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Confirmation 2020

St. Emily and St. Thomas Becket candidates for confirmation in Spring, 2020 began their preparation in the fall of 2018.  

The link to the full  orientation packet is here.

Journaling about the corporal and spiritual Works of Mercy
  • Some ideas for doing the   Corporal Works of Mercy
  • Some ideas for doing the   Spiritual Works of Mercy​​
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.​
Have your sponsor take this form to their own pastor to be filled out, signed and sealed.  It is due to the RE office by January 20, 2020.

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. 
When you have chosen your sponsor and patron saint, fill out this form.  It is due by January 15, 2020.

There are several steps in the process.  
  • Enrollment mass   Saturday, November 16 at 5:00 PM.  This is a different date from the first one posted.
  • Pilgrimage    Wednesday, October 9 .  This is a    day that many public school students have off due to the Jewish holidays. All students must have a signed permission slip in order to attend.
  • Retreat   Saturday, January 11 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM. This retreat is mandatory.
  • Celebration of Confirmation    Sunday, March 15 at 2:00 PM.


Confirmation 2021

St. Emily and St. Thomas Becket candidates for confirmation in Spring, 2021 began their preparation in the fall of 2019.  

The link to the full orientation packet is here.

See above for links to information about sponsors, patron saints and the Works of Mercy.



There will be a Confirmation Enrollment mass on Saturday, November 16 at 5:00 PM.  

Newsletters

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

If you think you have missed a newsletter, or would like to go back to one, they are linked below.

You can subscribe  to have the news sent to another address   
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For those being confirmed in March, 2020
August, 2018
September 20, 2018
October 15, 2018​
November 1, 2018
November 9, 2018
November 26, 2018
December 10, 2018
January 7, 2019
February 14, 2019
February 28, 2019
March 11, 2019
April 1, 2019​
April 16, 2019
May 6, 2019
May 30, 2019
June 27, 2019
August 2, 2019
August 21, 2019
September 3, 2019
September 19, 2019
October 3, 2019
October 17, 2019
November 1, 2019
November 21, 2019
For those being confirmed in spring, 2021​
August, 2019
October, 2019
November 1, 2019
November 21, 2019
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