Class of 2024

Your Journey to Confirmation

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CHOSEN Confirmation:

This program is designed for students who are in 8th -12th grade. Like all Sacraments, there is not a correct age or time to receive a Sacrament but there is some preparation that needs to be completed before taking on the responsibility that comes with the Sacrament. Here at St. Patrick’s, we require students to be at least in the 8th grade before they begin preparing for Confirmation, but the program is open to anyone in the 8th – 12th grades.


Classes this year will be offered on Monday evenings from 6:30 - 8:00pm. We will begin on October 2nd and run through May of 2024.


This year we will have a strong focus on serving the church community. There will be various dates that the teens will be expected to attend as part of their class. These dates are as follows:


  • Sunday October 22nd the Parish Picnic
  • Saturday November 18th John Paul George Multi Parish Event
  • Saturday December 9th Breakfast with Santa
  • Saturday January 13th the Family Retreat
  • Saturday February 24th Food Packing Event
  • Saturday March 9th Confirmation Retreat 


This Year we will also have our parent classes once a month. The parent classes are part of the confirmation class. No teens are required to attend these classes (with the exception of October 2nd) only the parents have to attend. These dates are as follows:


  • October 2nd  First Class Parent Meeting / Virtue for Teens
  • November 6th - Parent Class
  • December 4th - Parent Class
  • January 13th - Family Day Retreat
  • February 5th  - Parent Class
  • March 4th - Parent Class
  • April 8th - Parent Class
  • May 6th - Parent Class


CHOSEN Session Attire


  1. Students' dress should be modest (cleavage and midriffs covered) with no visible undergarments.
  2. No spaghetti strap shirts.
  3. No Yoga / work out spandex pants.
  4. Shorts, skirts, and dresses must be no shorter than four (4) inches above the knee.
  5. Holes in pants must be at or below the knee only.
  6. Pants/shorts/skirts must be worn at the waist.
  7. Shirt must not be longer the shorts so that the shorts are visible. This includes Jackets and hoodies etc.
  8. If hoodies are worn, we ask that your teen does not wear the hood while inside the class.
  9. No hats.


Curriculum: 

Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation takes young people on a journey through the entire Catholic faith in all its richness and vitality. Teens will be captivated by the story, from Creation all the way through salvation history, and they will come to see how the sacraments, prayer, and discipleship are the keys to a happy life. The goal of this program is nothing short of winning over the hearts of teens and making them disciples of Christ.


Chosen’s carefully designed methodology features highly effective and engaging material conveyed through videos, student workbooks, and classroom experience. Featuring twelve of the top youth experts in the Church today and filmed in more than 50 locations, Chosen is unlike any program available in the Church.


Requirements

Attendance Policy

Each student is allowed three absences during the year. Students may use these absences for illness or family unexpected events.  After these three absences, additional absences will not be accepted so please plan accordingly. 


In the event of any type of absence, we have a make-up policy, so that students do not fall behind in class material. This work is due to the class immediately following the absence. Below, are the instructions and a link for access to the CHOSEN videos that we watch in class.  Your child(ren) will need to 


Read: the Opening Prayer

Watch: the videos and answer the Review Questions

Read: the entire Student Workbook PDF lesson especially the Hero of the Week

Answer: the Watch It questions in your workbook

Complete: the Challenge of the Week in your workbook

Discuss: the Reflection Questions with your parents 

Write: Short paragraphs for each of the reflection questions to be turned in at the following class.


Weekend Retreat

This Year we will NOT have a full weekend retreat. Instead we will have two day retreats. One will be for the whole family and the second retreat will just be for the Confirmandi.


Saturday January 13th the Family Retreat


Saturday March 9th Confirmation Retreat 

Saint Bio

Please write a 350-word Biography on the Saint you would like to choose as your Confirmation name. Please include biographical data along with a brief explanation as to why you choose this saint.


