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
Father Joshua Duncan
mc@diojeffcity.org

2207 West Main St
Jefferson City, MO 65109-0914

Confirmation Three Year Plan Handout Large

Frequently Asked Questions for Confirmation Age Change

Download here.

Age for the Celebration of Confirmation

October 27, 2019

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Renewing confirmation

February 22, 2019

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Confirmation Scheduling Open for 2022

Scheduling now open for the 2022 cycle. The deadline to submit your schedule is Tuesday, August 31 2021. Use the form below to submit information for your parish. If you are a Confirmation Coordinator for multiple parishes, please fill out one form for each Confirmation Program and use the "Additional Comments" box, to clarify as needed.

Confirmation Scheduling Form 2022

Scheduling now open for the 2022 cycle. The deadline to submit your schedule is Tuesday, August 31, 2021.

"*" indicates required fields

Parish and City/Town*

Select your parish from the dropdown list, please note that it is organized alphabetically by town.

Does your pastor have another parish(es) and you will celebrate confirmation together?

Yes

Parish and City/Town of other parishes.

Select all that apply

Name of Pastor or Parish Life Collaborator*

Prefix First Last

Parish Email Address*

Name of Confirmation Coordinator*

If there are more than one Coordinator for multiple parishes, enter the name of the Coordinator completing this form. Additional information may be provided at the end of this form.

First Last

Confirmation Coordinator's Primary Phone Number*

Confirmation Coordinator's Email Address*

Is your parish caught up to 7th grade?*

By checking yes, you have confirmed all your high school students that needed to be confirmed before the Confirmation age was lowered. By 2023 the norm for confirmation should be 7th grade (or 7th & 8th grade if doing every other year)

Yes

If no, please explain.*

Is your parish(es) planning to celebrate the Sacrament of confirmation during 2022?*

If you select "No," continue with the presented questions and then hit "Submit".

Yes

Is your parish(es) planning to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation in 2023?*

Yes

If no, please explain.*

Confirmation Celebration Details

Approximately how many candidates will your parish(es) confirm in 2022*

The target number of candidates is normally 20. Include numbers for all parishes if multiple parishes are celebrating together.

Please enter a number from 0 to 500.

Which option is your parish electing to celebrate the sacrament this cycle?*

Due to rennovations, please note the Cathedral will not be available during 2022. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Celebrating at your local parish

Celebrating at a neighboring parish which we do not share a pastor

Additional Details (optional)

Have you talked to the pastor of this neighboring parish?*

Yes

PLEASE SELECT SAVE AND COMPLETE LATER AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS FORM

You must visit with the pastor of the neighboring parish you wish to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation with. Then you may return to finish completing this form before August 31, 2021.

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

Do you prefer Spring or Fall?*

The Sacrament of Confirmation is celebrated in our diocese between Labor Day and Memorial Day.

Spring

Fall

Which month do you prefer?*

The Confirmation season is normally celebrated between the academic year (Labor Day and Memorial Day.)

February

March

April

May

(June)

September

October

November

December

What is your preferred day of the week?*

Select your FIRST preference here.

What is your SECOND preferred day of the week?*

What is your THIRD preferred day of the week?*

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

Yes

If yes, please explain.*

Which do you prefer?*

Within a Mass

Outside of Mass

No Preference

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

Candidate Preparation

Complete this section even if you are NOT planning to celebrate Confirmation this year.

Please provide the curriculum, program or textbook(s) your parish uses for Confirmation preparation.*

Are you including the following components in your Confirmation preparation?*

Check all that apply. At this time these components are not strictly required.

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)

Other (Explain below)

If "Other," please explain here

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

Retreat Resources

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.

Confirmation Resources

Below are downloadable Confirmation Resources needed by coordinators, pastors, and parish life collaborators

Confirmation Policy & Practices

Confirmation Policy and Practices

Communications for 2022

Click here for communication from Master of Ceremonies Rev. Joshua J. Duncan

Click here for communication from Director of Religious Education and Youth Ministry, Maureen Quinn

Practical Guide for the Confirmation Ceremony

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

Liturgy Planning Form

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

Confirmation Liturgy Form (Outside of Mass)

Confirmation Liturgy Form (Within Mass)