SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION

Confirmation, Reconciliation and First Eucharist are celebrated annually within our Parish.  An outline of the rest of the 2025/2026 Sacramental Program is available on the noticeboard in both Brighton and Sandgate Church.

Enrolment is now being done online.

Step 1 – all families planning to be involved in the program need to be registered with the parish via Flocknote.  To do this, please use this link – https://sandgatebrighton.flocknote.com/register

Step 2 – to enrol your child in the program, please use this link https://fs12.formsite.com/archbne/sbpsacraments/signup

The next preparation for Sacrament of Confirmation will begin in July 2026 with information provided via the weekly newsletter early 2026.

Formal preparation dates to receive Sacrament of Holy Eucharist (for those who have received the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation):

Parent Information Session will be held in Sacred Heart Church at 7pm on either Monday 27 April or Wednesday 29 April (check dates via parish newsletter closer to time).

Enrolment Mass will be held on either Saturday 9 May (5.30pm Brighton) or Sunday 10 May (9am Sandgate)

Workshops will be held on Saturday at 4pm in Brighton Parish Hall on 16 May, 23 May, 30 May.

Sacrament of 1st Reconciliation will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Church on Friday 5 June at 6.30pm.

Workshop 4 (including practice) will be held on Saturday 6 June, Brighton Parish Hall at 4pm.

Sacrament of 1st Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at either 5.30pm on Saturday 13 June in Church of the Real Presence, Brighton; or 9am on Sunday 14 June in Sacred Heart Church, Sandgate.

Preparation includes –

Parent Information Session (attendance required), Enrolment Mass (attendance required), 4 workshops (attendance by parent and child).

Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on a Monday evening in Sacred Heart Church.

This page outlines the Sacramental Preparation Program for school age children wishing to receive these Sacraments. If you have left school and are interested in receiving the blessings these Sacraments bring, then please refer to the RCIA program.

Once baptised, the next step in full initiation into the faith is the following sacraments:

• Confirmation in the year your child turns eight
• Reconciliation (1st Rite) and First Eucharist in the year your child turns 9
• At the beginning of each year, the Parish Priest offers an information session to all families wishing to have their children involved in sacramental preparation in the parish.  This session includes information on the parish expectations. Following a period of regular weekend Mass attendance, when parents feel that their child is ready to progress to formal preparation, they are invited to complete an Expression of Interest form.  This form is available from the Sacristan at any weekend Mass.  Once enrolment is accepted, dates for Enrolment Mass, Workshops and the Sacrament will be provided.  Workshops are prepared in collaboration with the Parish Priest, Parish Volunteers, and Assistant Principal, Religious Education (APRE’s), supported by Parish Office staff. Regular weekend mass attendance with their families is a critical part of each child’s preparation. If your child is not able to understand and participate in the mass then they may be invited to join the program in the following year to give them more opportunity to prepare.
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  To keep informed of our programs we strongly suggest you ‘like’ our Sandgate Brighton Catholic Parish facebook page, and keep an eye on this website and on the weekly parish newsletters available when you and your family attend mass at either of our churches.
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  If you have any concerns or questions about the program please contact the Parish Office on phone 3869 1377 or email sandgatebrighton@bne.catholic.net.au

Parish Office:
Tel: 07 3869 1377
Email: sandgatebrighton@bne.catholic.net.au
Address: 23 Greenwood Street, Brighton, Qld 4017
Opening Hours:
   Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
  Times: 8.30am to 3.30pm
  Wednesday Closed