As you know due to pandemic a lot of restrictions are in place. In order to ensure that everyone coming for the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation is safe, we have put in place some guidelines. Please take your time to read through the details below and if you have any question or concerns our parish contact details are at the end of this page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What will my child wear on the day of Confirmation?<\/strong><\/span> How many people can we bring along?<\/span><\/strong> Do we bring anything on the day?<\/span><\/strong> Are we going to bring a Candle?<\/span><\/strong> Will there be a Mass?<\/span><\/strong> What time will the ceremony start ?<\/strong><\/span> How long will the ceremony last?<\/span><\/strong> Will confirmation Candidates take part in reading and prayers of the faithful?<\/span><\/strong> Will the Confirmation children<\/strong> be singing at the ceremony<\/span><\/strong> Will Confirmation<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/strong> children<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> be bringing up symbols or offertory gifts<\/span><\/strong> Do we need to do anything before the day?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Can we take pictures during the ceremony?<\/span><\/strong><\/strong> What safety measures will be put in place?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Can I still use the toilet facilities at the Church?<\/span><\/strong> What are the contact details for the parish office?<\/span><\/strong> As you know due to pandemic a lot of restrictions are in place. In order to ensure that everyone coming for the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation is safe, we have put in place some guidelines. Please take your time to read through the details below and if you have any question or concerns<\/p>\n
Due to Pandemic confirmation candidates will NOT be wearing robes this year. Dress well for the occasion and appropriate for the Church setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The candidate, sponsor (if the sponsor lives with the candidate) and one parent. If the sponsor doesn’t live in the same household as the candidate a parent can stand in for the sponsor at the ceremony. So in total TWO people with each candidate. We had hoped the Government would ease the restrictions to allow us to have more in the Church but are limited to just 50. We encourage others to follow the ceremony via our parish webcam<\/a> or on our Facebook page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, please bring half A4 sheet of paper with the first name and Confirmation name of the child to be confirmed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
No need as we will only use the Paschal candle. We want to minimize risk associated with hand sanitizer and flame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There will be no Mass but just the confirmation Liturgy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ceremony will start at either 11:00am or 1:00pm depending on which ceremony your child is scheduled to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We hope it will not be more than 30mins. We encourage you to be on time. We also encourage you not to stay back to chat in the church at the end of the ceremony because we will be cleaning and airing the church in preparation for next ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No the confirmation candidates will not take part in readings or prayers of the faithful. Our parish regular readers will look after this just to minimize number of people using the microphone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, there will be no singing but music will be played. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There will be no bringing up of symbols for the ceremony and due to the pandemic we will not have offertory procession either. Symbols will already be placed in the scared space before we start the celebration. This is to limit surfaces being touched by multiple people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No. Please due to GDPR and to avoid distractions, we ask you not to take pictures during the ceremony. You can however take pictures after the ceremony, but we request you do not climb the altar for this purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, due to the risk of infection, there will be no access to the toilets in the Church and they will be locked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please if you have any question or concern do not hesitate to email us: lucansouthparish@gmail.com<\/a> or phone us: 01 4572900<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"