• Must be at least a freshman (9th grade) in high school
• Must complete two full years of preparation sessions
  (May participate in Year II if he/she has previously completed a full year at another parish.)

The Role of the Parents

The Church shares with the parents the responsibility of passing on their beliefs and traditions.  The parents' privileges and responsibilities are:

• To maintain a Christian environment in the home by setting a good. Example: pray with your son/daughter to build an atmosphere of trust and understanding
• To share and reflect with your son or daughter your own values and beliefs of your faith
• To discuss with your son or daughter the Session Faith themes to help renew and deepen your own faith
• To regularly attend and actively participate in Mass with your son or daughter
• To support and participate with your son or daughter in the service projects they choose.

A home is the place where faith can best be nourished.

The Role of the Sponsor

The Confirmation Sponsor has a unique and important role in the Confirmation Process.  He/she is a spiritual "director" and confident.  He/she helps the Candidate in the unfolding of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.  The Sponsor is someone whose life is a powerful witness to the Good News of Jesus.  It is the sponsor who presents the Candidate to the Church and testifies to his/her commitment.  The Sponsor is highly encouraged to attend sessions with the Candidate, takes part in special Liturgies and spends quality one-on-one time with the Candidate.  The Sponsor is called to be a friend, source of information, guide, and participant.

Faith-Sessions Themes

Each Session will strive to enlighten your son/daughter to a deeper understanding of his/her faith.  Your son or daughter will have the opportunity to interact with other teens and adult/peer leaders and share with them their thoughts.  The sessions are not meant to be times of memorization, but rather opportunities to search, question and find answers - a time to come to a conclusion of what his/her unique beliefs and values are.  The Session themes will include topics on the Bible, Jesus as a friend and companion, prayer, morality, our Catholic identity, the Holy Spirit and the Sacrament of Confirmation.

CONFIRMATION CANDIDATE EXPECTATIONS

To learn, To pray, To live each day as
a gift in the Light of Jesus Christ

• Attend and actively participate in ALL Confirmation Sessions
• Attend and actively participate in the Sunday Liturgy and the Gathering Spirit Mass
• Year 1 Candidates - Attend Anaheim Youth Day (Thursday, February 28, 2008)
• Year 2 Candidates - Attend Youth Day at Bishop Diego HS (tba)
• Year 1 Candidates - Attend and actively participate in a Parish-sponsored Retreat (tba)
• Year 2 Candidates - Attend and actively participate in a Parish-sponsored Retreat (tba)

Retreats are an important and vital part of the
Confirmation Process.  Retreats are great
community-building times; a time to reflect and get
away from busy school and athletic schedules.

• Complete 12 hours of Parish Community Service hours per year

The Church is a people of God.
The people of God have been given many gifts, talents,
and abilities.  The Holy Spirit gives is the power
and the courage to share these gifts with love.
The call to share these gifts, or service, are very
much a part of our parish commitment.

Parish Community Christian Service

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful,
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created,
and you will renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray.
Lord, by the light of the Holy Spirit you have
taught the hearts of your faithful,
in the same Spirit
help us to relish what is right
and always rejoice in your consolation
We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen