Parent Meeting Prayer for Confirmation Candidates God of all ages You send out Your Spirit to touch the hearts of all people so that they may believe in You and in Jesus whom You sent Look kindly on all candidates for Confirmation ID: 191301
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The Sacrament of Confirmation
Parent MeetingSlide2
Prayer for Confirmation Candidates
God of all ages,
You send out Your Spirit to touch the hearts of all people,
so that they may believe in You and in Jesus whom You sent.
Look kindly on all candidates for Confirmation
as they listen to Your voice.
Open their hearts to Your Spirit
and bring to fulfillment the good work
that You have begun in them.
As I prepare my child for Confirmation,
make me an instrument of Your love.
Teach me to reverence what is holy in others,
and to be patient with what I do not understand.
Deepen my faith in the Gospel and help me to pass it on by my example.
I pray that You will continue to guide me
and sustain me.
We praise you through Christ our Lord.
Amen.Slide3
Agenda
Dialogue and Reflection
The Sacraments of Initiation
Christ’s Promise to Send an Advocate
Confirmation
Video Presentation – Confirmation 101
The Role of Parents
Important Dates
Parish / School Preparation
Sponsors
Questions and AnswersSlide4
Reflection Questions for Parents
What do you value about
St. Patrick Parish?
How would you describe what Confirmation is?
If
you have received Confirmation, what was your experience like?
What are your hopes for your son or daughter in preparing for and receiving the sacrament of Confirmation? Slide5
Baptism and Confirmation with the Holy Eucharist are the:
Sacraments of InitiationSlide6
Confirmation is the sacrament of initiation that celebrates God’s gift of the seal of the
Holy Spirit
.
This
sacrament marks our total belonging to Christ and expresses our commitment in
God’s service forever.
The
anointing with the Spirit highlights the name “Christian”
which means
“anointed.”
Under
the guidance and the power of the Holy Spirit we can become active
followers of Jesus.
Confirmation
can be seen as an extension of Pentecost and, therefore,
completes our Baptism.Slide7
All Sacraments are recognized by symbol and word
:
Baptism – Water
“I baptize you in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy
Spirit”
Eucharist – Bread and Wine
“This is my body… this is my blood.”
Confirmation
– Oil of Chrism
“Be sealed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.”Slide8
Confirmation
Jesus
promised the apostles that he would give them the courage they needed to face any fears about serving him.
Acts 1:8
The Ascension of our Lord
You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth.
Acts 2:
1-4
Pentecost
When the day of Pentecost had come they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided
tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability. Slide9
The Holy
Spirit is given in both Baptism and Confirmation.
The function of the Holy Spirit is different in each sacrament.
In Confirmation
we
receive a deepening of the Spirit’s special gifts
.
These gifts help
us
share
our
faith with others.
The word Confirmation means
“strengthening”.
The Holy Spirit comes and strengthens those gifts we received at baptism. Slide10
Video PresentationSlide11
At
Baptism, we are made members of Christ’s body.
At Confirmation, we are given the power of God to bear fruit in our Christian life,
to speak boldly, act in our faith and draw others to Christ. Slide12
The Role of Parents
Parents are the primary educators of their children.
Pray about preparing your child for
Confirmation,
asking God for direction and assistance.
Commit or re-commit to participation at the weekly Sunday Eucharist.
Pray as a family
Use the resources to assist you in discussing your child’s preparation for
Confirmation.Slide13
Important Dates for Confirmation
Grade 7 Parent Meeting
Tuesday
, February 4
th
Confirmation Retreat
Thursday, April 3
rd
(Ascension)
Friday
, April
4
th
(St. Patrick)
Location: St. Joseph Motherhouse,
Dundas
Reconciliation for Confirmation
Saturday, May 3, 2014 10:30 am.
Enrolment
& Witness
Sunday
Sunday
, May 11
th
11:00 a.m. Mass
Rehearsal for Confirmation
Ascension Thursday, May 22 1:30 pm.
St. Patrick Friday, May 23 9:45 am.
Confirmation
The Most
Reverned
Daniel Joseph
Miehm
will be conferring the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Saturday
, May 24
th
Ascension 3:00
pm.
St. Patrick 5:00 pm.
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Confirmation Preparation Program
The preparation for Confirmation
will begin in February. Preparation for Confirmation will
be a joint undertaking by the parish and the
school.
The program,
Confirmed in the Spirit
will be used as the guide for the topics to be covered according to the following plan:
Chapter One Confirmed in the Spirit
Parish
Chapter Two Confirmed in Discipleship
Parish
Chapter Three Confirmed in Faith School
Chapter Four Confirmed in Love School
Chapter Five Confirmed in Holiness
School
Chapter Six Confirmed in the Church
Parish
Chapter Seven Confirmed in Grace Parish
Chapter Eight Confirmed in Witness
School
Slide15
See handout
Confirmation SponsorsSlide16
QuestionsSlide17
Concluding Prayer
Loving
God,
Pour out your blessing
Upon our beloved children,
That during this time of Sacramental preparation
They may grow closer to you,
And come to know your special love for them.
May this time of preparation be a time of blessing
For our families and our community,
And unite us all in your great love.
Amen.