Confirmation

Confirmation Key Contacts

Director of Youth Ministry and Religious Education
Maureen Quinn
573-635-9127, ext. 233

Master of Ceremonies to
Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight
Rev. Brad Berhorst, JCL

2207 West Main St
Jefferson City, MO 65109-0914

Confirmation Three Year Plan Handout Large

Frequently Asked Questions for Confirmation Age Change

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Confirmation Retreat Information

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Confirmation Scheduling Form for 2024-2025

Confirmation Scheduling Form 2025

Scheduling is now open for the 2024-25 cycle. The deadline to submit your schedule is July 26, 2024. When multiple parishes are sharing a ceremony, the host parish should fill out the form and is responsible for communicating with other parishes and pastors.

"*" indicates required fields

Do you need to schedule a Confirmation for Fall 2024 - Fall 2025?*

Yes

No, our next confirmation will be in Spring 2026 or beyond.

Parish Information

Parish*

Name*

First Last

Email*

Parish Information

We would like 1 form for each ceremony. If multiple parishes are sharing a ceremony, please ensure everyone knows who is submitting the form.

Parish(es)*

Please select all parishes that are sharing a Confirmation. Parishes that share a pastor should ideally have ONE Confirmation.

Name of Pastor or Parish Life Collaborator*

Please list the Pastor or Parish Life Collaborator of the host parish.

Prefix First Last

Parish Email Address*

Name of Confirmation Coordinator*

First Last

Confirmation Coordinator's Primary Phone Number*

Confirmation Coordinator's Email Address*

Additional Confirmation Coordinators

If more than one Confirmation Coordinator should be listed, add the name, parish, and contact info in space below. To add numerous press to + sign. Having more than one Coordinator is most common when more than one parish is being Confirmed together.

When would you like to schedule Confirmation?*

Fall of 2024 (only if confirmation has not been scheduled)

Spring 2025 in our parish

Spring 2025 in the Cathedral

Fall 2025 in our parish

Fall 2025 in the Cathedral

Confirmation Celebration at Cathedral for Spring 2025

What is your preferred month of the year?

Select all that apply.

February

March

April

May

Approximately how many candidates will be in attendance from your parish at Confirmation in the Cathedral?*

Please enter a number from 0 to 500.

Grade(s) of Candidates*

7th grade

8th grade

Other

Confirmation Celebration at Cathedral for Fall 2025

What is your preferred month of the year?

Select all that apply.

September

October

November

December

Approximately how many candidates will be in attendance from your parish at Confirmation in the Cathedral?*

Please enter a number from 0 to 500.

Grade(s) of Candidates*

7th grade

8th grade

Other

Preferred Confirmation Date for Fall

When scheduling Confirmations, please consider that when Bishop McKnight is traveling more than 1.5 hours, these will take place on weekends.

Choose the parish (location, parish name) which you will celebrate:*

This may be the same information as above but this helps us confirm the information.

With the Sacrament of Confirmation, what do you prefer?*

Within a Mass

Outside of Mass

No Preference

What is your FIRST preferred date?

What is your SECOND preferred date?

What is your THIRD preferred date?

From your choices above, are any of these selections within a regularly scheduled Mass time?*

i.e. Parish Sunday Mass @ 10am

Yes

If yes, please explain.*

What is your preferred month of the year?*

select all that apply. If your preferred dates above are not available, this will give us ability to offer potential other dates.

September

October

November

December

What is your preferred day of the week?

select all that apply. If your preferred dates above are not available, this will give us ability to offer potential other dates.

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Are there other comments/suggestions/specific days to avoid?

Approximately how many candidates will be in attendance at the Confirmation?*

The target number of candidates is 20. Include total number for all parishes if multiple parishes are celebrating together. If there are less than 20 candidates parishes should work to combine with other parishes and/or make sure you are having Confirmation every other year.

Please enter a number from 1 to 500.

Grade(s) of Candidates*

7th grade

8th grade

Other

Preferred Confirmation Date for Spring 2025

When scheduling Confirmations, please consider that when Bishop McKnight is traveling more than 1.5 hours, these will take place on weekends.

