First Reconciliation
2021 Start Closing Prayers
18 Sept 09:30am – 11:45am God gives you Life (note earlier start)
05 Oct 8:00pm – 9:00pm Parents Meeting on Zoom (Praying with your children)
02 Oct 09:50am – 11:45am God gives you Love
09 Oct 09:50am – 11:45am God gives you Joy
09 Nov 8:00pm – 9:00pm Parents Meeting on Zoom (Reconciliation)
13 Nov 09:50am – 11:45am God gives you Peace
20 Nov 09:50am – 11:45am God gives you Reconciliation.
27 Nov 10:00am` First Reconciliation in the Church – Children and Parents
04 Dec 10:00am First Reconciliation in the Church – Children and Parents
First Holy Communion
2022 Start Closing Prayers
11 Jan 8:00pm 9:00pm Parents Meeting on Zoom (Holy Mass)
15 Jan 09:50am – 11:45am We Walk with Jesus
05 Feb 09:50am – 11:45am We Learn about the Mass
08 Feb 8:00pm 9:00pm Parents Meeting on Zoom (Holy Mass)
26 Feb 09:50am – 11:45am We Share God’s Word
19 Mar 09:50am – 11:45am We Give Thanks
22 Mar 8:00pm – 9:00pm Parents Meeting on Zoom (Holy Mass)
26 Mar 09:50am – 11:45am We Remember and Celebrate
19 Apr 8:00pm 9:00pm Parents Meeting on Zoom (Going Forth)
23 Apr 09:50am – 11:45am We Share the Bread of Life
It is intended to offer the children the Sacrament on the weekends of 30th April /1st May and 7th/8th May 2022. Further information will be given at the parents Zoom meeting in January.
Working in Partnership with Parents
We work with you to prepare your child for the Sacrament. Parents’ meetings will be held on Zoom and will help support your preparation of your child. Full attendance is required. We hope that your experience on the programme will enrich the faith life of your whole family.
Mass Attendance
Please remember weekly mass attendance is a requirement of the programme. If it is not possible for your family then your child will need to defer to another year; it is an essential part of the preparation. Please ensure you make yourself known to Michaela or another Catechist to have your mass card signed (or at the 8am mass, the priest). If you are occasionally attending another parish, please ask the parish priest to sign for you. If you are participating in this programme, it is expected that you will attend mass with our community and (Covid rules allowing) we will be giving out the weekly homework in the masses, as has been the custom in past years.
Health & Safety
We will be complying with all the Diocesan advice that is in place in September and will keep you fully informed. All sessions will take place in the Pastoral Centre and any further instructions will be sent by email nearer the time. If the programme does need to go online the sessions will still be on the dates in this programme.
Safeguarding
All adults working with your children will have recent DBS checks in line with the Catholic Safeguarding Advisory Service (CSAS – www.csas.uk.net) advice. Our parish Safeguarding representative is Bernie Dando and she can be contacted via the parish office.
The Safeguarding Officer for Brentwood Diocese is Simon Moules, and he can be contacted on:01277-265234 simon@dioceseofbrentwood.org
