Sacrament of Confirmation Preparation for Adults
Are you an adult seeking to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation?
Congratulations! Through this Sacrament your life in the Spirit will be strengthen and enriched! The Archdiocese provides several opportunities per year for adult Catholics (18+) to receive the sacrament of Confirmation. Because this sacrament is so intimately united to the sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist, persons wishing to be confirmed must:
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Have been baptized Catholic (If baptized in another Christian Tradition, click here)
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Have already received their First Eucharist
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If married, completed Sacrament of Matrimony or Convalidation (if marriage is Civil)
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Have been through a process of preparation to receive the sacrament of Confirmation
Contact Timo Zepeda Christian Initiation Coordinator [email protected] and review next steps below.
Next Steps:
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If not already done, submit an “Adult Confirmation Interest form” below
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Fill out an Adult Confirmation Inquiry Form (Full) and email back to [email protected]
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Gather Baptismal and 1st Communion certificate and email back to [email protected]
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Consider selection of Confirmation Sponsor (info below)
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Subscribe to Formed.org (Instructions)
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Download and install Ascension Press Bible & Catechism App (Free)
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Download and install Amen App (Free)
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Download and install Hallow App (Free)
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Download and install the ChosenTV app (Free)
What is the Journey?
General Information
| Session | Start Date | End Date | Location | Time |
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| Fall 2024 (EN) | 25 Aug 2024 | 24 Nov 2024 | Parish Hall - Bauman Room | 2:30 -4:30 pm |
| Spring 2025 (EN) | 5 Jan 2025 |
13 April 2025 |
Parish Hall - Bauman Room |
2:30 -4:30 pm |
The role of a sponsor is to assist the baptized to lead a Christian life and faithfully fulfill the obligations connected to it. They should be designated by the one to be confirmed, by the parents (as applicable), or in their absence, by the pastor. The requirements regarding sponsors for Confirmation are the same as for godparents in Baptism.
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A sponsor must be a confirmed and practicing Catholic at least sixteen years of age
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Not bound by any canonical penalty
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Not be the parent or stepparent of the one being confirmed
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“It is desirable that the godparent at Baptism also be the sponsor at
Confirmation...” to express more clearly the relationship between Baptism and Confirmation; and to make the duty and function of the sponsor more effective. Ideally, the sponsor should be available and involved with the candidate in a significant way to be able to offer an authentic example of lived Christian faith.
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It is generally not advisable for a fiancé, boyfriend, or girlfriend, to serve as a sponsor since these could be temporary relationships.
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So long as they meet all requirements, a spouse may serve as a sponsor.
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The use of a saint’s name for the rite of Confirmation is optional. If appropriate, the confirmandi may use their baptismal name. They should understand that a saint’s name is chosen for the saint to be a model and intercessor.
Reference: SACRAMENTAL GUIDELINES FOR CONFIRMATION – SUMMER 2022 – PAGE 8
Session 1: What do you Seek?
Doctrine: Desire for God - Faith/Response to God
Session 2: How does God reveal himself?
Doctrine: Divine Revelation - Sacred Scripture & Tradition
Session 3: Why a God?
Doctrine: Existince of God & The Trinity
Session 4: How do we speak with God?
Doctrine: Introduction to Prayer
Session 5: What is our Story and how do we fit?
Doctrine: Creation, The Fall and Salvation History (Kerygma)
Session 6: Who is Jesus?
Doctrine: The Incarnation and Life of Christ
Session 7: Why a Church?
Doctrine: The Church
Session 8: Encounters with Christ Pt 1
Doctrine: The Sacraments of Initiation
Session 9: Encounters with Christ Pt 2
Doctrine: The Sacraments of Healing & Service
Session 10: How do we Worship? What is Liturgy?
Doctrine: The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass & Church Tour
Session 11: How do we Worship? Liturgy of Word
Doctrine: The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass & Church Tour
Session 12: How do we Worship? Liturgy of Eucharist
Doctrine: The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass & Church Tour
Session 13: How to follow Christ?
Doctrine: Dignity of the Human Person - Christian Morality
Session 14: Retreat / Called & Sent
Doctrine: Call to vocation, ministry and Eucharistic life - Live a life of servce & involvement your parish
