Sacrament Preparation:

Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation occurs in the seventh and eighth grades, and students at St. Catherine are typically confirmed in the fall of the 9^th grade year.

If your child has missed a sacrament, please contact us. We are happy to accommodate him or her, according to individual needs.  If one or both parents have not received a sacrament, or would like to learn more about the Catholic Faith, we are happy to help, also.

Confirmation:

Those students who will enter high school in the fall of 2018 and have completed their formal 7^th and 8^th grade catechesis will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation on October 16, 2018 at 7:00 pm. Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of the Arlington Diocese will be the confirming prelate.

Required Confirmation Paperwork

 Required Confirmation paperwork due for all candidates:

1. Confirmation Data Form
2. Baptismal Certificate (if not baptized at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church)
3. Sponsor Eligibility Form (signed by the sponsor’s pastor, with the seal of the sponsor’s parish)

Please also see “Requirements for Confirmation in the 7^th Grade Year” and “Requirements for Confirmation in the 8^th Grade Year”

 Requirements for Confirmation in the 7^th Grade Year

• Cumulative exam to be given at the end of both the 7^th and 8^th grade years. The 7^th and 8^th grade exams will be identical, but may alter from year to year. All students will take the exam at the end of both years. Seventh grade students should use their test results to form a study plan for the summer. Students who do not show mastery of material at the end of the 8^th grade year will be asked to re-take the exam over the summer prior to the reception of the Sacrament in the fall of the 9^th grade year.

• A guide "Preparation for Confirmation" with catechism questions has been prepared by Bishop Burbidge's office and is available outside the Office of Religious Education and by clicking the link above. 

• Summer service project with written summary statement (To be completed in the summers following the 7^th and 8^th grade years).

• Attendance at the Mass of Confirmation (at the beginning of their 8^th grade year), and hosting (with parent) the reception held immediately afterwards.

Requirements for Confirmation in the 8^th Grade Year

• Saint Report

• Mastery of material (prior to Confirmation) on a cumulative exam to be given at the end of both the 7^th and 8^th grade years. The 7^th and 8^th grade exams will be identical, but may alter from year to year. All students will take the exam at the end of both years. Students who do not show mastery of material will be asked to re-take the exam over the summer prior to the reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation.

• A guide "Preparation for Confirmation" with catechism questions has been prepared by Bishop Burbidge's office and is available outside the Office of Religious Education and by clicking on the link above.

• Summer service project with written summary statement (Both in the summers following the 7^th and 8^th grade years), due September 20, 2018.

• Interview with Confirmation sponsor and report write-up, due September 20, 2018.

• Scheduled individual interview with Father Pokorsky (Interviews will be scheduled beginning in early September of 2018, and will continue through the fall prior to Confirmation.)

• Participation in Confirmation seminars: Thursday, September 20 and Thursday, September 27, 6:30 to 7:45 pm.

• Participation in Confirmation retreat: Saturday, September 29; 8:30 Mass; ends after lunch at 1:00 pm.

• Attendance by confirmandi and sponsor (or someone taking the place of the sponsor) at a rehearsal prior to the Mass of Confirmation, Monday, October 15 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm.

CONFIRMATION EXAM:

The confirmation exam was given to all students in Monday night religious education classes on April 23 during class time.

The exam dates for students who recieve religious education outside of the parish program are: Saturday, May 26 or Saturday, June 2 from 9:00 to 10:00am.

SAINT REPORTS:

ARE PAST DUE FOR ALL STUDENTS CURRENTLY IN THE 8th GRADE. Please make sure to contact the Office of Religious Education if you have questions, or if you have not turned in your report.