Confirmation

Announcements:

***ALL CLASSES AND EVENTS WILL BE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE*** 

Please see instructions below for continuing with the Confirmation lessons at home.

“In Confirmation the soul of a baptised Christian is imprinted with a permanent seal that can be received only once and marks this individual forever as a Christian.  The gift of the Holy Spirit is the strength from above in which this individual puts the grace of his baptism into practice through his life and acts as a ‘witness’ for Christ.”  -YouCat 205

Receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation means being sent on a mission by the Church for Christ.  We see examples of sending for mission throughout the scriptures.  For example, Moses encountered God in the form of a burning bush (Exodus 3), and in spite of his protestations, God tasked him with a mission to serve others.  Also, the prophet Samuel was sent to anoint David as the future King of Israel (1 Samuel 13), and in the Acts of the Apostles, Peter and John went from place to place confirming new Christians by laying hands upon those who had only previously been Baptized (Acts 8).  In a similar manner, the Bishop (or a priest delegated by the Bishop) who celebrates Confirmation comes to lay hands on new Christians, praying that they would receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit.  He then anoints them with oil that they would be strengthened for the mission God is calling each of us to.

Being confirmed is essentially a mutual ‘yes’ declared by God and by the one being confirmed.  The one being confirmed asserts the faith of their Baptism, and asks for the gift of the Holy Spirit that he or she may never be separated from God.  God, for his part, affirms His belief in each one of us, and gives us the gift of His very self, promising to stay with us and to help us do all that He has called us to.  It takes the initial choice to follow Christ in Baptism a step further: recognizing that each Christian has a distinctive role to play in the Kingdom of God.

Please watch for the 2020-2021 Confirmation Registration dates in the Fall of 2020 

 

March 2020

Chapter 6: Anointed By The Holy Spirit

1. Please complete this lesson at home.
2. Group B Class – Review Chapter 6 lesson then do the following:
   1. FORMED – Sign into formed.org under Holy Trinity Parish.
   2. Watch – “The Power of the Holy Spirit” with Steve Pries (Scene 1, 2, 3 & 4)
   3. Watch one other program with your family on FORMED about a Saint.  You are free to choose which program you would like to watch.
   4. Mass – Watch a daily Mass live on  EWTN at 6am, 10am, or 5pm here.

April 2020

Chapter 7: The Eucharist: The Hearts of the Church’s Life

1. Please complete this lesson at home.
2. Group A & B Class – Complete and review Chapter 7 lesson then do the following:
   1. FORMED – Sign into formed.org under Holy Trinity Parish
   2. Watch:  “Presence – For Children: The Miracle at Every Mass”.
   3. Watch– one other program with your family on FORMED about a Saint.  You are free to choose which program you would like to watch in The Saints and Heroes Collection.
   4. Mass – Watch a daily Mass live on EWTN at 6am, 10am, or 5pm here.
   5. Watch – A program of your choice about the Eucharist such as a  Brother Francis program – “The Bread of Life” or “The Mass.”

May 2020

Chapter 8: Celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation

1. Please complete this lesson at home.
2. Group A & B Class – Review Chapter 6 lesson then do the following:
   1. FORMED – Sign into formed.org under Holy Trinity Parish
   2. Watch: “Forgiven – For Children: How To Make a Great Confession.” It discusses First Reconciliation which some Candidates are preparing to receive.  It is a great review for everyone!
   3. Practice “Confession Made Easy” using the flowchart here
   4. Watch one other program with your family on FORMED about a Saint.  You are free to choose which program you would like to watch.
   5. Mass – Watch a daily Mass live on EWTN  at 6am, 10am, or 5pm here.

Service Project Opportunities:

• Stations of the Cross – Friday, March 20, 2020 at 6:00  pm.
  
  • CANCELLED
  • You can pray the stations by going to FORMED or by clicking here: “The Way of the Cross.”

• Palm Splitting – Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 1:00 in the Holy Trinity Parish Hall.  Palms for Palm Sunday Masses will need to be split in preparation for the Masses on the weekend of April 4-5, 2020.  You can help by joining those who will be splitting the large palms into smaller pieces.
  • CANCELLED

Confirmation Registration

• Confirmation Registration Form August 2019
• FOIP
• Release of Liability form
• Confirmation Retreat Registration
• class schedule 2019-20 Group A
• class schedule 2019-20 Group B

2020 Confirmation Mass will be postponed until further notice.

Contact Pamela Benko at 780-960-0135 or pamela.benko@caedm.ca for more information.

• Confirmation Candidate Checklist
• Example sponsor letter

This year a Confirmation Program will also be offered for high school students enrolled at St. Peter the Apostle. Please email Mike Landry for more information mlandry@ecsrd.ca.

We also offer Christian initiation programs for children (RCIC) for children ages 6-14 who have not yet been baptized. These groups meet weekly throughout the year to learn about the faith and prepare for the Sacraments of Baptism.  Please contact the parish office for more information.