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This is a list of all requirements and paperwork that needs
to be completed by
the time of the Confirmation interview or by the end of May.
• Attendance at all group classes.
• Attendance at the retreat.
• Ten hours of service work should be completed at the time
of the last scheduled class.
• All necessary paperwork (see following)
• Interview
Paperwork
1. Letter to Fr. Sullivan Requesting Confirmation: include
your request, your Confirmation Name and Name of your Sponsor. (See sample below.)
2. Service Hours Summary: On a separate sheet say what you
did for service hours including contact person and phone number.
3. Essay: state why you chose the particular saint to be
your namesake. This should include
a short mention of the saint’s life and qualities as well as your reason for
choosing the name. Length of two or three paragraphs should be sufficient. Please type your essay. (see page
388-398 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
4. Baptismal Certificate: If the candidate for Confirmation
was baptized at St. Margaret Mary or made First Communion here he or she will
not need a copy of this. If the candidate for Confirmation was not baptized here and did not make First Holy Communion at St.
Margaret Mary he or she will need to submit a copy of the Baptism Certificate
to the Religious Education Office secretary.
Guidelines for the Sponsor
The Sponsor must be a confirmed, practicing Catholic 16
years of age or older. If your
sponsor is from this parish, he/she will need to complete a sponsor request
form and return it to the rectory.
The forms are available at the rectory. If the sponsor is from another
parish, he or she must contact their parish office and obtain a sponsor
certificate. This should be sent to the student and attached to the letter
requesting confirmation along with the other paperwork. NOTE: You may only have one sponsor
for Confirmation. According to the Code of Canon Law, a confirmation sponsor
may not be the candidate’s mother or father (#893, 874) (see page 168 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
Interview
Each student will be interviewed by a member of the
catechetical staff of the parish which includes: the Confirmation coordinator,
Director of Religious Education, Youth Minister, Deacons and Priests of the
parish and any other qualified person that the pastor may designate.
The interviews will be conducted on either an individual or
small group basis. The point of
the interview is to allow the students to express, in a more personal way,
their desire to be confirmed as Roman Catholics and to clearly understand their
motivation for wanting to do so.
Also, the students should be ready to demonstrate that they understand
the sacrament as well as the basic elements of faith and Christian living.
Following is a helpful checklist:
Basic Prayers
Sign of the Cross
The Our Father
(see page 383 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
Hail Mary (see
page 383 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
Apostles Creed
(see page 382 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
An Act of Contrition (see page 380 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
Principles of Christian Living
The 10 Commandments (see page 373 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
Precepts of Catholic
Christians (see pages 376-7 of The
Catholic Faith Handbook)
The Beatitudes (see page 373 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
Spiritual Works of Mercy (see page 374 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
Corporal Works of Mercy (see page 373 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
Theological Virtues (see page 373 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
Cardinal Virtues (see page 373 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
The Holy Spirit and Confirmation
Pentecost (see Acts chapter 2)
Effects of Confirmation (see page 167-9 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
Gifts of the Holy Spirit (see page 374 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
Rite of Confirmation (see page 169 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
Other
Holy Days of Obligation (see page 377 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
Seven Sacraments (see page 151 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
Archbishop and Auxiliary
Bishops names
The Mass (see page 378-9 of The Catholic Faith Handbook)
Sample Letter Requesting
Confirmation follows…
Date
Rev. Daniel J. Sullivan
St. Margaret Mary Church
80 Hayes Road
South Windsor CT 06074
Dear Fr. Sullivan,
I, ___Your Full Name Here___,
do hereby formally request to be fully initiated into the Roman Catholic Church
through the Sacrament of Confirmation.
I have been studying the faith in classes, attended a retreat day of
reflection, dedicated at least 10 hours in service (explained in the attached
letter) and have completed all the necessary other Sacraments of Initiation.
I would like to take the name
______Your Saint’s Name Here___ as my confirmation name for reasons
explained in the attached essay.
For my sponsor I have chosen
_____Your Sponsor’s Name Here___ who I feel is the best possible person
to help and witness to me in my faith.
He/she is a practicing Catholic as the attached sponsor certificate
indicates.
Thank you for considering my
candidacy in this most important step in my life.
Sincerely,
Sign Your Name Here
Type Your Name Here
