"The Advocate, the Holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name - He will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you." John 14:26

The age for receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Jude is 8th grade. In our Diocese, preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation is a two-year process, just as it is for any sacrament. This means that a student begins preparation in 7th grade (as a Year 1 Candidate) and the student will complete his/her preparation in 8th grade (as a Year 2 Candidate).

Special Note: Students must be registered into the Confirmation program before September 30th. Students registering after this date will not receive credit for classes for the year. Only those students transferring into the program from another parish will receive credit after this date.

YEAR 1 CANDIDATE Description

YEAR 2 CANDIDATE Description

For those teens entering 12th grade who have not yet been confirmed, or for any questions concerning the Sacrament of Confirmation, please contact the Youth Director.

GET CONNECTED!
Weekly PARENT UPDATES are sent via e-mail by the Youth Director. This is your avenue to up-to-date information about Confirmation, and all youth activities in the parish. To sign up for these weekly updates, please send an e-mail to Brenda Farmer. Please be sure to list the parent name AND the student name in the e-mail.

"Special Sacraments" Preparation Classes
In order to be eligible to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, students must have already received the sacraments of Baptism, Reconciliation and Eucharist. (Students entering 7th - 12th grades who have not yet been baptized, please contact the Youth Director.)

Those students entering 7th - 12th grades who have not yet received the sacraments of Reconciliation and/or Eucharist will automatically be enrolled in Special Sacraments classes to help get them on track so that they are eligible to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.

These Special Sacraments classes occur on the following schedule:

Reconciliation Classes	Monday	6:00 - 7:30pm	Sept. - Nov.	(8 classes total)
Eucharist Classes	Monday	6:00 - 7:30pm	Feb. - April	(8 classes total)

These classes run concurrently with the Confirmation Preparation classes. Students must maintain a high level of attendance in ALL classes in order to receive credit for the course year and to avoid repeating the course.