Confirmation in our Parish 2025
Welcome!
Thank you for considering the Sacrament of
Confirmation for your child.
I'm Cathy, the Sacramental Coordinator for 2025,
and I'll take you through the steps for your family to make this journey with
Jesus.
Confirmation is available to a baptised Catholic
child who is in Year 6 or above in 2025, and who has received First
Reconciliation and First Eucharist. Children will have their Confirmation
bestowed on a date in late August or early September at a Mass at St John
Vianney Church. We are waiting on the Archbishop’s diary for the exact date.
Preparation for Confirmation brings together
classroom education and a family-based programme of information, discussions
and activities to discover Jesus' message of love, service and Christian
leadership. Your family will also be invited to come to family-focussed Masses
and reflection sessions with Father and the Sacramental Team to share your
journey with each other.
If your child doesn't attend a Catholic school,
they need to join the preparation course at our Parish School of Religion.
After you have registered for Confirmation (see below), please contact Tim
McNamara on:
0413 522 731; or maxband@iimetro.com.au
If you feel that your child isn't ready for this step
in their faith journey, or you may not have the time or opportunity to
participate in the preparation programme, we encourage you to leave this
commitment until there’s a better opportunity to understand Confirmation.
Sacraments can be received at any age.
The journey starts by enrolling with the parish,
using the Qkr! app by Mastercard. If you are told that Qkr! is not available
for your device you can still use Qkr! via a web browser and the
following link Qkr! by MasterCard (qkrschool.com)
Please note that it's necessary to make a separate
registration for each child who's receiving a Sacrament in 2025, and necessary
to make a separate registration for each Sacrament they will receive. If you
try to register more than one child in a single transaction, Qkr! will assume
that you mentioned your first child by mistake and delete them from the
registration.
If you already use Qkr! then enter our parish name
(Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish Weston Creek) and follow the
"Parish" link.
If you're not familiar with Qkr!, it's available
from the Google Play Store or the App Store on iPhone. Once you've downloaded
it, you register by entering our parish name and following the
"Parish" link. Please do not use the link to a Parish school: Qkr!
will take you to a dead end!
Registration includes a cost of $80 to cover the
cost of the preparation materials and a gift for your child.
When you've registered, you'll join the
Confirmation 2025 email group which will keep you in touch with information,
invitations, opportunities to share experiences, and more.
If you have any questions, please email me on:
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Confirmation 2025 |
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Welcoming Gathering Mass |
14-15
December 2024 |
Sat 5pm SJH |
Books handed out to those
who are registered |
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Gathering Mass |
15-16 February |
Any of 3 Masses |
Books handed out to new
registrations |
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Reflection Hour |
27 May 2025 |
5.30pm SJV |
Books handed out to new
registrations |
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Gathering Mass |
14-15 June |
Any of 3 Masses |
Books handed out to new
registrations |
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Registration cutoff |
1 July |
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Reflection Hour |
22 July |
5.30pm SJV |
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Reflection Hour |
29 July |
5.30pm SJV |
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Reflection Hour |
5 August |
5.30pm SJV |
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Gathering Mass |
23-24 August |
Any of 3 Masses |
Robes handed out and books
returned |
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Reflection Hour |
26 August |
5.30pm SJV |
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Sacrament |
TBC 27 August or 3
September |
6.00pm SJV |
Awaiting the Archbishop’s
diary |
Best wishes