High School Confirmation

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Confirmation 2023 Mass dates

• Tuesday April 25th: Candidate last names A-M

• Wednesday April 26th: Candidate last names N-Z

If you need to request a switch, please send it before March 10.

Both Confirmation masses start at 7 pm but candidates and sponsors have to arrive by 5:30 pm.

Dress rehearsal on Monday April 24th at 6:30 pm in the Church. If a sponsor is unable to attend rehearsal, a parent may attend in their place.

Welcome!

Our Lady of Guadalupe is happy to accept teens for our High School Confirmation program!

Accepting registration until October 1, 2022

Requirements

What do I have to do to enroll my teen in confirmation classes?

• Prerequisite – Register for Life Teen and complete service hours
• Attend at least 85% of Life Teen sessions: no more than 4 absences in the year.
• Must express a readiness and desire for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
• Teens who have not yet received the Sacrament of First Eucharist will be asked to spend this year in preparation for the sacrament and will then be eligible for Confirmation the following school year.
• Complete 10 service hours at OLG. Pre-requisite hours are due June 30th, 2023. Use x2Vol app to track hours.

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Confirmation Classes

1. Enrollment

Once your teen completed one year in Life Teen program (with the required attendance) and finished his/her service hours. He/she can register on the Confirmation Program. A copy of the teen’s baptismal and first communion certificates is required for enrollment (notations are acceptable). If you do not have a copy on hand, we recommend that you call the parish of your teen’s baptism (even if that is OLG) and request a copy as soon as possible. 
The Confirmation classes will take place on most Sundays from 12:30 pm- 2:30 pm during the school year.

2. Mandatory Meeting

Parent & teen has to attend one of the two informational meetings offered. Dates:

Thursday August 25th

Tuesday August 30th

Both meetings are at 6:30 at the Parish hall. You’ll receive your books and information regarding the preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Please fill out the Commitment Form -remember to include the email which is going to be used for x2vol (our service hours track app)- and register to Flocknote to receive relevant information.

3. How do I make up a missed class?

If a candidate misses class, they should watch the missed lesson and email a photo of the book section “Watch it videos” to Jen at jstam@olghelotes.org no later than one week after the missed class.  Please see the calendar links above to see which chapter lesson need to be done.  If more than four classes are missed, the candidate will be removed from the Confirmation program.

4. How to access Chosen videos

OLG gets charged every time an account is created with this link so please only create one account per family.  Parents, you are welcome to check out the videos we use but please use your teen’s account to do so.  https://ascensionpress.thinkific.com/enroll/872203?th__ug=c832b4eb&th__c=jenstambaughchosen2021

Once an account has been created, you will be able to view all study videos for the Chosen program through a platform called Thinktific.  After creating a password you will need to click “complete your purchase” but you will not be charged, the amount due will be zero.  If you ever have issues accessing the videos, please contact Ascension support at: support@ascensionpress.com

5. Prerequisites for Confirmation Sponsors

• Must be at least 16 years old
• Must be a fully initiated Catholic (received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist)
• Must participate regularly in the Eucharist
• Must not be living in marriages not recognized by the Church
• Must not be the parent of the candidate or person dating/married to candidate
• Should be able to help in the formation process through communication and meetings, and should be able to attend various events throughout the year. For this reason, we strongly recommend you pick someone local to be the sponsor.

To fill out sponsor application click on the following button:

If you need help finding a good sponsor, the Confirmation Director may be able to help find one from the parish community.

6. Saint Paper

Each candidate must select a Confirmation name based on a saint who inspires them, or is someone they would like to emulate. Confirmation students MUST complete a 2 page paper (typed, double spaced) on the life of the saint they have chosen that includes an explanation as to why they have chosen that saint. The paper it’s not a biography of the life of your saint. Describe from your heart how you identify with your saint. A great format to follow could be to pick 3-5 virtues of your saint that you would like to exemplify in your own life and write a paragraph per virtue to further explain how and why you will live that in your life as a Confirmed Catholic. Your saint paper MUST BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS and can be turned in via email to Jstam@olghelotes.org at any time before or on the FINAL DUE DATE OF January 9th, 2023.

7. Community Service Requirements

All Confirmation students are required to perform 10 hours of service at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Look at the app X2vol for a list of all service projects available at OLG and to track service hours. Service hours are due March 1, 2023.

8. Confirmation Retreat

The Confirmation Retreat is an opportunity for teens to dive deeper into the meaning behind their confirmation. This retreat is mandatory. If your teen can’t attend to retreat at OLG- Helotes, It is his/her responsibility to attend a weekend Confirmation retreat (not a day retreat) at a different parish.

Dates for Confirmation retreat March 24-26, 2023

9. Confirmation Mass

Our Confirmation Mass date(s) and time(s) are selected by the Office of the Archbishop and based on the Archbishop’s calendar.

Confirmation Masses 2023

• Tuesday April 25th – Candidate last names A-M
• Wednesday April 26th – Candidate last names L-Z

If you need to request a switch, please send it before March 10.

Both Confirmation masses start at 7 pm but candidates and sponsors have to arrive by 5:30 pm.

Dress rehearsal on Monday April 24th at 6:30 pm in the Church. If a sponsor is unable to attend rehearsal, a parent may attend in their place.

Dress Code for Confirmation Mass

Both Candidates and Sponsors MUST dress appropriately and respectfully for the Confirmation Mass.  Guidelines for the dress code are as follow:

MEN – Dress shirt and tie (if possible, a suit and red tie)

• Dress pants
• Dress shoes
• NO JEANS
• NO TENNIS SHOES

WOMEN – Nice dress or skirt and blouse

• If not wearing a dress, pants MUST be dressy
• Shoulders MUST be covered (wear a sweater, jacket or shawl if necessary)
• Dresses and skirts must not be too tight and NO SHORTER THAN 2 INCHES ABOVE THE KNEE
• NO JEANS
• NO TENNIS SHOES

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X2Vol App – Service Hours Tracking

To be able to access all the functionality on the app, before signing in for the first time, you need to complete the Confirmation Commitment form, and wait for us to transfer the information into x2vol. Otherwise your account will not work. We try to have it updated within 24 hrs.

First time Registration in X2Vol

Log Service Hours

For other questions on x2vol and videos, please visit :

x2Vol Help page or contact Angela Quintanilla at aquintanilla@olghelotes.org

210-685-8791, ext. 116

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Questions?

Contact Angela Quintanilla, aquintanilla@olghelotes.org | (210) 695-8791, ext. 116