First Holy Communion in Catholic churches

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Sorry I don't want to use this as a religious site but I am having a slight

disagreement with my parish priest over the age at which your child makes his

First Communion and I don't know where else to pick brains.

Our new priest says the children should be in Year 4. DS1 should have made

his next year when he is in year 3, he is a September birth so would be 8 1/2

ish when he would do it, however if he changes it to year 4 he will be 9 1/2

ish and I think that is too old. He has agreed to " think " about it, but he

told me that the church has changed throughout the ages and Year 4 is *the*

standard year.

What I want to know is what year or age do other parishes do it? Off list if

you like unless anyone else is interested.

Trisha

SAHM to 3 boys

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As a baptist church member we have full immersion baptism

instead of confirmation, this tends to be done as Adults - I think

the youngest it tends to be done is 14 - and this has to be

debated and approved by the Church meeting (monthly meeting

of members). I was Baptised as a baby in the C of E but didn't

get round to confirmation - but I'm sure they do it in early teens in

C of E. Interesting to see how each church handles it. The main

thing is giving a ceremony that confirms the acceptance of Jesus

in the person's life.

What happens at a Confirmation service? - not having ever been

to one.

Caroline

> In Wantage, well, the Catholic parish of Hendred, they do First

> Communion at the end of Year Three.

>

> We worship at the Anglican parish church, which is very high

church.

> Children discouraged from confirmation before Year Four, but

lots of

> children do go through the confirmation class when they are in

Year

> Four.

>

> Jan

> Wantage, OXON

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In message 9frdcv+bt1f (AT) eGroups (DOT) com>, Caroline Pearce

caroline@...> writes

>As a baptist church member we have full immersion baptism

>instead of confirmation, this tends to be done as Adults - I think

>the youngest it tends to be done is 14 - and this has to be

>debated and approved by the Church meeting (monthly meeting

>of members).

>What happens at a Confirmation service? - not having ever been

>to one.

I was confirmed as an Anglican at 19 (was 20 2 days later though!) and

was the youngest in my group. Fairly standard communion service with a

special blessing by the bishop of Bristol (Barry Bristol at the time).

I was the only confirmee who hadn't been baptised as a baby so I had

been 'done' in the Sunday service a couple of days earlier - didn't get

godparents but still have the candle! (and a double lot of presents,

which was nice!)

I always been slightly bothered by the idea of confirmation/baptism

before adulthood - so despite C of E roots I suppose I'm an Anabaptist

at heart...

--

Helen Armfield

helen@...

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> >What happens at a Confirmation service? - not having ever been

> >to one.

>

> I was confirmed as an Anglican at 19 (was 20 2 days later though!) and

> was the youngest in my group. Fairly standard communion service with a

> special blessing by the bishop of Bristol (Barry Bristol at the time).

I was confirmed at age 14 (by the Bishop of Winchester) which I'm sure was

about the average age for confirmation....

Hannah, 27

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