Program for Ninth Graders

While our young people may already be part of the Eucharistic community, the Sacrament of Confirmation provides an opportunity to enter more fully into the life of that community. Confirmation affects not only the individual, but the parish community as a whole.

The Sacraments are celebrations of the parish faith community. The immediate preparation period of catechesis is parish-based and not a school-based preparation. This preparation involves candidates who are in high school, members of the parish community, and attend either a Catholic, private or public high school. The candidates for Confirmation have completed continuous and sequential religious instruction in a Catholic school or a parish program of religious education in grades 1through 8.

At the conclusion of eighth grade and before beginning the immediate preparation for the Sacrament, students participate in the following requirements:

1. Complete 40 hours of  community service before receiving the Sacrament 
2. successfully complete the testing on their faith
3. attend an interview with a parish staff person
 

All preparation will take place within the context of the parish which will stress the attitudinal, experiential and doctrinal dimensions of faith development. More information will be shared at the preparation meeting with parents and candidates.