Confirmation Fall 2021
For the Current Grade 10th students who are preparing for the Sacrament
PARENTS and STUDENTS preparing to for Confirmation, please watch the following informational video from Mrs. Manley.
FYI - We just sent our request for a Confirmation date to the Chancery. Our choices (in order of preference) are: Wednesday, October 27 @ 7pm; Sunday, October 24 @ 2pm, or Wednesday, October 20 @ 7pm. ****We will notify you of the date that has been scheduled as soon as we receive word from the Chancery.
CONFIRMATION CLASS SESSIONS: Live class session
Week 1 of March 21 - COMPLETE
Week 2 of April 18 - COMPLETE
Week 3 of May 23 - COMPLETE - Make up assignment Click Here
Week 5 of July 25 - SCHEDULED on July 25th - Make up Assignment - CLICK HERE
Week 6 of August 15
CONFIRMATION RETREAT
Saturday, September 18 (11am-5:30pm) – We will attend 4:30PM Mass together as a group…this is part of the Retreat and MAY NOT be skipped!
Your Third Assignment:
Choose a Confirmation Sponsor and write a letter to that Sponsor. CLICK HERE for more information. After your letter is written please return it and the Sponsor's Name and Address to the Faith Formation Office no later than July 15th. Here is a LINK to the handout from our last meeting and those that were unable to attend will be sent a makeup lesson shortly.
Your Second Assignment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUFdHxBXM44&ab_channel=CatholicCentral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1INut0Gi09Q&ab_channel=BishopRobertBarron
Your First Assignment – Due to Mrs. Manley NO LATER THAN April 11, 2021
Write a one- page essay (double-spaced; 12 point font)
In your essay, include the following:
1. Some basic information about yourself: where you go to school, what you hope to do after High School
2. Why this sacrament is important to you personally? What does it mean in your life?
3. Tell how you feel you have been prepared to receive this sacrament so far. Tell who has helped you to prepare.
In what way have they helped?
4. Describe ways you plan to continue to learn about Jesus and the Catholic faith after you are confirmed.
CONFIRMATION CLASS SESSIONS: Live class session
Week 1 of March 21 - COMPLETE
Week 2 of April 18 - COMPLETE
Week 3 of May 23 - COMPLETE - Make up assignment Click Here
Week 5 of July 25 - SCHEDULED on July 25th - Make up Assignment - CLICK HERE
Week 6 of August 15
CONFIRMATION RETREAT
Saturday, September 18 (11am-5:30pm) – We will attend 4:30PM Mass together as a group…this is part of the Retreat and MAY NOT be skipped!
Your Third Assignment:
Choose a Confirmation Sponsor and write a letter to that Sponsor. CLICK HERE for more information. After your letter is written please return it and the Sponsor's Name and Address to the Faith Formation Office no later than July 15th. Here is a LINK to the handout from our last meeting and those that were unable to attend will be sent a makeup lesson shortly.
Your Second Assignment:
- Think about the Holy Spirit. Many people have a vision in their heads of what God the Father and Jesus look like, but not too many people see the Holy Spirit in human form. What is your idea of who the Holy Spirit is, and how the Holy Spirit works as one of the Persons of the Trinity?
- Watch these two videos about the Holy Spirit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUFdHxBXM44&ab_channel=CatholicCentral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1INut0Gi09Q&ab_channel=BishopRobertBarron
- Write a paragraph or two to discuss what was said in the videos that helped you to better understand the Holy Spirit, or that made you think more deeply about the role of the Holy Spirit. Why is the Holy Spirit so important in the sacrament of Confirmation?
- Send your writing to me (barb.m@jp2parish.org) in an email or share in a Google Doc before our next class in May, and you will be counted as present for Class Session #2.
Your First Assignment – Due to Mrs. Manley NO LATER THAN April 11, 2021
Write a one- page essay (double-spaced; 12 point font)
In your essay, include the following:
1. Some basic information about yourself: where you go to school, what you hope to do after High School
2. Why this sacrament is important to you personally? What does it mean in your life?
3. Tell how you feel you have been prepared to receive this sacrament so far. Tell who has helped you to prepare.
In what way have they helped?
4. Describe ways you plan to continue to learn about Jesus and the Catholic faith after you are confirmed.
The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on:
Fall 2021 TBD
The chief celebrant and administrator of the sacrament will be:
TBD
Due to COVID-19 pandemic protocols:
Attire for Mass:
Dress up… this is a once- in- a- lifetime occasion!
Women generally wear dresses, skirts and dress top, or dress slacks and top.
Men generally wear dress slacks, dress shirts, and a tie (jacket optional)
NO SNEAKERS!
Photography
MOST LIKELY - We will have a professional photographer present to take a picture of each person as they receive the Sacrament.
Rehearsal:
Usually the week before Confirmation day (TBD)
- Candidate attendance is expected.
- Sponsor attendance (or one parent) is highly recommended.
Fall 2021 TBD
The chief celebrant and administrator of the sacrament will be:
TBD
Due to COVID-19 pandemic protocols:
- Everyone in attendance must wear a mask.
- Seating is limited to the candidates, sponsors and parents/guardians of the candidate (No more than 5 people, total)
- It may be necessary to seat two families in the longest rows. However, we will maintain at least six feet of physical distance between those families.
- Church pews are sanitized after every Mass; they will be cleaned prior to the Confirmation Mass.
Attire for Mass:
Dress up… this is a once- in- a- lifetime occasion!
Women generally wear dresses, skirts and dress top, or dress slacks and top.
Men generally wear dress slacks, dress shirts, and a tie (jacket optional)
NO SNEAKERS!
Photography
MOST LIKELY - We will have a professional photographer present to take a picture of each person as they receive the Sacrament.
Rehearsal:
Usually the week before Confirmation day (TBD)
- Candidate attendance is expected.
- Sponsor attendance (or one parent) is highly recommended.