First Holy Communion Course

Information about the First Holy Communion Course, including what is required for the course and the Application Form, can be found under Sacraments here.

Please ensure you look at the Course Requirements in order to attend this course as we cannot accept children until registration is completed.

• Parents must have completed the Anchor Course.

• Your child’s Baptism certificate must be uploaded

• The online covenant form completed.

Sessions 1 to 3 of the course take place on a Saturday - 9.45 am to 1.00 pm.
Session 4 of the course takes place from 10.45 am to 1.00 pm at St Francis de Sales Presbytery.

Application Deadline

The deadline to apply for the next course, which will prepare those who wish to receive the Sacraments in 2026 is Palm Sunday 13th April 2025.

Note: If your child will be 9 years old by September 2025, they should join the Youth RCIA program which will start again in the Autumn.

Course Dates 2024 / 2025

This is the course that started in May 2024 and is just drawing to a close.
Scroll down for details of the new course starting in May 2025 - Course Dates 2025 / 2026.

The dates for the course preparing children to receive the Sacraments in 2025 and the dates for the Sacraments are as follows:

It is important for all children to attend the rehearsal so that they are completely familiar and happy with what will happen at the First Communion Mass.

Course Dates 2025 / 2026

The dates for the course preparing children to receive the Sacraments in 2026 are as follows:

The dates for the First Holy Communion Rehearsal and the First Holy Communion Mass will be published above once confirmed.