PICTURES: Almost 80 Tipperary children receive the sacrament of Confirmation
A lovely day out for these Templemore children!
The rain clouds finally lifted and the sun shone gloriously on the 77 children who received the sacrament of Confirmation at the Sacred Heart Church on Saturday.
Both St Joseph’s and St Colmcille’s schools would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to all those who made the school confirmation ceremony a truly memorable and spiritual experience.
Pictured: St. Colmcille's Boys' School Confirmation 2024.
Back Row: Ms. Clohosey, Mr. Sheehy, Fr. Hayes, Fr. John, Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly, Fr. Jim Costigan, Mr. Kelly. 3rd Row: Evan Harkin, Ross Dorrity, Pierce Deegan, Robert Myles,
Dylan Fennell, Iarfhlaith O'Brien, Mikey Prout, Charlie Hennessy, Eric
Dudzinski
2nd Row: Kyle Lockyer, Aaron Owens, William McInerney, Charlie Cullinane,Joseph McGrath
Byron Hogan, Barney Murphy, Makenzie Quinlan, Paul Clarke, James Devanney, Luke Duggan,
Eoin O'Connell, Karl O'Mara, Paddy O'Leary, Charlie Scully, Luciano Scampa,
Stephen O'Donoghue.
Front Row: Zach Cullinane, Patrick Polit, Jack Tuohy, Tom Kinnane, Ultan
Jones, Nathan Moore, Dara Naughton, Rory Ryan, Lee Loughnane, Oleksil
Hlimbotska, Kevin Terlecki, Daniel Kennedy.
Their wisdom and dedication have enriched our spiritual journey and strengthened our faith. We also extend our warmest thanks to the members of the choir led by Ms Glennon, Ms Bourke and Ms Mason for their beautiful and uplifting musical performances.
Pictured: St Joseph’s Primary School Confirmation 2024.
Back Row: Fr Conor Hayes, Fr John, Archbishop Kieran O Reilly, Fr Jim Costigan, Fr Francis Mudungwe.
3rd Row: Mr Cillian Roche, Aimee Fogarty, Chloe Conroy, Leah Kavanagh, Moya Grey, Molly Burke, Elle Mai Shanahan, Emma Whelan, Maisie O Brien, Rose Loughnane, Jenna Moynihan, Bríd Bannon, Mr Michael Delaney.
2nd Row: Oleksandra Shavardaieva, Holly Larkin, Caoimhe Jones, Ava Kennedy, Karli Morrissey, Ellie Bourke, Sofiia Vyigesh, Saoirse Kennedy, Isabel Maher, Caoimhe Tynan O’Connor.
Front Row: Kelsey Loughnane, Orlaith Percy, Ella Breen, Emma Morris, Libby Bourke, Sasha Power, Maja Boroch, Caoimhe Percy.
We would also like to express our gratitude to their teachers, Mr Roche, Mr Delaney, Mr Kelly and Ms Clohosey and all others who contributed to the organisation and smooth running of the ceremony.
We also thank God for his abundant blessings and for the opportunity to come together as a community to celebrate this significant milestone in our faith journey.
Both 5th and 6th class from St Joseph’s and St Colmcille’s have been receiving their confirmation together since 2007 making it a bi-annual event.
Prior to that it was 6th class only who received their Confirmation on an annual basis.