Walk With Me

Walk With Me is a year-long pre-Communion programme for children aged 7 and over (usually Year 2 and above), who are not in Catholic Schools and have not yet received their First Holy Communion.

Catholic schools provide catechesis during term time and children who do not go to Catholic school, generally lack the foundation required to prepare for the ‘Source & Summit of our faith‘, Holy Eucharist. This programme aims to provide religious education that children in Catholic schools receive.

Therefore, children who have not attended Catholic school in the UK in the preceding year, must complete the year-long Walk With Me programme first and then may move on to First Holy Communion preparation course the following year.

Registration generally opens in the summer (June/July) and the course runs from Sep to May. Announcements about the opening of registration are made after every Sunday Mass and published in the Parish Newsletter a week or two prior. When registration begins, an online registration form is made available at the bottom of this page. 

Registration for the 2023-24 programme began on 25th June 2023 and ended on 30th July 2023. Registration for the 2024-25 programme is expected to open sometime in Jun 2024; please look at the parish newsletter for an announcement on the actual dates nearer to the time.

It is not possible to admit children in the middle of the year and families that miss the registration deadline will have to wait for the following year to register their child(ren).

Baptism of older children

Children aged 7 years and older, who have not yet been baptised, prepare for Baptism by joining the Walk With Me programme.

If you would like further details, please email the parish catechist Lionel Pereira at: hounslowcat@rcdow.org.uk