Sacrament of Confirmation 2026-2027
The celebration of the sacrament of Confirmation for the pupils at St Patrick's will be on Thursday 4th February 2027 at 7pm. Father Eamonn will be celebrating the sacrament for pupils across St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy and St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy, Batley only on this occasion. This year, the sacrament of Confirmation will take place at St Mary's Catholic Church, Batley.
Meetings for parents and pupils:
Thursday 12th November at 3:40pm
This will be an introductory meeting with Mrs Moulding, Miss Gott and Mrs Walker to explain the process and the expectations of school, families and the pupils in the preparation and receiving of this wonderful sacrament.
Saturday 28th November at 6pm Mass at St Patrick's Church
The candidates will be presented to the St Patrick's parish as they begin their journey of preparation.
Thursday 28th January at 3:40pm
This will be a discussion about what will happen at the Confirmation Mass on Thursday 4th February at 7pm, St Mary's Church, Birstall:
- What the candidate must do and wear
- What the sponsor must do
- We will end this session with a short liturgy focussing on our chosen saints names.
Preparation Sessions:
- Week beginning Monday 23rd November Session 1 (Session 2 to be taken home)
- Week beginning Monday 30th November Session 3 (Session 4 to be taken home)
- Week beginning Monday 7th December Session 5 (Session 6 to be taken home)
- Week beginning Monday 14th December Session 7 (Session 8 to be taken home)
- Week beginning Monday 4th January Session 9 (Session 10 to be taken home)
- Week beginning Monday 11th January Session 11 (Session 12 to be taken home)
There are a total of twelve preparation session booklets, we will be leading six of these sessions during the school day and ask that the child with the support of parents, complete the following one at home before the next session (six in total).