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Adults seeking Confirmation should contact the parish office to discuss the Rite of Christian Intiation for Adults (RCIA).
Youth Confirmation
Youth at Immaculate Heart of Mary can take part in Confirmation preparation starting in 10th grade.
If you need to register for the program, please click here.
We are so excited to welcome your youth to the Confirmation program! We invite your son or daughter to further enrich his or her relationship with Christ and grow in fellowship with their Catholic peers through participation in Decision Point, an interactive twelve-week program that follows a professionally planned curriculum in the foundations of our Catholic Faith. We challenge your child to try Decision Point with an open heart and mind, and see if we can grow together in fellowship with Christ. We hope each youth coming through the confirmation program will develop their own personal relationship with Christ that will continue long after this process. Confirmation is not Graduation from the Church!
Welcome to Confirmation!
Components of the Program
All components of the program are essential to personal, intellectual, spiritual, and social formation that prepares us for the reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation:
Click below to learn more about:- Sunday Morning Sessions
- Mass
- Candidate Commitment
- Confirmation Sponsor
- Confirmation Saint
- Service Experience
- Retreat
- Rite of Sending
- Reception of the Sacrament
Sunday Morning Sessions
All Candidates will gather on Sunday mornings from 9:00 - 10:30 am for a program that presents the Catholic Faith & Tradition in an accessible and relevant context. These mornings will include large and small group discussions, projects and activities, and prayer. Click here for a Schedule & Calendar.
Sunday Morning Program Attendance: Due to the Importance of each session within the Confirmation preparation schedule, it is essiential that youth attend all Sunday morning sessions. However, we understand that unavoidable conflicts may arise. If a Candidate must miss a Sunday morning session, he or she will be expected to make it up by completeing an online component, as well as any activities and readings from that session.Mass
All Candidates are expected to attend Mass weekly, ideally with their family. The Eucharist is “the source and summit of the Christian life” (Lumen Gentium 11, CCC 1324), so any sacramental preparation would be incomplete without it.
Confirmation Sponsor
All Candidates will select a sponsor (who is Catholic, Confirmed, and 16 or older) to be active in their Confirmation preparation. This sponsor should NOT be a parent. The sponsor will take part in a few of the Sunday morning sessions along with the candidate, and will also take an active mentorship role in the candidate’s faith life. Don’t worry about being “perfect,” just be open to sharing your faith!
The Sponsor Info & Covenant. Sponsorconvenant for your sposor to fill out and turn in to the Faith Formation Office.
Dates of Sponsor Meetings:
12/03/17
05/06/17
The Sponsor Info & Covenant is due November 12th
Confirmation Saint
Candidates will select a saint as a patron for the Confirmation process and beyond. They will reflect on that Saint’s story and state why they have chosen him or her in a short reflection to be turned in during the preparation process.
Some helpful places to get started are catholic.org/saints and catholic-saints.info.
You may print the guide to fill out and turn in at the parish, or type your responses and email your responses to the Confirmation Coordinator. The Confirmation Saint Reflection is due December 3rd. Saint ReflectionService Experience
Acknowledging and developing our God-given talents is an on-going part of our individual faith journeys. Using these talents in the service of others is why we were created and what God calls us to do. During Confirmation preparation, we focus on gaining a deeper understanding of how we can help our Parish and Community.
Candidates will choose service opportunities within the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish community to complete.
Retreat
Candidates will take part in a N.E.T. (National Evangelization Team) retreat (included in program cost) that will take place at Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 18th, 2018. More information on the retreat will be given closer to the event. This retreat is Mandatory! If your teen cannot make the retreat, they will be responsible for finding a different approved confirmation retreat to attend at an additional expense to you.
Rite of Sending
On Sunday, May 6th, Candidates will receive a special blessing at Mass in the Rite of Sending. “This rite offers that local community the opportunity to express its joy in the Candidates’ decision and to send them forth to the celebration of recognition assured of the parish’s care and support.” There will be a reception following Mass for parishioners to celebrate and express their support for the young men and women about to receive the sacrament.
Parents/guardians and sponsors should be present.Reception of the Sacrament
Candidates will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in the presence of their parents/guardians and sponsor at the Basilica on May 14th at 7pm
More details on reception of the sacrament coming soon!
Schedule & Calendar
- October 1st- Orientation
- October 8th- First Session Confirmation
- October 15th- Second Session Confirmation
- October 22nd – No Confirmation
- November 5th- Third Session Confirmation- Rite of Covenant
- November 12th- Fourth Session Confirmation- Sponsor Covenant due
- November 19th – No Confirmation
- November 26th- No Confirmation – Thanksgiving
- December 3rd- Candidate/Sponsor Meeting- Saint Reflection Due
- December 10th- Fifth Session Confirmation
- December 17th- No Confirmation
- December 25th- No Confirmation- Christmas
- December 31st- No Confirmation- New Year’s Eve
- January 7th – PCYI
- January 14th- No Confirmation- MLK
- January 21st- Sixth Session Confirmation- Rite of Initiation
- January 28th- No Confirmation
- February 4th- No Confirmation
- February 11th- Seventh Session Confirmation
- February 18th- No Confirmation- Presidents Day
- February 25th- Eighth Session Confirmation
- March 11th- Ninth Session Confirmation
- March 18th – Mandatory N.E.T. Retreat
- March 25th- No Confirmation – Spring Break
- April 1st – No Confirmation- Easter Sunday
- April 8th- Tenth Session Confirmation
- April 15th- Eleventh Session Confirmation
- April 22nd- Twelfth Session Confirmation
- May 6th- Mandatory Information Meeting- Rite of Sending
- May 13th – No Confirmation – Mother’s Day
- May 14th- Monday- RECEPTION OF SACRAMENT 7pm at the Basilica