Your Journey to 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:
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:
CHOSEN Session Attire
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.
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:
A Sponsor must have the following qualifications:
Canon Law: 873 and 874 summarized, concerning Baptismal and/or Confirmation Sponsors:
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.
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)
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
Girls
*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.
March 2024
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6:30pm Confirmation Class
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29
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6:30pm Parent Class
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Confirmation Retreat
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No Class in lieu of Saturday's Retreat
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No Class/ Spring Break
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6:30pm Confirmation Class - Holy Week Reflection
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No Class/ Easter
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