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Parent Involvement
We encourage and invite all parents to participate in the process of Confirmation Prep. For some of these opportunities, adults are required to complete the Child & Youth Protection Training. Contact Mary Demski at marydemski@ssparish.org or 410-592-7071 to register for online training.
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Confirmation Parent Volunteers
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The Sacrament of Confirmation celebrates the fullness of the Holy Spirit conferred upon the individual at Baptism.
Welcome Confirmation Candidates of 2024!
Those who wish to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation are invited into a deeper relationship with Jesus and full, active, conscious participation in the life of the parish!
To register for Confirmation Preparation classes, please click here to complete the 2023-2024 Confirmation Registration Form.
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General Information
Preparation for Confirmation is parish-based, meaning that students from the Parish School, other Catholic Schools, Home School programs, and Parish Faith Formation meet together for activities and instruction. Our goal is to get you to the starting point, Confirmation Day, for continued involvement in the Church & relationship with Christ.
Mass attendance every weekend is crucial in forming the commitment to the Catholic Faith in the context of a parish which one seeks to proclaim membership.
Those who are in 8th grade or higher and are entering into Confirmation preparation must also be in a Catholic School or age-appropriate Parish-based Faith Formation or an approved religion curriculum for Home-School families who do not attend public school. In addition to regular religious education and ongoing Mass attendance, the particiaption in community service opportunities throughout the year (with a goal of at least 15 hours) is required.
In addition to Sacramental Preparation classes, the following events are required for candidates (and their sponsor/families depending on the event). (Schedule Below)
-Parent Meeting & Sponsor Night
- A Saint project (completed by the Candidate. Due in October)
- An interview experience
- Confirmation Enrollment during a weekend Mass (Candidate & Sponsor)
- RetreatSponsors take an active part in the preparation of the candidate, not only by participating in the above events, byt by accompanying the candidate through the various phases of the preparation process. *Sponsor forms are due by Wednesday, September 13th*
There is a $100 Confirmation donation asked for at the time of registration. This donation helps to cover to cost of books, stoles, letters for stoles, Confirmation retreat, busses for Confiramtion retreat, food, etc.
If the payment is not made at the time of registration, an invoice will be sent to you at a later date. If you would like to pay using cash or check, please make checks payable to St. Stephen Church and drop them off to the Holy Spirit or St. Stephen Parish Office.
Please do not let finances keep you from registering your child for Confirmation preparation classes. We are happy to work with you and your family to ensure our classes are available to all. Please contact Aubrey Briggs at aubrey@ssparish.org if you need assistane with the Confirmation donation.In the years following Confirmation, newly confirmed youth are encouraged to continue in their weekly Mass attendance, ongoing and continued age-appropriate faith formation, and Christian service. In particular, youth are invited to be active in a parish-based ministry to share their gifts as missionary disciples in their Church community and beyond! Many opportunities are available for a variety of interests. To get involved in a ministry, please contact Ms. Aubrey at aubrey@ssparish.org
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Confirmation Schedule 2023-2024Confirmation classes will be held on Sunday and Monday evenings every other week with the exception of holidays.
Candidates and their families will have the opportunity to choose between Sunday or Monday evening until they are full. A SUG will be sent out in the summer. Families registered for Confirmation will be notified of the date & time the SUG will be sent out ahead of time.
Below is the Confirmation calendar for the 2023-2024 school year.
Sunday Classes, 6:15 - 7:30 pm- Sunday, September 17, 2023
- Sunday, October 1, 2023
- Sunday, October 15, 2023
- Sunday, October 22, 2023
- Sunday, November 5, 2023
- Sunday, November 19, 2023
- Sunday, December 3, 2023
- Sunday, December 17, 2023
- Sunday, January 7, 2024
- Sunday, January 21, 2024
- Sunday, February 4, 2024
- Sunday, February 25, 2024
Monday Classes, 6:00 - 7:15 pm- Monday, September 18, 2023
- Monday, October 2, 2023
- Monday, October 16, 2023
- Monday, October 23, 2023
- Monday, November 6. 2023
- Monday, November 20, 2023
- Monday, December 4, 2023
- Monday, December 18, 2023
- Monday, January 8, 2024
- Monday, January 22, 2024
- Monday, February 5, 2024
- Monday, February 26, 2024
Parent Meeting & Sponsor Night: Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Enrollment Weekend: TBA
Confirmation Retreat: Sunday, February 25th, 8:15am - 4:30 pm
Confirmation Rehearsal: TBD
Confirmation Masses: TBD
*Confirmation dates are given to us by the Archdiocese. When these dates are given to us, they will be shared with you immediately.
Questions? Please reach out to Aubrey Briggs at aubrey@ssparish.org