Confirmation

Sunday, May 11, 2025, at 2:00 pm
Cathedral of Saint Paul

Welcome to the Sacrament of Confirmation journey! Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation is grounded in community, discernment, and service.  Confirmation typically occurs in our parish in the 8th grade. High school students are welcome to participate also. Adults prepare for Confirmation through a separate process by contacting the Director of Faith Formation. Confirmation is a special experience as our youth prepare to receive the grace to grow their gifts for their new stage of discipleship – their adult stage. The Rite of Confirmation is the beginning of this stage. The preparation includes discernment of their unique gifts and interests—their calling as a disciple.

Our preparation process includes:

• Called to Mercy Confirmation preparation program from St. Mary’s Press. It invites and draws young people into the Jesus’ most powerful message. Online learning modules offer engaging, relevant, and deeply reflective opportunities for a true spiritual conversion to lives that give witness to Jesus’ call and the Church’s mission of mercy. There are 10 modules 30-minutes each. Two are due each month for five months.
• Four group events including 1) orientation, 2) the mass and connection to service, 3) sponsor/candidate retreat, 4) Confirmation Rehearsal and Retreat.
• Rite of Sending (Lumen Christi) and Rite of Confirmation (Cathedral).
• Various projects listed below in “Program Components”.

Program Components:

1. All candidates registered in the Confirmation sacrament preparation process must also be enrolled in a faith formation program either through enrollment in a Catholic school, or through enrollment in the parish Faith Formation program. Sacrament preparation is different than faith formation or religious education that happens every year.
2. Complete ten online modules (about a half hour each).
3. Attend four group events.
4. Mass Reflection Journal. Copy of journal provided to the youth and found here
5. Complete Service Project Reflections. Service reflection form found here
6. Faith Talks Sponsor Discussion Guide. Copy of guide provided to the youth and found here. Roles and Responsibilities of Candidate and Sponsor here
7. Confirmation Saint Name Form. Guide and form found here
8. Letter to Pastor requesting to be Confirmed. Found here
9. Request and Submit a Recent Baptismal Certificate.
   A recently issued (within six months of the sacrament celebration) baptismal certificate must be provided if the baptism was not at Lumen Christi.
   If the note on your registration shows that your child’s baptism took place at Lumen Christi, you don’t need to do anything.
   Otherwise, contact the parish where the baptism took place and request that a baptismal certificate be sent either to you, or directly to Lynn Schelitzche at:
   ATTN: Lynn Schelitzche
   Lumen Christi
   2055 Bohland Ave
   St. Paul, MN 55116 
   If the parish of baptism no longer exists (it was closed or merged with another parish), contact the diocese where the parish was and ask for the needed information to find the sacramental records. 

Confirmation Schedule 

REGISTER FOR CONFIRMATION

Sign two permission forms here or 
let Lynn know if you are opting out of one or both forms:

PERMISSION FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS - MUST BE SIGNED BY PARENT GUARDIANCONSENT AND RELEASE FOR USE OF VISUAL LIKENESSES & ORIGINAL WORKS OF MINORS – FORM MUST BE SIGNED BY PARENT GUARDIAN.

Please contact Lynn Schelitzche with questions at 651-370-1616 or by Email.