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1 1 Welcome to the Year 2 Parent Meeting. You are here today because you have a student who will be confirmed this spring. We are Carrie Conley & Rebecca Linscott, Directors of RE at St. James. We will begin in prayer 1

2 2 Opening Prayer Lord God, Source of all wisdom and knowledge, you sent your Son, Jesus Christ, to live among us and to proclaim his message of faith, hope and love to all nations. In your goodness, strengthen all parents, teachers and catechists with your gifts, that they may teach the young people by word and example, the truth which comes from you. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. 2

3 3 Confirmation Prep Your students have been preparing for almost 2 years now. And we are just a few months away from Confirmation! We wanted to go thru some of the important information you need to know and let you know what we will need from you over the next few months. 3

4 4 What is Confirmation??? The Sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. For 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 the word and deed. (CCC no. 1285) Confirmation deepens our baptismal life that calls us to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighborhoods, society, and the world. We receive the message of faith in a deeper and more intensive manner with great emphasis given to the person of Jesus Christ, who asked the Father to give the Holy Spirit to the Church for building up the community in loving service. So this is an important time for all of your children as they prepare for the last sacrament of initiation. 4

5 5 Year Two Requirements Attend Confirmation Retreat Attend Reconciliation Complete 10 Service Hours Choose a Saint (Confirmation Name) Select a Sponsor Write a letter to Bishop Casey Candidate/Sponsor/Parent Rehearsal (4/7/19) Confirmation Mass 4/25/19 and 4/26/19 The requirements for our Year 2 students are Attend a Confirmation Retreat SJS has completed 2 retreats during the year in class time and has one more coming up on February 27th. RE had one retreat during class time. This retreat was held on December 9 th. If your student was unable to make this we have been in touch with you. Attend Reconciliation most SJS students went to Reconciliation on Dec. 12 th and there will be another opportunity in February or March. RE will do this in class on February 10 th. If you RE student will not be in class on February 10 th you will need to attend Reconciliation during normal confession times at St. James and let us know your student attended. Complete 10 Service Hours SJS will turn in Service hours to their teachers, we do not keep track of those. RE parents can enter service hours on the on-line tracking sheet during the year. Service hours are due for both RE & SJS on April 7 th. If your student has not completed their service hours you will hear from us. We are going to get into more specific details on the remaining requirements which are. Choosing a Confirmation Name Saint Name Selecting a Sponsor Writing a Bishop Letter Attending a rehearsal for candidate, sponsor and a parent on April 7th Attending the Confirmation Mass on April 25 th or 26th 5

6 6 Choosing a Sponsor & Saint Choosing a Sponsor: At least16 years of age Fully initiated Catholic Parents may not be sponsors Be a person of faith & a role model to candidate Help candidate continue faith journey after Confirmation Choosing a Saint: Confirmation Name RE selected in Year 1, submitted Saint report SJS Will do this in class Most students have already chosen a sponsor.. But just as a reminder Sponsors must be 16 years of age and fully initiated Catholics. Parents are not allowed to be sponsors but can stand in as proxy at the mass if the sponsor is unable to attend. Sponsors should be spending time with the candidate and be a role model for the candidate. Sponsors should plan to attend the Mass Rehearsal and Mass. And of course the sponsor should continue to be a source of faith long after Confirmation day. Any Saint can be chosen as long as he/she is a blessed or canonized saint in the catholic church. Choosing a saint is important because this becomes their Confirmation Name, which will appear on their nametag and is the name used when they are presented to the Bishop. 6

7 7 Writing a Bishop Letter See handout Letter expressing your desire to live as a Confirmed Catholic. SJS will be doing this in class. DUE 3/1/19 RE will be completing these at home. DUE 3/10/19 Refer to the handout Sample Letter to the Bishop This is a letter the Confirmandi writes asking the Bishop for the Sacrament of Confirmation. It should include the reasons the students feel they are ready to receive the sacrament. Such as, What they learned in class, what service or retreat experiences were like, who they chose as their sponsor and why, what saint they chose as their confirmation name and why. RE students will be completing these at home and SJS students will take care of this in class and the teachers will submit to the RE office. 7

8 8 Mass Rehearsal Sunday, April 7 th in the Church Following 5PM Mass We have our last Confirmation Class on April 7 th and we invite all SJS and RE families to join us for the 5PM Mass in the Church. Our RE families regularly attend this mass after our classes but we will have a special recognition for all our Confirmandi at this mass. Following the 5PM Mass there will be a Confirmation Mass Rehearsal. At least one parent should plan to attend with Confirmandi and Sponsor. Here we will discuss pertinent information about the mass and there will also be a portion of reflection time between the Sponsor and Candidate. We understand not all sponsors will be able to attend so during the reflection portion a parent can stand in. 8

9 9 Mass Assignments Thursday 4/25: St. James School 2D (Coleman/Reiss) Friday 4/26: 2A (Gasey/Nikolai) 2B (Duffey/Dwyer) 2C (Lee/Wellner) 2E (Ellerbrook/Hackmann) There will be a Confirmation Masses held on Thursday April 25 th and a mass on Friday April 26 th in the Church. These are the mass assignments (see slide) St. James School has asked us to keep all the SJS Confirmandi at the Thursday mass. So in order to split the students up evenly between the 2 times we have included one of our RE class with the SJS students at the Thursday Mass and our other 3 RE classes at the Friday Mass. We will have about 75 confirmandi at each mass. Expect the masses to last about 2 hours. 9

