Confirmation



St Peter's Way: Confirmation Programme
Confirmation will take place in the afternoon on Pentecost Sunday 24th May in the afternoon

Confirmation Programme will be offered to those in year 7 or above.  To register your interest in joining our preparation programme St Peter's Way 2025-26

Our Confirmation programme is based on the life of St Peter.  We use the stained glass windows in the Cathedral to think about the:
  • sacraments of initiation - Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation
  • sacrament of Reconciliation - remembering how Peter was forgiven after he denied Jesus
  • first Counsel of the Church, the role of Pope and the Magisterium of the Church
  • miracles of Jesus and the Bible
  • challenges of responding to Jesus' call to follow him and how we ask the Saints and Martyrs to help and inspire us in our daily life 
  


Enrolling on the programme is the first step to finding out more and helping young people to think about how they will respond to Jesus' call to Follow me.  At the end of the programme they will be invited to receive the sacrament of Confirmation.  Before being anointed with Chrism and receiving the gifts of the Holy Spirit they will renew their Baptismal promises, for most young people, these will have been made on their behalf by their parents and Godparents. In this final sacrament of initiation they make these promises for themselves.

Catechism of the Catholic Church
This is a book which explains Church teaching.  The Catechism says that:
CCC 1298 When Confirmation is celebrated separately from Baptism, as is the case in the Roman Rite, the Liturgy of Confirmation begins with the renewal of baptismal promises and the profession of faith by the confirmandi. This clearly shows that Confirmation follows Baptism. When adults are baptized, they immediately receive Confirmation and participate in the Eucharist.


Please pray for all our young people preparing for this sacrament.

Clergy - Fr John Millar
Catechists - People who share their faith

For further details
Please contact Ann-Marie Houghton
Tel: 01524 65442

All parish activities involving young people are delivered by adults with DBS clearance.
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