Confirmation: Sixth – Eighth Grade

6th Grade EDGE will begin in October 2020 and will meet in person two times per month from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Crane Road Church. There will also be an at home component to the program year.

6th EDGE Registration Form

7th Grade Confirmation Prep I will meet either on Sunday or Wednesday evenings in-person one time per month beginning in October, 2020. There will also be a virtual component to the program. The in person sessions will have an A/B alphabetical split based on our enrollment numbers. Our Sunday session will meet 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the Crane Road Campus. Our Wednesday session and will meet 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Crane Road Church.

Registration Form Confirmation Prep I

8th Grade Confirmation Prep II will begin in October 2020 and will meet in person 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Crane Road Church one time per month. There will also be a virtual component to the program. The in person sessions will have an A/B alphabetical split based on our enrollment numbers. Confirmation will be held in the Spring 2021 and we will post the date as soon as we receive it from the Bishop’s Office.  Please note we also welcome first year 8th grade students and we have a high school based program. Please contact the Confirmation office for more information.

Registration Form Confirmation Prep II

Registration Form High School Confirmation

We are always in need of adults to help guide are students closer to Christ and his Church. Even if you may not be fully committed yet, we invite you to at least fill out Catechist Registration Form to learn more and discover if the Lord may be calling you.

When is Confirmation? 

Confirmation is scheduled for Saturday, April 10, 2021. We will have two services – 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Students have been assigned to specific services. 

How many can I have attend? 

Due to the limited capacity of the church, we are restricted by the number of family members that can attend the Confirmation Service. We are limited to four per family – Confirmand, Sponsor + 2. Masks are required.

Does the Sponsor need to attend? 

Your Sponsor should be a Confirmed, practicing Catholic that will walk with you on your faith journey. They are recorded in the Sacramental Report. Sponsors need not attend the service. A parent or other family member can stand in as proxy.

Where will we sit? 

The Crane Road Church is setup for social-distanced seating by family. There will be assigned seating, in alphabetical order, for each family. We will have ushers to help guide you to your seat.

What is the dress code? 

Girls: Dress or skirt/dress slacks with appropriate blouse/sweater/jacket. Skirts or dresses should be at least to the knee. Dress shoes required. NO spaghetti straps, bare midriffs, tennis shoes, flip flops, low-cut tops or tops with writing on them.

Boys: Suit/sport coat (if you have one), dress pants, dress shirt and tie. Dress shoes required. No flip flops or sandals.

Will it be live-streamed? 

Yes! We will live-stream all the Confirmation services on the “St Pats Confirmed” YouTube Channel. Subscribe now! Share the link with your family and friends. 

Will there be a rehearsal? 

We plan to hold an in person rehearsal on Tuesday, April 6th. Rehearsal times are assigned by service time. 6:00 p.m. rehearsal is for the 10 a.m. service. 7:15 p.m. rehearsal is for the 11:30 a.m. service.

Alyce Poziombka, Director

630-338-8165 or apoziombka@stpatrickparish.org

Maria Baron, Administrative Assistant

630-338-8166 or mbaron@stpatrickparish.org

Fax: 630-338-8008

Address: 6N487 Crane Road, St. Charles, IL 60175