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Youth Confirmation

- Preparation for Confirmation is a two-year process, which can begin during the 9th grade or after. In order to be eligible for the Confirmation prep year, teens should have completed a year of faith formation. Options to meet this prerequisite are as follows: attending a Catholic high school, enrolling and attending any of the SMG offered youth groups (TRUTH, YBS, Sisterhood of Marietta, Temple Knights), or participating in FAITH classes which meet once a month from 7-8:30pm. Teens who have not completed one of the prerequisites can complete one of the outlined options, regardless of grade level, and become eligible for Confirmation the following year.
  
  Sponsors for Confirmation must be 16 years of age or older, Catholic, and have received the Sacrament of Confirmation. If the sponsor does not belong to St. Maria Goretti, a letter is needed from their parish priest stating that they are an active and practicing Catholic.
- I am an 8th grader.
  Congrats on your final year of elementary school! We look forward to meeting you as a Freshman next year. Please be on the lookout for registrations next summer for your prereq faith formation year! In the meantime, check out HOPE Youth Group!
- I am in high school and have HAVE NOT completed a prereq year.
  The prereq faith formation year can be completed by any of the following options. Please see below and reach out to Emily Vizard at [email protected] with any questions.
  
  Be enrolled in a Catholic high school - no need to fill out anything. Register for the Confirmation prep year next year.
  
  TRUTH - Faith, Fellowship and Fun! This is a wonderful opportunity for your son or daughter to grow in their faith, their involvement with the parish, community and each other.
  
  FAITH - a formation class that meets once a month (Sept-April) on a Wednesday from 7-8:30pm. This class is conducted in a more traditional academic format that allows teens to dig deep and learn about the faith, but most importantly, how to have a personal relationship with Jesus.
  
  YOUTH BIBLE STUDY - Develop and strengthen your personal relationship with Jesus. Come any Tuesday you want from 7-8:30pm in the parish office lobby. Bring your questions, sense of humor, and especially your friends!
  
  SISTERHOOD OF MARIETTA - a place for high school aged girls to grow in their faith and to form lasting faith filled friendships among their peers. This group is a safe place for young women to be supported in their faith and loved through every obstacle that being a teenage girl of faith in todays world entails.
  
  TEMPLE KNIGHTS - The Temple Knights is a high school fraternity to encourage teen boys growing toward manhood to stay active in their faith and to discern their future vocations as Christians as either married, consecrated, or ordained men.
- I am in high school and HAVE completed a prereq year.
  Congrats! You are ready to begin the Confirmation prep year. Please follow the link below to register.
  
  Confirmation 2022-23 Registration
FAQs
- What is a prereq year?
  In order to be eligible for the Confirmation prep year, teens should have completed a year of faith formation. Options to meet this prerequisite are as follows: attending a Catholic high school, enrolling and attending any of the SMG offered youth groups (TRUTH, YBS, Sisterhood of Marietta, Temple Knights), or participating in FAITH classes which meet once a month from 7-8:30pm.
- What if the prereq year group I've signed up isn't a good fit for me?
  If you find yourself needing to switch which group you're in to complete your prereq year, please reach out to Emily Vizard and we will get you taken care of. We ask that you had good attendance prior to switching and please reach out as soon as possible.
  
  Emily Vizard [email protected]
- What is the schedule?
  Confirmation Schedule 2022-23
  
  Date of meeting depends whether you are in TUESDAY or WEDNESDAY groups)
  
  Day of Recollection: August 28 - Noon to 5:00 pm (Parent meeting 12-12:30)
  
  September 14th: Parent & Teen Meeting (7-8pm)
  
  September 27/28 - 7-9pm
  
  October 25/26 - 7-9pm
  
  November 15/16 - 7-9pm
  
  November 30: Parent & Teen Meeting (7-8pm)
  
  December 13/14 - 7-9pm
  
  January 10/11 - 7-9pm
  
  February 7/8 - 7-9pm (Plus Parent ONLY meeting 7pm)
  
  Confirmation Retreat Weekend - Friday evening 2/24 to Sunday 2/26
  
  March 14 Slow Motion Mass 6:30 pm
  
  April 11/12 - 7-9pm
  
  May 3 rehearsal 7:00 pm
  
  Confirmation Mass May 7th, 2023 @ 2 pm
  
  ***DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
- UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CATECHISM FOR ADULTS:
  
  Confirmation deepens our baptismal life that calls us to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighborhoods, society, and the world. . . We receive the message of faith in a deeper and more intensive manner with great emphasis given to the person of Jesus Christ, who asked the Father to give the Holy Spirit to the Church for building up the community in loving service.
- Questions?
  Contact Us!
  
  Emily Vizard
  
  Youth Ministry Administrative Assistant
  
  (317) 867-3213 x1231
  ym.adminsmgonline.org
  
  Jason Hemmerling
  
  Coordinator of Confirmation Formation
  
  confirmationsmgonline.org
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