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High school YM
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SLDM Confirmation Process
Here at St. Louis de Montfort, we have three aspects to our Confirmation Process:
#1 - Small Group Mentor Sessions
These small groups will be led by an adult who will address questions and topics to discuss with each Confirmandi in the group. It's up to them to choose when they meet. The Mentor process allows for honest discussion and true growth for the teens.
#2 - Large Group Sessions
We also have three Large Group gatherings where everyone who is in the Confirmation Process (both parent & youth) are required to join us in a large group format. Our large group team will work with furthering the discussion on Confirmation as our Youth Minister will stay with the parents to help form them in how to be the main leader in faith development for their teen. We'll also discuss the hardships and joys of parenting during the teenage years. Our goal is to walk with parents during a very hard time in their child's life.
#3 - Retreat
We require that everyone participate in the Confirmation Retreat before the Confirmation Liturgy, and believe that the retreat we have formed is incredibly powerful and engaging. We ask you to mark those dates out in your calendar at the beginning of the year to show the commitment to this process. If our retreat dates conflict with pre-planned events, then we'll happily find you another opportunity to grow spiritually, but we strongly believe our retreat is the best option for those going through Confirmation here at SLDM.
If you have any questions, please feel welcome to contact me at your convenience.
Thank you for your time, support, and interest in Confirmation here at SLDM!
Sincerely,
Kyle Stein -
IMPORTANT 2022-2023 Confirmation Dates:
CONFIRMATION 2022/2023 LARGE GROUP MEETINGS - (both Parents & Youth are REQUIRED to attend)
October 9, 2022 - 3:00-4:30PM in the Church
December 11, 2022 - 3:00-4:30PM in the Church
January 29, 2022 - 3:00-4:30PM in the Church
CONFIRMATION 2023 WEEKEND RETREAT:
February 10-12, 2023 at the St. Joseph Retreat Center
1440 W Division Rd, Tipton, IN 46072
CONFIRMATION 2023 LITURGY - Date to be determined by the diocese in August
2021/2022 LARGE GROUP MEETING RECORDINGS:
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Oct 10 - Overview of Confirmation Process (Brian Freyberger) - Audio
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Dec 12 - The Holy Spirit - Gift, Gifts and Fruits (Brian Freyberger) - Audio
- Feb 27 - Marks of a Dynamic Catholic (Fr. Haan) - Audio
- Feb 27 - The Parents Role in Faith Formation (Fr. Haan) - Audio
- Communion of the Saints - Audio
- The Community of Saints - PowerPoint
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Choosing a Saint Name
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.