Handouts
General Information
| Session | Start Date | End Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 (EN) | 7 Sep 2025 | 7 Dec 2025 | Parish Hall - Bauman Room | 2:30 -4:30 pm |
| Spring 2026 (EN) | 4 Jan 2026 |
12 April 2026 |
Parish Hall - Bauman Room |
2:30 -4:30 pm |
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? Encounters with Christ Pt 1
Doctrine: The Church; What is a Sacrament?
Session 8: Encounters with Christ Pt 2
Doctrine: The Sacraments of Initiation
Session 9: Encounters with Christ Pt 3
Doctrine: The Sacraments of Healing & Service
Session 10: How do we Worship? What is Liturgy?
Doctrine: The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Session 11: How do we Worship? Liturgy of Word & Liturgy of Eucharist
Doctrine: The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Session 12: How do we Worship? Liturgy Summary
Doctrine: The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Session 13: How to follow Christ? Pt 1
Doctrine: Dignity of the Human Person - Christian Morality
Session 14: How to follow Christ? Pt 2
Doctrine: Dignity of the Human Person - Christian Morality
Retreat / Called & Sent
Doctrine: Call to vocation, ministry and Eucharistic life - Live a life of servce & involvement your parish
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