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CCD ANNOUNCEMENT
Registration for CCD Faith Formation classes for Intake Year 2025-2026 (school terms from September 2025 to May 2026) for G1-G7, First Holy Communion & Confirmation opens on 1 August 2025. Please read all the following information before proceeding with the registration which is STRICTLY via ONLINE.
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) - For International School Expatriate Students

Catechism classes are conducted at the Annex Building on Tuesdays or Thursdays (4.00pm - 5.10pm) for G1 to G7 and Sundays for Confirmation Grade (3.30pm - 5.20pm). Drop-off by car/school bus is via 8 Victoria Park Road, Singapore 266492.
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In tandem with registration for students, the CCD Ministry is also actively recruiting parents to join our team of catechists. Each year, with expatriate families moving away from Singapore or mothers re-joining the workforce, our team of catechists is always changing. We therefore would like to invite old and new CCD parents to seriously consider becoming a catechist for the next term. We will help train parents and will provide access to digital and analogue resources for lessons.
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Since CCD is entirely run by volunteers, our classes are contingent on the availability of catechists, we seek parents’ understanding that should we be unable to recruit catechists, we may have to cancel some classes. We thank all CCD families for their continued support of our faith formation program for international school expatriate children. Should you have questions, please drop us an email at CCDStignatius@gmail.com.
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The CCD Team @St Ignatius
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Contact
CCD General Coordinators: Ida Gao/ Dorothy Kay, ccdstignatius@gmail.com
First Holy Communion Coordinator: Carmel Tan, fhc.ccd@gmail.com
Confirmation Coordinator: Sylvia Shu, ccdconfirmation@gmail.com
Programme
Grade 1, 3 - 7 (Non- Sacramental classes)
You can register your child for CCD if your child is in any of the following grades: Grades 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7.
There is a fee of $30 per student to cover administrative costs. Payment can be made via PAYNOW to UEN T08CC4052A CHURCH OF ST IGNATIUS. To allow us to trace each transaction, please indicate the following information on your online transactions: CCD+Grade+Child’s Name (ex. CCDG2JohnSmith).
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Please Note: In view of numerous payments/transactions received by the church finance department, failure to indicate remarks CCD + Grade + Child’s Name on the PayNow, will render the amount to be taken as a donation to the church as we are unable to link your payment to CCD, i.e. Registration Payment to CCD unpaid/outstanding
First Holy Communion (FHC) & Special Holy Communion Classes (SHC)
First Holy Communion classes are for children in Grade 2 (7 years old by September 2025) and Special Holy Communion Classes are for older children in Grades 3 - 7 (aged 8 to 12 years) who have not received their First Holy Communion.
Children must be baptised before March 2026 in order to participate in the preparation for the sacraments. Please contact the Church Office to arrange for your child’s baptism. This is the responsibility of parents. Non-baptised children will not be eligible for FHC.
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If your child has been baptised in another Christian denomination, your child will have to attend a Rite of Reception into the Catholic Church first. Please click here to download and complete the Rite of Reception Declaration form and submit it together with your registration.
There is a fee of $120 for First and Special Holy Communion Sacramental classes. Payment can be made by PAYNOW to UEN T08CC4052A CHURCH OF ST IGNATIUS. To allow us to trace each transaction, please indicate the following information on your online transactions: CCD+Grade+Child’s Name (ex. CCDG2JohnSmith).
A completed registration includes:
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A copy of the acknowledgement of the online registration,
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A copy of the child's Catholic Baptism Certificate
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A screenshot of your $120 online payment
Reminder: children are required to be 7 years old by September 2025 and the only exceptions are children who have completed Grade 1 CCD.
Please click the following to read/ print/ download: FHC program Parent Handbook
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Attendance policy reminders:
Please ensure your children attend the weekly classes. For students receiving their First Holy Communion, attendance is strictly monitored and enforced and a threshold of 80% attendance is required by the Diocese in order to receive the sacraments.
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Confirmation Programme
Confirmation classes are held on Sundays, 3.30pm - 5.20pm. Candidates should be at least 13 years old by the time of class begins and not older than 18. Baptized and must have completed the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. For inquiries, please contact ccdconfirmation@gmail.com.
Before you register your child, it is important that you read the following documents:
A completed registration includes:
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Submission copies of the baptismal and First Holy Communion Certificates to ccdconfirmation@gmail.com
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Confirmation Program Fee of $350
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Signed and submitted the confirmation contract
Only students with a completed registration will be assigned to classes.
Attendance policy reminders:
Please ensure your children attend the weekly classes, the retreat and the community services. For students receiving their confirmation, attendance is strictly monitored and enforced of 100% (with a threshold of 4 makeup sessions). Attendance is required by the Diocese in order to receive the sacrament.
ACATS - Already Confirmed And Teaching Stuff
We are a Post-Confirmation group of high school students who wish to remain active in the Church community and connected with their CCD friends, ACATS mentors the Confirmation class of 60+ candidates as well as meets for fellowship and spiritual formation.
Contact CCDstignatius@gmail.com for more details.
