The first Sacrament in the 2026-2027 Children's Sacramental Program is Confirmation.
As this year is the 40th Anniversay of our Diocese of Broken Bay, Bishop Anthony has announced that the sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated regionally. Celebrating Confirmation in this way provides us with an opportunity to come together as one diocesan family in thanksgiving for four decades of grace in the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, Confirmation for Chatswood Parish this year will be celebrated with two other local pairshes on Saturday 21 November at the Light of Christ Centre, Waitara. Bishop Anthony Randazzo will be presiding with two other bishops concelebrating. Enrolments will open for this sacrament from this page on Monday 7 September and close on Monday 12 October 2026. For all the program dates and other information see the calendar and further details below.
Further Preparation Program Details
- Baptised children who are 8 years of age (usually in year 3) or older are eligible to join the program.
- There is an enrolment fee of $75.00 which is payable via credit card during the enrolment process.
- The full preparation program usually takes six to eight weeks and includes;
- A Confirmation Parent Meeting
- Four child-parent small group preparation sessions
- A practise in the church
- Celebration of the sacrament of Confirmation
- Before the four child-parent sessions begin, there is also a special meeting for parents who volunteer to facilitate the child-parent sessions.
Details you will be asked when you enrol
- You will need to select the session time for the ceremony you will attend
- To provide the date and place of your child's Baptism and to email a copy of the Baptism certificate to us after you have enrolled
- Which Confirmation Parent Meeting time and date you will attend (See options in calendar above)
- Which Child-parent weekly session day and time options you will attend (See options in calendar above)
From Monday 7 September you can...
Enrol Here