Our program for preparation for Confirmation includes a set of seven (7) catechetical sessions for parents (at least one parent or sponsor) and youth and one (1) retreat (optional) day for those to be confirmed. The program will be offered two times each year: in the fall and in the spring. Confirmation will be celebrated at the conclusion of each program.
Child must be Catholic and is open to receiving the Sacrament.
Child is in middle school or high school (6th to 12th grades).
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 Faith Formation.
Sessions:
Wednesdays at 6:00-8:00 PM
March 24, April 7, 14, 21, & 28, May 5 & 12
Optional Retreat:
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Time: TBD
Confirmation:
Saturday, May 22, at 5:00 pm
(Confirmation Rehearsal: Saturday, May 22, at 9:30 am)
- Fall 2021 SESSION -
More info to come.
REQUEST FOR CONFIRMATION PREPARATION
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).