Confirmation

Confirmation Orientation will be held on Sunday, October 9, 2011 from 3:30-5 PM in St. Francis/St. Teresa room. All teens interested in being Confirmed on Feb 2012 must attend an orientation with their parents and/or sponsor. You will have an opportunity to meet our new Confirmation Coordinator, Youth Minister Teri McMahon!

To Register Online please click the register button below

Confirmation is a two year sacramental preparation. High school students wishing to be confirmed must be active in their youth group one year prior to receiving the Sacrament. For students attending a Catholic high school, their attendance at the Catholic high school is sufficient to meet the requirement of the proximate year (i.e. year 1 of sacramental preparation).

During preparation year, there will be an orientation, 5 sessions, a retreat, and a rehearsal. The date of the Rite is to be determined.

On the feast of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit did indeed come down in an extraordinary way on the apostles as they were gathered together with Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the group of disciples. They were "so filled with" the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4) that by divine inspiration they began to proclaim "the mighty works of God."

In the Sacrament of Confirmation the apostles and the bishops, who are their successors, hand on to the baptized the special gift of the Holy Spirit, promised by Christ the Lord and poured out upon the apostles at Pentecost. Thus the initiation in the Christian life is completed so that believers are strengthened by power from heaven, made true witnesses of Christ in word and deed, and bound more closely to the Church.

The Sacrament of Confirmation is conferred through the anointing with chrism on the forehead, which is done by the laying on of the hand, and through the words: "Be Sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit."

Apostolic Constitution

What to expect through the Year

As a Confirmation candidate this year, your teen can expect many powerful and life changing experiences.

During the course of the year, teens are expected to serve in the parish community, attend Sunday Mass every weekend, identify an adult sponsor/mentor to walk with them in their faith journey, and attend all Sessions. During these gatherings, the Confirmandi are exposed to the teachings and beliefs of the Catholic faith. Here, they will discuss and explore what it means to be a Catholic and how to live their lives in a world that thrives on moral relativism.

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