Confirmation deepens our baptismal life, calling 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. (United States Catholic Catechism for Adults)
Confirmation means a strengthening -- this sacrament strengthens and increases what we receive at baptism, particularly the power of bearing witness to Christ. To emphasize this, the ceremony of confirmation includes a renewal of our baptismal promises. We now become full-fledged members of the Church, lay apostles in the fullest sense.
Students in the 6th grade who attend our parish school are prepared for the Sacrament in their religion classes. Students in 6th grade who attend public or private school are prepared for the Sacrament while attending our Parish School of Religion (PSR) on Sunday mornings during the school year. Those older than grade 6 who have received their First Holy Communion, are practicing Catholics, and wish to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation should contact the Church Office.
