Sacramental Preparation

 Baptism Preparation

Every parent who wishes to have their child baptised must attend an evening meeting to discuss the meaning and responsibilities of Baptism. These sessions will be held at regular intervals on Wednesday 15^th October, Wednesday 26^th November, Tuesday 13^th January 2009, Wednesday 4^th March, Wednesday 13^th May and Wednesday 8^th July. The talks will last from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm and will be held at St Mary Moorfields presbytery.

First Communion

The First Communion course will begin in late January 2009. Sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm with a break for Easter. The sacrament will be celebrated on Sunday 21^st June 2009.

 Confirmation

 The Confirmation course will begin on 4^th November. Sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm with a break for Christmas. The sacrament will be administered by Bishop Bernard Longley on 19^th April 2009.

Marriage Preparation Days

St Mary Moorfields holds regular marriage days for those who either live or work in the City and is also able to complete the necessary paperwork and undertake the essential task of spiritual and human preparation for marriage. There will be three preparation days through the year for all those couples who wish either to be married here, in St Mary Moorfields Church, elsewhere in Great Britain or abroad. Attendance at one marriage day is compulsory for those who wish to be prepared through this Church. Please contact the Church to arrange an initial meeting to discuss dates and start to complete the necessary paperwork. The Catholic Church requires six months notice prior to the date of the wedding.

The dates are Saturday 8^th November 2008, Saturday 14^th February 2009, Saturday 16^th May 2009, Saturday 6^th June and Saturday 27^th June 2009. Each course begins at 10.00 am and finishes at 4.00 pm. The cost is �40 per couple.

Adult Baptism, Confirmation and Reception into the Church

A special course is run from St Mary Moorfields aimed at those adults who wish to be Baptised, Confirmed or Received into the Church. This course is ideal for those preparing for marriage and who were not Confirmed as teenagers. Every Catholic who wishes to marry abroad, including Ireland, has to be Confirmed. The course lasts 12 weeks and begins on 22^nd September with the Sacrament being administered on Sunday 15^th February 2009. There will be a second course commencing on Monday 9^th March 2009 with the Sacrament being administered on Sunday 5^th July 2009.