Confirmation

Confirmation for Children

Faith Formation Office
241-8910 x115

Mary Quick
Director of Faith Formation

Student Information
The Role of the Confirmandi Concerning the Sacrament of Confirmation

Be in the state of Grace – this Sacrament does not take away sin,but confers additional grace through the Holy Spirit (you will have an opportunity for Reconciliation on Retreat)

Be baptized and not confirmed already

Receive instruction in the classroom by attending Catholic school or the parish faith formation program
Provide a letter of request for the Sacrament of Confirmation to Fr. Jim
Complete approved service projects during the year and complete a reflective paper for each project
Attend the Parent/Candidate Meeting in September
Attend and participate in Saints on Display in October
Attend 4 joint parish meetings throughout the year
Attend the Rite of Enrollment for Confirmation
Attend a Confirmation Interview with Father or Deacon more information to come
Attend a one day retreat and a day of reflection more information in late spring

Parent Information
Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disinterested services are the rule.
[2223 Catechism of the Catholic Church]

The Role of the Sponsor

Model how a person of faith lives in today’s world
Give witness to the maturing faith of the candidate
Be a guide, a confidant, and a listener
Be a learner who is interested in personal growth as she/he walks the faith journey with the candidate
Be one who will continue after Confirmation to walk the faith journey with the candidate and invite him/her into fuller participation in parish life and service
Attend as many of the Service projects and other calendar events with the Confirmandi if possible, especially the Candidate/Sponsor dinner
Attend the Confirmation rehearsal
Complete the Sponsor Form that requires information on your Baptism and Confirmation and your current Parish, this is provided by the Confirmation candidate.

Requirements of a Sponsor
Canon Law {872-874} states: To be permitted to take on the function of sponsor a person must be designated by the candidate; completed the 16th year of life; be a Catholic who has been confirmed and has already received the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist; one who leads a life of faith in keeping with the Church; they should not be bound by canonical penalty legitimately imposed or declared and they should not be the father or mother of the child. A sponsor also helps the person to lead a Christian life in keeping with baptism/confirmation and to fulfill faithfully the obligations inherent in it.

Click on the links below to download the necessary forms and information for 8th Grade Confirmation.

Confirmation Sponsor Certificate

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