2023-2024 CONFIRMATION DATES

Confirmation Prep Classes will take place on the 1st Sunday of the month from 3:00pm-4:30pm, except in September (Family Night) and April (Night of Mercy). Click here for a printable document of this schedule.

Parent Attendance is required on October 1st and April 7th.

Sponsor Attendance is required for Night of Mercy (April 7th) and the Rehearsal (May 19th). Sponsors that live out of town are exempt from these requirements. However, Confirmandi are responsible for following up with their sponsors after the Night of Mercy and Rehearsal. Further instructions will be provided.

Click the orange text for details on each event or requirement.

Sunday, September 10th, 2023 - Family Night at 6:00-8:00pm in the Gym (see full calendar here)

Sunday, October 1st, 2023 - Session 1 of Confirmation Prep at 3:00pm-4:30pm in New Legacy

Sunday, November 5th, 2023 - Session 2 & Copy of Baptismal Certificate/Sacramental Record Due

Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 - Session 3 

Sunday, January 7th, 2024 - Session 4 & Sponsor Selection Due

Sunday, February 4th, 2024 - Session 5

Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 - Session 6 & Patron Saint Selection Due

Friday, March 8th - Sunday, March 10th - Spring Retreat

*retreat attendance is required for all candidates based on the recommendations of the Archdiocese. Please contact our office with questions or concerns.

Sunday, April 7th, 2024 - Session 7: Night of Mercy at 6:30-8:00pm in the Main Sanctuary 

Sunday, May 5th, 2024 - Session 8 & Service Hours Due

Sunday, May 19th, 2024 - Rehearsal for Confirmation Mass & End of the Year Celebration

Thursday, May 30th, 2024 - Celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Attendance is required for all Confirmation Prep classes, only ONE excused absence is permitted. In order for an absence to be considered excused, advance notice is required (e.g. email, phone call, voicemail to youth ministry staff). Make-up assignments will be required for missed classes. Upon a candidate's second absence, youth ministry staff will contact the candidate's parents to discuss their readiness for the Sacrament. 

Candidates must also participate in Life Teen Sessions this year on the weeks that there is no Confirmation class. Advance notice is not necessary for missing Life Teen.

SUBMISSION OF FORMS

All forms can be submitted to our office by emailing them to Maritza at mshreffler@stmarkevangelist.com. They can also be dropped off during Sunday Sessions in the white lockbox directly outside of the youth ministry office.

QUESTIONS?

Please call us at 210-494-1959.