Registration
GUIDELINES FOR REGISTRATION
Please read the Step-by-Step Instructions Guide for REGISTRATION before proceeding with the online registration. Failure to provide the correct information may cause your online registration to be rejected.
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DO NOT PRINT these Step-by-Step Instructions Guide for REGISTRATION and send them in FOR SUBMISSION.
REGISTRATION IS STRICTLY ONLINE.
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ONLINE REGISTRATION
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Grade 1, 3 to Grade 7 (Click here to Register)
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First and Special Holy Communion classes (Click here to Register)
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Confirmation (Click here to Register)
CCD Calendar 2025-2026
ONLINE REGISTRATION: Opens 1 August 2025
CCD TERM 1 (2025):
Tuesday Classes: 9 September 2025 - 9 December 2025
Thursday Classes: 11 September 2025 - 11 December 2025
Sunday Classes: 21 September 2025 - 7 December 2025
CCD TERM 2 (2026):
Tuesday Classes: 6 January 2026 - 26 May 2026
Thursday Classes: 8 January 2026 - 3 May 2026
Sunday Classes: 11 January 2026 - 3 May, 2026 (Confirmation Mass on 9 May 2026)
CCD SCHOOL BREAKS & HOLIDAYS
CCD SCHOOL BREAKS & HOLIDAYS
12 October 2025 – 25 October 2025: Fall Break
24 November 2025 – 28 November 2025: Thanksgiving Break
14 December 2025 – 4 January 2026: Christmas/Winter Break
15 February 2026 – 22 February 2026: CNY Break
28 March 2026 – 11 April 2026: Spring Break
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KEY DATES TO NOTE FOR ALL GRADES
9 September 2025: First Day for Tuesday Classes
11 September 2025: First Day for Thursday Classes
21 September 2025: First Day for Sunday Confirmation Classes
7 October 2025: Rosary for Tuesday Classes
9 October 2025: Rosary for Thursday Classes
28 October 2025 (Tuesday Classes):
- Church Tour for G1, G2 & FHC/SHC
- Sacrament of Reconciliation for G3-G7
9 October 2025 (Thursday Classes):
- Church Tour for G1, G2 & FHC/SHC
- Sacrament of Reconciliation for G3-G7
CCD ‘All Saints & All Souls’ Family Mass
Saturday, 1 November 2025, 10am @ Main Church
CCD ‘Lenten’ Family Mass & Rite of Acceptance (ROA)
Saturday, 28 February 2026, 10am @ Main Church
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CCD Lenten Fish Fry
Friday, 20March 2026 (TBC), 5pm to 8pm @ Sacred Heart Canteen
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24 March 2026: Stations of the Cross for Tuesday Classes
26 March 2026: Stations of the Cross for Thursday Classes
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KEY DATES TO NOTE FOR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PROGRAMME
Term 1 - FHC/SHC Parents Welcome Briefing
Saturday, 20 September 2025, 9am – 11.30am @St Ignatius Hall
Term 2 – FHC/SHC Parents Meeting
Wednesday, 25 February 2026, 9pm (via Zoom)
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FHC/SHC Students Retreat & Parents Meeting
Saturday, 18 April 2026, 9am - 12.30pm @ St Ignatius Hall
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Sacrament of First Reconciliation
Tuesday, 10 March 2026 @ Main Church (Tuesday classes)
Thursday, 12 March 2026, @ Main Church (Thursday classes)
First Holy Communion Mass
Saturday, 23 May 2026, 2pm, Main Church
CONFIRMATION KEY DATES
Parents Orientation Meeting (Mandatory)
Sunday, 21 September 2025, 3.30pm, Annex Hall
Rite of Commitment (ROC) Mass
Sunday, 26 October 2025, 6pm, Main Church
Overnight Retreat (Mandatory)
Saturday, 24 January – Sunday, 25 January 2026 (TBC)
Confirmation Mass Rehearsal & Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday, 02 May 2026, 9.45am, Main Church
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Confirmation Mass
Saturday, 9 May 2026, 2pm, Main Church
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Click on the link to download the latest Calendar for Intake Year 2025-2026 (last updated 4 June 2025)
Resources
1. Bus Coordinators
One-way bus transport from school to the Church is provided from schools that have parents volunteering to be CCD Bus Coordinators. A parent volunteer will organise bus transportation from school to the Church, if there is sufficient demand. Availability of a volunteer and the demand from each school vary from year to year.
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In the past, parent volunteers have organised one-way bus transport from their child's school to the Church on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Many of the bus coordinators from last year have moved away. Please volunteer to organise the CCD bus from your child's school.
The fee varies from school to school depending on the numbers and is payable to the Bus Coordinator directly. The bus request made on the CCD online registration form (around early August to early September) will be given to the Bus Coordinator and used to determine demand for a bus from schools.
You must contact the Bus Coordinator directly to arrange bus transport. The Church does not organise nor is responsible for bus transportation.
2. CCD Forms
3. How to Write a Singapore Cheque/Check and PAYNOW
4. Guidelines for Online Registration
5. Administrators
Current Teachers, Bus Coordinators and Angels, please click here to access the database.