7th Grade Students preparing for Confirmation in 2018:

Below you will find all of the forms referenced during the Parent/Candidate Meeting on 1/7/18. If you have any questions, please email Eileen Rafferty-Fore. If you are new to our program, please contact Amy Winkler.

• Form 1A. Confirmation Info Form: Due Feb. 1, 2018
• Form 1B. Parent Volunteer Form: Due April 1, 2018
• Junior High WorkCamp Online Registration: Available March 1, 2018. Due June 1, 2018.
• Form 2A. Confirmation Name (Saint)/Sponsor Info: Due Aug. 1, 2018
• Confirmation Service Hours Log: Due April 2019
• Neighborhood Group Service Projects Record: Due April 2019

Sponsor Eligibility Form/ Letter of Good Standing: Due Aug. 1, 2018

When does Junior High CCF meet? Sundays 6:45 - 8:00 pm

What books are used to prepare for Confirmation? Students in the Junior High CCF program are prepared for this sacrament using Confirmation from RCL Benziger. As determined by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), this text has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church as of April 4, 2011.

(In Grade 7, remote catechesis for Confirmation takes place, followed by immediate or proximate catechesis for Confirmation in Grade 8.)

8th Grade Students who received Confirmation in 2017:

• Confirmation Service Hours Log: Due April 2018
• Neighborhood Group Service Projects Record 2017-2018: Due April 2018

Teenagers (ages 13-18) who have otherwise not missed much time in faith formation/religious education and who wish to be confirmed take a 4-week course offered during the Easter Season and Confirmation are celebrated on the Feast of Pentecost at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington.

What books are used to prepare for Confirmation? Students in the Pentecost Confirmation program are prepared for this sacrament using Call to Celebrate Confirmation from Our Sunday Visitor. As determined by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), this text has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church as of May 30, 2014.

Contact: Amy Winkler, Director of Christian Formation, 703.896.7414

For those Adults who have been well formed in the Catholic Faith and are still in need of the sacrament of Confirmation.

Contact: Sr. Janice Urbanec, IHM, Coordinator of Adult Faith Formation, 703.896.7418