The Confirmation Preparation Programme begins on Monday 16th January, and will continue every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Monday. Confirmations will be with Bishop Paul McAleenan on Thursday 22nd June,7.30pm. To apply for the programme, you must be in Year 9 or above, live in and be registered with Ware Parish, and be able to provide a copy of your baptism certificate. Please collect an Application Form from the Parish Office which is open Monday – Thursday 9am-1pm, or speak with Deacon Adrian after Sunday Mass.Applications for 2023 have now closed. For information on the 2023 programme, please see below.
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‘A journey within a journey’
‘If in Baptism it is the Holy Spirit who immerses us in Christ,
then in Confirmation it is Christ who fills us with his Spirit,
consecrating us as his witnesses, participants in the same principle of life and of mission,
according to the design of the heavenly Father.’
POPE FRANCIS
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Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St Joseph, Ware
Confirmation Programme 2022-23 in Church Hall
| Date | Time | Session | |
| Mon 16th Jan | 6.30-7.30pm | Welcome & Introduction – with Candidates and Parents | |
| Mon 30th Jan | 6.30-7.30pm | The Search for Happiness | |
| Sat 4th Feb | 6.30pm Mass in church, followed by refreshments in hall. | Enrolment Mass in Church – for Candidates, Parents/ Guardians and Sponsors | |
| Mon 6th Feb | 6.30-7.30pm | The Existence of God | |
| Mon 20th Feb | 6.30-8.00pm | Who is Jesus? – with Sponsors | |
| Mon 6th Mar | 6.30-7.30pm | The Power of Prayer | |
| Mon 20th Mar | 6.30-7.30pm | Finding True Freedom | |
| Mon 3rd Apr | 6.30-7.30pm | The Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation | |
| 6th April – HOLY THURSDAY | |||
| 7th April – GOOD FRIDAY | |||
| 8th April – HOLY SATURDAY | |||
| 9th April – EASTER SUNDAY | |||
| Mon 17th Apr | 6.30-7.30pm | Forgiveness, Healing and Mission | |
| Tue 25th Apr | 7.00pm in church | Service of Reconciliation | |
| Mon 1st May | 6.30-7.30pm | The Christian Vocations | |
| Mon 15th May | 6.30-7.30pm | The Holy Eucharist | |
| Sat 3rd Jun | 6.30pm Mass followed by celebration in hall | 7.30-9.00pm Celebration meal in hall for Candidates. Candidates to be collected at 9pm | |
| Tue 20th Jun | 6.30-7.30pm | Confirmation Rehearsal in church with Sponsors; parents welcome to attend. | |
| Thur 22nd Jun | 7.30pm | Confirmation by Bishop Paul McAleenan Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster | |
| Sun 1st July | 6.30pm Mass in church, followed by refreshments in hall. | Celebration Mass in Church with the parish – for Candidates, Parents/ Guardians and Sponsors |
‘Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea,
but the encounter with an event, a person,
which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction’
(Deus Caritas Est 1) – Pope Benedict XVI