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2ND YEAR CONFIRMATION
All Sacramental Preparation students, grades 6-12 in their second year of enrollment, will attend a 5-week class in the spring of 2021, on Wednesday evenings at 6PM.
Attendance at Monday/Sunday classes is required in addition to the Sacrament Preparation classes. This includes Confirmation students.
Confirmation Requirements
✔ Be in at least 10th grade at the time of Confirmation
✔ Attend an overnight retreat
✔ Complete 30 hours of service
✔ Submit copy of Baptism Certificate
✔ Complete a Personal Interview
✔ Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation
✔ Complete second year Confirmation curriculum
✔ Attend seperate Sacrament Preparation class in the Spring1st Year
✔ Establish a personal relationship with Jesus Christ
✔ Attend Sunday Night Programming
✔ Attend a freshmen retreat (optional)
✔ Start researching Saints
✔ Good class attendance - No more than three absences
✔ Begin working on service hours
✔ Choose a sponsor2nd Year
✔ Write a letter to sponsor
✔ Good Class Attendance - No more than three absences
✔ Attend a Confirmation retreat or
Teen ACTS retreat
✔ Personal Interview
✔ Sacrament Preparation Class
✔ Reconciliation on retreat
✔ Complete service hours by March 2
Important Dates for 2nd Year Candidates
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Write letter to sponsor: Due in Fall Semester
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Sponsor Meeting & Mass: November 21, 2021 4PM in St. Mary's Hall. Sponsors and Candidates should attend. If the sponsor cannot, a parent should attend in their place.
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Confirmation Retreats at Camp Capers in Giddings, TX: December 11-12, 2021 and February 12-13, 2022
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Teen ACTS Retreat at Sanctus Ranch in Pipe Creek, TX: February 3-6, 2022
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Rite of Election: April 3, 2022 at 5:30PM Mass
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Confirmation Rehearsals - Will be the day prior to your students Confirmation date in the Church at 6:00PM. Sponsors should attend, if not available a parent may stand in their place.
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Confirmation I - TBD
Confirmation II - TBD
Guidelines for Choosing a Confirmation Sponsor
- Sponsor must be at least 16 years old
- Sponsor must be a fully initiated Catholic (received Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation)
- Sponsor must be a Catholic in good standing with the church (married in the church), if your sponsor was not married in the church and are interested in having their marriage blessed email rustybrandt@sppnb.org.
- Sponsor cannot be a parent
To parents of older Confirmation Candidates:
If your son or daughter starts the program in 10th grade,
he or she will be confirmed in the 11th grade.Any 11th or 12th grader who needs the Sacrament of Confirmation will attend our Confirmation program on Sunday evenings and most likely be confirmed in that year providing he or she completes all other requirements, especially attendance.
Please consult with the Youth Ministry office to determine readiness and preparation for Confirmation for any student who begins after the 9th grade.
CURRICULUM
- First and Second year students will meet in St. Mary's Hall for dinner and program on Sunday evenings.
- In addition to Sunday nights, second year students will also meet on Wednesday evenings in St. Mary's Hall for seperate sacrament preparation lessons in the spring.
Confirmation interviews will be conducted in the spring by our teachers and deacons.
Before entering this final phase of Confirmation preparation, students will have to turn in a copy of their baptism certificate, sponsor information, and any other requested paperwork. -