High School Confirmation

Mass Participation
It is the responsibility not only of the parents (guardians), but also the youth, that they participate regularly at Sunday Mass. Simply participating in the catechetical program is not sufficient preparation for celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation. 

Flocknote
Please sign up for Flocknote to receive weekly newsletter with all program information to include due dates, support videos, etc. Flocknote is our only communicate platform. You must be on Flocknote in order to be informed about the program. CHOSEN 2024-25 Flocknote: https://OLGHelotes.flocknote.com/CHOSEN24-25

Registration
Teens can register for Confirmation Year 2 CHOSEN Program after they have reported 15 services hours on x2Vol and have at most 4 absences in Year 1 Life Teen 2023-24. Please be ready to upload Baptismal and First Communion certificates upon registration.

Service Hours
All 2024-25 service hours are due February 16, 2025, via x2vol

Parent and Candidate Meeting
September 8, 2024, at the Parish Hall from 12:30-2:30 pm followed by 3PM Mass

If a candidate misses class, they

• should watch the missed lesson. Go to "Access Chossen Video" section for intructions.  
• Complete the "Watch It" sections
• If more than four classes are missed, the candidate will be removed from the Confirmation program.

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. 

Click here for CHOSEN VIDEOS

When creating an account, make sure the balance is ZERO. You should NOT need to input any payment information.

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: [email protected]

Being chosen as a confirmation sponsor is a tremendous honor. This means that you have been a witness of the Catholic faith to this person in special way, and that this person desires to emulate your faith.  The role of a sponsor is a truly beautiful, deep, and meaningful role. 

• 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.

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

Link to be completed by sponsor for 2024-25: https://form.jotform.com/241386379192163
 

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 an Essay  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. 


In paragraph form:
• Place where Saint lived or worked
• Patron Saint of
• Summary of Saint’s life (should be at least 15 sentences in length)
• What I like about my saint and some of the virtues that I could imitate
• Reasons why I chose this saint for my Confirmation name
• My own prayer to this saint

Your saint paper MUST BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS

• Format: 2 pages long, typed, double spaced, Arial font type, font size 11 -point, 1 – inch margins
• Send it as an attachment via email to [email protected] at any time before or on the FINAL DUE DATE OF January 5, 2025.

Confirmation strengthens our Baptismal union with Christ and calls us to imitate how Christ lived as a servant to others. By serving others, we support our Christian Community and grow in holiness.

"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
Mark 10:41
 

All Confirmation students are required to perform 15 hours of service each year at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Service opportunities and sign ups will be posted on the Flocknotes (sent via email every Wednesday). To track the services hours of each teen, we use the App X2vol. See instructions on how to create user and log hours by clicking the button below. Service hours are due February 16, 2025.

 X2Vol Information 

The Confirmation Retreat is an opportunity for teens to dive deeper into the meaning behind their confirmation. It oferrs an opprotunity to encounter Christ. This weekend long retreat is mandatory. 

Confirmation Retreat: February 21-23, 2025

If your teen can’t attend the OLG Confirmation retreat in February, they may participate in the OLG Life Teen Retreat on January 24-26, 2025. The teen must participate in a retreat at OLG.

Our Confirmation Mass date(s) and time(s) are selected by the Office of the Archbishop and based on the Archbishop’s calendar. We do not have dates until February 2025.

Please make sure your teen is up to date with all Confirmation items on the checklist before requesting a date change. If you need to switch mass dates, please request it in writing before March 15, 2025. 

Rehearsals with candidates and sponsors will be the day before the Confirmation mass at 6:30 pm in the hall. If a sponsor can not attend the rehearsal, a parent or guardian must attend in their place.

Confirmation masses will start at 7 pm but candidates need to arrive at 6 pm and sponsors by 6:30 pm.

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

• Shoulders MUST be covered (wear a sweater, jacket or shawl if necessary), No Cleavage, back covered, no spaghetti straps, no midriff

• Dresses and skirts must not be too tight and NO SHORTER THAN 2 INCHES ABOVE THE KNEE

• If not wearing a dress, pants MUST be dressy

• NO JEANS

• NO TENNIS SHOES

All these items are requirements to be completed by the specified date to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. 
 

• No more than 4 absences during the program
• Chose a Sponsor and have him/she fill out the Sponsor Application form (Dec 1)
• Chose a Saint (Dec 1)
• Turn in Saint Essay (Jan 5)
• Confirmation assessment (Feb 2)
• Complete 15 service hours for year 2 and log them at X2vol (Feb 16)
• Participate in an overnight confirmation Retreat at OLG (Feb 21-23) or Life Teen retreat (Jan 24-26)
• Pre-confirmation interview with Priests (March 25)
• Attend Reconciliation Service (Dec 4 & Apr 2)
• Attend Sponsor and Candidate Meeting and Rehearsal (night before confirmation mass) TBA