Sponsor Information & Resources

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 AND CANDIDATE ACTIVITIES
Candidates for Confirmation in Spring 2022 are required to complete two Candidate/Sponsor Activities. These sessions can be completed at any point prior to April 1st, 2023, and are designed to help you grow closer and deepend your faith life.

Please click on the link below to access the Candidate and Sponsor Activity and Reflection Form. Please return the completed form to Religious Education staff by April 1st, 2023.

• Candidate and Sponsor Activity Form

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.