St. Alphonsus Confirmation Orientation For those receiving Confirmation in 2018

1 Corinthians 12:4-8, 12-13 There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. ~ As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit…. Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful. And kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And you will renew the face of the earth. Lord, by the light of the Holy Spirit you have taught the hearts of your faithful. In the same Spirit help us to relish what is right and always rejoice in your consolation. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Why Get Confirmed? You will be… Completing the sacraments of initiation in the Catholic Church. Saying “yes!” to the baptismal promises made for you as an infant. “Sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit”

Why NOT Get Confirmed? You don’t want to make a commitment to be a full member of the Church right now. You don’t believe what the Church teaches You don’t want to make the commitment to prepare

Who gets to decide if YOU get Confirmed? YOU DO!!

In the processes of preparing, you will find out…… What a full member of the Church should KNOW What a full member of the Church BELIEVES What a full member of the Church DOES.

So, what’s involved in preparing for Confirmation?

Here’s what you should know by the time you are Confirmed…. Religion Classes…. Regular attendance, participation, and completion of assignments in Tuesday Night Religious Education classes OR Participation and completion of assignments in religion class at AACA Here’s what you should know by the time you are Confirmed….

What are these terms; Confirmation I, Confirmation II and Confirmation III? Three Year Confirmation Program Confirmation I- 6th graders, and some 7th and 8th graders who began the program later This year it refers YOU- those being confirmed in 2018 Confirmation II- 7th graders, and some 8th and 9th graders who began later This year it refers to those being Confirmed in 2017 Confirmation III- 8th graders, and some 9th and 10th graders who began later This year it refers to all those being Confirmed in Spring 2016

All Prayer Days take place in the Festival Hall Confirmation I- Gifts of the Holy Spirit & Project Exodus Choose to attend on either Saturday, October 24 or November 14 Both days run from 2 PM to 6:30 PM (including the 5:30 PM Mass) Confirmation II- Discipleship Confirmation III- Holiness and Saints All Prayer Days take place in the Festival Hall (Lower Church)

Off Site Activities…. Confirmation I- Field Trip to Jewish Temple- Date TBD (on a CPS holiday) Project Exodus Refugee Apartment Set-up Confirmation II- Pilgrimage to Catholic Holy Sites around Chicago Confirmation III- Night Walk

Service Journal…… Regular entries in your confirmation service journal A minimum of 2 entries every month Mid-year meeting in small groups to discuss both the service journal and the mass journal

Weekly Mass Attendance…. Regular mass attendance on holy days and Sundays and completion of a mass journal Attending Mass is the most important part of your Confirmation prep!!

Where Can I Find All This Info? www.stalphonsuschgo.org

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Why do we have to do all this stuff… EVIDENCE

Questions? Comments? You can reach me at….. Jenna Patitucci Director of Religious Ed/Youth Ministry 773-525-0709, ext 111 JPatitucci.StAls@gmail.com