First Communion & Confirmation

FIRST COMMUNIONS AND CONFIRMATIONS

Last Updated: 31 JULY 2025

First Communion   Confirmation
FIRST COMMUNIONS
FOR CHILDREN
IN GRADE 2+
   CONFIRMATIONS
FOR STUDENTS
IN GRADE 7+

 

 

 

FIRST COMMUNION PREPARATIONS consist of attendance at Sunday Mass, parents' meetings, and at-home activities.
Families with children preparing for first Communion are highly encouraged to take advantage of the Children's Liturgy of the Word at our parish.

The next cycle is open to children who are in Grade 2 as of September 2025
and older children who have not yet received Communion.
There is an Information Meeting on Tuesday 23 September 2025
starting with Mass at 7:00 p.m.
for families who wish to register for preparations.
The Communion celebrations will be sometime in Spring 2026.
Registration forms will be handed out at the end of the meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

CONFIRMATION PREPARATIONS consist of attendance at Sunday Mass, and candidates' meetings.
Young people preparing for Confirmation are highly encouraged to participate in the activities of the Saint Patrick's Youth Ministry. 

The next cycle is open to students who are in Grade 7 as of September 2025
and older students who have not yet celebrated Confirmation.
There is an Information Meeting on Wednesday 24 September 2025
starting with Mass at 7:00 p.m.
for families who wish to register for preparations.
The Confirmation celebrations will be sometime in Spring 2026.
Registration forms will be handed out at the end of the meeting.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

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

 

communion hands
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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