Please use this as a guide of St. Luke's Faith Formation;
we are under construction and some of these details may change.
Please be patient while we make the necessary changes here!
The Registration Form is current and you may register your student at this time.
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Click here to register online 2021-2022: St. Luke's Online Faith Formation Registration
Click here to view/print the 2021-2022 Confirmation Calendar: Confirmation Calendar
Confirmation Years 1 & 2 registrations due October 1st, 2021 for sacraments in 2022 & 2023.
Our vision is to form men and women who are striving for Sainthood together, strengthened by the Eucharist and the Sacraments,
through prayer, faith formation, and community interaction.
Please contact our Director of Faith Formation and
Youth Ministry (Rebecca Dobner) with any questions.
Confirmation is a two-year process, beginning as early as 7th grade.
From September to May, Confirmation Classes are held Sunday mornings from 9:45-10:45am.
Year 1 & Year 2 classes alternate weekends.
Please refer to the calendar above for specific dates and continue reading for more information about our process.
Families do not need to be registered parishioners for youth to prepare for Confirmation at St. Luke.
Youth in both years of Confirmation Preparation are required to bring
a Bible, Catechism, a journal or notebook, and something to write with.
Links to suggested Bibles and Catechisms are at the bottom of this page.
Most youth prepare for Confirmation in 7th and 8th grades; if youth desire to wait, they are welcome to prepare whenever they are ready. Youth who wait until they are 18+ or after they graduate high school to receive Confirmation will follow the process for Adult Confirmation.
The Sacrament of Confirmation is a completion of the Sacrament of Baptism. Through Baptism, our souls are permanently transformed when God the Father claims us as His beloved children and when He pours His Holy Spirit into our hearts, to dwell within us and teach us all truth. Through Confirmation, the Holy Spirit strengthens and seals His Gifts within us. God better equips us to serve as His missionaries in our families, communities, and the world.
To receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, the sole requirement is the desire of the person to be confirmed. All candidates must come freely, of their own volition, for their hearts to be open to the Holy Spirit.
When preparing for Confirmation, there are two things each candidate must choose: a sponsor and a name.
According to Merriam-Webster, a sponsor (also called a godparent) is a person "who presents a candidate for baptism or confirmation and undertakes responsibility for the person's religious education or spiritual welfare." The sponsor's priority is to accompany their candidate as they walk with Christ and help form them through teaching and the Sacraments.
When choosing a sponsor, youth should look for someone who:
Year 1 - please email or bring in a copy of your youth's baptismal certificate to the Faith Formation office.
In the first year of preparation, we answer questions around:
These questions include:
Year 2 - please turn in the original, signed, and sealed sponsor form to the Faith Formation office.
In the second year of preparation, we focus on the Catholic Creed, following the CCC (Part One, Section Two). As youth prepare for the Holy Spirit to be sealed within them and to be strengthened as a missionary for Christ, they go deeper into what believing in Christ truly means. Youth gain confidence through understanding where these beliefs come from and how they (as unique, beloved children of God) are integral to God's plan of salvation.
While in Year 2, all youth are required to attend our Confirmation Retreat, a one-day retreat at our parish. Youth are also required to meet with our pastor for an interview preceding Confirmation.
We continue classes until May, regardless of when the Sacrament of Confirmation occurs; this is to show that Faith Formation does not end with the Sacrament but continues for the rest of our lives. We end the year with a Spiritual Gifts Inventory to help youth identify the gifts God has blessed them with and ways they can use these gifts in their service for our Lord.