Youth Confirmation
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Thomas Russell and James Crichton are our new Youth Ministry, and Youth Confirmation Coordinators
Thomas is a Catholic Lay missionary who works for Adore Ministries and James Crichton is a new Lay missionary who is also with Adore ministries and in the Deaconate program. For more information or to support them, please visit https://www.adoreministries.com/
What is Confirmation?
Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. For "by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed."
-CCC:1285
Preparation for Confirmation should aim at leading the Christian toward a more intimate union with Christ and a more lively familiarity with the Holy Spirit - his action, his gifts, and his bidding - in order to be more capable of assuming the apostolic responsibilities of the Christian life. To this end, catechesis for Confirmation should strive to awaken a sense of belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ, the universal Church as well as the parish community. The latter bears special responsibility for the preparation of the confirmands.
-CCC:1309
High School Confirmation Program
Confirmation I is open to students in 9th, 10th, or 11th grade.
Confirmation II students must have completed Confirmation I in order to register.
The Confirmation program is a 2-year program.
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