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 Confirmation 2023

St. Emily and St. Thomas Becket candidates for confirmation in Spring, 2023 began their preparation in the fall of 2021.  

Please note that students are required to attend two years of classes before receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation (7th and 8th grade).
  If you have any questions about this policy, please feel free to contact the Religious Ed Office. 

Our Confirmation Mass has been scheduled for March 12, 2022 with our Vicar, Bishop Jeffrey Grob. Families will receive information regarding choosing sponsors and the form that each sponsor must have completed by their own pastor.

 Confirmation 2024

St. Emily and St. Thomas Becket candidates for confirmation in Spring, 2024 began their preparation in the fall of 2022.  

Please note that students are required to attend two years of classes before receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation (7th and 8th grade).  If you have any questions about this policy, please feel free to contact the Religious Ed Office. 

Information meetings for Confirmation candidates and their parents will be held in October, 2022.


Sponsors and Service

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Choosing a sponsor:   
  • A sponsor must be a baptized, confirmed and practicing Catholic in good standing
  • Must be at least 16 years old.
  • Can   not   be  your parent,  step-parent, adoptive or foster parent.​

Choosing a patron saint
  • Look at the liturgical calendar and find out if your birthday is a saint’s feast day. You can find   the calendar here. 
  • Look for patron saints of something that you are interested in. (For example, St. Isidore of Seville is the patron saint of the internet!) See the   Patron Saints Index. 
  • Browse and look for someone who did something that you think you would like to live up to. Here is the   general site to explore.
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Journaling the Works of Mercy
  • Submit your journal entries here.  (Bookmark this link for quick and easy access!)
  • Some ideas for doing the   Corporal Works of Mercy
  • Some ideas for doing the   Spiritual Works of Mercy


Newsletters

We send an email newsletter home periodically to keep you updated on what is happening in the Confirmation program.

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