Your child in Second Class will have the opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance and Holy Communion in 2023.   The decision to celebrate these sacraments with your child, is for you to make now.  If you wish your child to celebrate the sacraments, he/she must be baptised and you are invited to attend on the following dates:

• Wednesday 21^st September, 8pm – Registration Meeting in Athboy Church for parents of children in Second Class in the Athboy, Rathcairn & Rathmore.  The meeting is for parents only.

A “Do This in Memory” candle will be available for purchase for €5 after the meeting.

• Saturday 1^st / Sunday 2^nd October – children and parents are invited, to an Enrolment Ceremony at any weekend Mass in Athboy, Rathcairn & Rathmore (6.15pm & 11.30am Athboy, 9am Rathmore, 10.15am Rathcairn) 

Enrolment forms have ben distributed in the schools.  If this form is not returned on Wednesday 21^st September, it will be assumed that you are not presenting your child for the sacraments.

Do this in Memory – dates for 2022 – 2023

Enrolment Saturday & Sunday 1^st/2^nd October

Saturday & Sunday 12/13^th November

Saturday & Sunday 10/11^th December

Saturday & Sunday 14/15^th January

Saturday & Sunday 25/26^th February

Sacrament of Penance 7/8^th March

Saturday & Sunday 22^nd/23^rd April

 

Holy Communion for the First Time 2023

Athboy 10am: Saturday 6^th May

Rathmore 9am: Sunday 7^th May

Rathcairn 10.15am: Sunday 14^th May

 Please bring Do This in Memory Candle to Mass –

Candle will be lit at beginning of Mass, extinguished during Holy Communion and should be collected AFTER Mass along with worksheet