Confirmation General Information
Class of 2024-2025
The Most Reverend Keith J. Chylinski will be conferring the Sacrament of Confirmation on March 15, 2025
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS - 2024-2025:
Additional dates and instructions are currently being finalized for the Class of 2024-2025.
- Attend Mass regularly
- Attend religious education (CCD) classes faithfully and on time
- Attend the Confirmation Seminar with at least one parent Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 1:30pm OR Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 5:30pm
- Attend the Mass for the Presentation of Candidates - Sunday, November 3, 2024 11AM
- Submit Candidate Profile, Sacramental Fee and Robe Fee due on November 12, 2024
- Submit Sponsor Eligibility Form due on December 12, 2024
- Submit Confirmation Saint Project due on December 16, 2024
- Submit Letter to the Bishop due on January 9, 2025
- Pass the Confirmation Proficiency Test - Test will be conducted for CCD/PREP candidates during the January 26 and 27, 2025 CCD/PREP sessions
- Perform a minimum of 20 hours of service - Submit Service Project Booklet due February 6, 2025
- Participate in Confirmation Retreat - February 15, 2024 2:00-5:30 PM ending in mass at 5:30 OR February 16, 2025 1:30-4PM following the 12:30 mass
CONFIRMATION FORMS:
CONFIRMATION SAINT PROJECT DIRECTIONS -
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SPONSOR CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY -This is a sample letter for St. Bede Parish to give you an idea of what your child's sponsor will need from their parish.
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LETTER TO THE BISHOP DIRECTIONS -
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CONFIRMATION SERVICE PROJECT BOOKLET -
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CHOOSING A CONFIRMATION NAME INFORMATION
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CONFIRMATION PROFICIENCY TEST FLASH CARDS
CONFIRMATION PROFICIENCY TEST FLASH CARDS ANSWERS
SPONSORS 2024-2025
A sponsor for Confirmation is a public role in the Church. Before selecting a sponsor, the Confirmation candidate and their parents should reflect on whether the person you are considering meets the requirements. Family members sometimes feel compelled to ask someone because of tradition or other obligations, unaware that the proposed sponsor no longer practices the Catholic faith.
Remember the issue here for a person who is taking a public role in the Church is not simply whether the sponsor is a good-living person with high values. That is presumed. No, it is much more. Does the sponsor you are considering practice the Catholic faith in accordance with these basic requirements:
- At least 16 years of age and fully initiated in the Catholic Church, having received the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion
- Attends Mass regularly on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation
- Sincerely strives to follow the moral teachings of the Catholic Church
- Was married in the Catholic Church (or with appropriate dispensation). If single, is living a chaste life and not cohabitating with another person
In the event that the person you are considering to be the sponsor does not fulfill these requirements, you could possibly discuss this matter with them. An invitation to be a sponsor can be a "graced moment," inviting a family member or friend to turn again to Jesus Christ through the Catholic Church.
PLEASE NOTE THAT A PARENT CANNOT BE A SPONSOR FOR THEIR CHILD.
CONFIRMATION LITURGY ASSIGNMENTS 2024-2025 (times are tentative)
10:00 a.m. Mass
SKD students, CCD Summer Session, CCD Family Catechesis and CCD Traditional Homeschool
2:00 p.m. Mass
CCD Sunday Session, CCD Monday Session, CCD Christian Initiation/Sacramental Prep Students
CONFIRMATION PRACTICE SESSIONS (dates/times are tentative):
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM Tuesday, March 11, 2025 for the 10:00 AM Mass
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM Wednesday, March 12, 2025 for the 2:00 PM Mass
CONFIRMATION LITURGY REMINDERS
All candidates need to keep their forehead clear for the anointing.
ATTIRE:
Girls, please wear a dress (moderate length) under your robe. No jeans, sneakers or flip-flops. Please wear sensible shoes. Please do not wear heavy make-up or extravagant hair styles. Small earrings may be worn.
Boys, please wear a white shirt and tie (red or black would be nice) along with dress pants. Jeans and sneakers are not permitted. Earrings are not permitted. Hair should be neatly combed.
