Frequently Asked Questions

• When is Confirmation? 
  • We will post the date when it is assigned by the diocese.

• When does Confirmation preparation begin at St. Alberts?
  • Confirmation preparation will begin when you feel ready and have received at least two years of Religious Education Formation. 
  • Our preperation meetings are held outside of Religious Education Formation, beginning in the fall (October 15th this year).

• Is there a service requirement?
  • No there is not.
    • While we expect you to be regularly serving their community, this is not cannonically required for Confirmation. 
    • We hope for your service work to be done as a free gift to others. 
    • Please note, we will be discussing your service work during the Candidate Interview to help determine readiness for Confirmation. 

• What are some of the other requirements?
  • While it is no longer required, we still ask you to attend at least one Confirmation retreat during your Confirmation preparation. Potential options include:
    • Frassati Fest (February)
    • NCYC (every other year - next offered in fall 2023)
    • Fire on the Hill Retreat (October)
  • You are required to participate in a Confirmation interview in the final months prior to receiving the sacrament. This interview is one final conversation to assess the your preparedness and willingness to enter into the sacrament.
  • You need to select a Confirmation sponsor to walk with you on the Confirmation journey. It is also asked that you choose a Confirmation Saint for the same purpose.

• Who can be a sponsor?
  • Your sponsor needs to be a confirmed Catholic who is actively practicing the Catholic faith, above the age of 16. You may select a sibling to be your sponsor, but you cannot choose your own parent as your Confirmation sponsor.
  • Your Confirmation sponsor should be someone who you look to as a role model and a mentor in your faith life, someone you can talk to about your faith questions and who can help you to grow in faith.

• What is my responsibility as a sponsor?
  • Read all about your role by clicking here! 

• What if the person I want to choose as a sponsor lives out of town or out of state?
  • As long as you can commit to regular and ongoing conversation with this individual during the Confirmation process (through phone calls, Skype, FaceTime, etc.), you may choose them as your Confirmation sponsor. We do ask them to attend our last Confirmation meeting in the spring (this year it is on April 29th from 1 - 5 pm).

• What if I want to do home study?
  • Please visit our Religious Education Home Study page for more information about Home Study requirements.

• Where do I find the Confirmation documents I need to turn in?

               The documents you need are located on the Confirmation Information page

               (links to the right).

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Want to understand more about what Confirmation IS, and why we do it? Check out this awesome infographic from The Catholic Company!