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Confirmation

- Sacraments

Confirmation completes and confirms baptismal grace in the believer, and thus all ought to receive it. The Sacrament of Confirmation gives the gift of the Holy Spirit, rooting us more firmly in our divine sonship. It fortifies our bond with the Church, strengthens us, and gives us courage to bear witness to Jesus and the Gospel in word and deed. (Catechism of the Catholic Church: 1285, 1303, 1306]

"Then Peter and John laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit." Acts 8: 14-17

The Sacrament of Confirmation is, with Baptism and Eucharist, one of the three sacraments of Initiation: Confirmation completes te grace of Baptism. Through the anoiting with the sacred chrism the baptized person is "enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit," and more than ever "obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed" (CCC 1285)

At JGS, Confirmation is for high school students, grades 10 through 12. During the Fall each year, those students who have completed the Confirmation Preparation class will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Non-Catholic school students will be required to attend the tenth grade Faith Enrichment/Parish School of Religion classes in order to receive the Sacrament. Parish students enrolled at St. Frederick will join the Confirmation Prep course only. All must make the required retreat the morning before Confirmation.

Starting fall of 2018, Confirmation will be offered for 9th grade students.

The Sacrament of Confirmation is offered for 10 grade students and classes will begin on Sunday, September 17th, immediately following the 5:00 Mass in Parish Hall. Class begins at 6:00pm and ends at 7:30pm. Dinner will NOT be provided. We will be asking parents to provide light snacks.

Parents must attend one of two mandatory parent meetings on either Monday, Sept. 11th or Thursday, Sept. 14th at 6pm in the youth room (next to Parish Hall). If you need more information about the program, please e-mail Mark Loyet at mloyet@jgschurch.org or call him at 318-376-3071.

The necessary forms for 10th Grade Confirmation are linked below. Please download and print them all if you are planning to register. The first page of the registration form (#4), Form 1 Annual Youth Enrollment (#5) and Diocescan Code of Conduct (#6) are all due at the beinning of the first class on September 17th.

The Confirmation Mass was held on Saturday, January 20th and was celebrated by Bishop Duca.
10th Grade Confirmation Forms