STUDENT S INFORMATION Confirmation Registration 2018 Forming Intentional Disciples sealed with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit! Confirmation with Bishop Wack, Saturday April 14th at the 5:30 pm Mass 10650 GULF BEACH HIGHWAY + PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32507 (850) 492-0837 + FAX (850) 492-4968 + web: HOLYSPIRITPERDIDO.COM Family Name: Student s Name (Legal Name) First Middle Last Nickname Birth date / / Month Date Year Place of Birth Gender M or F Age Address Address, City, State, Zip Home Phone School Grade in Fall 2016 Does your child have any food allergies, medical condition, and or learning difficulties we should be aware of? Are you registered at Holy Spirit Parish? Yes / No Check where child receives religious formation: (registration is available online at www.holyspiritperdido.com) Holy Spirit Religious Education Program Catholic School Other Did your child receive religious education last year at a Catholic school, or in religious education classes at a Catholic Church? PARENT INFORMATION Father: Mother: First Name First Name Yes / No SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION: If your child was not Baptized at Holy Spirit, please have the Parish of your child s Baptism send a copy of a current Baptismal Certificate with Notations to you and bring it to Confirmation class by May 10th. Is your child Baptized? (Circle One) Yes / No Has your child received First Reconciliation? (Circle One) Yes / No Has your child received First Communion? (Circle One) Yes / No Last Name Last Name Maiden Name Religion Religion Cell Phone Home Phone Email Address Home address if different from Child s Cell Phone Home Phone Email Address Home address if different from Child s Home Address Home Address City/Zip City/Zip Child lives with: (circle one) Mother & Father Mother Father Other: REGISTRATION FEE: $25.00 Make Checks payable to: Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit, note Confirmation on check. Registration forms and fees are due by March 28th, 2018. Please turn in to Deacon Bob at class or the parish office. Date/Church Date/Church Date/Church OFFICE USE ONLY Payment Check#/Cash Date Sponsor Conf. Name
All Confirmation classes will meet on Wednesdays in the Macon Room Sunday, February 18th, Parents, Candidates and Sponsors meeting 9:30-10:30 am in the Family Life Center. Wednesday, February 28th @ 6:30-7:30 pm - Class. Wednesday, March 7th @ 6:30-7:30 pm - Class. Wednesday, March 14th @ 6:30-7:30 pm - Baptismal Certificates with Notations Due. Wednesday, March 21st @ 6:30-7:30 pm - Sponsor Forms Due. Wednesday, March 28th @ 5:30-8:30 pm - Serve the Seder Meal in the Family Life Center. Wednesday, April 4th @ 6:30-7:30 pm - Food for the Homeless Service Project. Wednesday, April 11th @ 6:30-7:30 pm - Confirmation Letters Due. Saturday, April 14th Rehearsal for Confirmation with Sponsors @ 11:00 am in the Church. Saturday, April 14th Confirmation will be celebrated @ the 5:30 pm Mass with Bishop Wack. Confirmation Reception following the 5:30 pm Mass in the Family Life Center. Welcome to Holy Spirit s Confirmation program. Your faith journey now brings you to the Sacrament of Confirmation. Confirmation offers a special challenge to spread the faith by both word and action and to strive to live as a true witness of Christ. The Sacrament of Confirmation is a new beginning. You are choosing to be a Disciple of Christ. Think of Confirmation like getting your drivers license. You are now making decisions, fueled by the Holy Spirit, where and in what direction your faith life is going. At Confirmation, you recommit to participate in the Church s work and mission. The incredible mission to hand on the teaching of Christ and to make more disciples. Being sealed with the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit at Confirmation strengthens you for service in the Body of Christ, in the Church and in the world. By choosing to be confirmed, you are saying that you desire and are willing to make a lifelong commitment to serve as Jesus did. Take this time to challenge yourself to be the person that God wants you to be. Discern why you hesitate to make good decisions or choices. Consider God s mission for your life, God s desire for you is beyond your greatest dream if only you follow His path. The Holy Spirit is powerful and can radically change your life if you simply allow the grace of the Sacrament of Confirmation to really transform you. May God continue to Bless You! Deacon Bob Gregerson
Confirmation Letters due on or before April 11th. 12 point font - double spaced - 1 margins - 1 paragraph or more on all the following questions. Dear Fr Tom, I am requesting the Sacrament of Confirmation. Then answer the following questions: 1. Why you want to be confirmed. 2. Talk about your faith life. Include: a) how you are living out your faith everyday and/or how you are not living it out. b) participation in the celebration of the Mass. c) participation in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. 3.Talk about your prayer life. Include: a) when you pray b) favorite prayer or devotion 4. Why you chose your Confirmation name. 5. Why you chose your Confirmation Sponsor. 6. Talk about how you serve others. Include: a) In your family, at school, in the community and at church 7. Sign your name Confirmation Sponsors: When deciding on a sponsor, choose someone to whom you can talk about the faith, who will also be a good role model for you to follow and who will take an active role as your sponsor in your life. 1. A parent may not be a Sponsor for their own child. 2. To be permitted to take on the function of Confirmation Sponsor a person: Must be a practicing Catholic: who has received the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, the Eucharist and Confirmation, leads a life of faith and is at least 16 years old. Sponsor Forms Due by March 21st. We require a Sponsor form from each Confirmation Sponsor if they are not parishioners of Holy Spirit. Sponsor forms may be obtained from your Sponsor's parish office. Just tell them they are going to be a Confirmation Sponsor and they will know what you need. Bring these forms to Deacon Bob at class or drop them off at the Holy Spirit Parish office. Sponsor forms must be turned in on or before Class on Wednesday March 21st. If you have any questions or trouble with the sponsor forms please contact Deacon Bob. Proxy Sponsor (Stand-in) In the event your Confirmation Sponsor can not be present at the Confirmation Mass on April 14th, the church allows for the use of a proxy sponsor or someone who stands in for your sponsor. The proxy sponsor must meet all the church requirements for a Confirmation Sponsor.
