Section Welcome

This website will allow you to access resources that will be helpful in your role as catechists on a process of preparation for First Reconciliation. There are ideas for activities, prayer and supporting material which can be used with your current programme of preparation as well as opportunities to share with other catechists your own experiences and ideas.

In the diocese of Westminster the celebration of the sacrament of confirmation generally occurs in adolescence, completing the sacraments of initiation for our young people. The challenge is to help our young people to recognise and to fruitfully draw on the gifts of the Holy Spirit as they grow into adult Christians. This page will provide resources for the formation of catechists, information about published programmes, together with materials to support existing programmes.

This website will allow you to access resources that will be helpful in your role as catechists on a process of preparation for First Reconciliation. There are ideas for activities, prayer and supporting material which can be used with your current programme of preparation as well as opportunities to share with other catechists your own experiences and ideas.

This website will support you in your role as Principal Catechist in your parish; providing Diocesan Guidelines on preparation for First Reconciliation, help with recruitment and retention of catechists and ideas and resources to support preparation for the sacrament as well as links to other useful websites.

This website will give guidance and resources in your role as co-ordinator on the process of preparation of children for First Reconciliation.  It offers help for your role in supporting volunteer catechists and will offer opportunities for sharing good practice and for asking – and answering – some of the questions that arise during the course of a parish catechetical programme.

As our children grow we are constantly helping them to become aware that they belong to God’s family. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is an effective sign that that God always wants us to be part of this family — even when we fail.  As parents,  your role is as ‘first and best teachers of the faith’.  This website will provide you with resources to support you in this role, helping you to develop your own understanding of the Sacrament of Reconciliation so that you are more able to support your children in their growth in faith and their experience of this celebration of forgiveness and love.

The Church follows a Liturgical Calendar that connects the seasons of the year to the life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus, providing us with a framework to enter more deeply into the Paschal Mystery of our Lord. The liturgical year encompasses the rites, celebrations, and feasts that take place during the Church year and are highlighted in the Scripture readings and prayers of the Mass.
This page offers resources and suggestions for liturgical catechesis to be used within your current programmes of sacramental preparation as well as suggestions of ways in which families celebrate the important moments in the cycle of the Church’s year at home.

This website will provide some resources for feasts and seasons of the Church’s year which will allow you to support catechists and others working on preparing liturgy, prayer and activities to celebrate the great moments in the liturgical year.

This website will give guidance and resources for use at the feasts and seasons of the Church’s year. There are facts and activities as well as prayer and liturgy for the important moments in our year which will help you to support catechists in liturgical catechesis, in preparing liturgies and lead to fruitful and joyful celebration.