First Holy Communion 2026

On Saturday 13th June 2026, we celebrated the First Holy Communion of 52 children in the beautiful chapel at Farnborough Hill School. This joyful occasion marked the culmination of many months of preparation. Several of the children took an active role in the Mass by reading Scripture, leading the bidding prayers...

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First Holy Communion – Parents’ Meeting

On Wednesday, October 8th 2025, the parents of the 50 children who have enrolled in the 2025-2026 First Holy Communion Programme came together in the Church Hall for their first parents’ meeting. Father Anthony opened the session by introducing the team of catechists and with a prayer. Ann, who leads...

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Catechist Formation Day

On Saturday, 4th October 2025, a group of adults and young people gathered for a day of formation, prayer and discussion. We began in the Church with a prayer service led by Father Anthony. After the service, everyone moved to the hall, where Brothers Andre and Malachy shared thoughtful reflections...

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A Joyful Celebration at Farnborough Hill Chapel

On Saturday 14th June, a day filled with reverence and joy, 30 children from our parish received their First Holy Communion in the beautiful setting of Farnborough Hill Chapel. This special celebration marked an unforgettable moment in the spiritual lives of our young communicants and their families. Father Anthony celebrated Mass...

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A Busy Start to the Year!

The children have now begun the First Holy Communion sessions from the Heart Speaks to Heart Programme.  The first session on Wednesday 22nd January 2025  was based around the theme of Faith: My Life’s Journey.  As a group we talked about where we were on our faith journey, and I...

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Session Four: Friendship & Respect

On Wednesday 4th December 2024 we had our fourth session of the ‘Heart Speaks to Heart’ programme, preparing our children for their first Reconciliation. The theme was “Friendship and Respect – Turning to God.” We began the session discussing how we were feeling about making our First Reconciliation and preparing for the...

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Session 2: Honesty and Bravery

On Wednesday we had a second session of the Heart Speaks to Heart programme preparing the children for their first Reconciliation.  The theme of the session was “honesty and bravery.” We began the session in a group all together around images of the bible story of Adam and Eve and...

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Catechists Formation

On Saturday 19th October 2024 our team of First Holy Communion catechists came together for a day of formation.   We started the day with prayer led by Fr Anthony and then we contemplated a beautiful glass picture of Jesus and discussed words that came into our head.   For...

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Session 1 – Thankfulness: the Gift of Life

Last Wednesday we had our first session from the Heart Speaks to Heart programme preparing our children for their First Reconciliation.  The theme of the session was Thankfulness: the Gift of Life. We started the session in a large group around the focal point which represented elements of the sacrament of...

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First Parents’ Meeting

On Wednesday 25th September the parents of our First Holy Communion children came together in the church to being the journey of preparation.  Father Anthony welcomed the parents, and we started the meeting with prayer.  I was excited to share with them the new programme, Heart Speaks to Heart, which...

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