Confirmation
Aidan and Emerson Moore with Great-grandparents
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Sacrament of Confirmation at Holy Family Parish, Nazareth, Texas
Interactive Process:
The Confirmation Candidacy Team, lead by Fr. Ken and Deacon Bob, are working closely with the Bishop and the Diocesan Christian Formation Office to help our young people and their families experience a real faith enrichment while learning, praying, serving, and worshiping. Diocesan Guidelines show us the basics, and still, since Confirmation is about mature personal faith, then each teen should be able to manifest freedom in their growth. We hope to give as many choices as possible for the living out the steps in the Four Ministries of Word, Prayer, Service, and Liturgy — cornerstones of Catholic life. A Faith Steps Journal will be given each Candidate with many choices for them in “how” to meet guidelines. For example, in the First Year, a missed session may be replaced with reading or online research; in the Second Year, a wide range of service ministries are available for choices. The grace of the present process emphasizes parents’ involvement.
Parents’ Role:
Faith sharing with teen, hopefully family prayer
Encouraging them to participate with openness in firmly professing their faith and becoming full, active, participating Catholic Christians — that their faith decision leads them to ask the Bishop for Confirmation.
Offering help in any way the teen needs guidance
Participating in Confirmation Candidacy meetings
Signing the Bishop’s document that affirms that their teen continues to be involved in Confirmation Candidacy and in church, especially attending Mass each Sunday.
Sponsor’s Role:
Faith sharing with the teen who requested you as Sponsor, in study, prayer, and possibly, service
Encouraging them to make their faith commitment
Celebrating Catholic faith with the teen every chance possible, especially by attending Mass with them.
Keeping up a spiritual relationship with the person long after the ceremony — contact them on the anniversary of their Confirmation.
Interactive Process:
The Confirmation Candidacy Team, lead by Fr. Ken and Deacon Bob, are working closely with the Bishop and the Diocesan Christian Formation Office to help our young people and their families experience a real faith enrichment while learning, praying, serving, and worshiping. Diocesan Guidelines show us the basics, and still, since Confirmation is about mature personal faith, then each teen should be able to manifest freedom in their growth. We hope to give as many choices as possible for the living out the steps in the Four Ministries of Word, Prayer, Service, and Liturgy — cornerstones of Catholic life. A Faith Steps Journal will be given each Candidate with many choices for them in “how” to meet guidelines. For example, in the First Year, a missed session may be replaced with reading or online research; in the Second Year, a wide range of service ministries are available for choices. The grace of the present process emphasizes parents’ involvement.
Parents’ Role:
Faith sharing with teen, hopefully family prayer
Encouraging them to participate with openness in firmly professing their faith and becoming full, active, participating Catholic Christians — that their faith decision leads them to ask the Bishop for Confirmation.
Offering help in any way the teen needs guidance
Participating in Confirmation Candidacy meetings
Signing the Bishop’s document that affirms that their teen continues to be involved in Confirmation Candidacy and in church, especially attending Mass each Sunday.
Sponsor’s Role:
Faith sharing with the teen who requested you as Sponsor, in study, prayer, and possibly, service
Encouraging them to make their faith commitment
Celebrating Catholic faith with the teen every chance possible, especially by attending Mass with them.
Keeping up a spiritual relationship with the person long after the ceremony — contact them on the anniversary of their Confirmation.