Due TBA

Service Projects

Sunday October 22nd the Parish Picnic


Sunday December 10th Advent Brunch 


Saturday February 24th Food Packing Event


Sponsors

Each Candidate for Confirmation must have someone who sponsors their final stage of initiation into the Church. This should be a person who is willing to present the candidate to the Church and affirm that they are ready for Confirmation.  A sponsor should be someone who is a model and exemplifies the Catholic faith to the candidate. The function of a Sponsor is not a social role of honor given to a relative or family friend simply because they are relatives or friends. It is about the child or adult who is going to receive this once-in-a-lifetime sacrament of the Church. Sacramental Sponsorship implies a knowledgeable understanding of the Catholic Faith, and willingness and intention to help the one being sponsored with their religious training by word, deed, and example.


A Sponsor has three primary roles:


  •   To assist the candidate in preparing for Confirmation.
  •   To present the candidate for Confirmation.
  •   To help the Confirmed person to live out his or her Christian Faith, fully. 

A Sponsor must have the following qualifications:


Canon Law: 873 and 874 summarized, concerning Baptismal and/or Confirmation Sponsors:


  • He/She must be knowledgeable of the fundamental truths of the Faith and be a Practicing Catholic** who regularly attends Mass on Sundays and Holydays of Obligation and is free to receive the sacraments according to the Church’s tenants.
  • The Sponsor must themselves have received the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation in the Catholic Church.
  • He/She may not be the child’s mother or father; or in the case of an adult, the wife or husband of the one to be Baptized or Confirmed.
  • He/She must be at least 16 years old and have the use of reason.
  • If he/she has children of their own, they have fulfilled their Catholic parental obligation toward raising them in the Catholic Faith.
  • He/She must not be bound by any Canonical impediment or penalty legitimately imposed or declared.

Saint Name

During the Catholic sacrament of Confirmation, God the Holy Spirit comes upon the candidate to bestow numerous spiritual gifts and “confirm” the faith given you in Baptism when Original Sin was wiped away. Before Confirmation, the candidate chooses a saint whose name they want to take. This new name, imposed by the bishop during Confirmation, becomes a part of the candidate’s full name. It comes after their first and middle names and before their last name. Here is a step-by-step process you may find helpful in choosing a Saint Name.


  • Find a list of canonized saints in the Roman Catholic Church by reading a book or doing online research. Saints are people who have lived holy lives and are now in heaven as members of the Church Triumphant. Their life stories provide examples for others on how to overcome spiritual obstacles on Earth.
  • Pray to the Holy Spirit, and ask Him for help in finding a saint whose life you’d like to imitate. This saint will be bonded with you spiritually, and in essence, becomes your heavenly patron who intercedes for you before God.  Think about the specific virtues those saints exhibited, such as patience, perfection, diligence, humility, mortification, meekness, obedience, prayer, charity, or simplicity. Find a virtue that connects with you.
  • Before you are Confirmed, pray to the saint whose name you will be using as your Confirmation name. Ask this saint to intercede for you, to help you make the right moral choices, and overall to be a powerful spiritual guide for the rest of your life.

Dress Code

CHOSEN Session Attire:

Out of respect for themselves, their peers, and the adult leaders, we are asking that students follow the dress code below (taken from the Palm Beach County School District)

  • Students' dress should be modest (cleavage and midriffs covered) with no visible undergarments.
  • Shorts, skirts, and dresses must be no shorter than four (4) inches above the knee.
  • Holes in pants must be at or below the knee only.
  • Pants/shorts/skirts must be worn at the waist.
  • Shoes must be worn at all times.

Mass Attire:

Please remember that this is NOT a graduation ceremony and that it is the final sacrament of initiation into the Catholic faith. As such, please dress appropriately and modestly out of respect for the sacrament and those around you. The dress code is as follows:


Boys

  • Dress Pants
  • Dress Shoes – No Flip Flops
  • Button Down Long Sleeve Shirt with Collar
  • Jacket and Tie are optional

Girls

  • Dress/Skirt/Dress Pants – NO dress should be shorter than their knees.
  • Dress Shoes or Sandals – NO Flip Flops

*The students will be required to wear the provided robe over their clothing for the entire Mass and pictures with the Bishop in the Church.

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6:30pm Confirmation Class

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Confirmation Retreat

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6:30pm Confirmation Class - Holy Week Reflection

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