Confirmation

Confirmation Orientation will be held on Sunday, October 3rd from 4-5 PM in St. Francis/St. Teresa room and again on Monday, October 4th from 6-7 PM in the same room. All teens interested in being Confirmed in May 2011 must attend an orientation with their parents and/or sponsor. You will have an opportunity to meet our new Confirmation Coordinator this year, our seminarian Malek Eman!

 

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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 preparatioin). Registration and Orientation normally occurs in the summer with Confirmation occuring in the spring of the following year.

 

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. They will be placed in a small group with 6-8 other teens and a group leader.

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 Super Sunday 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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