Welcome to Confirmation at St. Andrew Catholic Church

                            We are glad you found us!  You are welcome here....

Our mission is to create disciples of Jesus Christ who are prepared to begin their lifelong journey toward holiness.  We will journey together through fellowship, small group discussion, prayer, praise and worship during our weekly EDGE nights.  Our EDGE/Confimation leaders are commited to providing all who attend our program an opportunity to encounter Christ through various means including Bible reading and reflection, discussion, meditation, adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament, Mass, retreats, service opportunities and more.  

What Confirmation is NOT....  it is not a class you graduate from, or a 24 week extra curricular class, it is not a series of check boxes

What Confirmation is..... it is a journey .... a lifelong journey that does not end - as the Cathecism of the Catholic Church states:  This journey began at Baptism and together with Eucharist consitute  the "scaraments of Christian initiation" whose unity must be safeguarded....  Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace.  What this means is that "by the sacrament of Confirmaiton, we (the baptized) are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strengh of the Holy Spirit."  CCC 1285  

We will be using resources from LifeTeen's confirmation resource program called PURPOSE to hlep guide and prepare our youth toward the sacrament of Confirmaiton.  This is a brand new highly enriching program that will dive into the 3 main topics:

• Why God?
• Why Jesus?
• Why Church?

Intertwined within these topics we will cover how the Holy Spirit works through us in the life of discipleship, we will be witnesses of the faith, look at morality through the eyes of Christ, tackle tough topics like justice and how to evangelize.  We will hear from testimonials from HighSchool BIG FISH, CORE Team leaders, and Fr. John Linden throughout our time together.

How our night will look:
6:45 pm or after 5:30 Mass   Confirmandi meet in the Faith Formaiton Center Multi-purpose room
6:45 - 7:00 pm       Fellowship and food
7:00 pm                 Welcome announcements
7:10 pm                 Proclaim: Lesson
7:25 pm                 Small Group
8:05 - 8:25             Adoration - parents invited to attend
8:30                       Dismiss to parents

For specific confirmation requirements, please go to the LIturgy Sacrament Tab at the top and scroll down to Youth Confirmation.  There you will have all the information at your fingertips.

If you have more questions or concerns, please follow up with me, Janet Cook at                                  K-8@standrewsaline.org. I am happy to help out!

           
Blessings,
Janet