Choose the parish (location, parish name) which you will celebrate:*

This may be the same information as above but this helps us confirm the information.

With the Sacrament of Confirmation, what do you prefer?*

Within a Mass

Outside of Mass

No Preference

What is your FIRST preferred date?

What is your SECOND preferred date?

What is your THIRD preferred date?

From your choices above, are any of these selections within a regularly scheduled Mass time?*

i.e. Parish Sunday Mass @ 10am

Yes

If yes, please explain.*

What is your preferred month of the year?*

select all that apply. If your preferred dates above are not available, this will give us ability to offer potential other dates.

February

March

April

May

What is your preferred day of the week?

select all that apply. If your preferred dates above are not available, this will give us ability to offer potential other dates.

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Are there other comments/suggestions/specific days to avoid?

Approximately how many candidates will be in attendance at the Confirmation?*

Please enter a number from 1 to 500.

Grade(s) of Candidates*

7th grade

8th grade

Other

Candidate Preparation

Complete this section to help us best support you as you prepare these candidates for Confirmation.

Number of Confirmation Candidates receiving primary formation through Parish School*

Click the plus sign to add a row if filling out for additional parishes and note the parish

Number of Confirmation Candidates receiving primary formation through PSR or other Confirmation Classes*

Click the plus sign to add a row if filling out for additional parishes and note the parish

Number of Confirmation Candidates receiving primary formation through Other*

(Homeschool, special ed, other...) Click the plus sign to add a row if filling out for additional parishes and note the parish

If applicable, please provide the curriculum, program or textbook(s) your parish uses for Confirmation preparation.

This information is used, to assist parishes in connecting with other parishes when considering programs.

Are you including the following components in your Confirmation preparation?

Check all that apply. These are not required formation elements at this point but we highly encourage all of these be part of confirmation formation. A team is being established to evaluate the Confirmation formation guidelines for spring of 2024.

Academic (Catechesis)

Stewardship (Students giving back to their parish)

Spiritual (Retreat and prayer experiences)

Social/Fellowship (Fun and time together)

Service (Reaching out to the community beyond the parish with charity and mercy)

What support do you need to help your program be successful?

Retreat Resources

Retreat provided by the diocese

Confirmation Saint Resources

Forms/Paperwork (registration, sample letters to Bishop, etc.)

Canonical Forms for sponsors outside the parish

How to include stewardship in the Confirmation Program

Resources or ideas on how to include service in the Confirmation Program

Training for Confirmation Team

Other

If "Other," please explain here

If you have any additional questions or comments, please include them here.

Phone

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Thank you to everyone who filled out the Confirmation scheduling form. Information about the schedule for your ceremony will be sent to you.

Confirmation Policy & Practices

Confirmation Policy and Practices

Communications for 2024-2025

Click here for Memo from Fr. Brad Berhorst and Maureen Quinn

Practical Guide for the Confirmation Ceremony 2023-2024

Download the Practical Guide to prepare for the Rite of Confirmation Celebrations during Mass.

Resources

Bilingual Confirmation Sponsor Form

Liturgy Planning Form

Download and submit the appropriate form below including details of your liturgy to the Office of Bishop W. Shawn McKnight.

Executive Administrative Assistant to the Bishop
Ginger Borlinghaus
573-635-9127, ext. 205

Confirmation Liturgy Form (Outside of Mass)

Confirmation Liturgy Form (Within Mass)

Confirmation

Confirmation Key Contacts

Frequently Asked Questions for Confirmation Age Change

Confirmation Retreat Information

Confirmation Scheduling Form for 2024-2025

Confirmation Scheduling Form 2025

Parish Information

Parish Information

Confirmation Celebration at Cathedral for Spring 2025

Confirmation Celebration at Cathedral for Fall 2025

Preferred Confirmation Date for Fall

Preferred Confirmation Date for Spring 2025

Candidate Preparation

Thank you to everyone who filled out the Confirmation scheduling form. Information about the schedule for your ceremony will be sent to you.

Confirmation Policy & Practices

Communications for 2024-2025

Practical Guide for the Confirmation Ceremony 2023-2024

Resources

Liturgy Planning Form

DIOCESAN OFFICES and PROGRAMS