The Sacrament of Confirmation
Preparation for the sacrament of Confirmation is a two-year process that begins in Grade 7. Youth may do their preparation in a Catholic School, in the parish religious education program, or at home with an approved Catholic Confirmation preparation text. Due to the importance of this final sacrament of initiation, students must attend class on a regular basis in both Grade 7 and Grade 8. Students study the life of Jesus and of the Church in Grade 7, and in Grade 8, they focus more intensely on the sacrament of Confirmation.
Parents play an integral role in the preparation for Confirmation. It is essential that they share their faith with their children and so be an example of living out their Catholic identity.
Parental aspects of the Confirmation preparation process include:
- Bringing their child to Mass on weekends and all Holy Days of Obligation
- Participation with their child in a Rite of Welcome during Eucharistic devotions
- Assuring their child’s regular attendance at class
- Developing their own prayer life and sharing that life with their child
- Receiving the sacrament of Penance on a regular basis
- Attendance at a mandatory parent/candidate meeting
- Assisting with retreat
- Guiding their child in selecting a sponsor and Confirmation name
- Reviewing the saint report/project
- Supporting their child in completing service projects and a service journal
- Completing all paperwork on time
- Bringing their child to the Confirmation interview
Youth to be confirmed are expected to :
- Attend Mass and get bulletins signed by the priest *to be handed in to the DRE
- Participate in a Rite of Welcome during Eucharistic devotions
- Receive the Sacrament of Penance sometime in the weeks before Confirmation
- Develop and maintain a prayer life
- Participate regularly and fully in class
- Complete service hours and journal, a saint report/project, and any class assignments
- Choose carefully a sponsor and a Confirmation name (based on the saint report/project) *candidates may choose instead of a saint name a name or word of Christian significance, such as Abraham or Ruth (Old Testament figures); Faith or Hope, etc.
- Attend a Confirmation retreat * an overnight retreat at Gretna Glen Camp and Retreat Center
- Prepare for and attend a Confirmation interview with the pastor or DRE
IMPORTANT DATES
- Our next Confirmation date will be set sometime this summer.
- Retreat dates will be set once we know when Confirmation will be celebrated.
- Rite of Welcome- Sunday, September 11 at 7:00 p.m. MANDATORY
Documents / Forms
| Name | Size | Upload Date |  |
CONFIRMATION INFORMATION | 13 KB | June 21, 2011 | |
Catechists 2010-2011 | 9 KB | June 21, 2011 | |
Confirmation Service Requirements20102011 | 153 KB | June 21, 2011 | |
Dates for 2011 | 25 KB | June 21, 2011 | |
Explanantion ofConfirmation | 36 KB | June 21, 2011 | |
GRETNAROPESRELEASEFORM | 15 KB | June 21, 2011 | |
Mass Requirement | 25 KB | June 21, 2011 | |
Prayer to the Holy Spirit | 13 KB | June 21, 2011 | |
RelEdLETTONEWPARISHIONERS | 19 KB | June 21, 2011 | |
Saint Report | 62 KB | June 21, 2011 | |
Studentregform | 13 KB | June 21, 2011 | |
confirmationQandA | 41 KB | June 21, 2011 | |
reschedule2010-2011 | 37 KB | June 21, 2011 | |
retreatpermform | 9 KB | June 21, 2011 | |
safeenvirparentletter | 11 KB | June 21, 2011 | |
service journalpage | 17 KB | June 21, 2011 | |
sponsoreligibility | 11 KB | June 21, 2011 |
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