Chaplaincy

Catechesis is part of the Church’s mission to evangelise, to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is different to religious education in that the catechist journeys alongside the student, sharing and exploring faith together.

“Proclaiming the Gospel is witnessing to an encounter that keeps the focus on Jesus Christ, the Son of God, incarnate in the history of humanity, in order to bring to fulfilment, the revelation of the Father’s saving love.” (Directory for Catechesis, preface)

We have specially adapted catechetical programmes for those Catholic students whose parents wish them to receive the sacraments. Over the years we have prepared students for the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion and Reconciliation.

We believe that all the baptised have an inalienable right to the sacraments which are gifts from God and special encounters with Jesus, bestowing grace and strength on the recipient.

Our abiding principle is that expressed in the Church’s Directory for Catechesis:

“Persons with disabilities are called to the fulness of sacramental life, even in the presence of severe disorders. The sacraments are gifts from God, and the liturgy, even before being rationally understood, needs to be lived: there fore no one can refuse the sacraments to persons with disabilities.” (Directory for Catechesis, 272.)

Any parents(s) wishing their child to receive catechetical formation and reception of the sacraments should contact the Leader of Catholic Life, David Purcell.