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CONFIRMATION PARENT & STUDENT MEETING
WILL BE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10,
STARTING AT 3:00pm in the CHURCH
THREE COMPONENTS OF HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY- SMALL GROUP MENTORSHIP
- ENCOUNTERS WITH CHRIST
- SERVICE AND SOCIALS
OUR FIRST SESSION FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY
WILL BE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, STARTING AT 6:00 P.M.
(AFTER 5:00 MASS)
CLICK HERE to register for our High School Youth Ministry
(registration is required to participate in Confirmation)
Any questions: Contact Brian Freyberger via email at bfreyberger@sldmfishers.orgSLDM Confirmation Process
Here at St. Louis de Montfort, we have 3 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 3 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 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,
Brian Freyberger -
IMPORTANT 2021-2022 Confirmation Dates:
LARGE GROUP MEETINGS - (both Parents & Youth are REQUIRED to come)
October 10, 2021 - @ 3:00pm in the Church
December 12, 2021 - TBD
February 27, 2022 - TBDCONFIRMATION RETREAT - March 11-13 @ St. Joseph Retreat Center, Tipton, IN
CONFIRMATION LITURGYMay 12, 2022 - @ St. Louis de Montfort Church
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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.