2-Year Program

Confirmation formation at St. Thomas is a 2-year program, and most of our teens are confirmed in the spring of their freshman year. The first year of formation typically begins in 8th grade, but youth can enter the program after 8th grade if that's the situation your family is in. Youth enter into the second year of formation when they have completed the first year. There is an exception to this: if your son or daughter attended St. Thomas School in 8th grade, then they enter into the second year of formation in their freshman year.
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SESSION OVERVIEW
*subject to change for the 2020-2021 virtual year*

The topics of each session are outlined in the table below. Confirmation I & II classes attend all sessions together, which is why the topics below are named "cycles" instead of "years." For example, in this 2020-2021 year, both Confirmation I & II will be on "Cycle 2."

MONTH	TOPICS: CYCLE 1 2019-2020	TOPICS: CYCLE 2 2018-2019 and 2020-2021
September Orientation	God, Jesus & the Church Quiz: Part A	Discipleship & Evangelization Quiz: Part C
October	Trinity: Who Is God? ​Teaching	Evangelization Teaching
November	The Eucharist & the Mass ​Teaching Mass	Service Project Feed My Starving Children
December	No Class ​Christmas	No Class Christmas
January	The Eucharist Adoration & Confession	Confession Adoration & Confession
February	Confirmation Teaching	Discipleship Teaching
March	Sacraments ​Quiz: Part B	Confirmation Quiz: Part D
April	Chastity & Safe Environment Confirmation I only Confirmation Rehearsal Confirmation II only	Chastity & Safe Environment Confirmation I only Confirmation Rehearsal Confirmation II only

 Orientation (not applicable for the 2020-2021 School Year)

Confirmandi and their parents should attend one of two Confirmation Orientation options in September. To attend the Confirmation Orientation, please register your confirmand. If it's after orientation already, please register your confirmand anyway, and we will bring you up to speed.

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CLASSES / SESSIONS

Virtual Confirmation Prep Sessions
(2020-2021 School Year)

• All prep sessions will be recorded videos distributed each month beginning in September and ending in April.
• Confirmandi students will need to respond at least once each month to an on-line discussion board. Discussions will relate to the video content.
• All videos and discussions will be managed through Google Classroom. Each teen will need a Google account to access the program. Once your teen has created a Google account, please fill out the following form so we have the correct email address associated with your teen’s Google account. This can be a parent or guardian’s email address, however, it is the teen who will be using this account to access videos and discussions."
• Fill out Google Account form HERE

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Confirmation Day

Typically the Diocese assigns our Confirmation in the Spring (i.e. March or April). We announce the Confirmation date as soon as we receive it from the Diocese.

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Letter from Bishop Malloy

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