CONFIRMATION Preparation

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Ken Goedeke (Coordinator of Youth Ministry) 
kgoedeke@stignatiushickory.org

Confirmation is typically celebrated in 9^th Grade at St. Ignatius but is available to students in grades 9 through 11.  Confirmation Preparation classes focus on learning about the Rite of Confirmation and personal readiness to celebrate the Sacrament. Students must have completed a year of classes in a Catholic school or a parish faith formation program in the year prior to preparing for Confirmation (8th grade).  Confirmation Preparation classes are required for both Catholic School and public-school students.

2020 Confirmation Program:
Due to the current pandemic, our celebration for the Sacrament of Confirmation has been postponed. We hope to be able to celbrate the sacrament some time in the summer. Infomration will be sent to parents and candidates as soon as we recieve diretives from the Bishop's Office. 

2021 Confirmation Program:
We are now accepting registrations for current 8th grade students (9th graders in the 2020/2021 school year). With the uncertainty about what the fall will look like, We have decided to push back the start of Confirmation program until December 2020 (with a tentative celebration of the sacrament in May of 2021). Our program will be flexible for your family situations. We are offering you the option of either Sunday evening or Wednesday evening session in January and February to fit your family's schedules.

If you are experiencing financial difficulties at this time, you can still register now and defer payments or request financial support. (Contact Nancy Elder for more information nancy.elder@stignatiushickory.org). Sacraments are God's gift to the Church, everyone is welcome to participate and receive the sacrament of Confirmation.

To register your children for any of the Faith Formation programs at St. Ignatius Parish, click on the Faith Formation Tab for a link to our registration.