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St. Mary's Religious Education Office
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We are continuing registration for Confirmation. If you are in the 10th grade and did not receive a registration packet in the mail, please contact the Religious Education Office. You can also download the registration forms by selecting the "Registration Docs." on the Gold Navigation Bar (top). For the specific documents needed for confirmation, follow the navigation links on the right of the page (red)
************************************* Our third session will be Sunday, January 11th promptly at 7:00pm at St. Mary's School Gym. There will be a discussion of Chapter 3, "Renewing our Baptismal Promises". Please note . . . Selecting a Sponsor sheet & Sponsor selection paragraph are due! These papers are needed so that sponsors can be notified of the upcoming events. *************************************
For those interested in additional information regarding the Confirmation Program, follow the link listed below:
http://www.faithfirst.com/RCLsacraments/confirmation/adults/parent_sponsor/parent_sponsor.html
************************************* Dear Confirmation Candidate: We are getting ready to start another exciting year! This will be a very special year for you in your faith journey. This is the year of your Confirmation! At the 12:00 pm Mass on Sunday, May 17, 2009, Bishop Quinn will visit our parish to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation. Confirmation is a sacrament that increases the grace of Baptism uniting you even more firmly to Christ. It completes your initiation into the Church, and helps you to grow in faith through your involvement in the parish community. Preparing for a sacrament takes time and a willingness to grow in faith. This year you will be given the opportunity to become more familiar with the teachings of Jesus, deepen your prayer life, find your place in the Church, and put your faith into action by being a witness to others. Preparing for Confirmation is a journey. You have been on this journey since your Baptism. To help you on your journey, we will have sessions and activities. We will meet once a month in the fall and twice a month after the first of the year. We have a fantastic new website and you can find the schedule of all of our sessions online at www.stmarysbereareo.org. Go to the Youth Ministry section and click on Confirmation. If you need a paper copy of the schedule please contact our office. Please mark your calendar with the dates and times so that you can avoid any conflicts with work or extra curricular activities. It is so important that each candidate be present at all sessions. We are a community! We will begin our preparation on Sunday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the school gym, with our opening session for parents and candidates. At that time, we will lay out the plan for the year and answer your questions. You will receive all paperwork for the year concerning choosing a name, choosing a sponsor and service hours, that evening. The cost for the sacramental preparation is $60. This fee will be used to offset some of the costs for Catholic Youth Bibles, textbooks, supplies, speakers and retreat. Please return the completed forms, a copy of your Baptismal Certificate and fee*, as soon as possible, so we can prepare for the coming year. If you have any questions, please call or email me k_drager@hotmail.com. Faithfully, Katie Drager Teen Faith Coordinator
Follow the Registration Docs navigation link on the Gold Bar (above) for the forms and documents necessary to register for this sacrament preparation. There is a $60 registration fee associated with this sacrament. This is a per candidate fee.
The 2008-09 Confirmation Calendar of Events is as follows:
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Confirmation Documents
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