For the Sacrament of Confirmation please see the following requirements below:
Requirements prior to your child's Confirmation:
- The candidate must have completed 6th grade
- The candidate must be Baptized and have made First Holy Communion
- The candidate must be actively practicing his/her faith
- The candidate must have at least 2 years of religious education
Requirements for a sponsor:
- Be chosen by the candidate
- Be 16 years of age or older
- Be a fully initiated (all three sacraments of initiation) practicing Catholic in good canonical standing who participates in Sunday liturgy, leads a life in harmony with the faith and the role to be undertaken and is willing and able to participate in the Eucharist with his/her candidate
- Must obtain a letter of good standing from the parish of which they attend stating that they are an active member of their parish. (active meaning: attending Mass, contributing and/or volunteering)
- Ideally be the baptismal sponsor so that the link between Baptism and Confirmation is expressed clearly
- Be close enough in age and geography as to be able to maintain appropriate contact with the candidate before and after Confirmation
Sponsors may NOT be:
- A Parent
- A Guardian
- A Step-Parent
- Anyone acting as a parent figure to candidate
Role of the sponsor:
- Be a role model in your faith
- A friend who knows the candidate, and can witness to the maturing faith of the candidate before the community
- Guide, confidante, and listener
- A learner who is interested in his/her faith development as he/she walks in the faith journey of the candidate
- A mentor who will continue after Confirmation to walk the faith journey with the candidate and invite the candidate into fuller participation in parish life and service
- Pray for your candidate and yourself
- Don't forget about this newly Confirmed Catholic
