Sacrament of Confirmation
Preparation Program

10th & 11th Grade

Welcome to your sacramental prep year for the sacrament of confirmation!

Please see below about registration, requirements for the program, and information about sponsors and saint names.

Confirmation Letter from Fr. McIntyre

Registration opens on July 3rd and closes on August 15th for all students confirming this year (10th and 11th grade).
Each candidate will need to select a sponsor for confirmation. The sponsor cannot be a parent of the student. Sponsor must be in good standing with the Catholic Church, be at least 16 years old, and fully initiated into the Catholic Church (has received baptism, the Eucharist, and confirmation), and display a visible commitment to living out the Catholic faith.

The sponsor is expected to attend all the sessions with the confirmation student.

Each student will select a saint name for confirmation. This is the name of a saint that you are choosing to intercede for you, as you prepare for confirmation and throughout your life as a confirmed Catholic. They should be a saint that you look up to and wish to imitate as a Christian. See the saint name form for tips on how to choose your saint.
Each student will do an interview with Fr. McIntyre. After you register, you will be sent an email where you can sign-up for an interview slot. Please sign-up as soon as possible. You will need to bring your sponsor form and saint name form to the interview.

See below for the class schedule, and the sponsor and saint name forms, which should be turned in at the interview.

11th-Grade Confirmation Program Schedule

All Sunday sessions are 3:00-4:30 PM in the Church

Sunday, September 10th - Session 1: Kerygma & Confirmation Catechesis

Parents, sponsors, and candidates must attend this session

Sunday, September 17th - Session 2: Why am I Christian & Catholic?
Sunday, October 1st - Session 3: Teaching Mass
Sunday, October 8th - Session 4: Chastity
Sunday, October 29th - Session 5: Confession Catechesis
Tuesday, November 7th - Adoration & Confession Night @ 6:30 PM
Sunday, November 12th - Session 6: Marriage Panel
Sunday, November 26th - Session 7: Consecrated Life Panel
Sunday, December 3rd - Session 8: Eucharist
Saturday, December 9th - Confirmation Retreat - Stations of the Cross Walk
Wednesday, December 13th - Confirmation Practice @ 6:00 PM
Saturday, December 16th - Confirmation Mass @ 10:00 AM

10th-Grade Confirmation Program Schedule

Fall - Morality - the following Sundays, from 9-10:30 AM in Borel Center

**Only 10th-grade students who are not attending a Catholic school will attend these Fall classes
- September 10th & 17th
- October 1st & 8th
- November 5th, 12th & 26th
- December 3rd & 17th

Spring - Confirmation Prep - all Sunday sessions are 3:00-4:30 PM in the Church

**10th-grade Catholic School students begin attending in the spring for Confirmation prep
- Sunday, January 7th - Session 1: Kerygma & Confirmation Catechesis (Parents, sponsors, and candidates must attend this session)
  Sunday, January 14th - Session 2: Why am I Christian & Catholic?
- Sunday, January 28th - Session 3: Teaching Mass
- Sunday, February 4th - Session 4: Chastity
- Sunday, February 18th - Session 5: Confession Catechesis
- Wednesday, February 21st - Adoration & Confession Night @ 6:00 PM
- Sunday, February 25th - Session 6: Marriage Panel
- Sunday, March 10th - Session 7: Consecrated Life Panel
- Sunday, March 17th - Session 8: Eucharist
- Friday, March 29th - Confirmation Retreat - Good Friday Stations of the Cross Walk
- Wednesday, April 10th - Confirmation Practice @ 6:00 PM
- Saturday, April 13th - Confirmation Mass @ 10:00 AM

Stewardship Hours

Stewardship hours are a part of the preparation of candidates for Confirmation by teaching about service in the parish. All candidates must attend one of the scheduled stewardship days before their confirmation this year.