If you are unable to make your scheduled session, we invite you to make a one-time change to a different session during the same week. Please reach out to the appropriate grade-level coordinator in order to ensure there is space in the class session you into which you wish to make the one-time change. Religious […]
Candidates for Confirmation and their families often ask about what clothing is appropriate for the ceremony. It is suggested that you think of what you would wear for Easter Mass, than be one step more dressy. Hair should be prepared to keep the forehead open, as the Bishop will be making a cross with oil […]
It has been the custom, but not a requirement, for someone to take the name of a saint, biblical figure, or other name associated with Christianity when they receive the sacrament of Confirmation. Frequently in the bible, when someone has a major conversion experience, their name is changed. For an excellent explanation of this question, […]
The BCRE Team, Pastoral Staff, and Bishop Hennessey (our regional Episcopal Vicar, or Assistant Bishop to Cardinal Sean) have found it easier to have each parish in a collaborative hold their Confirmation Mass(es) in the same season. We decided in our first year of collaborative religious education to favor the spring (Easter Season) traditions of […]