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Throughout the years this amazing parish has grown to what it is today.
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Amanda Smithamandasmithsppnb.orgConfirmation Youth Minister- Life Teen / Media Director
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2ND YEAR CONFIRMATION
Rescheduled Confirmation Dates
Due to the restriction of physical gatherings we had to break up our dates to four Masses:
June 19, June 27, July 10, and July 27For more information on these masses, and which your student is scheduled for, please visit this website. Listed on the "Requirements" page is what I have from and what I still need from your students to be confirmed as well.
Confirmation Requirements
✔ Be in at least 10th grade at the time of Confirmation
✔ Attend an overnight retreat
✔ Complete 30 hours of service
✔ Complete a Personal Interview
✔ Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation
✔ Complete second year Confirmation curriculum1st Year
✔ Establish a personal relationship with Jesus Christ
✔ Attend Life Teen
✔ Attend a freshmen lock-in (optional)
✔ Attend socials, conferences, and other special events
✔ Good class attendance- No more than three absences
✔ Begin working on service hours
✔ Choose a sponsor
✔ Mandatory Parent Meeting in Sept.2nd Year
✔ Write a letter to sponsor (Sept)
✔ Initiation ceremony during 5:30 pm Mass for sponsors and candidates - Fall
✔ Good Class Attendance - No more than three absences
✔ Attend a Confirmation retreat or a Teen ACTS retreat
✔ Personal Interview
✔ Rite of Election at 11:15 AM Mass for sponsors and candidates - Spring
✔ Reconciliation on retreats
✔ Complete service hours by April 1
✔ Mandatory Parent Meeting in Sept
Important Dates for 2nd Year Candidates
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Write letter to sponsor - Due in class on October 6, 2019 - Done at Home
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Sponsor Meeting - November 17, 2019 at 4 pm in St. Mary's Hall
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Entrance Ritual @ 5:30 pm Mass on November 17 for sponsors and candidates
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Confirmation Retreats: December 7-8, 2019 and February 29-March 1, 2020
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Mandatory Parent Meeting - September 15 at 6:30 pm
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Teen ACTS Retreat: Jan. 30 - Feb. 2, 2020
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Rite of Election at 9:30 am Mass on March 22, 2020 for sponsors and candidates
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Confirmation Rehearsals - Will be the day prior to your students Confirmation date in the Church at 6 pm. Sponsors should attend, if not available a parent may stand in their place.
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Confirmation I - June 19 (Juniors)
Confirmation II - June 27 (Groups D, E, I)
Confirmation III - July 10 (Groups F, G, H)
Confirmation IV - July 24 (Groups A, B, C)
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)
- 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 year students will meet in St. Mary's Hall for dinner and Life Nights on Sunday evenings.
- Second year students will meet on Sunday evenings in St. Anne's Hall after dinner in St. Mary's Hall. We will be using the Chosen program by Ascension Press.
Confirmation interviews will be conducted in the spring by our priests 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. -