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

After consultation with the Very Reverend Deans, the Presbyteral Council and other advisors, I hereby…

Renewing confirmation

February 22, 2019

Bishop Shawn McKnight | For several months the priests of the Presbyteral Council have been…

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

Argyle: St. Aloysius Catholic Church

Baring: St. Aloysius Catholic Church

Belle: St. Alexander Catholic Church

Bevier: Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Bonnots Mill: St. Louis of France Catholic Church

Boonville: Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church

Bourbon: St. Francis Caracciola Catholic Church

Brinkstown: Holy Guardian Angels Catholic Church

Brookfield: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

Brunswick: St. Boniface Catholic Church

California: Annunciation Catholic Church

Camdenton: St. Anthony Catholic Church

Canton: St. Joseph Catholic Church

Centralia: Holy Spirit Catholic Church

Chamois: Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church

Clarence: St. Patrick Catholic Church

Clarksville: Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church

Cole Camp: SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church

Columbia: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church

Columbia: Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Columbia: St. Thomas More Newman Center

Crocker: St. Cornelius Catholic Church

Cuba: Holy Cross Catholic Church

Dixon: St. Theresa Catholic Church

Edina: St. Joseph Catholic Church

Eldon: Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Ewing: Queen of Peace Catholic Church

Fayette: St. Joseph Catholic Church

Folk: St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church

Frankenstein: Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church

Freeburg: Holy Family Catholic Church

Fulton: St. Peter Catholic Church

Glasgow: St. Mary Catholic Church

Hannibal: Holy Family Catholic Church

Hermann: St. George Catholic Church

Hermitage: St. Bernadette Catholic Church

Holts Summit: St. Andrew Catholic Church

Hurricane Branch: St. Joseph Catholic Church

Indian Creek: St. Stephen Catholic Church

Indian Grove: St. Raphael Catholic Church

Jefferson City: Cathedral of Saint Joseph Catholic Church

Jefferson City: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

Jefferson City: St. Peter Catholic Church

Jonesburg: St. Patrick Catholic Church

Kahoka: St. Michael Catholic Church

Kirksville: Mary Immaculate Catholic Church

Laddonia: St. John Catholic Church

LaGrange: Notre Dame Catholic Church

Lake Ozark: Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church

Laurie: St. Patrick Catholic Church

Linn: St. George Catholic Church

Loose Creek: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

Louisiana: St. Joseph Catholic Church

Macon: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

Marceline: St. Bonaventure Catholic Church

Marshall: St. Peter Catholic Church

Martinsburg: St. Joseph Catholic Church

Mary's Home: Our Lady of Snows Catholic Church

Memphis: St. John Catholic Church

Meta: St. Cecilia Catholic Church

Mexico: St. Brendan Catholic Church

Milan: St. Mary Catholic Church

Moberly: St. Pius X Catholic Church

Mokane: St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church

Monroe City: Holy Rosary Catholic Church

Montgomery City: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

Morrison: Assumption Catholic Church

Novinger: St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church

Osage Bend: St. Margaret of Antioch Catholic Church

Owensville: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

Palmyra: St. Joseph Catholic Church

Paris: St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church

Perry: St. William Catholic Church

Pilot Grove: St. Joseph Catholic Church

Rhineland: Church of the Risen Savior Catholic Church

Rich Fountain: Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Richland: St. Jude Catholic Church

Rolla: St. Patrick Catholic Church

Rosati: St. Anthony Catholic Church

Russellville: St. Michael Catholic Church

Salisbury: St. Joseph Catholic Church

Sedalia: St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church

Shelbina: St. Mary Catholic Church

Slater: St. Joseph Catholic Church

St. Anthony: St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church

St. Clement: St. Clement Catholic Church

St. Elizabeth: St. Lawrence Catholic Church

St. James: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

St. Martin's: St. Martin Catholic Church

St. Patrick: Shrine of St. Patrick Catholic Church

St. Robert: St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church

St. Thomas: St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church

Steelville: St. Michael Catholic Church

Sweet Springs: Holy Family Catholic Church

Taos: St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

Tipton: St. Andrew Catholic Church

Unionville: St. Mary Catholic Church

Vandalia: Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Versailles: St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church

Vienna: Visitation Catholic Church

Wardsville: St. Stanislaus Catholic Church

Warsaw: St. Ann Catholic Church

Wayland: St. Martha Catholic Church

Wellsville: Church of the Resurrection Catholic Church

Westphalia: St. Joseph Catholic Church

Wien: St. Mary of the Angels Church

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.

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

What is your SECOND preferred day of the week?*

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

What is your THIRD preferred day of the week?*

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

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)

Confirmation

Confirmation Key Contacts

Frequently Asked Questions for Confirmation Age Change

Age for the Celebration of Confirmation

Renewing confirmation

Confirmation Scheduling Open for 2022

Confirmation Scheduling Form 2022

Confirmation Celebration Details

Candidate Preparation

Confirmation Resources

Confirmation Policy & Practices

Communications for 2022

Practical Guide for the Confirmation Ceremony

Liturgy Planning Form

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