Our "Traditional" Confirmation Formation will continue within Christ the King School and A Family of Faith (formerly called Religious Ed.), with the Rite of Confirmation in the 8th grade year on the Solemnity of Christ the King in the fall. You are welcome to choose the 7-week formation as an optional supplement to the regular 8th grade model.
If, in your judgment, your child desires and is ready for Confirmation before his/her 8th grade year or after his/her 8th grade year in high school, then and only in those unique circumstances does our 7-week supplement become a requirement and the sufficient preparation to be Confirmed. Of course, no matter when and how your youth receives Confirmation, we hope they, with you, will continue to grow in their relationship with Christ, in prayer, frequent reception of the sacraments, and in service and knowledge before and after they are confirmed.
Here are the important dates for the 7-week Confirmation Supplemental Formation and the associated daylong retreats related to both the regular 8th grade model (Fall 2021) and the 7-week formation:
Please keep in mind that any youth who has completed their respective preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation may choose to receive it here at Christ the King on the Vigil of Pentecost Mass (usually in May) or on the traditional date, the Solemnity of Christ the King (in latter November). If your child decides they are not yet ready to be Confirmed after completing either the supplemental 7-week or traditional 8th grade formation, they have up to two years from the completion of either formation to be Confirmed.
- Spring 2021 Confirmation Supplemental Sessions -
SPRING 2021 SESSION (REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2021)
Sessions:
Wednesdays from 6:00-8:00 PM
March 24, April 7, 14, 21, & 28, May 5 & 12
Optional Daylong Retreat:
**NEW DATE** Saturday, April 17, 2021
Time: TBD
Confirmation Opportunity:
Vigil of Pentecost, Saturday, May 22, at 5:00 pm
(Confirmation Rehearsal: Saturday, May 22, at 9:30 am)
- Fall 2021 Confirmation Supplemental Sessions -
FALL 2021 SESSION (REGISTRATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 30, 2021)
Sessions:
Wednesday from 6:00-8:00 PM
September 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29, October 6 & 13
Daylong Retreat for both traditional 8th grade model and Fall supplemental formations:
Saturday, October 9, 2021
Time: TBD
Confirmation Opportunity:
Solemnity of Christ the King, Sunday, November 21. Time: TBD
(Confirmation Rehearsal: Saturday, November 20, at 9:30 am)
We are so excited to be able to offer this additional supplement for you and your youth. As you’ll see from the attached letter, Archbishop Lucas himself was both the inspiration for and encourages this more relational opportunity. We simply invite you to come and try the supplement when you think the time is right.
Child is currently enrolled in and attending Catholic school, Family Faith Formation (grades K-6) or Youth Group (grades 7-12) and has been for at least six (6) months.
It is preferred that youth in grades 7 & 8 attend Youth Group; however, based on individual circumstances, they may instead participate in Family of Faith
Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the sacraments of Christian initiation, whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. For by the sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1285)
The faithful are obliged to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation at the appropriate time. Their parents and pastor are to see to it that young people are properly instructed to receive it (Code of Canon Law, 890). Likewise, parishes are to make suitable provision for the catechesis of the parents of those to be confirmed (Archdiocesan Pastoral Policies Handbook, 3.2.2.2.b).