Welcome to the Kenwood Pastoral Region’s Confirmation Preparation Ministry!  The sacrament of confirmation will be celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at 2:00 pm. This sacrament will be celebrated with St. Vincent Ferrer, our partner parish in the Kenwood Pastoral Region. Please review the important information below about our Confirmation ministry…please mark your calendars!
 

• Confirmation meeting dates 2019-2020
• Application form for the sacrament of Confirmation……need this back by Aug. 19, 2019
• Confirmation enrollment form…………………………..need this back by Aug. 19, 2019
• Awake Youth Rally Permission & Release Form…………need this back by Aug. 19, 2018

• “Looking ahead” flyer with information about service projects and Spirit Sundays
• Dress Code for Confirmation Mass at the Cathedral
• Information about choosing a sponsor
• Sponsor Form……………………………………………need this back by Nov. 17, 2019
• Service Ideas

 
In order to be confirmed, a student must be baptized and actively receiving the eucharist. We must have a copy of the baptism certificate on file.  We will contact you if we do not have one on file.
 
Students should begin service projects in the summer. Service is in three areas: your family, parish and community.  Service should be recorded in the Confirmation Journal (spiral bound white books which are available for pick up in the parish center foyer any day between the hours of 7 am and 9 pm). The Parish Office does not track service hours, nor do we require a minimum number of service hours.  It is our hope that the projects will be meaningful, done without pay, and carried out with loving kindness toward those being served.  The service projects detailed in the Confirmation Journal will be reviewed at the Confirmation Interviews in late January. 
 
Please think about choosing a confirmation sponsor soon. The earlier you choose a sponsor, the more likely your chosen sponsor will be able to participate in Spirit Sundays and other confirmation ministry events. If the sponsor is out of town, it is possible to be actively involved through phone calls and other means of communication. The sponsors are invited to, but not required to attend, all gatherings. If the sponsor cannot attend the Confirmation Mass practice on Feb. 4th, then an adult (parent) must stand in.
 
Confirmation is the beginning, not the end, of faith formation. Growth in faith is needed by all, students and adults, to respond to God’s call to live as effective Christian witnesses in the world. Each confirmation candidate should have a parent, godparent, grandparent or sponsor attend the Spirit Sundays and other events, except the Awake Youth Rally, which is for candidates only (although we will be asking for chaperone help).  Confirmation preparation is a great time for parents and sponsors to devote time to learning more about your faith as you journey with your candidate to full initiation in the Catholic Church.   

Please contact Faith Formation Assistant, Nilfa Chacksfield, with questions at 792-4608 or nchacksfield@allsaints.cc.  Thank you!