session 5: Standing up for your faith

Parish Hall

The challenging of living authentically today.

Thursday 28th March 2024 at 8.00 p.m.

Maundy Thursday Mass

Cathedral

Friday 29th March 2024 at 3.00 p.m.

Good Friday Liturgy

Cathedral

Saturday 30th March 2024 at 8.00 p.m.

Easter Vigil

Cathedral

First Mass of Easter

Sunday 14th April 2024
4.00 – 6.15 p.m.

Session 6: True Joy

Parish Hall

The Church’s teaching on human relationships.

Sunday 28th April 2024
4.00 – 6.15 p.m..

Session 7: Confirmation and beyond

Parish Hall

What it means to be a full member of the Church and God’s specific plan for you. Vocations.

Thursday 16th May 2024
6.30 p.m.

Reconciliation and Rehearsal

Cathedral

Reconciliation and Rehearsal

Sunday 19th May 2024
11.30 a.m.

Confirmation Day

Cathedral

Sacrament of Confirmation

Questions about Confirmation:

The Holy Spirit is God’s great gift to us. It is Christ who fills us with his Spirit and makes us sharers of his own life and mission, in accordance to God’s saving plan. Christian witness is doing what the Spirit asks of us

 We receive the message of faith in a deeper and more intensive manner with great emphasis given to the person of Jesus Christ, who asked the Father to give the Holy Spirit to the Church for building up the community in loving service. In the Sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized person is “sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit” and is strengthened for service to the Body of Christ.

Each year we have the great joy of celebrating the commitment of our young people as they receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Our Confirmation preparation is for young men and women who are presently in year 11. It allows them to reflect on their own relationship with God and to explore with other young people some of the questions they may have about their faith.

The preparation for the sacrament of Confirmation 2022-23 has now begun.

Information about next year’s preparation will be available in 2023.