“Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’” (John 20:21-22)
Arrangements for 2025
Dioceses vary as to when, where and how they celebrate Confirmation and there’s a lot of discussion about the right age and the right place. As the Shepherd of this Diocese, Bishop Philip has asked that Confirmations should normally take place once every two years for the parishes of each Pastoral Area and that the course lasts two years: one year leading up to the Sacrament and then a follow-on year (mystagogia) continuing the fun, formation and prayer, together with a simple work of charity and service, such as visiting a care home. This second year helps deepen the call to discipleship of Christ, by forming a peer support-group that can be linked into our diocesan youth programmes.
The Bishop usually confers Confirmation on the weekends of Eastertide alternating between a large church in the Pastoral Area and at the Cathedral. This places the Sacrament within the correct liturgical season around Pentecost.
Resources for 2025
- Confirmation Guidelines 2025 – Cathedral
- Confirmation Guidelines 2025 – Parish / Pastoral Area
- Confirmation Liturgy Planner
- Cathedral Seating Plan
- Confirmation Saints Names
- Confirmation Name Cards
- Order of Service Template – Cathedral
- Order of Service Template – Parish / Pastoral Area
- Readings for readers to practice
- Copyright example
