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Participation

It is required that, to be Confirmed, a candidate participate in the entirety of our program. Events are highly interactive in nature and are not replicable. Arriving late/leaving early is not an option. If the dates for one cycle are not amenable to your schedule, preparation for and reception of the Sacrament is deferred to a cycle that is.

June 1, 2020 Update:

​Dear Eighth Grade Families,

The archdiocese has informed us that "Parish Confirmations scheduled for the remainder of 2020 are suspended until further notice. Plans for their resumption will be examined at a later date."  Because of the stay at home order in effect these past many weeks, we missed our day retreat (May 16).  And though the public celebration of Mass has just resumed, other activities are not yet permitted to occur, so we will not be meeting on June 6th for what would have been our journey mapping project.

After speaking with Fr. Kevin, we decided to reschedule this year's formation for and celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation to 2021, combining your group with next year's group.  Formation will occur in the spring of 2021, with reception of the sacrament in October of 2021.

A disappointment, I know, but in this I find an opportunity for us to channel that into charitable efforts and fostering a more robust prayer life until we can begin our preparations in earnest for the Sacrament that strengthens us to be joyful missionary disciples of Jesus Christ.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

David J. Conrad
Director of Faith Formation
Pastoral Associate

Preparation

Involvement in Christian Service Activities

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Retreat Day

• '20-'21 Cycle: Saturday, TBD
• Arrive at St. Aidan Activity Center Hall at 10:45 a.m.
• Begins at 11 a.m. & ends at 6 p.m. Following 5 p.m. Mass
• PARENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE DAY RETREAT

Journey Mapping

• '20-'21 Cycle: Saturday, TBD
• Begins at 3 p.m. & ends at 6 p.m. Following 5 p.m. Mass
• Bixman Hall (Church Building)
• Sponsors Attend with Their Candidate

Gifts & Responsibilities​

• '20-'21 Cycle: Sunday, TBD
• Sponsors Attend with Their Candidate

• Begins with 9:30 a.m. Mass (Main Church) & Ends at 1 p.m.
• Breakfast & Program After Mass (Activity Center Hall)​

Celebration

The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on a Saturday in October, 2021.  We will know at some point in July, 2021.

Your Sponsor

There are two areas that must be considered when choosing a sponsor:

• Responsibility: The sponsor needs to be present during the time of preparation and certainly at the celebration of the sacrament of Confirmation.  The sponsors present the candidates to the bishop for anointing and later help them to fulfill their baptismal promises faithfully under the influence of the Holy Spirit whom they have received (Code of Canon Law, # 892).

 

• Qualifications: To be a sponsor, a person must be chosen by the candidate; be sixteen years of age or older, a confirmed Catholic who has received the Eucharist and lives as a faithful Catholic (Code of Canon Law, #874).  The Church desires that, if possible, one of the baptismal godparents be the sponsor for Confirmation.  This emphasizes the close link between the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation (Code of Canon Law, #893).

Note: You should submit the full name of the sponsor to your catechist or our secretary in the Faith Formation Office as soon as possible, 734-425-9333.  Remember, your sponsor needs to be present during the time of preparation.