April 4, 2024:
Deadline Extension and Discipleship Reflection #2
Dear Confirmation Families,
Happy Easter to all- I hope that this email finds you continuing to rejoice in the resurrection of our Lord! Here are a few announcements regarding your child's Confirmation preparation:
APRIL 1 DEADLINE EXTENSION:
Amidst the Holy Week and Easter festivities, I was out of the office for a few days and I'm still getting caught up on the emails received from Confirmation families related to the April 1 deadline for the Saint and Sponsor Form and the candidate/sponsor baptismal records. Thank you to everyone who has already submitted those! For anyone that's asked for more time to complete these, I'm extending the deadline to May 1.
This is partially due to the fact that I inadvertently set the deadline to be right in the middle of Easter and Spring Break, which understandably conflicted with travel plans and family commitments. The main reason for extending the deadline, however, is that I've become aware that some people did not receive the email I sent in February with the instructions for these items. It seems that the email landed in some peoples' spam folders, while others have said they didn't receive it at all. Barring any misspellings or an incorrect email address, I'm not sure what is causing that. Everyone who is registered for Confirmation is on the contact email list that I use to send out these emails (and I send them via BCC to help avoid them going to your spam folder).
CONFIRMATION WEBSITE UPDATES:
Therefore, in an effort to facilitate better communication, I've made some changes to our Confirmation webpage. You can always find this page on the St. Patrick website by going to the main menu and clicking on "Confirmation" under "Sacraments". There is also now a separate page devoted to the information and resources needed by current Confirmation candidates.
This Current Candidates page also includes a section where you can find copies of any emails that I send out to you. This change should make it easier for you to find the information or links that you need, and will hopefully save you the frustration of hunting through your email inbox for past messages. To be clear, all communication will still be shared by email, but copies of those emails will be available for you under the "Recent Communication" section of the Confirmation webpage.
DISCIPLESHIP REFLECTION #2:
Now that we're in the month of April, the next item for your child to complete is Discipleship Reflection #2. This is a survey of multiple choice and short answer questions to help us "check in" with how your child is doing in their faith journey so we know how to better support their growth. It should take about 10 minutes to complete. The deadline for completing this is May 1.
In Christ,
Marissa Dawson
