We welcome you to the preparation for Confirmation. What we offer is not just a catechetical program but also a process where teens experience Jesus in their lives through the signs, symbols, rituals and sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church to help the students accept for themselves the faith in which they have been baptized, and to achieve a deeper awareness of the Holy Spirit in their life. The Sacrament is the completion of Baptism and is seen as a sign of the candidate's commitment to the Catholic Faith.
The students come together to experience community and to reflect on their growth in the Christian faith. This will be facilitated through guest speakers, videos, and directed discussions. Within this context, they will study a number of basic doctrines of Catholicism… Who is Jesus? What is Faith? Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Marriage, Eucharist, Vocations and the Sacraments.
Prayer is talking with God, asking good things of ourselves and for others, being in His presence, and listening to Him talk to us. Our conversation with Christ must be at the center of our lives. Therefore, it is important that we make time each day for Christ, especially in the Sunday Mass, where we come together in community to meet our Risen Lord in the Scripture and Eucharist. Our hope is that through the prayer journal you will be able to reflect on how Christ is speaking to each of you, through Sacred Scripture and the homily. We pray that by journaling you will enter into a personal relationship with Christ. Jesus has a unique plan for each one of us, we just need to stop and take time to listen.
On specified Sunday’s, attend Mass during Advent and Lent and reflect on what Christ is saying to you in Sacred Scripture and the homily. What is Jesus telling you about yourself, your family, your relationships with others, or your relationship with Him? He has something to say to you, take time to quiet your mind and listen. Your reflections will be kept confidential, you do not have to use names of actual names of family members or friends. This is not an academic assignment it is meant to be prayerful and from the heart.
Click corresponding date to access prayer journal.
Prayer Journal Week 1 - December 5
Prayer Journal Week 2 - December 12
Prayer Journal Ash Wednesday - March 2
Prayer Journal Week 4 - March 6
Prayer Journal Week 5 - March 13
Prayer Journal Week 6 - March 20
Prayer Journal Week 7 - March 27
Prayer Journal Week 8 - April 3
Prayer Journal Palm Sunday - April 10
Confirmation Schedule 2021 – 2022
10th grade meets Sunday afternoon 3:45 to 5:15
at St. Theresa Parish from October – December
Thursday, Oct. 14th – 7:00pm – 8:00pm Parent/Candidate Meeting with Fr. Blaney
Sunday, Oct. 17th – Opening of Religious Education
Sunday, Oct. 24th
Sunday, Oct. 31th – NO CLASS – HALLOWEEN
Monday, Nov. 1 – 7:00pm Mass for grades 6 – 10 (All Saints Day)
Sunday, Nov. 7th – Retreat Sean Forrest - parents & candidates 3:15 – 5:15 followed by Mass
Sunday, Nov. 14th
Sunday, Nov. 21st
Sunday, Nov. 28th – NO CLASS – Thanksgiving Weekend - 1st Sunday Advent
Sunday, Dec. 5th
Sunday, Dec. 12th
Sat. Dec. 18th & Sun. Dec. 19th – NO CLASS - Christmas in the City - Community Service Opportunity
Sunday, Dec. 26th - NO CLASS Christmas Break
2022 - Classes and Mass move to Most Precious Blood
Sunday, Jan. 2nd
Sunday, Jan. 9th
Sunday, Jan. 16th – NO CLASS – Martin Luther King Weekend
Sunday, Jan. 23rd
Sunday, Jan. 30th
Wednesday, Feb. 2nd 7:00-8:00 pm Parent/Candidate Presentation Fr. Dan O’Connell
Sunday, Feb. 6th
Sunday, Feb. 13th – NO Class – Superbowl
Sunday, Feb. 20th – NO CLASS – Public School Vacation
Sunday, Feb. 27th - NO CLASS Vacation
Saturday, March 5th - Retreat 10:00 - 5:00 at MPB - including Mass
Sunday, March 6th – NO CLASS
Sunday, March 13th
Sunday, March 20th
Sunday, March 27th
Sunday, April 3rdth
Sunday, April 10th - 2:30 pm Students will view the movie
The Passion of the Christ
Sunday, April 24th – 2:30 – 5:15 Candidate Interviews
Sunday, May 1st - 4:00 - 6:15 Rehearsal and Mass at MPB
candidate & sponsors
Thursday, May 5th – 6:30 Confirmation at MPB – Students and sponsors arrive 5:45