Parish School of Religion

Sacrament of Confirmation Preparation Program

8th & 9th Grade Students

Sacrament of Confirmation
Preparation Program

8th – 9th Grade

REGISTRATION OPENS JULY 1, 2025

REGISTRATION CLOSES AUGUST 8, 2025


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.

  • Registration opens on July 1st and closes on August 8th for all students confirming this year (8th and 9th 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 sai

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

9th-Grade Confirmation Program Schedule

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

  • Sunday, August 17th - Session 1: Kerygma & Confirmation Catechesis 

    • Parents, sponsors, and candidates must attend this session

  • Sunday, August 24th - Session 2: Why am I Christian & Catholic?

  • Sunday, September 7th - Session 3: Teaching Mass

  • Sunday, September 14th - Session 4: Chastity

  • Sunday, September 28th - Session 5:  Confession Catechesis

  • Wednesday, October 1st - Adoration & Confession Night @ 6:00 PM 

  • Sunday, October 12th - Session 6: Marriage Panel

  • Sunday, October 19th - Session 7: Consecrated Life Panel

  • Sunday, November 2nd - Session 8: Eucharist

  • Saturday, November 15th - Confirmation Retreat/Pilgrimage

  • Wednesday, December 10th - Confirmation Practice @ 6:00 PM

  • Saturday, December 13th - Confirmation Mass @ 10:00 AM

8th-Grade Confirmation Program Schedule

Fall - the following Sundays, from 9-10:30 AM

  • **Only 8th-grade students who are not attending a Catholic school will attend these Fall classes

    • September 7th, 14th, 28th

    • October 12th & 19th

    • November 2nd & 9th & 16th

    • December 7th & 14th

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

  • **All 8th grade students including Catholic School students

    • Sunday, January 11th - Session 1: Kerygma & Confirmation Catechesis (Parents, sponsors, and candidates must attend this session)

      Sunday, January 18th - Session 2: Why am I Christian & Catholic?

    • Sunday, February 1st - Session 3: Teaching Mass

    • Sunday, February 8th - Session 4: Chastity

    • Sunday, March 1st - Session 5:  Confession Catechesis

    • Wednesday, March 4th - Adoration & Confession Night @ 6:00 PM 

    • Sunday, March 8th - Session 6: Consecrated Life

    • Sunday, March 15th - Session 7: Holy Matrimony

    • Sunday, March 29th - Session 8: Eucharist

    • Friday, April 3rd - Confirmation Retreat - Good Friday Stations of the Cross Walk

    • Thursday, April 16th - Confirmation Practice @ 6:30 PM

    • Saturday, April 18th - Confirmation Mass @ 10 AM

PSR Registration opens July 1, 2025

Confirmation Registration | PSR Store
$35.00