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Confirmation Prep – Connecting Beyond Confirmation

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“Connecting Beyond Confirmation”

Catechist Summary * Slides * Interviews conclude this week

Icebreaker: Spiritual Gifts Inventory (15 min)

Upon arrival, catechists should check in with their table’s candidates and together proofread the lists of Confirmation Names for each table’s candidates.  It will be used later in class to practice the Anointing with Oil dialogue with each candidate.
Candidates complete the Spiritual Gifts Inventory to help them figure out what gifts they have to offer the church and the world.

Opening Prayer (5 min)

Reading from 1 Corinthians 12:4–11

Personal prayer in the style of Alpha (new session in our parish beginning this week!)

  • “Come, Holy Spirit!”​
  • “Sorry….” ​What do you need to ask God’s mercy for? ​
  • “Thank you…” What are you grateful to Jesus for doing in your life or in our world? ​
  • “Please…” In what ways do you need the Holy Spirit to help you or our world? ​
  • “Come, Holy Spirit!”​

The Rite of Confirmation (15 min)

We will review the responses and procedures of the Rite of Confirmation using the center pages of last year’s Confirmation Mass program.

  • Practice Presentation of Candidates (calling full names alphabetically; candidates, listen for yours and stand at your place!)
  • Practice Renewal of Baptismal Promises
  • Practice interaction with Bishop (each catechist, in the place of the bishop, practices dialogue with each candidate using proof list of Confirmation names)

[Confirmation Name], be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Peace be with you.  And with your spirit.  

Video: It’s NOT Graduation (5 min)

(from the V-Cat Video Catechism)

If you get Confirmed, then be Confirmed and live Confirmed.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGCom6oiMXw)

Discerning Parish Involvement (45 min)

At their tables, students complete the Parish Involvement Questionnaire (parish give and take) to see what types of ministries they may wish to serve in and be served by.

Panel Discussion: Ministry Fair

Table leader catechists represent various parish ministries, with an emphasis on the spaces H.S. youth already occupy in the parish:

  • Youth Ministry (Mr. Rosales) — joining with HS-age teens for discipleship, social, and service activities
  • Communion Ministers (Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion) (Mrs. Richlen and Ms. Larre Vargas) — share the Eucharist with others by inviting them personally to receive the Body and Blood of Christ at Mass
  • Lectors (Ms. Hohner) — proclaimers of the Word and leaders of Prayers of the Faithful

Video: What’s Your Vocation? (5 min)


(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWxnG-O7OvY)

Reminders and Closing Prayer (10 min)

Closing Prayer 

“Go, Make of All Disciples” verses 1, 2, and 3

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrHmgGJrMI8)

Homework and Reminders:

  • Journal pages 55. 56, and 57 for next class
  • Retreat 2 with Reconciliation will be this Friday, February 28, at St Matthias site (our final time all together in one room!)
    • Be sure to bring your Bibles, you will need them!   
    • SLIGHT CHANGE TO DROP-OFF LOCATION – 4:30 p.m. drop off at St. Matthias Church
    • Pizza dinner ~5 p.m. as we move over to St. Matthias Gym for small group time
    • Move back to St. Matthias Church for 7:30 p.m. Reconciliation service & confessions
    • 8:30 p.m. pick up at St. Matthias Church
  • Next week’s class is split, as are all remaining classes in the month of March
    • Track A: Monday, March 3 at 6:45 p.m.-8:30 p.m. in Mission Hall
    • Track B: Wednesday, March 5 and Thursday, March 6 in 8th Grade Religion class
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