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THANK YOU!
First off, thank you so much for saying "yes" to this important role in your Confirmation candidate's life! You should be honored that your candidate has asked you to accompany him/her on this journey.
Second, we invite and challenge you to make the most of this time, and to take your role as a sponsor seriously. This is a critical time in your candidate's faith journey, and a time when you can be a vital sounding board to some of the pressing questions on your candidate's heart. Be sure to carve out intentional times to sit down and have a conversation over coffee or ice cream.
Below, you'll find some resources to guide these conversations. Let us know how we can be of additional support to you on this journey, and thank you again!
The Role of the Sponsor
Here are some helpful questions to discuss with your candidate
Correcting Confirmation Misconceptions
SPONSOR SESSIONS
Candidates for Confirmation in Spring 2019 (so those in Gr. 8 during 2017-18) are required to complete two Candidate/Sponsor Sessions. These sessions can be completed at any point prior to April 1st, 2019, and are designed to help you grow closer and deepend your faith life.
Please click on the links below to access each session, then record the date of completion in your Confirmation Readiness Report.
SPONSOR’S PRAYER
God of all ages,
You send out Your Spirit
to touch the hearts of all people,
so that they may believe in You
and in Jesus whom You sent.
Look kindly on all candidates for Confirmation
as they listen to Your voice.
Open their hearts to Your Spirit
and bring to fulfillment the good work
that You have begun in them.
As I reach out to my candidate,
make me an instrument of Your love.
Teach me to reverence what is holy in others,
and to be patient with what I do not understand.
Deepen my faith in the Gospel
and help me to pass it on by my example.
With those who are hesitant or afraid,
let me be a source of encouragement;
and with those who are weak,
let me be a pillar of strength.
I humbly accept the ministry of sponsor
and pray that You will continue to guide me
and sustain me.
We praise you through Christ our Lord.
Amen.