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Registration for Confirmation

Parent Information Night

This will be held on Tuesday 24 February at 7.00pm in the Church. This is a compulsory part of the program for at least one parent to attend.

 

Commitment Masses

Commitment masses will be held on Saturday 28 February at 6.00pm or Sunday 1 March at 8.30am or 10.00am or 6.00pm. This is compulsory part of the program for the parents and the child to attend one of these masses where a blessing will be given and commitment form completed and submitted.

 

Family Sessions

The Family sessions will be conducted in small groups with a facilitator for each group. These meetings will be 60 minutes in length and will run on Saturdays at 4.30pm and Sundays at 8.30am in the Church Hall or surrounding rooms. After the session it is compulsory for the parent and the child to attend mass either the 6.00pm mass following the 4.30pm session or the 10am mass following the 8.30am session where some material completed during the sessions is to be submitted to the priest.

You can nominate your preferred time on the enrolment form, it should remain the same for each session, so you stay in the same group and have the same facilitator.

Session 1: Saturday 7 March or Sunday 8 March

Session 2: Saturday 14 March or Sunday 15 March

Session 3: Saturday 21 March or Sunday 22 March

The child and a parent must attend all 3 sessions.

 

Family Sessions Material

This will be distributed at the first session.

It will include the Resource booklet needed for each session, and other material required for the program.

Practice Evening and Second Rite of Reconciliation

This will be held on Tuesday 21 April.

The practice will begin 6.15pm followed by the Second Rite of Reconciliation liturgy. It is important that the children go to reconciliation before being confirmed. This is a compulsory part of the program for the child and a parent to attend.

Confirmation Masses

The Confirmation masses will take place on Thursday 23 April at either 5.00pm or 7.30 pm
Parents will choose which session they wish to attend on the enrolment form.

 

Enrolment

To enroll your child for the Confirmation program, complete the form below and submit. If your child was NOT baptised or did not receive First Holy Communion at St Nicholas of Myra, you will need to bring a copy of their Baptismal and First Holy Communion Certificates to the Parent Information Evening.

Enrolments close on Wednesday 18 February.

For further enquiries, please contact the Sacramental Coordinator; Rodney Howard at sacramental@stnicholasofmyra.org.au

 

Donation

The recommended donation is $50 and can be made by either

  1. Direct Deposit to our Bank Account

BSB: 067 950

Acct No: 100001692

Acct Name: Penrith St Nicholas Catholic Church

Reference: CONF surname, first initial  eg CONF Howard N

 

  1. Credit card

Go to our Website (www.stnicholasofmyra.org.au)  and click on the DONATE button

 

  1. Cash

Hand an envelope to facilitator with the following details on

Confirmation

Child’s name

For further enquiries, please contact the Sacramental Coordinator; Rodney Howard at sacramental@stnicholasofmyra.org.au

Enrolments for Confirmation are now closed for 2026.