This year, we are changing the format of Confirmation because we learned a lot this year and want to continue to grow and change to better meet the needs of our students and families. This program will be offered three parts (spring classes with parents, summer speaker series, fall confirmation sessions).
If you missed registration, you may still register at the parish office. Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am-4:30pm & Friday 8:30-12:00pm, but you must bring your student with you!WHO: Current 8th-11th graders (who will be in 9th-12th grade this fall 2025) (Reminder, once a student graduates high school, they are no longer eligible to participate in this Confirmation program, they will need to attend OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults) which begins in the fall through Easter vigil.)
WHAT: Preparation to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation
WHEN: Schedule given upon registration
SPRING: Foundations of Faith (class with parents)
*Building a foundation that brings parents and teens together and they begin this journey
SUMMER: Speaker Series
*A variety of topics/dates will be offered and will allow students to choose topics that interest them
*All are welcome to attend these events! Already confirmed? Please join us, we would love to have you!
FALL: In-Depth Confirmation Sessions
*Students will grow in a deeper understanding of who they are (created and loved by God), who the Holy Spirit is (divine power and life within us) and how we are to share this love and life with those we encounter (as disciples).
CONFIRMATION MASS DATE IS ALREADY SET FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2025
Please Bring:
Your Student (they need to be able to recite Hail Mary, Our Father & Glory Be)
Proof of Baptism
If baptized at St. Mary or St. Henry Church, please provide exact date
If baptized elsewhere, please provide a copy of your baptism certificate
$75 program fee
Este año cambiamos el program un poco porque aprendemos muchas cosas y queremos cambiar y servir las familias y estudiantes major. Ofreceremos el programa en tres partes (clases en la primavera con los padres, eventos en el verano y sesiones en el otono).
Si faltó los domingos de inscripción, puede inscribir en la officina parroquial (107 S. 1st St. al lado de Sta. Maria). Las horas son lunes-jueves 8:30am-4:30pm o viernes 8:30am-12:00pm. Su hijo/a tiene que estar presente para inscribir.
QUIÉN?: Hijos en el grado 8°-11° ahorita (quien estaran en 9°-12° grado en el otoño 2025)
*Nota cuando los hijos se graduan, no puede participar en este programa de confirmación. Tiene que participar en OCIA (formación de los adultos) y es otoño-la Pascua.
QUÉ?: Preparación de recibir el sacramento de Confirmación
CUÁNDO: (tendremos las fechas pronto)
PRIMAVERA: Fundaciones de la fe (clases con los padres)
*Creciendo una fundación que une los padres y sus jóvenes mientras comienzan el pasillo de fe
VERANO: Eventos de temas diferentes
*Ofrecemos una variedad de temas/fechas para que los estudiantes pueden escoger cosas interesadas
*All are welcome to attend these events! Already confirmed? Please join us, we would love to have you!
OTOÑO: Sesiones profundos del Sacramento de Confirmación
*Estudiantes crecerán en su entendamiento de quienes son (creados y amados de dios), quien es es Espiritu Santo (poder divina y vida entre nosotros) y como debemos compartir este amor y vida con otros (como discipulos).
LAS MISAS DE CONFIRMACIÓN SON EL DOMINGO, 16 DE NOVIEMBRE, 2025
Por Favor Traiga:
Su Estudiante: (ellos tienen que decir en voz alta las oraciones: Dios de Salve Maria, Padre Nuestro y Gloria al Padre)
Prueba de Bautismo
Si fueron bautizado en St. Henry o Sta. Maria, por favor provee la fecha exacta
Si fueron bautizado por otra ciudad, por favor, provee una copia del certificado de bautismo
$75 cuota de inscripción
In the Archdiocese of Dubuque, youth are Confirmed at age 15. At Baptism, parents present their child to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. At Confirmation, the parents are again presenting their child, this time to receive a strengthening of the Holy Spirit.
At your child’s baptism, you promised to raise your child in the Catholic faith. You are their primary educator and nurturer of what it means to live the Catholic faith and to live as a disciple of Jesus. There are many components to this preparation and it is up to you as a parent to encourage your child to complete them. These components include attending Mass each week, attending Confirmation classes, attending a retreat completing service hours, and attending our confirmation classes.