10 10 Mass Info If you are unable to make your assigned mass due to extenuating circumstances you need to contact the RE office Confirmandi & Sponsors will have assigned seating in the front rows. Families can fill in the rest of the seating. We know some of you may have extenuating circumstances that will not allow for your attendance at your assigned mass. For those of you who have reached out to us to let us know we have already made the mass date change. If you are unable to come at your assigned mass and have not let us know please s us at All reguests for mass date changes should come to the Religious Ed office and are subject to availability. Both masses are at max capacity Seating Seating will be reserved for the Confirmandi and Sponsors in the first few rows of the Church. Families will have plenty of open seating on a first come first serve basis in the remaining seats. Seating the Confirmandi and Sponsor separate from their family is done intentionally. We really want the Confirmandi to take this step to become fully initiated Catholics independently. Also the Bishop prefers this seating style so he can speak directly to the candidates and to smoothly move the anointing along. And remember we have hired a professional photographer to capture the moment your children are anointed. Our new church is handicap accessible and there is plenty of wheelchair seating for your family. However, if a sponsor will be using a wheelchair or walker, please let us know so we can make sure they are seated in an accessible pew. 10

11 11 Mass Roles If your child is interested in participating in the confirmation masses we will have a few opportunities for them to do so. We need 4 banner carriers, 2 lectors and 3 gift bearers at each mass. You will be able to sign up for this and we will randomly select students to do these at each mass. If you are selected you will be notified in early April with your assignment. The student will check in with us early on Confirmation day so we can be sure the student is comfortable with their role. We will also require these participants to remain after the 4/7 Rehearsal for just a few minutes so we can review what to do. 11

12 12 Dress Code Guys - Dress shirt and Tie with a suit Dress shirt and Tie with a sport coat/dress pants Dress shirt and tie with dress pants Girls- Church appropriate dress (shoulders should be covered) Skirt with a blouse Dress pants with a blouse * No miniskirts, no spaghetti straps or low cut dresses. * No tennis shoes, polo shirts or jeans. We know some of you are beginning to think about what to wear on Confirmation day, so we wanted to review the dress code today so that you can plan accordingly. Guys have a couple options. They should wear a button down shirt with a tie. They can wear a suit, a sport coat with dress pants or just dress pants. No tennis shoes, polo shirts or jeans. Girls- also have a few options. A church appropriate dress, skirt and blouse or dress pants and a blouse can be worn. Dress/skirt length should be finger tip length. Shoulders should be covered. * No miniskirts, no spaghetti straps or low cut dresses. 12

13 13 What we need from you? We will be sending a google sheet to capture the following information: Candidates Name (as it should appear in the program and weekend bulletin) Saint Name Sponsor s Full Name Interest in Mass participation Google Form for Confirmation Parents Link here after meeting So a few things we need you to remember We will be sending a Google form next week this will be sent directly to all RE families and to the SJS homeroom teachers to distribute. We need all parents to submit an entry. We need to know how you would like your confirmandi s name listed in the program, and the weekend bulletin. Due to space constraints in our program and bulletin - We recommend full first and last name only, omitting middle names and initials if possible. We need to know if your child would like to participate in one of the mass roles. We need to know the name of your child's sponsor (full name) and the Saint name they have chosen.. Here is what the Google doc looks like Open the document to show the parents. 13

14 14 You will scroll down to find your student and enter the following information Name as you want it in the Mass Program and Bulletin Saint s full Name Sponsor s full Name Interest in Mass Participation Y or N Lector doing one of the readings or Banner Carrier Gift Bearer 14

15 15 Communication Next week we will be sending home the notes from this meeting and the Google Form to all RE families and the SJS teachers will distribute this info to the SJS parents. After we have collected all of the Confirmandi info that we need for the mass all communication about the rehearsal and mass will come directly from the RE office for both RE and SJS families. We will send reminders and all the information you need for your child's confirmation day. We are in communication with the SJS 8 th Grade Teachers and Religion Teachers so they know all of this information too. Any questions please us! 15

16 16 Important Dates 2/10/19 Reconciliation (RE) Lenten Season Reconciliation (SJS) 3/1/19 Confirmation Info Google Form Due (ALL) 3/1/19 Bishop Letters Due (SJS) 3/10/19 Bishop Letters Due (RE) 4/7/19 Service Hours Due (ALL) 4/7/19 Mass Rehearsal (ALL) 4/25 & 4/26 Confirmation Mass 7PM There is a handout with Important Sacrament Dates 16

17 17 Questions? If you have any general questions we can take those now. If you have a specific question in regards to your situation please send us an or see us after the meeting. 17

18 Carrie Conley & Rebecca Linscott St. James Religious Education Office 18 Thank you for being here tonight and making your child s faith a priority. We appreciate your support. Please know we are praying for your children and families. Prayer 18

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