Parish School of Religion
Sacrament of Confirmation Preparation Program
9th – 10th Grade Students
Sacrament of Confirmation
Preparation Program
9th – 10th Grade
REGISTRATION CLOSES AUGUST 11, 2024
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 15th for all students confirming this year (9th and 10th 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.
10th-Grade Confirmation Program Schedule
All Sunday sessions are 3:00-4:30 PM in the Church
Sunday, September 8th - Session 1: Kerygma & Confirmation Catechesis
Parents, sponsors, and candidates must attend this session
Sunday, September 15th - Session 2: Why am I Christian & Catholic?
Sunday, September 22nd - Session 3: Teaching Mass
Sunday, October 13th - Session 4: Chastity
Sunday, October 20th - Session 5: Confession Catechesis
Wednesday, October 23rd - Adoration & Confession Night @ 6:00 PM
Sunday, November 3rd - Session 6: Marriage Panel
Sunday, November 10th - Session 7: Consecrated Life Panel
Sunday, November 17th - Session 8: Eucharist
Saturday, November 30th - Confirmation Retreat - Stations of the Cross Walk
Wednesday, December 4th - Confirmation Practice @ 6:00 PM
Saturday, December 7th - 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.
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Saturday, November 9, 2024
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Saturday, March 8, 2025
9th-Grade Confirmation Program Schedule
Fall - the following Sundays, from 9-10:30 AM
**Only 9th-grade students who are not attending a Catholic school will attend these Fall classes
September 8th, 15th, 22nd
October 13th & 20th
November 3rd & 10th
December 1st & 8th
Spring - Confirmation Prep - all Sunday sessions are 3:00-4:30 PM in the Church
**9th grade Catholic School students begin attending in the spring for Confirmation prep
Sunday, January 12th - Session 1: Kerygma & Confirmation Catechesis (Parents, sponsors, and candidates must attend this session)
Sunday, January 19th - Session 2: Why am I Christian & Catholic?
Sunday, February 2nd - Session 3: Teaching Mass
Sunday, February 9th - Session 4: Chastity
Sunday, March 9th - Session 5: Confession Catechesis
Wednesday, March 12th - Adoration & Confession Night @ 6:00 PM
Sunday, March 16th - Session 6: Marriage Panel
Sunday, April 6th - Session 7: Consecrated Life Panel
Sunday, April 13th - Session 8: Eucharist
Friday, April 18th - Confirmation Retreat - Good Friday Stations of the Cross Walk
Tuesday, April 29th - Confirmation Practice @ 6:30 PM
Thursday, May 1st - Confirmation Mass @ 6:30 PM