CONFIRMATION
Requirements
- Baptized Catholic, 6th Grade—12th Grade
- Registered Member of the Parish
- Participation of the Parents or Guardian in home faith formation
- Weekly Mass attendance (8:30 am)
- Weekly class attendance (Sunday, 9:30—10:30am)
- Required service projects and Retreat
- Participants must be minimally in the 6th Grade
2 Parents’/Guardian Meetings (to be announced)
Schedule
Classes begin in early October and run each week through April.
The date for Confirmation (early Spring) is scheduled by the Archbishop’s
Office
CONFIRMATION SPONSORS
Cannon 872 and Canon 974 of the Code of Canon Law list
these requirements for valid and lawful sponsorship in Baptism
and Confirmation.
- Must be at least 16 years of age.
- Must have received the Sacraments of Baptism, Communion and
Confirmation.
- Must be a practicing Catholic who attends Mass, receives
the sacraments regularly, and knows the fundamental truths and
the faith of the Catholic Church.
- Must be a member of the Catholic Church in good standing
to carry out this sponsorship. (If you are unable to receive
the Sacraments, you are also unable to serve as a sponsor. Please
ask if you are unsure.)
- Cannot be the parent of the person seeking Confirmation.
- Above all the sponsor should be a friend who can work with
Confirmand or Candidate. The sponsor should be a person who
is prayerful, open, loving, and is comfortable in sharing their
love of Jesus Christ and teaching the practices of the Catholic
faith.
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