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Registration for Spring 2024 Adult Confirmation
It’s difficult for all of us to live a Christian life. It’s especially difficult for those adults baptized Catholic who have not received the sacrament of Confirmation! Having received your First Communion—and ongoing participation in the Eucharist—helps. But, your initiation is not complete until you receive more help – the full strength of the Holy Spirit.Those baptized Catholic adults (post high school, 18 years or older) who have received First Eucharist, but did not receive Confirmation as a child or teen, may prepare to be confirmed by attending a course offered twice a year (once in the Fall and again in the Spring). Those adults completing the course are confirmed by our Bishop at a diocesan-wide Confirmation Ceremony/Mass. The date for the diocesan Confirmation event fluctuates. But is usually in late mid-October and mid April. There are also possible opportunities when Confirmation is celebrated here in the parish or in a neighboring parish.
Read through the information below and then click the link to give us more information about yourself.
What does preparation for Adult Confirmation entail?
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Provide a certificate of your Baptism and, optionally, First Communion
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Participate in preparation sessions prior to Confirmation.On Sundays 10:45 am to 12:30 pm
Why We Believe - Oct 29, Nov 5, 12, Dec 3, 10, 17, Jan 7, 14
Why We Worship - Jan 28, Feb 4, 11, 18, 25, Mar 3
Sent By The Spirit - Mar 23 (Saturday, 8:30 to Noon) - Celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation
- Bishop Vasquez normally celebrates Confirmation for Adults in mid to late April.
- Pay a $50 sacramental registration fee to help cover costs; scholarships are available so just let us know ahead of time.
Do I need a sponsor?
Everyone to be confirmed needs a sponsor. You can select your own sponsor or the parish can provide one for you. Consider the following guidelines when choosing a sponsor:
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First consider asking your baptismal godparent(s)
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A sponsor represents the witness of the Church community so must be in good standing with the church – a confirmed, practicing Catholic with no marriage annulments outstanding
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A sponsor must have completed their sixteenth (16) year
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A sponsor cannot be the confirmand’s mother or father or spouse
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Ideally participate with you in the formation process
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Participates in the confirmation celebration
The Spring 2023 Adult Confirmation
April 15, 2023 at St. Albert the Great Catholic Church
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