St. Patrick’s Parish offers Religious Education classes for Catholic children attending non-Catholic schools. The programme provides a two-year preparation course for First Holy Communion and Confirmation. As part of the preparation the children are expected to attend mass regularly.
First Holy Communion
This is a 2 year programme. Classes are on Tuesday at 3.20pm – 4pm in the De La Salle Pastoral Centre. There is a family mass each Sunday at 10am in St. Patrick’s Church Wicklow. Children preparing for their First Holy Communion will be invited to take part in these masses.
Midterm breaks and school holidays will run the same as the general school calendar. A text message will be sent in the unlikely event of a class having to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Confirmation
This is a 2 year programme. Classes are on Tuesday at 4.10pm – 5pm in the De La Salle Pastoral Centre. The 6pm mass on a Saturday night in St. Patrick’s Church Wicklow is a folk mass and once a month the children preparing for their Confirmation will be invited to take part.
Midterm breaks and school holidays will run the same as the general school calendar. A text message will be sent in the unlikely event of a class having to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Cost
- 1st class: €80 which includes a mass missal.
- 2nd class: €85 which includes 2 preparation books.
- 5th class: €75 which includes a workbook.
- 6th class: €90 which includes a workbook and the cost of hiring the Alb.
There is a reduction in fees for 2 or more siblings of the same family.
Payment can be made in cash or by cheque – cheques can be made payable to: De La Salle Pastoral Centre.
Please make sure to give a copy of your child’s baptismal certificate to Geraldine in the case of your child being baptised outside of the Wicklow/Rathnew Parish.