Confirmation

We create small groups within our registered sophomores and pair those groups with a parishioner who will serve as their small group's "Mentor".  It's up to the groups to choose when they meet, but they will end up meeting a total of 6 times.  You can view their material below.

We also have 3 Large Group gatherings where everyone who is in the Confirmation Process (both parent & youth) are encouraged to join us in a large group format.  Our team will work with furthering the discussion on Confirmation as our Youth Minister will stay with the parents to discuss the hardships and joys of parenting during the teenage years.

Lastly, we require everyone participate in the Confirmation Retreat before the Confirmation Liturgy.

2018-2019 Schedule is as follows:
August 12 - Parent Session
August 19 - Youth meet their Mentors
(Between Aug. 19th & Oct. 28th) - Mentors will have completed Sessions 1 & 2
October 28 - First Large Group Meeting at SLDM Youth Ministry Center 4-6pm
(Between Oct. 28th & Dec. 16) - Mentors will have completed Sessions 3 & 4
December 16 - Second Large Group Meeting at SLDM Youth Ministry Center 4-6pm
(Between Dec. 16 & Feb. 10) - Mentors will have completed Session 5
February 10 - Third Large Group Meeting at SLDM Youth Ministry Center 4-6pm
(Between Feb. 10 & March 15) - Mentors will have completed Session 6
March 15-17, 2019 - Confirmation Retreat at St. Joe's in Tipton, IN
April 27, 2019 - Confirmation Liturgy at 1pm inside SLDM Church

Session 1: Accountability (Visioning and Meeting your Mentor)
Session 2: Hang Time With God- Prayer
Session 3: Scripture
Session 4: Sacraments
Session 5: Time, Talent, and Treasure- Stewardship
Session 6: Involvement

In our Catholic tradition we have honored the holy men and women before us with patronage by choosing a Catholic saint name for our Confirmation. Our bishop has asked that boys choose male saints and ladies choose female saints. A great option is to use your Baptismal name (if you were chosen after a saint) to strengthen the sacramental connection for Confirmation. Here is a link for many more beautiful saints in our church. If a student does not choose their Baptismal name as their Confirmation saint, it should be a saint whose life speaks to them in some way. It could be a saint for whom a family member is named, a patron of an activity that the student enjoys, or one whose life speaks to the student in a certain way.  St Isidore is the patron of video games. St Clare is the patron of TV. St Sebastion is the patron of athletes the list literally goes on and on.