Our goal is to prepare students to be active participants in the life of the Church through prayer, fellowshp, and service. 

The program we use for Confirmation prepartion is called Chosen by Ascension Press.

Those pursuing Confirmation will encounter Christ, grow  in their relationship with and knowledge of Christ, and serve others! We offer this Sacrament to all teenagers who are entering 8th grade (and up) and will to commit their lives in Christ! In the sacrament of Confirmation, we are anointed with the sacred chrism and sealed with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Confirmation is necessary for the completion of the graces we receive at Baptism.

Confirmation Registration Form

Candidate Commitment Form
 

Confirmation Sponsor Form

Chosen: Your Journey Toward Confirmation takes young people on a journey through the entire Catholic faith in all its richness and vitality. Teens will be captivated by the story, from Creation all the way through salvation history, and they will come to see how the sacraments, prayer, and discipleship are the keys to a happy life. The goal of this 24-lesson program is nothing short of winning over the hearts of teens and making them disciples of Christ.

Confirmation Registration Form

• Student Workbook provides the space for the Confirmation candidate to enter in and engage with the Chosen program, helping to reinforce the lessons given in the online video presentation. It includes fill-in-the-blank questions, prayers, vocabulary, stories of saints, the Challenge of the Week, and more.
• Parent’s Guide not only instructs the parents in their integral role with their child’s Confirmation preparation, but is an opportunity to revisit and rekindle their own faith. It includes an overview of a parent’s role, guidelines for supporting their child’s journey of faith, tips for talking with their child, and more.
• Sponsor’s Guide not only instructs the sponsor how to fulfill their role, but is an opportunity to revisit and rekindle their own faith. It includes an overview of a sponsor’s role, conversation starters, top ten Catholic questions your candidate may approach you with, and more.

Confirmation Registration Form

Parents are called to be the primary educators of their children:

“Family catechesis precedes, accompanies, and enriches other forms of instruction in the faith.  Parents have the mission of teaching their children to pray and to discover their vocation as children of God.”  (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2226)

We do not endorse a model of Religious Education that relies solely on teachers to form our children’s faith. Here at Saint Matthew's we assist the parents in teaching their children our Faith.

“Catechesis is a responsibility of the entire Christian community. This should not be the work of catechists and priests alone, but of the whole community of the faithful. The Christian community follows the development of catechetical processes, for children, young people and adults, as a duty that involves and binds it directly.”  (General Directory for Catechesis, 220)

Furthermore, Adult Faith Formation of parents is a central goal of our Faith Formation ministry:

“A fully Christian community can exist only when a systematic catechesis of all its members takes place and when an effective and well developed catechesis of adults is regarded as the central task of the catechetical enterprise”  (Adult Catechesis in the Christian Community, 25)