Confirmation Information

Year One Participation: 

• Youth attend peer group sessions. The majority of these sessions are hosted by catechists in their homes so you may hear the term "Home Group" used for all 7th and 8th grade Peer Groups, even those which are hosted on site at St. Joseph Church.  

• Youth along with their parents, attend a Commitment Mass on Sunday, November 3 at 5 PM.
  If your child cannot attend the Commitment Mass, please complete and return the Parent and Confirmandi Commitment Form to the Faith Formation Office. This form can be found in the 7th Grade Confirmation Handbook.

• Perform 10 hours of service in the community individually, with family, with their Peer Group, or with other groups they belong to

• Record Service, Mass and Saint reflections regularly in the journal provided.

Year Two Participation:

• Youth continue to attend their Peer Group with the same group as Year 1. Direct preparation is added to these sessions which teach about the Sacrament of Confirmation.
•  Youth along with their parents attend a Saints Showcase Mass on Sunday, October 27 at 5 PM.

• Must attend a Confirmation retreat. Peer Groups will be assigned to attend together one of the two retreat dates offered at St. Joseph: Saturday, January 11, or Saturday, January 18, beginning at 12:00pm and concluding with Mass where families are asked to join them at 5:00pm. If a candidate does not attend either of these retreats we will help them to find a retreat offered by another parish in the area.

• Perform an additional 10 hours of service.

• Please complete and return to the Faith Formation Office the Saints poster by October 15, the Confirmation Information Sheet and Sponsor Statement by November 15, 2019 and the letter to the Bishop by December 15, 2019.

• Record Service, Mass and Saint reflections regularly in the journal provided.

The Year 1 and Year 2 handbooks and journals can be found here: RE Documents & Information.

Teen Service Blitz!
Please use the link below to sign up adults and teens for service projects scheduled by our Service Coordinator for your convenience:
http://stjoseph.ivolunteer.com/teen_service_blitz_002

Year 3 and Beyond Participation: AFTER CONFIRMATION

Youth continue to attend the Peer Group for 2 weeks to discuss their experience at Confirmation and transition to the High School Youth Ministry Group.  There will be one closing session with their Peer Group at the regular group location and one special sessions on Monday, April 20, for all Peer Groups to attend together hosted at the St. Joseph Teen Space.  In addition, they will learn about and be encouraged to choose ways they'd like to get involved - to help with retreats, assist with classes as a Teen Aide, or take on other leadership roles in the parish.

We also offer a Confirmation preparation class for high school teens that begins in October.  Please register from our RE Registration page or 
please call the Religious Education Office to find out more:  847-362-5797