current candidates
2026 Preparation Dashboard
(Fall 2024 New Candidates)
Candidates in the 2026 group are beginning preparation this school year (2024-2025) and will be confirmed in January 2026.
Announcements & Reminders:
We are currently experiencing significant challenges with sending group emails to Confirmation families. It seems that some recipients on the distribution list receive the emails just fine, while others find it in their spam or junk folders, and still others don’t receive the email at all (despite it showing on our end has having been sent and delivered). With this in mind, please check this page for any information you may need. Copies of emails sent to your child’s preparation group will be added to the “Recent Communication” section below for you reference, going forward.
This is the first “at-home” item to complete for preparation. The online form is available below under “Forms and Resources”.
Please ask your child to complete this by October 31. We have extended the original deadline due to our delay in providing the form to you.
Discipleship Reflection #1:
Confirmation Retreat: Don’t forget to mark your calendar for the November 9-10 Confirmation Retreat! All new candidates were automatically registered for this. Retreat will run from 9 AM on Saturday 11/9 to 2 PM on Sunday, 11/10.
Please see the Retreat Information Packet under Forms and Resources for full details, including instructions on what to do if your child is unable to attend.
Confirmation Retreat:
Don’t forget to utilize the Preparation Timeline for your child’s preparation group to keep track of what is coming up for them to be doing.
The 2026 Preparation Timeline is available under Forms and Resources.
Preparation Timeline:
Your child should begin participating in their Discipleship Commitment on a regular if they have not already done so. This is their source of on-going spiritual formation throughout Confirmation preparation which you selected during registration:
-Young Church (Sundays 6-8 PM): View the Fall Calendar here.
-School Discipleship (St. Patrick School): BeLove and Forged are running this on Thursdays every week during 7th/8th grade religion class periods.
-Sponsor Study: If you selected this option for your child’s Discipleship Commitment, we will be in touch shortly with the materials to use for that. For now, you child should get a head-start on selecting their Confirmation sponsor so that they know who they will be doing their study with. Please see instructions for this document under Forms and Resources.
-Other/Hybrid arranged with Marissa.
Discipleship Commitment:
Recent Communication
Can’t find an email? Worried that you missed one? Copies of any recent emails to the families of our 2026 Confirmation candidates can be found here:
Upcoming Key Dates:
October 31 - Discipleship Reflection #1 due
Discipleship Reflection #1 is an online form - see Forms and Resources below.
November 9-10 - St. Patrick Confirmation Retreat
New candidates for Fall 2024 have been automatically registered for Confirmation Retreat. Retreat details are available under Forms and Resources. Candidates who cannot attend our retreat will need to attend an alternative retreat.
Your child is welcome to get a head start this by discerning who they would like to pick for their Saint, as well as who they want to ask to be their Sponsor for Confirmation. Please refer to the “How to Choose Your Saint and Sponsor” document (found under Forms and Resources) for full instructions.
March 1- Saint and Sponsor Form due
