First Year Confirmation Schedule
September 23: 9th Grade Unity: FMSC, picnic, faith and team building activities 8:15 am –
September 27: Mandatory First Year Meeting 7:00 – 8:30 – parents and candidates
October 1: Teen Mass followed by speaker Nic Davidson. This is mandatory for candidates and their parent(s)/guardian(s) at St Johns Union Hill 3:00 – 5:00
October 15: first ordinary class - 8:45 – 11:30lesson 1
October 22: Teen Mass w/Class 4:00 – Mass at 6:00lesson 2
October 28: Archdiocesan Youth Day (possible Rake -n- Run)
October 29: ordinary class – 8:45 – 11:30lesson 3
October 31: Halloween Mass & Costume Party – 5:00
November 1: Solemnity of All Saints
November 4: Rake -n – Run (tentative)
November 12: MANDATORY PCYI - attend mass of your choice. PCYI @ St. Wenceslaus 12:00
November 19: ordinary class – 8:45 – 11:30lesson 4
November 26: Teen Mass w/Class – 4:00 – 7:00lesson 5
December 3: ordinary class – 8:45 – 11:30lesson 6
December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December10:Teen Mass and Celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (no class – time tba)
December 25: Christmas
January 1: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (not obligatory in 2018)
January 7: Teen Mass w/class - 4:00 – 7:00lesson 7
January 14: First Year Retreat – MANDATORY @ 10:30 am – 5:00
January 21: ordinary class – 8:45 – 11:30lesson 8
January 28: ordinary class – 8:45 – 11:30lesson 9
February 4: ordinary class – 8:45 – 11:30lesson 10
February 11: tentative ordinary class – 8:45 – 11:30lesson 11
February 11: Possible Teen Mass/Discipleship Initiative
February 11: Passion Pantomime Auditions @ 12:30 pm
February 25:tentative Teen Mass w/class @ 4:00 pm/Possible ordinary classlesson 12
February 25: Live Stations Rehearsal @ 7:00 pm
March 4: First Year Sponsor Event/Mandatory 4:00 – 7:00Teen Mass
March 11: Inclement Weather Make Up Date #1
March 18: Inclement Weather Make Up Date #2
March 11: † GWYW 11:30
March 18: † GWYW 11:30
March 25: † GWYW 11:30
Important contact information:
Pamela Sherlock
Youth Formation and Confirmation Coordinator
952.758.0477
GREEN = ordinary class times. Dates in green begin @ 8:45
ORANGE = Class w/Teen Mass. Dates in orange begin @ 4:00
Red = MANDATORY attendance
Purple = Youth Ministry Event
Blue = Holy Day of Obligation
Yellow = Teen Mass only @ 6:00
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Parents and candidates are responsible for seeing that all requirements are met:
†Sunday Mass attendance each week
†Attendance at Sunday Sessions - if missed, make arrangement to get DVD/Book with corresponding assignment, due by next class
†Teen Masses
†Three youth Ministry events per year
†PCYI
†Minimum of ten hours of service each year (5 at parish)
†Sponsor meetings
†One Retreat each year
†Saint report turned in for year 2 (if you did one for first year confirmation, you need not do another)
†Prayer Partner card turned in for year 1
†Parent involvement sheet turned in for year 1