Are you a young adult, out of high school and interested in emerging into an adult Catholic faith?

The Newman Center offers a nine-week program of preparation for the reception of the gifts of the Holy Spirit through the Sacrament of Confirmation. This program is for persons baptized Catholic who have received First Communion.

While many Confirmation programs last a year or two, this one has been condensed into a format that fits the busy lives of college students and young adults. Because of its brevity, attendance is essential. Those who must miss more than one session will be invited to consider taking part in the program later, when their schedule makes regular attendance possible.

Classes are held at the Newman Center on Monday evenings from 7-9 p.m. The fall series of classes will begin Sept. 20 and run through Nov. 8. A one-day retreat for candidates and sponsors will be held Saturday, Nov. 13, and the confirmation liturgy will be Sunday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church.

You will want to start with the following:

• Obtain a new copy of your baptismal certificate from the church where you were baptized and bring it with you to the first class. (If you were baptized in another country, a copy of your original baptismal certificate will be sufficient.)
• If you are a member of another parish, obtain a letter from the pastor of your home parish granting you permission to participate in this process.
• Married persons must be in a valid sacramental Catholic marriage in order to be confirmed. Please bring a copy of your church marriage certificate with you. (If you’d like to have your non-sacramental marriage blessed, please call ahead to schedule an appointment with the director of marriage preparation. We’ll do all we can to help you, but please be aware that this process normally requires 9 months of marriage preparation.)
• Invite a Catholic whom you admire, and who has already been confirmed, to be your Confirmation sponsor. It is best to choose someone who is willing and able to attend the sessions with you, and it is requested that this person not be your boyfriend/girlfriend. A proxy can stand in for a sponsor who is unable to be present at your Confirmation. If you do not know someone who can serve as your sponsor, we will be happy to find someone from our community to walk with you on this journey.
• Think of a saint you would like to ask to be your patron. You may choose to take this saint’s name as your Confirmation name. The Patron Saints Index provides information on patron saints and profiles of those saints.
• Complete the registration form below. You will receive a confirmation email with more details.
• Pray for the Lord to come deeper into your life and your heart.

We pray for you as you consider taking this final step of full initiation into our Catholic faith.

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