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Confirmation Mass information for March-April 2021

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Please complete each step 1-3 to make sure your places are reserved for the Confirmation Mass of your choice. 

  1. SIGN UP FOR THE MASS TIME YOU WANT: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0944A8AD2CA02-confirmation
    Indicate which Mass your family will attend so that we have 16 families or fewer at each Mass — this is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
    Some families have been pre-registered for this step only by Ms.Hohner, but must still finish steps 2 and 3:

    • Families with special requests due to complications (cousins or Sponsors needing to attend the same Mass)
    • Students in Queen of Angels School cohorts (though you may at this time select a different Mass on another day if that would be more convenient for you)
  2. VOLUNTEER FOR A ROLE TO HELP OUT:
    https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0944A8AD2CA02-volunteer
    Volunteer someone from your family to serve and help at one of the Confirmation Masses to help make these events possible

    • Roles include helping with Livestreaming, greeting or ushering the people during the Mass, or sanitizing the church after the Mass.
    • This DOES NOT have to be at the same Mass when your student is being Confirmed. Some will prefer to get the volunteering done on the same day so they only need to come once, while others would prefer to enjoy the day of their student’s Confirmation and work on a different day.
    • Youth under 18 may help with sanitizing, and this could be a service opportunity for students who had trouble finishing their Christian service hours!
  3. GUEST REGISTRATION ON EVENTBRITE: (see separate links for each Mass below)
    Actually sign up each attendee who will be present at the Mass, giving their names, phone numbers and email addresses (if they have them). This includes the student(s) being Confirmed, their parents and siblings living in the same household, and their Sponsor(s).  Be sure you are signing up for the same Mass you named in Step 1.  All Masses below will be held in Queen of Angels Church, 2330 W. Sunnyside.

WHO CAN ATTEND?

We ask you only to invite the Confirmation Sponsor(s) (up to 2 people in 1 household or different households) and the immediate family living with the student(s) to be Confirmed (their parents and siblings).
This unfortunately means we DO NOT have space in the church with social distancing to invite non-Sponsor grandparents or more distant family members, or even the other members of a Sponsor’s household (such as their children).  (If you have only 1 Sponsor, the Sponsor can bring up to 1 other person who lives with them; but if you have 2 Sponsors please only bring the 2 Sponsors.)   Thank you for your understanding and your planning for this event.  
If your Sponsor(s) cannot attend the Mass, there should be a Proxy designated to stand in for your absent Sponsor.  This could be a friend’s parent or a relative over 16 (such as an older sibling, aunt, uncle or cousin) who can be present at the Mass.  Your proxy cannot be your own parent.  If needed, a catechist or Ms. Hohner could stand in as the Proxy.

LIVESTREAMING

The Facebook Live stream for the Religious Education Masses were broadcast at https://www.facebook.com/qofachicago/ on the time and date of each Mass.  You can search for @qofachicago on Facebook or use a direct link for the particular Mass:

The Facebook Live stream for the Queen of Angels School Masses will be broadcast at https://www.facebook.com/Queen-of-Angels-School-77467313549 on the time and date of each Mass.

  • Facebook Event for Tuesday, April 27: link to come
  • Facebook Event for Wednesday, April 28: link to come

Please use these links to make sure you are checking the right page.  On Facebook there are many similarly named churches/parishes and even unofficial pages (not run by our parish staff) showing the same church.

PLANNING FOR THE MASS

  • Novena: Be sure to start your novena of prayer a little over a week before the Confirmation Mass.
    • Begin on Monday, April 19 if you will be Confirmed on Tuesday, April 27.
    • Begin on Tuesday, April 20 if you will be Confirmed on Wednesday, April 28.
  • Clothing: Students do not need to wear white.  They can wear white or any color of church-appropriate, special occasion clothing.
  • Nametag: Students and Sponsors will receive a stick-on nametag to wear during the Mass.  It is important that this nametag be visible when students go up to get anointed, as this is how Father Jim will know your Confirmation Name (in really big print) to call you by.  Please place the nametag on or close to your right shoulder so it can be seen by a tall person.
  • Offering: There will be envelopes for a Confirmation Mass offering.  The suggested donation is $25 from the Sponsor(s), and $25 from the family of the student(s) being Confirmed. Or you may use GiveCentral: https://www.givecentral.org/location/182/event/29801
  • Photos: You may only take non-flash photos from your seat, or outdoors or at home after the Mass. Students will not be able to pose for photos in the church after the Mass.
  • Candles:  You do not need a candle for the Mass.  If your Sponsor or family want to give you a candle for prayer, or other religious items, they can bring them to get blessed at the end of the Mass.  Do not bring them up with you when you go with your Sponsor to get anointed.
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