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       In the Sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized person is "sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit" and is strengthened for service to the Body of Christ. 

Confirmation deepens our baptismal life that calls us to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighborhoods, society, and the world.  ...  We receive the message of faith in a deeper and more intensive manner with great emphasis given to the person of Jesus Christ, who asked the Father to give the Holy Spirit to the Church for building up the community in loving service.

~from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

PREPARATION 
Confirmation Preparation throughtout the Diocese takes place over the course
of two years and begins no earlier than 8th grade. The goal of Confirmation Prep. is to ground the candidate in the faith and perpare them to live a life of faith,
strengthened by the grace of the Sacrament.
To accomplish this, each candidate is expected to complete the following: 

* Weekly Mass Attendance: As Catholics seeking full initiation, it is vital that candidates regularly attend Sunday Mass.  

* Instructional Catechesis: St. John's Confirmation classes take place 2x per month (Sept - May) on Sunday evenings, for a total of 14 sessions. Year I and Year II classes meet for 5pm Teen Mass, enjoy a shared meal together, and attend class until 7:30pm. 

* Service: As an integral part of our identity as Catholics, each candidate is expected to complete a reasonable amount of service and reflect on it in light of the Sacrament.
St. John's candidates are asked to complete 5 hours of service per year within our parish, (3 hours of which are spent serving in different roles during the Teen Mass). 

* Celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation: It is important to approach Confirmation free of the bonds of sin.

* Yearly Retreats: Candidates will attend a 5-hour retreat (each year) focused on prayer and relationship with God.
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 CONFIRMATION SPONSORS

Sponsors for the Sacrament of Confirmation serve vital roles in the candidate for Confirmation's journey towards the sacrament and beyond. Sponsors have the unique responsibility and privilege of guiding /mentoring the candidate towards a deeper relationship with the Lord. This is only possible due to the sponsor's ongoing commitment to living and practicing the faith of the Church through consistent Mass attendance and the continued pursuit of conformity to the life of Christ.

Diocese of Rochester, “To take on the function of sponsor, a person must have the aptitude and intention of fulfilling this function and must have competed the sixteenth year of age unless the pastor or minister has granted an exception for a just cause. The sponsor/godparent should be a fully initiated Catholic (having received Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) who leads a life of faith, is not bound by any canonical penalty, and is not the father or mother of the one to be confirmed.” Sponsors who are not members of the parish should provide a letter from their pastor attesting to their suitability to serve as sponsor.” (Policies for the Administration of the Sacraments, Bishop Salvatore Matano, #3.4).

See LINK SECTION for forms:  Chosing A Sponsor, and Sponsor Eligibility

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For more information about Confirmation or to register, please contact Julie Bailey, Faith Formation Coordinator at [email protected]
or call the Parish Office at (585) 352-5481.


Additional Confirmation Information from the Diocese of Rochester