Parish Sacramental News for 2023
Sacrament of Confirmation
Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on:
Tuesday 5 September 2023 at 6.00pm in St Michael’s Church, Kaleen;
Wednesday 6 September 2023 at 6.00pm in St Monica’s Church, Evatt; and
Thursday 7 September 2023at 6.00pm in St Monica’s Church, Evatt.
Home Booklets
Parents should now be working through the home booklet with their child in preparation for the Sacrament. The booklets will need to be completed ready for retreat day and the child/parent formation night on 31 August 2023.
Home booklets will then to be handed back to the school for collection so that they can be signed with the parish stamp and then be available with certificates at the liturgy celebration.
Child/Parent Formation Evening
This will be held in St Monica's Church at 6.00pm on Thursday 31 August 2023. Please bring your completed home booklet to the evening.
‘Trybooking’ for the Sacrament of Confirmation
Fr Mick would like to cap the bookings to a maximum of 20 candidates for each liturgy celebration.
Please note: When you make your booking, please only book 1 place in the name of the candidate celebrating the Sacrament – all families will be allocated a pew in the church (if you have additional guests they will be able to overflow across the aisle).
If you have more than 1 child celebrating the Sacrament, please only book 1 place and put both names of the candidates in the name spot.
The ‘trybooking’ is open and will close on Friday 18 August 2023. The links will be available on the Parish website at www.cg.org.au/belconnennorth
If you are having trouble booking a spot please contact the Sacramental Program Coordinator at sue.coll@bigpond.com or through the trybooking email.
Stoles for Confirmation
Purchased stoles have now been delivered to the schools. If you purchased a stole and have not yet received it please send me an email - sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au
Alternatively, if you did not order a stole and would still like to purchase one please email Sue at sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au
Note: It is not compulsory to order a stole, you can borrow one on the night.
Sacrament of Reconciliation will be celebrated in Term 1, 2024.
For further Information – please contact the Sacramental Program Coordinator at sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au or check the parish website at www.cg.org.au/belconnennorth