High School Confirmation

In the Sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized person is "sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit" and is strengthened for service to the Body of Christ. Confirmation, Baptism and Eucharist form the Sacraments of Initiation that are all intimately connected.

High School Confirmation is offered for eligible 9th -12th Graders.
Students can start St. Theresa Confirmation preparation as early as 7th Grade to receive the Sacrament in 9th Grade.  To see our offerings for 7th & 8th Grade comprehensive catechesis, please visit our Middle School Youth Group Page.

Guidelines before beginning Confirmation Preparation

St. Theresa Catholic Church offers preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation in accordance with Diocese of Austin guidelines. We invite catechized high school students to receive Confirmation as early as grade 9.  Generally, catechized means (at minimum) receiving 2 years of comprehensive catechesis immediately prior to Confirmation. This can include enrollment in a Catholic School, participation in a church catechesis class, or participation in Middle School Youth Group.

“Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disinterested service are the rule. The home is well suited for education in the virtues. This requires an apprenticeship in self-denial, sound judgment, and self-mastery - the preconditions of all true freedom. Parents should teach their children to subordinate the "material and instinctual dimensions to interior and spiritual ones."31 Parents have a grave responsibility to give good example to their children. By knowing how to acknowledge their own failings to their children, parents will be better able to guide and correct them” (CCC 2224)

Registration deadline for this year is September 24th, 2022.
ALL 3 of these items must be turned in to register for Confirmation:
Parent Registration Form
Teen Registration Form
Payment Page ($100 per Confirmation candidate)

Registration is considered complete once teens have met with Gianna for their introduction session, filled out their candidate application, their parent has filled out the parent application, and payment for the program has been submitted.
 

Confirmation Program 2022-23



Our General Information Session on 9/25 is for parents and teens together.  Please attend for an overview of requirements for the year and other pertinent information.

Super Sessions for parents and teens will be held once a month on Sunday afternoons (3-4:30pm) beginning in October.

• What will happen at the super sessions?
  • Attendance will be taken
  • There will be a talk/reflection given by an adult leader
  • Everyone will be given small group questions to discuss on the given topic 
  • We will end with a brief reflection/prayer and announcements.

 

There will be an overnight Confirmation Retreat February 3-5th, details TBA

Confirmation Rehearsal and Mass Dates are dependent on what dates the Diocese assigns to St. Theresa Parish.
 

Confirmation Mass

The Diocese of Austin draws up the Rite of Confirmation schedule for all parishes. The Office of Worship has not assigned us our date for Spring or early Summer 2023.  It will likely be held during the Easter season.
 

Who can be a sponsor?

Confirmation sponsors are chosen to witness the Catholic faith to the person being Confirmed. They must be at least 16 years old and a practicing Catholic. This means that the sponsor, if married, has been married by the Church and is practicing the faith in an active, sacramental way and living a life in harmony with the teachings of Christ and his Church. A baptized person who belongs to a non-Catholic ecclesial community may not be a sponsor. The parent of a candidate may not be his or her sponsor.   Please see the link on this webpage for Sponsor eligibility requirements.
 

Practical Requirements and Optional Activities for Sponsors:

Other than the biggest requirement of being a practicing Catholic in good standing in the Church and attending rehearsal and Confirmation Mass, here are a few ideas of how sponsors can be involved this year:

• Attend some, or all, of the supersessions with parents and Confirmandi
• Take your confirmandi out to lunch or dinner once a month to catch up and chat about the faith
• Give your confirmandi a call once a month about the supersession
• Do a community service project together 
• Pray a rosary for confirmandi every day
• See how you can help the parents in spiritual formation this year.