
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