Children at St. Lawrence are eligible for Confirmation after successfully participating in a mandatory two-year preparation program. Of course, this two-year experience is intended to build upon Faith Formation classes that have been attended uninterruptedly every year, beginning in the first grade. Emphasis in the Confirmation Program is placed on Mass attendance, social ministry and service, parent/sponsor involvement, and projects designed to enhance the children’s faith formation experience. Level II Confirmation candidates participate in a Confirmation Retreat.
Beginning in the Fall of 2021, our two-year preparation program was redesigned in an exciting new format, which we believe is even more engaging for our young people. Our Level I and Level II children now participate in a video-based experience called Chosen. Designed by nationally known speaker and evangelist, Chris Stefanick, Chosen invites our Confirmation candidates to explore their lives, the Church and the world more deeply, using video presentations and small group discussion. We look forward to this new format bringing a richer dimension to our children's preparation for the sacrament.
Another important component of our Confirmation Program are two project workbooks: one for Level I and another for Level II. Both the Level I workbook, entitled Called to Witness, and the Level II workbook, entitled Alive in Our Faith, contain a series of projects designed to complement the catechesis found in the textbooks and class discussions. Each workbook requires the completion of assignments, such as attending a Baptism, researching a saint, attending a liturgy, participating in a service project, or interviewing a parish minister (to name a few), and then writing a short reflection on what was learned in that assignment.
The Level I & Level II workbooks are distributed at parent meetings in October. It is expected that each workbook's requirements will be satisfactorily met, along with other program requirements such as attendance in class and at various retreats and prayer services, in order for a child in our program to be presented for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Many of the workbook assignments will need to be accomplished outside of class. It is requested that the workbook for each respective level (Called to Witness in Level I, and Alive in Our Faith in Level II) be completed and submitted to the Office of Faith Formation no later than May 1st.
CHOSEN Schedules:
2025-26 CHOSEN Level I Confirmation Schedule.pdf
2025-26 CHOSEN Level II Confirmation Schedule.pdf
Workbook:
Level I and Level II Workbook Requirements, 2025-26.pdf
Level I Confirmation Workbook, 2025-26.pdf
Level II Confirmation Workbook, 2025-26.pdf
Sponsor Information:
Baptism-and-Confirmation-Sponsor-Information, pdf
