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Parents of students in grades 7 and up who are interested in their child receiving the sacrament of Confirmation can contact Maria at maria.aguirre@stjct.org. All students must have prior formation in our Catholic faith through St. James School or religious ed. classes before they are eligible to receive Confirmation.
The following information is for parents whose students have recently completed their formation for Confirmation.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Sacrament of Confirmation will be held in-person on Friday, March 11 at 6:00pm in church, followed by a reception in the school if COVID numbers are low.
Classes are finished...now what?
ASSIGNMENTS DUE NOVEMBER 30
Students were provided with information about choosing a Sponsor and Confirmation name and have been asked to submit information about these by November 30. Here's how parents can help get these assignments turned in on time:
CHOOSE A SPONSOR
- Watch this video about choosing a Sponsor and assist your child in choosing someone that fulfills the requirements listed on this form.
- Help your child fill out this form to provide us with their Sponsor's information
- Contact your child's Sponsor about obtaining a Sponsor Certificate from their parish. If their Sponsor is registered in St. James they will not need a Sponsor Certificate.
CHOOSE A CONFIRMATION NAME
- Watch this video with your child about choosing a Confirmation name
- Assist your child in choosing a saint who has special meaning to them. This will be the name that the Bishop will call them by when they receive Confirmation.
- Have your child submit this form.
COMPLETE SERVICE REQUIREMENT
All students are required to participate in a 10:00am or 5:00pm Mass as a Greeter, Reader, Usher, Altar Server, Singer, or Instrumentalist. Parents were asked to fill out this survey to let us know where their child would like to serve. If your child has not yet served at Mass...
- Choose one of the following masses to have your child serve at: December 12, December 19 or January 2 at either 10:00am or 5:00pm
- Contact Maria at maria.aguirre@stjct.org with your preferred date and time; students will be scheduled on a first come, first served basis.
- Make sure your child is prepared to serve (see training information below).
Training guidelines are as follows:
- Greeters - view this training video before coming to serve
- Readers - view this training video before coming to serve
- Ushers - arrive 30 minutes prior to the Mass they are serving at for training
- Altar Servers - schedule an in-person training with Deacon Joe
- Singers/Instrumentalists - Kate Gloss will contact you with training information
Contact Maria at (203) 375-5887 ext. 108 or maria.aguirre@stjct.org if you have questions about our Confirmation program.
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