Confirmation

Confirmation Study Guide (2023-24)

For the Sponsor

Novena to Prepare for Confirmation 

 

This program is condensed. A lot of information is given to your child in each session. If you know in advance of a schedule conflict, please inform Abby Brumley so that make-up work can be prepared. If a teen misses a class he/she is expected to ask Abby for the make-up arrangements. Her contact information is below.

 Attendance to all sessions is required for Confirmation. Please check the calendar above. 

The teen with the help of their sponsor should complete the Sponsor Information Form.

A sponsor is someone who will be with you on your lifelong journey of faith. Think of someone who has already been involved in your spiritual formation, like members of your family, your godparents, parishioners, your friends' parents, teachers, or coaches. And ask yourself:

• Who models living as a disciple of Christ?
• Who would I feel comfortable talking about my faith?
• Who would I feel comfortable praying with and who is already praying for me?

• At least 16 years old and mature enough to assist you spiritually, intellectually, and morally. 
• A fully initiated Catholic (meaning that they have received the sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation).
• A "practicing" Catholic (meaning that they are actively receiving the Sacraments and attending Mass and a registered parishioner at a Catholic Church).
  • To verify this information each sponsor must send to our Church a Letter of Good Standing. This is required to be a sponsor for Confirmation.

Letter of Good Standing

Due no later than February 1, 2025

• How to obtain a Letter of Good Standing
  • The sponsor needs to call their Parish and speak to the Parish secretary and request a "Letter of Good Standing" as soon as possible (no later than February 1, 2025) and ask them to mail it to:
     

• If you need any help please contact Abby Brumley at [email protected]

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church to be in good standing means (the bold are the main points): 

II. The Precepts of the Church

2041 The precepts of the Church are set in the context of a moral life bound to and nourished by liturgical life. the obligatory character of these positive laws decreed by the pastoral authorities is meant to guarantee to the faithful the indispensable minimum in the spirit of prayer and moral effort, in the growth in love of God and neighbor:

• 2042 The first precept (“You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation.") requires the faithful to participate in the Eucharistic celebration when the Christian community gathers together on the day commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord.

• The second precept (“You shall confess your sins at least once a year.") ensures preparation for the Eucharist by the reception of the sacrament of reconciliation, which continues Baptism's work of conversion and forgiveness.

• The third precept (“You shall humbly receive your Creator in Holy Communion at least during the Easter season.") guarantees as a minimum the reception of the Lord's Body and Blood in connection with the Paschal feasts, the origin and center of the Christian liturgy.

• 2043 The fourth precept (“You shall keep holy the holy days of obligation.") completes the Sunday observance by participation in the principal liturgical feasts which honor the mysteries of the Lord, the Virgin Mary, and the saints.

• The fifth precept (“You shall observe the prescribed days of fasting and abstinence.") ensures the times of ascesis and penance which prepare us for the liturgical feasts; they help us acquire mastery over our instincts and freedom of heart.

• The faithful also have the duty of providing for the material needs of the Church, each according to his abilities.
  
  
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Saint Name

How and Why We Pick a Saint for Confirmation

Service Projects and Reflections

Due: April 30, 2025

Each teen only needs to complete 10 service hours. The purpose of the service projects and reflections is for the Candidates to see how they are Christ to others and how they can see Christ in those they serve. 

• For the Local Community
  • Examples:
  • Bring food to the food bank.
  • Go through your clothes and donate some of your clothes to St. Vincent de Paul.
• For the Church
  • Examples
  • Fish Fry, Altar Serve, help with Faith Formation, help decorate the Church for Easter, etc…

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