We receive the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in the sacrament of Confirmation, offered to parish youth in 9th grade.  Meetings begin a year prior to the sacrament so that there is plenty of time to fulfill the requirements.

CONFIRMATION 2021:

Attention all 8th grade parents:

Normally by this time we are reaching out to you about Confirmation.  Due to COVID we are still working out how we will do this, who will be running the classes and how we will meet.  Under normal circumstances, classes are in the spring of their 8^th grade year (with service requirements that can be met over the spring & summer) and the Confirmation itself is in the fall of their 9^th grade year.  Please be patient as we work out these details and we will be in touch as soon as we know more.

3/19/20 Update: Session classes are to be completed at home and all 4 session classwork is due not later than April 30, 2020. Classwork can be turned in to Kat via email. Videos can be found at on our YM YouTube Page
Click on the following sessions for the questions:

Please reach our to Kat if you have any questions! We will try to help you throught this trying time.

3/16/2020 Update:  Confirmation class will be moving online for the remainder of the prep classes. We will be posting the videos on YouTube and will provide the link as well as sending out the questions via parents email.  This should take place this week. Students will have several weeks to complete their work.
Email Kat with questions

INFORMATION FOR CONFIRMATION 2021- WHILE WE HAVE A DATE, WE HAVE NOT PUT TOGETHER ANYTHING MORE ON THE PROGRAM.  IT WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE 2020 PROGRAM, WHICH IS DESCRIBED INTHE HANDOUTS BELOW.  THE DATE WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE BISHOP'S OFFICE IS OCTOBER 16, 2021 AT 11AM.

Opening Parent Orientation on Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 at 9:30AM and repeated at 7PM in the church hall.  Please plan to attend!

Requirements - was handed out at orientation 11/13; click on the word requirements to see the whole document 

• Please note the changes!  If you have had a student go through the program before, it changed significatly in 2018. 
• Classes begin in Feburary and end in April.  Any questions on them need to be directed to the youth minister Kat Busfield-Birch. 
• Mrs. Yasik will continue to handle the coordination of all paperwork, so everything other than class matericals, need to be turned into her.  

Meetings & Classes - updated 11/14/19

• First meeting of students and sponsors together is January 12th at 6:30PM in the church hall - if sponsor cannot attend a parent can sub for them!
• If you cannot attend a class, you must contact Kat Busfield-Birch for makeup work! 

Retreats - updated 11/14/19

Sponsor Information - updated 11/14/19

Sign up to recieve one-way texts through remind.com .  You can opt to receive texts or e-mails.  You can even download the app and get push notifications right to your phone or tablet about Confirmation news, events, weather related cancellations, and more!  THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN SIGNING UP FOR PREP CLASS - THE CLASS CODE IS @MRSYASIK so you will need to text the message @MRSYASIK to the phone number 81010 to receive the text reminders!
You can also follow on Twitter - @smmyouth