Parishes of St Anthony’s, St John the Baptist and St Gabriel’s
We are now enrolling children for Confirmation. If you would like your child to celebrate one of these Sacraments in the parishes of Clontarf and Dollymount in 2027 please fill in the enrolment form below:
- If your child is in one of the Belgrove schools, please CLICK HERE to access the enrolment form.
- If your child attends Greenlanes National School or the Howth Road School and is preparing for Confirmation, please contact Anne Dooley by email at [email protected] for more information on enrolment.
CLOSING DATE
Confirmation Registration will close on Friday 2nd October 2026.
At your child’s Baptism, you took on the responsibility of sharing and nurturing your child’s Christian faith. As a parish community, we look forward to journeying with you and your child through this next stage of their Christian initiation.
If you have any queries, feel free to contact us:
Teresa Menendez
Faith Development Worker
Clontarf St Anthony’s, Clontarf St John’s, & Dollymount St Gabriel’s Parishes
M: (085) 872 0111
[email protected]
Listen to Episode 14 of our Parish Podcast to learn more about how the children in our parish prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.
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The descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus at his baptism by John was the sign that this was he who was to come, the Messiah, the Son of God. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit; his whole life and his whole mission are carried out in total communion with the Holy Spirit whom the Father gives him “without measure”.
This fullness of the Spirit was not to remain uniquely the Messiah’s, but was to be communicated to the whole messianic people. On several occasions Christ promised this outpouring of the Spirit, a promise which he fulfilled first on Easter Sunday and then more strikingly at Pentecost.
Filled with the Holy Spirit the apostles began to proclaim “the mighty works of God,” and Peter declared this outpouring of the Spirit to be the sign of the messianic age. Those who believed in the apostolic preaching and were baptized received the gift of the Holy Spirit in their turn.
(Catechism of the Catholic Church, article 1286 and 1287)
Confirmation Preparation Programme
The preparation for Confirmation is a shared journey between the school, the home and the parish. Through this programme, children and their families are invited to grow in faith and experience the joy of belonging to the Christian community.
For more information, please contact the Parish Office.