Communion and Confirmation Dates
Confirmation Friday 11th September 4:30
Communion 19th September 3pm
The guidelines issued for confirmation will also apply to the communion.
The sacrament of Confessions will be addressed when schools get back in early September.
Please God we are not forced into lockdown again at this time.
Fr. Declan Boyce
Guidelines for Confirmation/Communion – Diocese of Elphin
Arrival at the Church.
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Members of the same household should enter the church together. They
should then occupy one family seat. They should observe social
distancing at all times; before, during and after Mass.
• Any person who may be more vulnerable to the Covid-19 virus is strongly advised not be attend the ceremony.
The Ceremony.
• Parish or school choirs should not be present at the liturgy.
• Music can be provided by an organist and a soloist.
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Under the present circumstances, children will not be invited to come
into the sanctuary area to express a Word of Welcome, do the Readings
from Scripture or Prayers of the Faithful.
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Candidates should sit with their families and be seated at the end of
the pew nearest the aisle. They should remain in their pew throughout
the ceremony. The bishop/celebrant will come to confirm them in their
place, with a family member acting as sponsor or by proxy for another
relative or friend.
• To avoid any possibility of
contamination, gifts and symbols will not be brought to the Altar nor
should anybody come forward to read a reflection after Holy Communion.
Administration of the Sacrament.
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The bishop/celebrant should be provided with a small tray with two
containers; one filled with cotton buds and the other empty to receive
used buds. He will bring the Oil of Chrism.
• The
priest(s) of the parish should remain in the Sanctuary and the teachers
if they can be present) in their seats while the bishop administers the
Sacrament.
• The candidates should hold their
Confirmation card in their hands, with their name and Confirmation name
written clearly on it. (Details for registration will have been
collected separately)
• The candidates should stand to receive the Sacrament, and sit afterwards.
• Used cotton buds must be disposed of in accordance with Resource 4 of NCSUFLG
Holy Communion.
• The distribution of Holy Communion should take place in accordance with the pattern established