Overall Requirements for Confirmation:

1. Completion of Faith Formation Program: Grades 1-10
2. Weekly Mass Reflection 
3. Meetings: Parent/Student Info and initial interviews
4. Projects: mini (Year 1 and 2) and Capstone (Capstone Year 2)
5. Attendance at the Retreat
6. Christian Service: 12 hours total (Years 1 and 2 combined)
7. Reconciliation
8. Interview and Letter to the Pastor (Year 2)
9. Confirmation Name (Year 2)
10. Sponsor Selection (Year 2)

To view the Faith in Action Calendar for service opportunities, click HERE

*Christian Service Hour’s Requirement:

Christ Has No Body
Christ has no body but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks compassion on this world,
Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good,
Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world. -Teresa of Avila (1515–1582)

At the heart of service is a passion to help people and a desire to change the world for Jesus Christ. The purpose of the Christian Service Requirement is to help our students to see Christ in “the Other” and prepare  them to take on a greater responsibility for the mission and ministry of the Church. 

“And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’” -Matthew 25:40
 

Number of Hours Needed: 12 Hours Total (Year 1 + Year 2)

• 6 hours within the parish and
• 6 hours with corporal works.

General Notes:

• Hours must be completed within each program year.
• Reflection Sheets must be submitted along with the Christian Service Journal Log.
• Money may not be earned for service.

• The adult that supervises must sign off on each service project completed.

• Service projects must comprise of a combination of BOTH:

1. Two Greatest Commandments/Our Father/Creed 
2. Meetings and/or Google Classroom “lessons”: online journals (current topics/social justice), check-ins
3. Projects: Saint Project
4. Weekly Mass Gospel/Homily Reflection

The Church sees 3 roles for Confirmation Sponsors:

• A role model in the faith
• A companion on the candidate’s faith journey 
• A witness for the candidate before the Church

Each candidate must choose a suitable sponsor. A sponsor should be an important part of your preparation for Confirmation. A Sponsor must:

• Be at least 16 years of age
• Be fully initiated into the Catholic Church (having received: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist)
• Be a regular, practicing member of the Catholic Church
• Not be a parent
• Could be the confirmandi’s Godparent who has remained close with the family

“We are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses…”  -Hebrews 12:1

We are NEVER alone on this journey of faith!  Not only does the Lord walk with us, but He has given us courageous examples of the saints; normal people who decided to lead extraordinary lives!

It is a tradition in Confirmation to pick a saint name or biblical hero, although it is not necessary.

Students, take time to really think, pray and research about the saint/biblical hero you’ve selected.

Remember, you will be SEALED with the POWER of the Holy Spirit with this name!