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Confirmation Preparation
Updated 8/28/17
Confirmation preparation begins no earlier than 8th grade and is a two-year process of coming to know Jesus and being formed in discipleship. The candidates should been in Faith
Formation or Catholic School the year prior to and the year of Confirmation with the sacrament conferred no earlier than 9th grade.
Candidates will receive a significant part of their Confirmation Preparation through their Catholic School Education or Youth Group meetings. Additionally, all candidates for Confirmation will participate in some parish-specific sessions through the Youth Ministry offerings.
The Confirmation Year 1 Informational Meeting for teens beginning Confirmation prep and their parents will take place on Thursday, September 7th in the Learning Center from 7-8:30 PM. The Confirmation calendar will be distributed at this meeting.
The Confirmation Year 2 Informational Meeting will take place at a TBD date in the Fall. However, the dates for Confirmation Year 2 will be sent out via email and posted on our website as soon as they are ready. (The diocese is unable to schedule Confirmation Masses until they know when the bishop is available, which is determined by the USCCB. All of the immediate prep sessions depend on the date of Confirmation. Therefore, as soon as we receive the date of Confirmation from the diocese, the dates for Year 2 will be electronically distributed, and an informational meeting will be scheduled to give further information and answer any questions.)
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE CONFIRMATION RETREAT!
- Confirmation Year 1 (Teens starting Confirmation Prep this year): Sunday, October 1st from 9 AM - 2:30 PM at St. Joseph's Church - Begins with 9 AM Mass
- Confirmation Year 2 (Teens who started Confirmation prep last year): Saturday, September 30th from 12:30 PM - 6:00 PM at St. Joseph's Church - Ends with 5 PM Mass
The group putting on the Confirmation Retreat this year is a group of about 10 young adults from SENT (Student Evangelization Networking Teams) Ministries, an outreach of the Franciscan University of Steubenville. (This is the university that puts on the Steubenville Youth Conferences, which some of our high school teens have attended and really enjoyed!)
The young adults in the group who put on the retreats are students at Franciscan University. The SENT website states: "Each member goes through a team training and orientation prior to being assigned to a team. Many of our students are theology and/or catechetics majors, have been to Franciscan University of Steubenville High School Youth Conferences, and have attended and/or led retreats in their home parishes. With all of this experience the students are ready and willing to: give talks, share testimonies, lead small groups, run games and icebreakers, perform skits and dramas, and just be present with the teens through relational ministry."
We are looking forward to meeting these wonderful young adults who have a great love for the Lord and His Church, and a desire to share it!REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Please note that it is only necessary to register for Confirmation once. Therefore, if you are beginning Year 2, there is no need to register for Confirmation again. However, both Year 1 and Year 2 candidates should register for Youth Group each year if they plan to receive their Confirmation Preparation through Youth Group.
Please click here to register for Confirmation! If a candidate does not attend a Catholic School, they should also be sure to register for Youth Group in order to receive their preparation. Please click here to register for Youth Group! (Of course, Catholic School students are certainly welcome to register for Youth Group as well!)
For more information, please email Lisa Bianculli or call her at the parish office: (585) 586-8089 x 114.