Confirmation
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Confirmation, together with Baptism and Eucharist, form the Sacraments of Initiation that are all intimately connected. In the Sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized person is "sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit" and is strengthened for service to the Body of ChristThe Diocese requires two years of Sacramental prep in order for students to receive the Sacrament. Students start preparing for Confirmation in the 9th grade through our Households of God Faith Formation program. Confirmation is ordinarily received in the spring of their 10th grade year.
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If you are an adult and have received Baptism and First Communion, and would like to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation this year, please contact the Faith Formation Office and we will guide you through the process!
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Note to parents of 9th/10th graders!If you have a child in 9th or 10th Grade who has not yet received the Sacrament of Confirmation, this message is for you!Households of God is a new initiative for sacrament preparation, which is intended to facilitate a natural sharing within the family between varying ages and places on the journey while still giving each person what they need to grow in faith. This includes parents and children, those who are preparing to receive sacraments for the first time and those who receive them regularly, those whose spiritual lives are rich and those whose spiritual lives are in need of enrichment!Many students celebrated Confirmation or First Communion the last few years with a minimum of in-person formation, which is definitely not ideal. Those in Confirmation prep will now be meeting monthly with their respective group (year 1 and year 2) to go over content and share in person discussion! We are a Community of Faith, and we learn our faith within the community! But the family is the first community, and the place where the Faith is passed on most deeply, so we also encourage your teens to share with you at your monthly household gatherings what it is we will be discussing in our Confirmation meetings. We live our lives of faith not just in the pew but in the family and the community. Gathering families together can help make faith relevant to our everyday lives and teach more than facts. This format makes learning about the faith personal and integrated into the fabric of daily life and daily relationships.How can you learn more? Check out the flyer below, and learn more by checking out Q&A ABOUT HOUSEHOLDS OF GODReady to dive in? Two easy steps to get started:
- Help me communicate more effectively by SIGNING UP FOR FLOCKNOTE Be sure to ALSO choose the GROUPS that apply to YOU!!!
- REGISTER YOUR FAMILY through the website.
Thank you for sharing your teens and families with us! As always, please reach out with questions or concerns.
~Cassie