Sacramental Records. All confirmation candidates need to turn in a copy of their sacramental records by Wednesday, March 14th. If you were baptized at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, I will look your records up. If you have your Baptismal certificate and your First Communion certificate, bring these certificates to class and I will make copies of them and return the originals to you. If you do not have these records, Baptismal certificates with notations are available from your child s church of Baptism. Call and ask the parish office for a Baptismal certificate with notations and they will send it to you. Notations include your First Communion date. Saint Name. Saint names are due on or before March 21st. During the Rite of Confirmation, you will be called by your saint s name. The Church invites you to keep the Saint name given to you at Baptism, as Confirmation is the fullness or completion of the Sacrament of Baptism. You may also choose the name of a particular saint who has inspired you on your faith journey. You will need to select a saint and know their history, including their virtuous attributes which caused the Catholic Church to honor them with the title Saint. Choose a saint whose life experience you admire. Begin by researching what a saint is in the eyes of the Catholic Church. Ask yourself, what do I admire about this saint s life? What cause is this saint famous for? This saint s name should be the Confirmation name that you adopt. Attendance. Due to the Confirmation schedule this year, candidates may not have any unexcused absences. Please contact me in advance if you are going to miss a class. Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit Lord Jesus Christ, before ascending into heaven, You promised to send the Holy Spirit to Your apostles and disciples. Grant that the same Spirit may perfect in my life, the work of Your grace and love. Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may aspire only after the things that are eternal; the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth; the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know You and know myself, and grow perfect in the sight of the saints; the Spirit of Counsel that I may choose the surest way of doing Your will, seeking first the Kingdom of Heaven; the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with You and, with courage, overcome the obstacles that interfere with my salvation; the Spirit of Piety that I may find peace and fulfillment in the service of God; Grant me the Spirit of Fear of the Lord that I may be filled with a loving reverence toward You, and may dread in any way to displease You. Mark me, dear Lord, with the sign of Your true disciples and animate me in every way with Your Spirit. Amen.
Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee Parent or Guardian Permission for Direct Contact with Minors This form allows you to identify who may communicate with your minor children and by what means. Parents and guardians may choose to be included in all written or text-based communications except those that occur on an official social networking site or online community administered and maintained by the ministry, parish, or school pursuant to the terms of diocesan policy and approved by parents or guardians on this form. Diocesan Ministry, Organization, Parish or School (This section must be completed by diocesan ministry, organization, parish or school.) Ministry / Parish / School / Organization communicates via: Cellular number 850-530-0141 E-mail address deaconbgregerson@gmail.com Social networking site(s) _Facebook: PerdidoPrep, Holy Spirit Life Teen and EDGE and Remind._ Parent or Guardian Complete this section: Name (parent/guardian) Of minor Child You MAY NOT contact my child directly. (Sign and return). You MAY contact my child directly. (Sign, complete all sections and return). Contact with my child is permissible via the following methods: Phone call / voice message to this telephone number SMS / text message to this telephone number Social networking site sponsored by group named E-mail at this address Parent/Guardian Signature Date
Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee PERMISSION FOR USE OF INFORMATION OR GRAPHIC IMAGE OF A MINOR IN MEDIA I,, the parent/legal guardian of the minor (print name) child(ren) (print name(s)) hereby give permission for the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee and any of its affiliated organizations, including but not limited to the Catholic Compass, to use my child s/ (children s) name(s) and/or photograph(s) for promotional, news or public relations purposes in print and/or electronic media. Signed this day of, (year) (Signature) Please note that all use of images and/or names will comply with privacy and use policies of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee as published at www.ptidiocese.org. Names of minors are not published electronically in conjunction with their photographs.