FIRST COMMUNIONS AND CONFIRMATIONS

Last Updated: 20 April 2024


FIRST COMMUNIONS FOR CHILDREN IN GRADE 2+		CONFIRMATIONS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 7+

FIRST COMMUNION preparations consist of Sunday Mass, Parents' Meetings, and at-home activities Celebration of First Confessions Monday 22 April to Friday 26 April 2024 Specific Day and Time determined by online sign-up Please e-mail the Office if you do not recall the day for which you signed-up. Download the Confession Guide by clicking here. Celebration of First Communions Tuesday 30 April 2024 at 7:00 p.m. (SP & AB) Wednesday 1 May 2024 at 7:00 p.m. (FM & OS) Thursday 2 May 2024 at 7:00 p.m. (HS & OL) Download the celebration guidelines by clicking here.
It is highly recommended that children preparing for First Communion take advantage of our Children's Liturgy of the Word on Sundays.
View the schedule of preparation for First Communion 2023-24 with dates for celebrations

CONFIRMATION preparations consist of Sunday Mass, Candidates' Meetings Celebration of Confessions before Confirmation Monday 22 April to Friday 26 April 2024 Specific Day and Time determined by online sign-up Please e-mail the Office if you do not recall the day for which you signed-up. Download the Confession Guide by clicking here. Final Session for Candidates Saturday 4 May 2024 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (SP / HS / AB) 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (OL / FM / OS) Celebration of First Communions Tuesday 30 April 2024 at 7:00 p.m. (SP & AB) Wednesday 1 May 2024 at 7:00 p.m. (FM & OS) Thursday 2 May 2024 at 7:00 p.m. (HS & OL) Download the celebration guidelines by clicking here.
Confirmation candidates are highly encouraged to join the Saint Patrick's Youth Group and its activities.
View the schedule of preparation for Confirmation 2023-24 with dates for celebrations

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please contact the Parish Office by e-mail at StPatricksBR@archtoronto.org or by calling (905) 794-0486.

First Communion

In the Archdiocese of Toronto, children in Grade 2 and older are eligible to begin celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation and to the receive Communion. We welcome the children to the Eucharistic Table to receive Our Lord for the first of hopefully many times. The preparation takes place through the Parish, working with the families and our Catholic Schools. The celebrations are held at the Parish where the family worships on Sundays, regardless of the Parish to which the child’s school is attached.

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Confirmation

Young people in Grade 7 and older are eligible to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation. In this Sacrament, the Baptized are strengthened with a renewed sense of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in their lives. The preparation takes place through the Parish, working with the families and our Catholic Schools. The celebrations are held at the Parish where the family worships on Sundays, regardless of the Parish to which the child’s school is attached.

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